diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/defineEmits.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/defineEmits.ts
index e615cd71a0d..a50cf91fc4a 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/defineEmits.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/defineEmits.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Identifier, LVal, Node, RestElement } from '@babel/types'
 import { isCallOf } from './utils'
 import { ScriptCompileContext } from './context'
-import { resolveTypeElements } from './resolveType'
+import { resolveTypeElements, resolveUnionType } from './resolveType'
 
 export const DEFINE_EMITS = 'defineEmits'
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function extractRuntimeEmits(ctx: ScriptCompileContext): Set<string> {
   const node = ctx.emitsTypeDecl!
 
   if (node.type === 'TSFunctionType') {
-    extractEventNames(node.parameters[0], emits)
+    extractEventNames(ctx, node.parameters[0], emits)
     return emits
   }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function extractRuntimeEmits(ctx: ScriptCompileContext): Set<string> {
       )
     }
     for (const call of calls) {
-      extractEventNames(call.parameters[0], emits)
+      extractEventNames(ctx, call.parameters[0], emits)
     }
   }
 
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ function extractRuntimeEmits(ctx: ScriptCompileContext): Set<string> {
 }
 
 function extractEventNames(
+  ctx: ScriptCompileContext,
   eventName: Identifier | RestElement,
   emits: Set<string>
 ) {
@@ -101,22 +102,15 @@ function extractEventNames(
     eventName.typeAnnotation &&
     eventName.typeAnnotation.type === 'TSTypeAnnotation'
   ) {
-    const typeNode = eventName.typeAnnotation.typeAnnotation
-    if (typeNode.type === 'TSLiteralType') {
-      if (
-        typeNode.literal.type !== 'UnaryExpression' &&
-        typeNode.literal.type !== 'TemplateLiteral'
-      ) {
-        emits.add(String(typeNode.literal.value))
-      }
-    } else if (typeNode.type === 'TSUnionType') {
-      for (const t of typeNode.types) {
+    const types = resolveUnionType(ctx, eventName.typeAnnotation.typeAnnotation)
+
+    for (const type of types) {
+      if (type.type === 'TSLiteralType') {
         if (
-          t.type === 'TSLiteralType' &&
-          t.literal.type !== 'UnaryExpression' &&
-          t.literal.type !== 'TemplateLiteral'
+          type.literal.type !== 'UnaryExpression' &&
+          type.literal.type !== 'TemplateLiteral'
         ) {
-          emits.add(String(t.literal.value))
+          emits.add(String(type.literal.value))
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/resolveType.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/resolveType.ts
index e79d21f8419..007d8e2ddf1 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/resolveType.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/resolveType.ts
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ type ReferenceTypes =
   | TSImportType
   | TSTypeQuery
 
-function resolveTypeReference(
+export function resolveTypeReference(
   ctx: TypeResolveContext,
   node: ReferenceTypes & {
     _resolvedReference?: ScopeTypeNode
@@ -1605,3 +1605,23 @@ function resolveReturnType(
     return resolved.returnType
   }
 }
+
+export function resolveUnionType(
+  ctx: TypeResolveContext,
+  node: Node & MaybeWithScope & { _resolvedElements?: ResolvedElements },
+  scope?: TypeScope
+): Node[] {
+  if (node.type === 'TSTypeReference') {
+    const resolved = resolveTypeReference(ctx, node, scope)
+    if (resolved) node = resolved
+  }
+
+  let types: Node[]
+  if (node.type === 'TSUnionType') {
+    types = node.types.flatMap(node => resolveUnionType(ctx, node, scope))
+  } else {
+    types = [node]
+  }
+
+  return types
+}