diff --git a/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/typescript-project.test.ts b/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/typescript-project.test.ts
index 4e32a383e..35d35a6aa 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/typescript-project.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/typescript-project.test.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ describe('TypeScript Project', () => {
 
       declare module "wxt/browser" {
         export type PublicPath =
+          | ""
           | "/"
           | "/options.html"
           | "/popup.html"
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/core/generate-wxt-dir.ts b/packages/wxt/src/core/generate-wxt-dir.ts
index b6871b8c5..ad7aeb2ef 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/core/generate-wxt-dir.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/core/generate-wxt-dir.ts
@@ -73,16 +73,18 @@ async function getPathsDeclarationEntry(
         isHtmlEntrypoint(entry) ? '.html' : '.js',
       ),
     )
-    .concat([''])
     .concat(await getPublicFiles());
 
   await wxt.hooks.callHook('prepare:publicPaths', wxt, paths);
 
-  const unions = paths
-    .map(normalizePath)
-    .sort()
-    .map((path) => `    | "/${path}"`)
-    .join('\n');
+  const unions = [
+    `    | ""`,
+    `    | "/"`,
+    ...paths
+      .map(normalizePath)
+      .sort()
+      .map((path) => `    | "/${path}"`),
+  ].join('\n');
 
   const template = `// Generated by wxt
 import "wxt/browser";