diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/resolve.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/resolve.ts
index 730035386f03ea..7a85aa84b24426 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/resolve.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/resolve.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ export function resolvePlugin(resolveOptions: InternalResolveOptions): Plugin {
     name: 'vite:resolve',
 
     async resolveId(id, importer, resolveOpts) {
+      if (
+        id[0] === '\0' ||
+        id.startsWith('virtual:') ||
+        // When injected directly in html/client code
+        id.startsWith('/virtual:')
+      ) {
+        return
+      }
+
       const ssr = resolveOpts?.ssr === true
 
       // We need to delay depsOptimizer until here instead of passing it as an option