diff --git a/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/es/es-worker.spec.ts b/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/es/es-worker.spec.ts
index c7fd0d6c19e4bc..a815596721c268 100644
--- a/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/es/es-worker.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/es/es-worker.spec.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if (isBuild) {
   // assert correct files
   test('inlined code generation', async () => {
     const files = fs.readdirSync(assetsDir)
-    expect(files.length).toBe(22)
+    expect(files.length).toBe(21)
     const index = files.find((f) => f.includes('main-module'))
     const content = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(assetsDir, index), 'utf-8')
     const worker = files.find((f) => f.includes('my-worker'))
diff --git a/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/iife/worker.spec.ts b/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/iife/worker.spec.ts
index fa9f72fe76131c..9be78d57edd702 100644
--- a/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/iife/worker.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/iife/worker.spec.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ if (isBuild) {
   // assert correct files
   test('inlined code generation', async () => {
     const files = fs.readdirSync(assetsDir)
-    expect(files.length).toBe(13)
+    expect(files.length).toBe(12)
     const index = files.find((f) => f.includes('main-module'))
     const content = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(assetsDir, index), 'utf-8')
     const worker = files.find((f) => f.includes('my-worker'))
diff --git a/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/sourcemap-hidden/sourcemap-hidden-worker.spec.ts b/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/sourcemap-hidden/sourcemap-hidden-worker.spec.ts
index d846a5de2311d0..1797ac5269e411 100644
--- a/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/sourcemap-hidden/sourcemap-hidden-worker.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/sourcemap-hidden/sourcemap-hidden-worker.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if (isBuild) {
   test('sourcemap generation for web workers', async () => {
     const files = fs.readdirSync(assetsDir)
     // should have 2 worker chunk
-    expect(files.length).toBe(25)
+    expect(files.length).toBe(24)
     const index = files.find((f) => f.includes('main-module'))
     const content = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(assetsDir, index), 'utf-8')
     const indexSourcemap = getSourceMapUrl(content)
diff --git a/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/sourcemap-inline/sourcemap-inline-worker.spec.ts b/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/sourcemap-inline/sourcemap-inline-worker.spec.ts
index ceda7dae1fec7c..89af0878213ab9 100644
--- a/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/sourcemap-inline/sourcemap-inline-worker.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/sourcemap-inline/sourcemap-inline-worker.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if (isBuild) {
   test('sourcemap generation for web workers', async () => {
     const files = fs.readdirSync(assetsDir)
     // should have 2 worker chunk
-    expect(files.length).toBe(13)
+    expect(files.length).toBe(12)
     const index = files.find((f) => f.includes('main-module'))
     const content = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(assetsDir, index), 'utf-8')
     const indexSourcemap = getSourceMapUrl(content)
diff --git a/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/sourcemap/sourcemap-worker.spec.ts b/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/sourcemap/sourcemap-worker.spec.ts
index 54e4f1cb9f2d58..24af73d5e3edfa 100644
--- a/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/sourcemap/sourcemap-worker.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/worker/__tests__/sourcemap/sourcemap-worker.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if (isBuild) {
   test('sourcemap generation for web workers', async () => {
     const files = fs.readdirSync(assetsDir)
     // should have 2 worker chunk
-    expect(files.length).toBe(25)
+    expect(files.length).toBe(24)
     const index = files.find((f) => f.includes('main-module'))
     const content = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(assetsDir, index), 'utf-8')
     const indexSourcemap = getSourceMapUrl(content)
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/html.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/html.ts
index e8df0825ddb3fa..ed4250f1965869 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/html.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/html.ts
@@ -391,8 +391,15 @@ export function buildHtmlPlugin(config: ResolvedConfig): Plugin {
             addToHTMLProxyCache(config, filePath, inlineModuleIndex, {
               code: styleNode.content
             })
-            js += `\nimport "${id}?html-proxy&index=${inlineModuleIndex}.css"`
-            shouldRemove = true
+            js += `\nimport "${id}?html-proxy&inline-css&index=${inlineModuleIndex}.css"`
+
+            // will transform in `applyHtmlTransforms`
+            s.overwrite(
+              styleNode.loc.start.offset,
+              styleNode.loc.end.offset,
+              `__VITE_INLINE_CSS__${cleanUrl(id)}_${inlineModuleIndex}__`,
+              { contentOnly: true }
+            )
           }
 
           if (shouldRemove) {