diff --git a/packages/bridge/src/module.ts b/packages/bridge/src/module.ts
index 0ba9b565..a031c911 100644
--- a/packages/bridge/src/module.ts
+++ b/packages/bridge/src/module.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { defineNuxtModule, installModule, checkNuxtCompatibility, logger, writeTypes, addTemplate } from '@nuxt/kit'
+import { defineNuxtModule, installModule, checkNuxtCompatibility, logger, writeTypes, addTemplate, addWebpackPlugin } from '@nuxt/kit'
 import type { NuxtModule, NuxtCompatibility } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import type { NodeMiddleware } from 'h3'
 import { fromNodeMiddleware } from 'h3'
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { setupMeta } from './meta'
 import { setupTranspile } from './transpile'
 import { generateWebpackBuildManifest } from './webpack/manifest'
 import pageMetaModule from './page-meta/module'
+import { ImportMetaPlugin } from './webpack/import-meta'
 
 export default defineNuxtModule({
   meta: {
@@ -173,5 +174,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule({
         getContents: () => 'export default false'
       })
     }
+
+    addWebpackPlugin(ImportMetaPlugin.webpack)
   }
 })
diff --git a/packages/bridge/src/webpack/import-meta.ts b/packages/bridge/src/webpack/import-meta.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..745ea5f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bridge/src/webpack/import-meta.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
+import { createUnplugin } from 'unplugin'
+import { parseURL } from 'ufo'
+import { normalize } from 'pathe'
+import MagicString from 'magic-string'
+
+const NODE_MODULES_RE = /[\\/]node_modules[\\/]/
+
+// support for `import.meta` in webpack 4
+export const ImportMetaPlugin = createUnplugin(() => {
+  return {
+    name: 'nuxt:import-meta-transform',
+    enforce: 'post',
+    transformInclude (id) {
+      const { pathname } = parseURL(
+        decodeURIComponent(pathToFileURL(id).href)
+      )
+      if (pathname.endsWith('.js') || pathname.endsWith('.vue')) {
+        return true
+      }
+    },
+    transform (code, id) {
+      id = normalize(id)
+      const isNodeModule = NODE_MODULES_RE.test(id)
+
+      if (isNodeModule) {
+        return
+      }
+
+      const s = new MagicString(code)
+      s.replace(/import\.meta\.client/g, 'process.client')
+        .replace(/import\.meta\.server/g, 'process.server')
+        .replace(/import\.meta\.browser/g, 'process.browser')
+        .replace(/import\.meta\.nitro/g, 'process.nitro')
+        .replace(/import\.meta\.prerender/g, 'process.prerender')
+
+      if (s.hasChanged()) {
+        return {
+          code: s.toString(),
+          map: s.generateMap({ hires: true })
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+})
diff --git a/playground/pages/with-layout.vue b/playground/pages/with-layout.vue
index bb9680cd..6e1f77c6 100644
--- a/playground/pages/with-layout.vue
+++ b/playground/pages/with-layout.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <script setup>
 let message
-if (process.client) {
+if (import.meta.client) {
   message = 'Client'
-} else if (process.server) {
+} else if (import.meta.server) {
   message = 'Server'
 }