diff --git a/.changeset/cuddly-emus-join.md b/.changeset/cuddly-emus-join.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..077dcc87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cuddly-emus-join.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"vinxi": patch
+---
+
+feat: nitro plugin support in dev
diff --git a/.changeset/tender-coats-repeat.md b/.changeset/tender-coats-repeat.md
index 31c15a03..86905fa3 100644
--- a/.changeset/tender-coats-repeat.md
+++ b/.changeset/tender-coats-repeat.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-"@fake-scope/fake-pkg": patch
+"vinxi": minor
 ---
 
 chore: bump nitro to v2.10.4, h3 to v13.0
diff --git a/packages/vinxi/lib/build.js b/packages/vinxi/lib/build.js
index 948abb80..be54b41c 100644
--- a/packages/vinxi/lib/build.js
+++ b/packages/vinxi/lib/build.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { mkdir, rm, rmdir } from "fs/promises";
 import { createRequire } from "module";
 import { build, copyPublicAssets, createNitro, prerender } from "nitropack";
+import { isRelative } from "ufo";
 
 import { readdirSync, statSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
@@ -12,7 +13,13 @@ import invariant from "./invariant.js";
 import { c, consola, log, withLogger } from "./logger.js";
 import { viteManifestPath } from "./manifest-path.js";
 import { createSPAManifest } from "./manifest/spa-manifest.js";
-import { handlerModule, join, relative, virtualId } from "./path.js";
+import {
+	handlerModule,
+	isAbsolute,
+	join,
+	relative,
+	virtualId,
+} from "./path.js";
 import { config } from "./plugins/config.js";
 import { manifest } from "./plugins/manifest.js";
 import { routes } from "./plugins/routes.js";
@@ -124,7 +131,13 @@ export async function createBuild(app, buildConfig) {
 			fileURLToPath(new URL("./app-fetch.js", import.meta.url)),
 			fileURLToPath(new URL("./app-manifest.js", import.meta.url)),
 			"$vinxi/chunks",
-			...(app.config.server.plugins ?? []),
+			...(app.config.server.plugins ?? []).map((plugin) =>
+				isRelative(plugin)
+					? plugin
+					: isAbsolute(plugin)
+					? plugin
+					: require.resolve(plugin, { paths: [app.config.root] }),
+			),
 		],
 		buildDir: ".vinxi",
 		handlers: [
diff --git a/packages/vinxi/lib/dev-server.js b/packages/vinxi/lib/dev-server.js
index bcee4b0a..dc448253 100644
--- a/packages/vinxi/lib/dev-server.js
+++ b/packages/vinxi/lib/dev-server.js
@@ -205,16 +205,28 @@ export async function createDevServer(
 	// }
 
 	// Running plugins manually
+	const devViteServer = await import("vite").then(({ createServer }) =>
+		createServer({}),
+	);
+
 	const plugins = [
-		new URL("./app-fetch.js", import.meta.url).href,
-		new URL("./app-manifest.js", import.meta.url).href,
+		fileURLToPath(new URL("./app-fetch.js", import.meta.url)),
+		fileURLToPath(new URL("./app-manifest.js", import.meta.url)),
+		...(app.config.server.plugins ?? []),
 	];
 
 	for (const plugin of plugins) {
-		const { default: pluginFn } = await import(plugin);
-		await pluginFn(devApp);
+		const { default: pluginFn } = await devViteServer.ssrLoadModule(plugin);
+		try {
+			await pluginFn(devApp);
+		} catch (error) {
+			console.error(`Error running plugin ${plugin}`);
+			console.error(error);
+		}
 	}
 
+	await devViteServer.close();
+
 	return {
 		...devApp,
 		listen: async () => {