diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-link.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-link.ts
index 42dbc3d5ae2..ee9225da2da 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-link.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-link.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ export function defineNuxtLink (options: NuxtLinkOptions) {
             route: router.resolve(href!),
             rel,
             target,
+            isExternal: isExternal.value,
             isActive: false,
             isExactActive: false
           })