diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages.spec.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..159c7fa4110252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/packages.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs'
+import os from 'node:os'
+import path from 'node:path'
+import { afterEach, expect, test } from 'vitest'
+import { findNearestMainPackageData } from '../packages'
+
+let tempDir: string | undefined
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  if (tempDir) fs.rmSync(tempDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
+  tempDir = undefined
+})
+
+function createFixtures(files: Record<string, object | string>): string {
+  tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'vite-packages-'))
+  for (const [file, content] of Object.entries(files)) {
+    const target = path.join(tempDir, file)
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(target), { recursive: true })
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      target,
+      typeof content === 'string' ? content : JSON.stringify(content),
+    )
+  }
+  return tempDir
+}
+
+const projectManifest = { name: 'project' }
+
+// paths after realpath resolution under pnpm:
+// `<root>/node_modules/.pnpm/dep@1.0.0/node_modules/dep/...`
+test('resolves the package root for the pnpm store layout', () => {
+  const root = createFixtures({
+    'package.json': projectManifest,
+    'node_modules/.pnpm/dep@1.0.0/node_modules/dep/package.json': {
+      name: 'dep',
+      version: '1.0.0',
+      license: 'MIT',
+    },
+    // nested type-marker manifest with a `name` but no `version`
+    'node_modules/.pnpm/dep@1.0.0/node_modules/dep/build/esm/package.json': {
+      name: 'dep',
+      type: 'module',
+    },
+  })
+  const pkg = findNearestMainPackageData(
+    path.join(root, 'node_modules/.pnpm/dep@1.0.0/node_modules/dep/build/esm'),
+  )
+  expect(pkg?.data).toMatchObject({ name: 'dep', version: '1.0.0' })
+})
+
+// packages hoisted by pnpm to `node_modules/.pnpm/node_modules/<pkg>`
+test('resolves the package root for packages hoisted by pnpm', () => {
+  const root = createFixtures({
+    'package.json': projectManifest,
+    'node_modules/.pnpm/node_modules/hoisted/package.json': {
+      name: 'hoisted',
+      version: '1.0.0',
+    },
+    'node_modules/.pnpm/node_modules/hoisted/build/esm/package.json': {
+      name: 'hoisted',
+      type: 'module',
+    },
+  })
+  const pkg = findNearestMainPackageData(
+    path.join(root, 'node_modules/.pnpm/node_modules/hoisted/build/esm'),
+  )
+  expect(pkg?.data).toMatchObject({ name: 'hoisted', version: '1.0.0' })
+})
+
+test('resolves the package root for scoped packages', () => {
+  const root = createFixtures({
+    'package.json': projectManifest,
+    'node_modules/@scope/dep/package.json': {
+      name: '@scope/dep',
+      version: '2.0.0',
+    },
+    'node_modules/@scope/dep/dist/esm/package.json': {
+      name: '@scope/dep',
+      type: 'module',
+    },
+  })
+  const pkg = findNearestMainPackageData(
+    path.join(root, 'node_modules/@scope/dep/dist/esm'),
+  )
+  expect(pkg?.data).toMatchObject({ name: '@scope/dep', version: '2.0.0' })
+})
+
+// under Yarn PnP, packages are hosted inside zip archives at
+// `.../cache/<pkg>-npm-<ver>-<hash>.zip/node_modules/<pkg>/...` (the cache
+// may live outside the project, e.g. in `~/.yarn/berry/cache`). The path
+// contains a synthesized `node_modules/<pkg>` segment, so the layout-based
+// resolution covers PnP without any PnP-specific handling
+test('resolves the package root for the Yarn PnP zip layout', () => {
+  const root = createFixtures({
+    'package.json': projectManifest,
+    'cache/engine.io-client-npm-6.6.6-fd14f4b531-10c0.zip/node_modules/engine.io-client/package.json':
+      { name: 'engine.io-client', version: '6.6.6', license: 'MIT' },
+    // nested type-marker manifest with a `name` but no `version`
+    'cache/engine.io-client-npm-6.6.6-fd14f4b531-10c0.zip/node_modules/engine.io-client/build/esm/package.json':
+      { name: 'engine.io-client', type: 'module' },
+  })
+  const pkg = findNearestMainPackageData(
+    path.join(
+      root,
+      'cache/engine.io-client-npm-6.6.6-fd14f4b531-10c0.zip/node_modules/engine.io-client/build/esm',
+    ),
+  )
+  expect(pkg?.data).toMatchObject({
+    name: 'engine.io-client',
+    version: '6.6.6',
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/__snapshots__/license.spec.ts.snap b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/__snapshots__/license.spec.ts.snap
index d93b6c9515daa3..1546143e444a75 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/__snapshots__/license.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/__snapshots__/license.spec.ts.snap
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ exports[`json 1`] = `
     "identifier": "MIT",
     "text": "MIT License\\n\\nCopyright (c) ..."
   },
+  {
+    "name": "@vitejs/test-dep-license-type-marker",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "identifier": "MIT",
+    "text": "MIT License\\n\\nCopyright (c) ..."
+  },
   {
     "name": "@vitejs/test-dep-nested-license-isc",
     "version": "0.0.0",
@@ -40,6 +46,12 @@ MIT License
 
 Copyright (c) ...
 
