diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index 7e9c3a21f..295905a0a 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<NuxtI18nOptions>({
 
     // for core plugin
     addPlugin(resolve(runtimeDir, 'plugins/i18n'))
+    addPlugin(resolve(runtimeDir, 'plugins/switch-locale-path-ssr'))
 
     // for composables
     nuxt.options.alias['#i18n'] = resolve(distDir, 'runtime/composables/index.mjs')
diff --git a/src/runtime/plugins/i18n.ts b/src/runtime/plugins/i18n.ts
index dcc80e995..18d968e2e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/plugins/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/plugins/i18n.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ import {
   isSSG,
   localeLoaders,
   parallelPlugin,
-  normalizedLocales,
-  SWITCH_LOCALE_PATH_LINK_IDENTIFIER
+  normalizedLocales
 } from '#build/i18n.options.mjs'
 import { loadVueI18nOptions, loadInitialMessages, loadLocale } from '../messages'
-import { useSwitchLocalePath } from '../composables'
 import {
   loadAndSetLocale,
   detectLocale,
@@ -401,29 +399,6 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin({
     // inject for nuxt helpers
     injectNuxtHelpers(nuxtContext, i18n)
 
-    // Replace `SwitchLocalePathLink` href in rendered html for SSR support
-    if (runtimeI18n.experimental.switchLocalePathLinkSSR === true) {
-      const switchLocalePath = useSwitchLocalePath()
-
-      const switchLocalePathLinkWrapperExpr = new RegExp(
-        [
-          `<!--${SWITCH_LOCALE_PATH_LINK_IDENTIFIER}-\\[(\\w+)\\]-->`,
-          `.+?`,
-          `<!--/${SWITCH_LOCALE_PATH_LINK_IDENTIFIER}-->`
-        ].join(''),
-        'g'
-      )
-
-      nuxt.hook('app:rendered', ctx => {
-        if (ctx.renderResult?.html == null) return
-
-        ctx.renderResult.html = ctx.renderResult.html.replaceAll(
-          switchLocalePathLinkWrapperExpr,
-          (match: string, p1: string) => match.replace(/href="([^"]+)"/, `href="${switchLocalePath(p1 ?? '')}"`)
-        )
-      })
-    }
-
     let routeChangeCount = 0
 
     addRouteMiddleware(
diff --git a/src/runtime/plugins/switch-locale-path-ssr.ts b/src/runtime/plugins/switch-locale-path-ssr.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87d3911d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/plugins/switch-locale-path-ssr.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { defineNuxtPlugin } from '#imports'
+import { useSwitchLocalePath } from '#i18n'
+import { SWITCH_LOCALE_PATH_LINK_IDENTIFIER } from '#build/i18n.options.mjs'
+
+// Replace `SwitchLocalePathLink` href in rendered html for SSR support
+export default defineNuxtPlugin({
+  name: 'i18n:plugin:switch-locale-path-ssr',
+  dependsOn: ['i18n:plugin'],
+  setup(nuxt) {
+    if (nuxt.$config.public.i18n.experimental.switchLocalePathLinkSSR !== true) return
+
+    const switchLocalePath = useSwitchLocalePath()
+
+    const switchLocalePathLinkWrapperExpr = new RegExp(
+      [
+        `<!--${SWITCH_LOCALE_PATH_LINK_IDENTIFIER}-\\[(\\w+)\\]-->`,
+        `.+?`,
+        `<!--/${SWITCH_LOCALE_PATH_LINK_IDENTIFIER}-->`
+      ].join(''),
+      'g'
+    )
+
+    nuxt.hook('app:rendered', ctx => {
+      if (ctx.renderResult?.html == null) return
+
+      ctx.renderResult.html = ctx.renderResult.html.replaceAll(
+        switchLocalePathLinkWrapperExpr,
+        (match: string, p1: string) => match.replace(/href="([^"]+)"/, `href="${switchLocalePath(p1 ?? '')}"`)
+      )
+    })
+  }
+})