diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/module/add.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/module/add.ts
index 8a5da6779..3dabe609a 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/module/add.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/module/add.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { PackageJson } from 'pkg-types'
 
 import type { NuxtModule } from './_utils'
 import * as fs from 'node:fs'
+import { existsSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { homedir } from 'node:os'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import process from 'node:process'
 import { updateConfig } from 'c12/update'
 import { defineCommand } from 'citty'
 import { colors } from 'consola/utils'
-import { addDependency } from 'nypm'
+import { addDependency, detectPackageManager } from 'nypm'
 import { $fetch } from 'ofetch'
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { readPackageJSON } from 'pkg-types'
@@ -136,10 +137,14 @@ async function addModules(modules: ResolvedModule[], { skipInstall, skipConfig,
       const a = notInstalledModules.length > 1 ? '' : ' a'
       logger.info(`Installing \`${notInstalledModulesList}\` as${a}${isDev ? ' development' : ''} ${dependency}`)
 
+      const packageManager = await detectPackageManager(cwd)
+
       const res = await addDependency(notInstalledModules.map(module => module.pkg), {
         cwd,
         dev: isDev,
         installPeerDependencies: true,
+        packageManager,
+        workspace: packageManager?.name === 'pnpm' && existsSync(resolve(cwd, 'pnpm-workspace.yaml')),
       }).then(() => true).catch(
         (error) => {
           logger.error(error)
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/upgrade.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/upgrade.ts
index 73855b3cd..cc7915efb 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/upgrade.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/upgrade.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
       cwd,
       packageManager,
       dev: nuxtDependencyType === 'devDependencies',
+      workspace: packageManager?.name === 'pnpm' && existsSync(resolve(cwd, 'pnpm-workspace.yaml')),
     })
 
     if (method === 'force') {
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/test/unit/commands/module/add.spec.ts b/packages/nuxi/test/unit/commands/module/add.spec.ts
index 09a31ef34..0806672fa 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/test/unit/commands/module/add.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/test/unit/commands/module/add.spec.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import * as versions from '../../../../src/utils/versions'
 
 const updateConfig = vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve())
 const addDependency = vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve())
+const detectPackageManager = vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve({ name: 'npm' }))
 let v3 = '3.0.0'
 interface CommandsType {
   subCommands: {
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ function applyMocks() {
   vi.mock('nypm', async () => {
     return {
       addDependency,
+      detectPackageManager,
     }
   })
   vi.mock('pkg-types', async () => {
@@ -122,6 +124,10 @@ describe('module add', () => {
       cwd: '/fake-dir',
       dev: true,
       installPeerDependencies: true,
+      packageManager: {
+        name: 'npm',
+      },
+      workspace: false,
     })
   })
 
@@ -138,6 +144,10 @@ describe('module add', () => {
       cwd: '/fake-dir',
       dev: true,
       installPeerDependencies: true,
+      packageManager: {
+        name: 'npm',
+      },
+      workspace: false,
     })
   })
 
@@ -154,6 +164,10 @@ describe('module add', () => {
       cwd: '/fake-dir',
       dev: true,
       installPeerDependencies: true,
+      packageManager: {
+        name: 'npm',
+      },
+      workspace: false,
     })
   })
 
@@ -170,6 +184,10 @@ describe('module add', () => {
       cwd: '/fake-dir',
       dev: true,
       installPeerDependencies: true,
+      packageManager: {
+        name: 'npm',
+      },
+      workspace: false,
     })
   })
 })