+## @vitejs/test-dep-license-type-marker - 1.0.0 (MIT)
+
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) ...
+
 ## @vitejs/test-dep-nested-license-isc - 0.0.0 (ISC)
 
 Copyright (c) ...
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/build/devtools/index.js b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/build/devtools/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e11c75b1f19d50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/build/devtools/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// Avoid to be inlined completely: https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/issues/8100
+console.log()
+
+export default 'devtools'
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/build/devtools/package.json b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/build/devtools/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2bbae143ba4199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/build/devtools/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "name": "@vitejs/test-dep-license-type-marker-devtools",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "main": "index.js"
+}
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/build/esm/index.js b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/build/esm/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..053d82cc7498eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/build/esm/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// Avoid to be inlined completely: https://github.com/rolldown/rolldown/issues/8100
+console.log()
+
+export { default as devtools } from '../devtools/index.js'
+export default 'ok'
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/build/esm/package.json b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/build/esm/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8b9091d41e41b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/build/esm/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "name": "@vitejs/test-dep-license-type-marker",
+  "type": "module"
+}
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/license b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/license
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1732da241e5252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/license
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) ...
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/package.json b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5db5607a1f9c68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "@vitejs/test-dep-license-type-marker",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./build/esm/index.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/index.html b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/index.html
index b0825ecb300d5b..cf1dd5f1e85b1e 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/index.html
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/index.html
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script type="module">
   import dep1 from '@vitejs/test-dep-licence-cc0'
   import dep2 from '@vitejs/test-dep-license-mit'
-  console.log(dep1, dep2)
+  import dep3 from '@vitejs/test-dep-license-type-marker'
+  console.log(dep1, dep2, dep3)
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/package.json b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/package.json
index 4e06638e94f0cc..1f2a8eaa73484f 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/package.json
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {
     "@vitejs/test-dep-license-mit": "file:./dep-license-mit",
+    "@vitejs/test-dep-license-type-marker": "file:./dep-license-type-marker",
     "@vitejs/test-dep-licence-cc0": "file:./dep-licence-cc0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/packages.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/packages.ts
index 2021af272c77ab..457aea0a07b544 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/packages.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/packages.ts
@@ -158,20 +158,40 @@ export function findNearestPackageData(
   return null
 }
 
-// Finds the nearest package.json with a `name` field
+function isNodeModulesPackageRoot(pkgDir: string): boolean {
+  const parent = path.dirname(pkgDir)
+  if (path.basename(parent) === 'node_modules') {
+    return !path.basename(pkgDir).startsWith('@')
+  }
+  // scoped package root: `node_modules/@scope/pkg`
+  return (
+    path.basename(parent).startsWith('@') &&
+    path.basename(path.dirname(parent)) === 'node_modules'
+  )
+}
+
+// Finds the nearest package.json with a `name` field. For paths inside
+// `node_modules`, the manifest at the package root is returned instead, which
+// may be further up than the nearest manifest.
 export function findNearestMainPackageData(
   basedir: string,
   packageCache?: PackageCache,
 ): PackageData | null {
   const nearestPackage = findNearestPackageData(basedir, packageCache)
-  return (
-    nearestPackage &&
-    (nearestPackage.data.name
-      ? nearestPackage
-      : findNearestMainPackageData(
-          path.dirname(nearestPackage.dir),
-          packageCache,
-        ))
+  if (!nearestPackage) return null
+  if (
+    isInNodeModules(nearestPackage.dir) &&
+    !isNodeModulesPackageRoot(nearestPackage.dir)
+  ) {
+    return findNearestMainPackageData(
+      path.dirname(nearestPackage.dir),
+      packageCache,
+    )
+  }
+  if (nearestPackage.data.name) return nearestPackage
+  return findNearestMainPackageData(
+    path.dirname(nearestPackage.dir),
+    packageCache,
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index f7891f1b8b62fb..c1797c1bef9a3c 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -506,6 +506,9 @@ importers:
       '@vitejs/test-dep-license-mit':
         specifier: file:./dep-license-mit
         version: file:packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-mit
+      '@vitejs/test-dep-license-type-marker':
+        specifier: file:./dep-license-type-marker
+        version: file:packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker
 
   packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-licence-cc0: {}
 
@@ -515,6 +518,12 @@ importers:
         specifier: file:../dep-nested-license-isc
         version: file:packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-nested-license-isc
 
+  packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker: {}
+
+  packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/build/devtools: {}
+
+  packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker/build/esm: {}
+
   packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-nested-license-isc: {}
 
   packages/vite/src/node/server/__tests__/fixtures/deno/nested: {}
@@ -4396,6 +4405,9 @@ packages:
   '@vitejs/test-dep-license-mit@file:packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-mit':
     resolution: {directory: packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-mit, type: directory}
 
+  '@vitejs/test-dep-license-type-marker@file:packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker':
+    resolution: {directory: packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker, type: directory}
+
   '@vitejs/test-dep-lodash-es@file:playground/optimize-deps/dep-lodash-es':
     resolution: {directory: playground/optimize-deps/dep-lodash-es, type: directory}
 
@@ -10299,6 +10311,8 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@vitejs/test-dep-nested-license-isc': file:packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-nested-license-isc
 
+  '@vitejs/test-dep-license-type-marker@file:packages/vite/src/node/__tests__/plugins/fixtures/license/dep-license-type-marker': {}
+
   '@vitejs/test-dep-lodash-es@file:playground/optimize-deps/dep-lodash-es': {}
 
   '@vitejs/test-dep-lodash.clonedeep@file:playground/optimize-deps/dep-lodash-clonedeep': {}