diff --git a/test/fixture/files/sql.sql b/test/fixture/files/sql.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ba280517a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixture/files/sql.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--
diff --git a/test/fixture/files/sqlts.sql.ts b/test/fixture/files/sqlts.sql.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fdb044a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixture/files/sqlts.sql.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default "--\n";
diff --git a/test/fixture/routes/raw.ts b/test/fixture/routes/raw.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9ae0a8c5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixture/routes/raw.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// @ts-ignore
+import sql from "../files/sql.sql";
+
+// https://github.com/nitrojs/nitro/issues/2836
+import sqlts from "../files/sqlts.sql";
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async () => {
+  return {
+    sql,
+    sqlts,
+  };
+});
diff --git a/test/tests.ts b/test/tests.ts
index 5bc26e3d87..45c7a7607d 100644
--- a/test/tests.ts
+++ b/test/tests.ts
@@ -778,4 +778,12 @@ export function testNitro(
       expect(data).toBe(ctx.isDev ? "dev env" : "prod env");
     });
   });
+
+  it("raw imports", async () => {
+    const { data } = await callHandler({ url: "/raw" });
+    expect(data).toMatchObject({
+      sql: "--\n",
+      sqlts: "--\n",
+    });
+  });
 }