diff --git a/src/utils/configure-nuxt.ts b/src/utils/configure-nuxt.ts
index 1097821..a830d24 100644
--- a/src/utils/configure-nuxt.ts
+++ b/src/utils/configure-nuxt.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Nuxt } from '@nuxt/schema'
-import { addImports, addPlugin, extendWebpackConfig, isNuxtMajorVersion } from '@nuxt/kit'
+import { addImports, addPlugin, extendWebpackConfig, isNuxtMajorVersion, resolveAlias } from '@nuxt/kit'
 import { RESOLVED_VIRTUAL_MODULES } from '../vite/constants'
 import type { VuetifyNuxtContext } from './config'
 import { addVuetifyNuxtPlugins } from './vuetify-nuxt-plugins'
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ export function configureNuxt(
   if (!disableVuetifyStyles) {
     nuxt.options.css ??= []
     // always add vuetify/styles
-    nuxt.options.css.unshift('vuetify/styles')
+    if (typeof styles === 'object') {
+      nuxt.options.css.unshift(`virtual:vuetify-custom-styles?settings=${resolveAlias(styles.configFile)}`)
+    } else {
+      nuxt.options.css.unshift('vuetify/styles')
+    }
   }
 
   // transpile always vuetify and runtime folder
diff --git a/src/vite/vuetify-styles-plugin.ts b/src/vite/vuetify-styles-plugin.ts
index a1d7456..10dce5b 100644
--- a/src/vite/vuetify-styles-plugin.ts
+++ b/src/vite/vuetify-styles-plugin.ts
@@ -1,134 +1,99 @@
-import process from 'node:process'
-import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
-import fs from 'node:fs'
-import fsp from 'node:fs/promises'
 import type { Plugin } from 'vite'
-import { isObject, normalizePath, resolveVuetifyBase } from '@vuetify/loader-shared'
-import { isAbsolute, relative as relativePath } from 'pathe'
-import type { Options } from '@vuetify/loader-shared'
-import path from 'upath'
-import semver from 'semver'
-import type { VuetifyNuxtContext } from '../utils/config'
+import path from 'pathe'
 
-export function vuetifyStylesPlugin(
-  options: Options,
-  viteVersion: VuetifyNuxtContext['viteVersion'],
-  _logger: ReturnType<typeof import('@nuxt/kit')['useLogger']>,
-) {
-  let configFile: string | undefined
-  // let cacheDir: string | undefined
-  const vuetifyBase = resolveVuetifyBase()
-  const noneFiles = new Set<string>()
-  let isNone = false
-  let sassVariables = false
-  let fileImport = false
-  const PREFIX = 'vuetify-styles/'
-  const SSR_PREFIX = `/@${PREFIX}`
-  const resolveCss = resolveCssFactory()
+const pluginName = 'vuetify:styles:nuxt'
 
-  return <Plugin>{
-    name: 'vuetify:styles:nuxt',
-    enforce: 'pre',
-    configResolved(config) {
-      if (config.plugins.findIndex(plugin => plugin.name === 'vuetify:styles') > -1)
-        throw new Error('Remove vite-plugin-vuetify from your Nuxt config file, this module registers a modified version.')
+const RE_VUETIFY_STYLE_IMPORT = /^(?:\/)?virtual:vuetify-custom-styles(?:\?|$)/
 
-      if (isObject(options.styles)) {
-        sassVariables = true
-        // use file import when vite version > 5.4.2
-        // check https://github.com/vitejs/vite/pull/17909
-        fileImport = semver.gt(viteVersion, '5.4.2')
-        if (path.isAbsolute(options.styles.configFile))
-          configFile = path.resolve(options.styles.configFile)
-        else
-          configFile = path.resolve(path.join(config.root || process.cwd(), options.styles.configFile))
+const VIRTUAL_VUETIFY_STYLE = 'virtual:vuetify-style.scss'
+const RE_VIRTUAL_VUETIFY_STYLE = new RegExp(VIRTUAL_VUETIFY_STYLE)
 
-        configFile = fileImport
-          ? pathToFileURL(configFile).href
-          : normalizePath(configFile)
-      }
-      else {
-        isNone = options.styles === 'none'
-      }
-    },
-    async resolveId(source, importer, { custom, ssr }) {
-      if (source.startsWith(PREFIX) || source.startsWith(SSR_PREFIX)) {
-        if (source.match(/\.s[ca]ss$/))
-          return source
+const SCSS_VUETIFY_STYLE_PATH = 'vuetify/lib/styles/main.scss'
+const SASS_VUETIFY_STYLE_PATH = 'vuetify/lib/styles/main.sass'
+const CSS_VUETIFY_STYLE_PATH = 'vuetify/lib/styles/main.css'
 
-        const idx = source.indexOf('?')
-        return idx > -1 ? source.slice(0, idx) : source
-      }
+const SOURCE_PARAM = 'source'
+const SETTINGS_PARAM = 'settings'
 
