diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileScript.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileScript.ts
index 522d2c204..87bca3ece 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileScript.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileScript.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export function compileScript(
   }
 
   const ctx = new ScriptCompileContext(sfc, options)
-  const { script, scriptSetup, source, filename } = sfc
+  const { script, scriptSetup, source, filename, vapor } = sfc
   const hoistStatic = options.hoistStatic !== false && !script
   const scopeId = options.id ? options.id.replace(/^data-v-/, '') : ''
   const scriptLang = script && script.lang
@@ -961,6 +961,7 @@ export function compileScript(
       startOffset,
       `\n${genDefaultAs} /*#__PURE__*/${ctx.helper(
         `defineComponent`,
+        vapor,
       )}({${def}${runtimeOptions}\n  ${
         hasAwait ? `async ` : ``
       }setup(${args}) {\n${exposeCall}`,
@@ -996,6 +997,13 @@ export function compileScript(
         .join(', ')} } from 'vue'\n`,
     )
   }
+  if (ctx.vaporHelperImports.size > 0) {
+    ctx.s.prepend(
+      `import { ${[...ctx.vaporHelperImports]
+        .map(h => `${h} as _${h}`)
+        .join(', ')} } from 'vue/vapor'\n`,
+    )
+  }
 
   return {
     ...scriptSetup,
diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/parse.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/parse.ts
index 00c97867c..7a05d3020 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/parse.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/parse.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ export interface SFCDescriptor {
    */
   slotted: boolean
 
+  vapor: boolean
+
   /**
    * compare with an existing descriptor to determine whether HMR should perform
    * a reload vs. re-render.
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ export function parse(
     customBlocks: [],
     cssVars: [],
     slotted: false,
+    vapor: false,
     shouldForceReload: prevImports => hmrShouldReload(prevImports, descriptor),
   }
 
@@ -206,6 +209,10 @@ export function parse(
       case 'script':
         const scriptBlock = createBlock(node, source, pad) as SFCScriptBlock
         const isSetup = !!scriptBlock.attrs.setup
+        const isVapor = !!scriptBlock.attrs.vapor
+        if (isVapor) {
+          descriptor.vapor = true
+        }
         if (isSetup && !descriptor.scriptSetup) {
           descriptor.scriptSetup = scriptBlock
           break
diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/context.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/context.ts
index f74adee60..70031a99e 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/context.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/script/context.ts
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ export class ScriptCompileContext {
   // codegen
   bindingMetadata: BindingMetadata = {}
   helperImports: Set<string> = new Set()
-  helper(key: string): string {
-    this.helperImports.add(key)
+  vaporHelperImports: Set<string> = new Set()
+  helper(key: string, vapor?: boolean): string {
+    ;(vapor ? this.vaporHelperImports : this.helperImports).add(key)
     return `_${key}`
   }