diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/index.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/index.ts
index 485b37d727f..f7410691255 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export type { FetchResult, UseFetchOptions } from './fetch'
 export { useCookie } from './cookie'
 export type { CookieOptions, CookieRef } from './cookie'
 export { useRequestHeaders, useRequestEvent, setResponseStatus } from './ssr'
-export { abortNavigation, addRouteMiddleware, defineNuxtRouteMiddleware, setPageLayout, navigateTo, useRoute, useActiveRoute, useRouter } from './router'
+export { abortNavigation, addRouteMiddleware, defineNuxtRouteMiddleware, onBeforeRouteLeave, onBeforeRouteUpdate, setPageLayout, navigateTo, useRoute, useActiveRoute, useRouter } from './router'
 export type { AddRouteMiddlewareOptions, RouteMiddleware } from './router'
 export { preloadComponents, prefetchComponents, preloadRouteComponents } from './preload'
 export { isPrerendered, loadPayload, preloadPayload } from './payload'
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/router.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/router.ts
index 2ee264d5449..b4f3950f74c 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/router.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/router.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getCurrentInstance, inject } from 'vue'
+import { getCurrentInstance, inject, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
 import type { Router, RouteLocationNormalizedLoaded, NavigationGuard, RouteLocationNormalized, RouteLocationRaw, NavigationFailure, RouteLocationPathRaw } from 'vue-router'
 import { sendRedirect } from 'h3'
 import { hasProtocol, joinURL, parseURL } from 'ufo'
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ export const useRoute = (): RouteLocationNormalizedLoaded => {
   return useNuxtApp()._route
 }
 
+export const onBeforeRouteLeave = (guard: NavigationGuard) => {
+  const unsubscribe = useRouter().beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
+    if (to === from) { return }
+    return guard(to, from, next)
+  })
+  onUnmounted(unsubscribe)
+}
+
+export const onBeforeRouteUpdate = (guard: NavigationGuard) => {
+  const unsubscribe = useRouter().beforeEach(guard)
+  onUnmounted(unsubscribe)
+}
+
 /** @deprecated Use `useRoute` instead. */
 export const useActiveRoute = (): RouteLocationNormalizedLoaded => {
   return useNuxtApp()._route
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
index b18e824a8bc..05d4e1d400e 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/imports/module.ts
@@ -31,23 +31,26 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<Partial<ImportsOptions>>({
       options = defu(nuxt.options.autoImports, options)
     }
 
+    // TODO: fix sharing of defaults between invocations of modules
+    const presets = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(options.presets)) as ImportPresetWithDeprecation[]
+
     // Allow modules extending sources
-    await nuxt.callHook('imports:sources', options.presets as ImportPresetWithDeprecation[])
+    await nuxt.callHook('imports:sources', presets)
 
-    options.presets?.forEach((_i) => {
+    for (const _i of presets) {
       const i = _i as ImportPresetWithDeprecation | string
       if (typeof i !== 'string' && i.names && !i.imports) {
         i.imports = i.names
         logger.warn('imports: presets.names is deprecated, use presets.imports instead')
       }
-    })
+    }
 
     // Filter disabled sources
     // options.sources = options.sources.filter(source => source.disabled !== true)
 
     // Create a context to share state between module internals
     const ctx = createUnimport({
-      presets: options.presets,
+      presets,
       imports: options.imports,
       virtualImports: ['#imports'],
       addons: {
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/imports/presets.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/imports/presets.ts
index 1d1a6cadf3d..5c29c86eeed 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/imports/presets.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/imports/presets.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ const appPreset = defineUnimportPreset({
   ]
 })
 
+// vue-router
+const routerPreset = defineUnimportPreset({
+  from: '#app',
+  imports: [
+    'onBeforeRouteLeave',
+    'onBeforeRouteUpdate'
+  ]
+})
+
 // vue
 const vuePreset = defineUnimportPreset({
   from: 'vue',
@@ -140,5 +149,6 @@ const vuePreset = defineUnimportPreset({
 export const defaultPresets: InlinePreset[] = [
   ...commonPresets,
   appPreset,
+  routerPreset,
   vuePreset
 ]
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/module.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/module.ts
index 232620dd4ea..d9ec94af32c 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/pages/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/pages/module.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ export default defineNuxtModule({
       references.push({ types: 'vue-router' })
     })
 
+    // Add vue-router route guard imports
+    nuxt.hook('imports:sources', (sources) => {
+      const routerImports = sources.find(s => s.from === '#app' && s.imports.includes('onBeforeRouteLeave'))
+      if (routerImports) {
+        routerImports.from = 'vue-router'
+      }
+    })
+
     // Regenerate templates when adding or removing pages
     nuxt.hook('builder:watch', async (event, path) => {
       const dirs = [
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/test/auto-imports.test.ts b/packages/nuxt/test/auto-imports.test.ts
index eaa33a5fa94..173b6871e4a 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/test/auto-imports.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/test/auto-imports.test.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe('imports:nuxt', () => {
         continue
       }
       it(`should register ${name} globally`, () => {
-        expect(defaultPresets.find(a => a.from === '#app')!.imports).to.include(name)
+        expect(defaultPresets.flatMap(a => a.from === '#app' ? a.imports : [])).to.include(name)
       })
     }
   } catch (e) {