-      if (
-        source === 'vuetify/styles' || (
-          importer
-          && source.endsWith('.css')
-          && isSubdir(vuetifyBase, path.isAbsolute(source) ? source : importer)
-        )
-      ) {
-        if (options.styles === 'sass')
-          return this.resolve(await resolveCss(source), importer, { skipSelf: true, custom })
+const vuetifyPaths = {
+  scss: SCSS_VUETIFY_STYLE_PATH,
+  sass: SASS_VUETIFY_STYLE_PATH,
+  css: CSS_VUETIFY_STYLE_PATH,
+}
 
-        const resolution = await this.resolve(source, importer, { skipSelf: true, custom })
-        if (!resolution)
-          return undefined
+export interface Options {
+  styles: {
+    configFile: string
+  }
+}
 
-        const target = await resolveCss(resolution.id)
-        if (isNone) {
-          noneFiles.add(target)
-          return target
-        }
+export function vuetifyStylesPlugin(options: Options, _viteVersion: string, _logger: any): Plugin {
+  let appRoot: string | null = null
 
-        return `${ssr ? SSR_PREFIX : PREFIX}${path.relative(vuetifyBase, target)}`
+  return {
+    name: pluginName,
+    configResolved(config) {
+      appRoot = config.root
+    },
+    resolveId: {
+      filter: {
+        id: RE_VUETIFY_STYLE_IMPORT
+      },
+      async handler(id, importer) {
+        const inlineSource = new URLSearchParams(id.split('?')[1]).get(SETTINGS_PARAM)
+        if (inlineSource) {
+          const resolveDir = importer || appRoot || ''
+          const params = new URLSearchParams(id.split('?')[1])
+          params.set(SOURCE_PARAM, resolveDir)
+          params.set(SETTINGS_PARAM, inlineSource)
+          return VIRTUAL_VUETIFY_STYLE + '?' + params.toString()
+        }
+        return this.resolve(vuetifyPaths.css, 'vuetify', { skipSelf: true })
       }
-
-      return undefined
     },
-    load(id) {
-      if (sassVariables) {
-        const target = id.startsWith(PREFIX)
-          ? path.resolve(vuetifyBase, id.slice(PREFIX.length))
-          : id.startsWith(SSR_PREFIX)
-            ? path.resolve(vuetifyBase, id.slice(SSR_PREFIX.length))
-            : undefined
+    load: {
+      filter: {
+        id: RE_VIRTUAL_VUETIFY_STYLE
+      },
+      async handler(id) {
+        const params = new URLSearchParams(id.split('?')[1])
+        const source = params.get(SOURCE_PARAM)
+        const settings = params.get(SETTINGS_PARAM)
+
+        const VUETIFY = await this.resolve(vuetifyPaths.sass, 'vuetify') ?? await this.resolve(vuetifyPaths.scss, 'vuetify')
+
+        if (!VUETIFY) {
+          console.error(`[${pluginName}:load] vuetify not found`, id)
+          return
+        }
+
+        if (source && settings) {
+          let settingsPath = null
+          try {
+            if (source.startsWith('virtual:') || source.endsWith('.html') || source === 'undefined') {
+              settingsPath = await this.resolve(settings, appRoot || '')
+            } else {
+              settingsPath = await this.resolve(settings, source)
+            }
+          } catch (e) {
+             console.error(`[${pluginName}:load]`, e)
+             settingsPath = await this.resolve(settings, appRoot || '')
+          }
+
+          if (!settingsPath) {
+             console.error(`[${pluginName}:load] settingsPath not found`, settings, source)
+             return
+          }
+
+          this.addWatchFile(settingsPath.id)
 
-        if (target) {
-          const suffix = target.match(/\.scss/) ? ';\n' : '\n'
           return {
-            code: `@use "${configFile}"${suffix}@use "${fileImport ? pathToFileURL(target).href : normalizePath(target)}"${suffix}`,
-            map: {
-              mappings: '',
-            },
+            code: `@use '${path.normalize(settingsPath.id)}';
+@use '${path.normalize(VUETIFY!.id)}';
+`,
           }
         }
-      }
-      return isNone && noneFiles.has(id) ? '' : undefined
+      },
     },
   }
 }
-
-function resolveCssFactory() {
-  const mappings = new Map<string, string>()
-  return async (source: string) => {
-    let mapping = mappings.get(source)
-    if (!mapping) {
-      try {
-        mapping = source.replace(/\.css$/, '.sass')
-        await fsp.access(mapping, fs.constants.R_OK)
-      }
-      catch (err) {
-        if (!(err instanceof Error && 'code' in err && err.code === 'ENOENT'))
-          throw err
-        mapping = source.replace(/\.css$/, '.scss')
-      }
-      mappings.set(source, mapping)
-    }
-    return mapping
-  }
-}
-
-function isSubdir(root: string, test: string) {
-  const relative = relativePath(root, test)
-  return relative && !relative.startsWith('..') && !isAbsolute(relative)
-}