diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/banner.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/banner.ts
index 81fe6570..6e026592 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/banner.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/banner.ts
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ export function getBuilder(cwd: string, builder: Exclude<NuxtOptions['builder']
   switch (builder) {
     case 'rspack':
     case '@nuxt/rspack-builder':
-      return { name: 'Rspack', version: getPkgVersion(cwd, '@rspack/core') }
+      return { name: 'Rspack', version: getPkgVersion(cwd, '@rspack/core', { via: ['@nuxt/rspack-builder'] }) }
     case 'webpack':
     case '@nuxt/webpack-builder':
-      return { name: 'Webpack', version: getPkgVersion(cwd, 'webpack') }
+      return { name: 'Webpack', version: getPkgVersion(cwd, 'webpack', { via: ['@nuxt/webpack-builder'] }) }
     case 'vite':
     case '@nuxt/vite-builder':
     default: {
-      const pkgJSON = getPkgJSON(cwd, 'vite')
+      const pkgJSON = getPkgJSON(cwd, 'vite', { via: ['nuxt', '@nuxt/vite-builder'] })
       const isRolldown = pkgJSON.name.includes('rolldown')
-      return { name: isRolldown ? 'Rolldown-Vite' : 'Vite', version: pkgJSON.version }
+      return { name: isRolldown ? 'Rolldown-Vite' : 'Vite', version: pkgJSON.version || 'unknown' }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ export function showVersionsFromConfig(cwd: string, config: NuxtOptions) {
   const { bold, gray, green } = colors
 
   const nuxtVersion = getPkgVersion(cwd, 'nuxt') || getPkgVersion(cwd, 'nuxt-nightly') || getPkgVersion(cwd, 'nuxt3') || getPkgVersion(cwd, 'nuxt-edge')
-  const nitroVersion = getPkgVersion(cwd, 'nitropack') || getPkgVersion(cwd, 'nitro') || getPkgVersion(cwd, 'nitropack-nightly') || getPkgVersion(cwd, 'nitropack-edge')
+  const nitroVia = { via: ['nuxt', '@nuxt/nitro-server'] }
+  const nitroVersion = getPkgVersion(cwd, 'nitropack', nitroVia) || getPkgVersion(cwd, 'nitro', nitroVia) || getPkgVersion(cwd, 'nitropack-nightly') || getPkgVersion(cwd, 'nitropack-edge')
   const builder = getBuilder(cwd, config.builder)
-  const vueVersion = getPkgVersion(cwd, 'vue') || null
+  const vueVersion = getPkgVersion(cwd, 'vue', { via: ['nuxt'] }) || null
 
   logger.info(
     green(`Nuxt ${bold(nuxtVersion)}`)
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/versions.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/versions.ts
index d526ff54..782bdd2f 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/utils/versions.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/utils/versions.ts
@@ -15,20 +15,57 @@ export async function getNuxtVersion(cwd: string, cache = true) {
   return (pkgDep && coerce(pkgDep)?.version) || '3.0.0'
 }
 
-export function getPkgVersion(cwd: string, pkg: string) {
-  const pkgJSON = getPkgJSON(cwd, pkg)
+export function getPkgVersion(cwd: string, pkg: string, options?: { via?: string[] }) {
+  const pkgJSON = getPkgJSON(cwd, pkg, options)
   return pkgJSON?.version ?? ''
 }
 
-export function getPkgJSON(cwd: string, pkg: string) {
-  for (const url of [cwd, tryResolveNuxt(cwd)]) {
-    if (!url) {
-      continue
+/**
+ * Resolve a package.json, optionally walking a dependency chain.
+ *
+ * `via` is an array of `[startingPoint, ...intermediates]` describing
+ * the dependency path to walk before resolving `pkg`. For example:
+ *
+ *   // vite is a dep of @nuxt/vite-builder, which is a dep of nuxt
+ *   getPkgJSON(cwd, 'vite', { via: ['nuxt', '@nuxt/vite-builder'] })
+ *
+ *   // webpack is a dep of @nuxt/webpack-builder, which the user installs
+ *   getPkgJSON(cwd, 'webpack', { via: ['@nuxt/webpack-builder'] })
+ *
+ * Each entry is resolved from the location of the previous one,
+ * starting from cwd. Falls back to direct resolution from cwd/nuxt.
+ */
+export function getPkgJSON(cwd: string, pkg: string, options?: { via?: string[] }) {
+  // Build list of locations to try resolving pkg from.
+  // When `via` is provided, walk the chain first; then fall back to cwd/nuxt.
+  const roots: string[] = []
+
+  if (options?.via && options.via.length > 0) {
+    let from: string | undefined = cwd
+    for (const step of options.via) {
+      from = resolveModulePath(step, { from, try: true }) ?? undefined
+      if (!from) {
+        break
+      }
+    }
+    if (from) {
+      roots.push(from)
     }
-    const p = resolveModulePath(`${pkg}/package.json`, { from: url, try: true })
+  }
+
+  // Fallback: direct resolution from cwd or nuxt's location
+  roots.push(cwd)
+  const nuxtPath = tryResolveNuxt(cwd)
+  if (nuxtPath) {
+    roots.push(nuxtPath)
+  }
+
+  for (const root of roots) {
+    const p = resolveModulePath(`${pkg}/package.json`, { from: root, try: true })
     if (p) {
       return JSON.parse(readFileSync(p, 'utf-8'))
     }
   }
+
   return null
 }
diff --git a/packages/nuxi/test/unit/utils/banner.spec.ts b/packages/nuxi/test/unit/utils/banner.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e5d4cb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nuxi/test/unit/utils/banner.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+vi.mock('../../../src/utils/versions', () => ({
+  getPkgJSON: vi.fn((_cwd: string, pkg: string, options?: { via?: string[] }) => {
+    if (pkg === 'vite' && options?.via?.includes('@nuxt/vite-builder')) {
+      return { name: 'vite', version: '7.3.1' }
+    }
+    return null
+  }),
+  getPkgVersion: vi.fn((_cwd: string, pkg: string, options?: { via?: string[] }) => {
+    if (pkg === 'webpack' && options?.via?.includes('@nuxt/webpack-builder')) {
+      return '5.99.0'
+    }
+    if (pkg === '@rspack/core' && options?.via?.includes('@nuxt/rspack-builder')) {
+      return '1.3.0'
+    }
+    return ''
+  }),
+}))
+
+const { getBuilder } = await import('../../../src/utils/banner')
+
+describe('getBuilder', () => {
+  it('resolves vite version via nuxt -> @nuxt/vite-builder', () => {
+    expect(getBuilder('/any', 'vite')).toEqual({ name: 'Vite', version: '7.3.1' })
+  })
+
+  it('resolves webpack version via @nuxt/webpack-builder', () => {
+    expect(getBuilder('/any', 'webpack')).toEqual({ name: 'Webpack', version: '5.99.0' })
+  })
+
+  it('resolves rspack version via @nuxt/rspack-builder', () => {
+    expect(getBuilder('/any', 'rspack')).toEqual({ name: 'Rspack', version: '1.3.0' })
+  })
+})