diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts
index fd212be4..4d1cbf74 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,43 @@ const pms: Record<PackageManagerName, undefined> = {
 // this is for type safety to prompt updating code in nuxi when nypm adds a new package manager
 const packageManagerOptions = Object.keys(pms) as PackageManagerName[]
 
+async function getModuleDependencies(moduleName: string) {
+  try {
+    const response = await $fetch(`https://registry.npmjs.org/${moduleName}/latest`)
+    const dependencies = response.dependencies || {}
+    return Object.keys(dependencies)
+  }
+  catch (err) {
+    logger.warn(`Could not get dependencies for ${moduleName}: ${err}`)
+    return []
+  }
+}
+
+function filterModules(modules: string[], allDependencies: Record<string, string[]>) {
+  const result = {
+    toInstall: [] as string[],
+    skipped: [] as string[],
+  }
+
+  for (const module of modules) {
+    const isDependency = modules.some((otherModule) => {
+      if (otherModule === module)
+        return false
+      const deps = allDependencies[otherModule] || []
+      return deps.includes(module)
+    })
+
+    if (isDependency) {
+      result.skipped.push(module)
+    }
+    else {
+      result.toInstall.push(module)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return result
+}
+
 export default defineCommand({
   meta: {
     name: 'init',
@@ -297,7 +334,20 @@ export default defineCommand({
         }
 
         if (selectedOfficialModules.length > 0) {
-          modulesToAdd.push(...(selectedOfficialModules as unknown as string[]))
+          const modules = selectedOfficialModules as unknown as string[]
+
+          const allDependencies = Object.fromEntries(
+            await Promise.all(modules.map(async module =>
+              [module, await getModuleDependencies(module)] as const,
+            )),
+          )
+
+          const { toInstall, skipped } = filterModules(modules, allDependencies)
+
+          if (skipped.length) {
+            logger.info(`The following modules are already included as dependencies of another module and will not be installed: ${skipped.map(m => colors.cyan(m)).join(', ')}`)
+          }
+          modulesToAdd.push(...toInstall)
         }
       }
     }