diff --git a/playground/src/pages/custom-definePage.vue b/playground/src/pages/custom-definePage.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3995b29e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/src/pages/custom-definePage.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+definePage({
+  // name: hey
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <main>content</main>
+</template>
diff --git a/playground/typed-router.d.ts b/playground/typed-router.d.ts
index 6ae02d906..e48a14151 100644
--- a/playground/typed-router.d.ts
+++ b/playground/typed-router.d.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ declare module 'vue-router/auto/routes' {
     '/articles/': RouteRecordInfo<'/articles/', '/articles', Record<never, never>, Record<never, never>>,
     '/articles/[id]': RouteRecordInfo<'/articles/[id]', '/articles/:id', { id: ParamValue<true> }, { id: ParamValue<false> }>,
     '/articles/[id]+': RouteRecordInfo<'/articles/[id]+', '/articles/:id+', { id: ParamValueOneOrMore<true> }, { id: ParamValueOneOrMore<false> }>,
+    '/custom-definePage': RouteRecordInfo<'/custom-definePage', '/custom-definePage', Record<never, never>, Record<never, never>>,
     'a rebel': RouteRecordInfo<'a rebel', '/custom-name', Record<never, never>, Record<never, never>>,
     '/deep/nesting/works/[[files]]+': RouteRecordInfo<'/deep/nesting/works/[[files]]+', '/deep/nesting/works/:files*', { files?: ParamValueZeroOrMore<true> }, { files?: ParamValueZeroOrMore<false> }>,
     'deep the most rebel': RouteRecordInfo<'deep the most rebel', '/deep-most-rebel', Record<never, never>, Record<never, never>>,
diff --git a/src/core/__snapshots__/definePage.spec.ts.snap b/src/core/__snapshots__/definePage.spec.ts.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ac4cb269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/__snapshots__/definePage.spec.ts.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Vitest Snapshot v1
+
+exports[`definePage > removes definePage 1`] = `
+"
+<script setup>
+const a = 1
+
+const b = 1
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>hello</div>
+</template>
+      "
+`;
diff --git a/src/core/definePage.spec.ts b/src/core/definePage.spec.ts
index 8b17fa039..577fee800 100644
--- a/src/core/definePage.spec.ts
+++ b/src/core/definePage.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
+import { TransformResult } from 'vite'
 import { expect, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 import { definePageTransform, extractDefinePageNameAndPath } from './definePage'
 
-describe('definePage', () => {
-  it('removes definePage', async () => {
-    const result = await definePageTransform({
-      code: `
+const sampleCode = `
 <script setup>
 const a = 1
 definePage({
@@ -13,38 +11,26 @@ definePage({
 })
 const b = 1
 </script>
-      `,
-      id: 'src/pages/basic.vue',
-    })
 
-    const code = typeof result === 'string' ? result : result?.code
+<template>
+  <div>hello</div>
+</template>
+      `
 
-    expect(code).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "
-      <script setup>
-      const a = 1
+describe('definePage', () => {
+  it('removes definePage', async () => {
+    const result = (await definePageTransform({
+      code: sampleCode,
+      id: 'src/pages/basic.vue',
+    })) as Exclude<TransformResult, string>
 
-      const b = 1
-      </script>
-            "
-    `)
+    expect(result).toHaveProperty('code')
+    expect(result?.code).toMatchSnapshot()
   })
 
   it('extracts name and path', async () => {
     expect(
-      await extractDefinePageNameAndPath(
-        `
-<script setup>
-const a = 1
-definePage({
-  name: 'custom',
-  path: '/custom',
-})
-const b = 1
-</script>
-      `,
-        'src/pages/basic.vue'
-      )
+      await extractDefinePageNameAndPath(sampleCode, 'src/pages/basic.vue')
     ).toEqual({
       name: 'custom',
       path: '/custom',
@@ -59,9 +45,39 @@ const b = 1
 const a = 1
 const b = 1
 </script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>hello</div>
+</template>
       `,
         'src/pages/basic.vue'
       )
-    ).toEqual(undefined)
+    ).toBeFalsy()
+  })
+
+  it('works with comments', async () => {
+    const code = `
+<script setup>
+// definePage
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div>hello</div>
+</template>
+      `
+    // no need to transform
+    let result = (await definePageTransform({
+      code,
+      id: 'src/pages/basic.vue',
+    })) as Exclude<TransformResult, string>
+    expect(result).toBeFalsy()
+
+    // should give an empty object
+    result = (await definePageTransform({
+      code,
+      id: 'src/pages/basic.vue?definePage&vue',
+    })) as Exclude<TransformResult, string>
+
+    expect(result).toBe('export default {}')
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/core/definePage.ts b/src/core/definePage.ts
index 1be5dd7d4..ea5cd6afa 100644
--- a/src/core/definePage.ts
+++ b/src/core/definePage.ts
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@ export function definePageTransform({
   if (!code.includes(MACRO_DEFINE_PAGE)) return
 
   const sfc = parseSFC(code, id)
-
   if (!sfc.scriptSetup) return
 
+  // are we extracting only the definePage object
+  const isExtractingDefinePage = id.includes(MACRO_DEFINE_PAGE)
+
   const { script, scriptSetup, scriptCompiled } = sfc
 
-  const definePageNodes = (scriptCompiled.scriptSetupAst as Node[])
+  const definePageNodes = (scriptCompiled?.scriptSetupAst || ([] as Node[]))
     .map((node) => {
       if (node.type === 'ExpressionStatement') node = node.expression
       return isCallOf(node, MACRO_DEFINE_PAGE) ? node : null
@@ -45,7 +47,11 @@ export function definePageTransform({
     .filter((node): node is CallExpression => !!node)
 
   if (!definePageNodes.length) {
-    return
+    return isExtractingDefinePage
+      ? // e.g. index.vue?definePage that contains a commented `definePage()
+        'export default {}'
+      : // e.g. index.vue that contains a commented `definePage()
+        null
   } else if (definePageNodes.length > 1) {
     throw new SyntaxError(`duplicate definePage() call`)
   }
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ export function definePageTransform({
   const setupOffset = scriptSetup.loc.start.offset
 
   // we only want the page info
-  if (id.includes(MACRO_DEFINE_PAGE)) {
+  if (isExtractingDefinePage) {
     const s = new MagicString(code)
     // remove everything except the page info
 
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ export function extractDefinePageNameAndPath(
 
   const { script, scriptSetup, scriptCompiled } = sfc
 
-  const definePageNodes = (scriptCompiled.scriptSetupAst as Node[])
+  const definePageNodes = (scriptCompiled?.scriptSetupAst ?? ([] as Node[]))
     .map((node) => {
       if (node.type === 'ExpressionStatement') node = node.expression
       return isCallOf(node, MACRO_DEFINE_PAGE) ? node : null