diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/event.ts b/src/runtime/internal/event.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e11b5bffb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/event.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import type { H3Event } from 'h3'
+
+/**
+ * The event a `nuxt/server` handler receives (Nuxt 4.6+).
+ * Declared here instead of imported, `nuxt/server` does not resolve on older Nuxt versions.
+ */
+export interface RequestEvent {
+  readonly req: Request
+  url: URL
+  readonly res: {
+    status?: number
+    statusText?: string
+    readonly headers: Headers
+  }
+  readonly context: Record<string, unknown>
+}
+
+export type ContentEvent = H3Event | RequestEvent
diff --git a/src/runtime/nitro.ts b/src/runtime/nitro.ts
index 1ab6b7af4..d335f4f9c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/nitro.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/nitro.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as server from './server'
 import type { Collections, CollectionQueryBuilder } from '@nuxt/content'
-import type { H3Event } from 'h3'
+import type { ContentEvent } from './internal/event'
 
 /**
  * `@nuxt/content/nitro` import is deprecated and will be removed in the next major version.
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import type { H3Event } from 'h3'
 /**
  * @deprecated Import from `@nuxt/content/server` instead
  */
-export const queryCollection = <T extends keyof Collections>(event: H3Event, collection: T): CollectionQueryBuilder<Collections[T]> => {
+export const queryCollection = <T extends keyof Collections>(event: ContentEvent, collection: T): CollectionQueryBuilder<Collections[T]> => {
   return server.queryCollection(event, collection)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/server.ts b/src/runtime/server.ts
index aa94b7029..3acf51e5b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/server.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/server.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { H3Event } from 'h3'
+import type { ContentEvent } from './internal/event'
 import { collectionQueryBuilder } from './internal/query'
 import { generateNavigationTree } from './internal/navigation'
 import { generateItemSurround } from './internal/surround'
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import { fetchQuery } from './internal/api'
 import type { Collections, CollectionQueryBuilder, PageCollections, SurroundOptions, SQLOperator, QueryGroupFunction } from '@nuxt/content'
 
 export type { GenerateSearchSectionsOptions, Section } from './internal/search'
+export type { ContentEvent, RequestEvent } from './internal/event'
 
 interface ChainablePromise<T extends keyof PageCollections, R> extends Promise<R> {
   where(field: keyof PageCollections[T] | string, operator: SQLOperator, value?: unknown): ChainablePromise<T, R>
@@ -15,37 +17,37 @@ interface ChainablePromise<T extends keyof PageCollections, R> extends Promise<R
   order(field: keyof PageCollections[T], direction: 'ASC' | 'DESC'): ChainablePromise<T, R>
 }
 
-export const queryCollection = <T extends keyof Collections>(event: H3Event, collection: T): CollectionQueryBuilder<Collections[T]> => {
-  return collectionQueryBuilder<T>(collection, (collection, sql) => fetchQuery(event, collection, sql))
+export const queryCollection = <T extends keyof Collections>(event: ContentEvent, collection: T): CollectionQueryBuilder<Collections[T]> => {
+  return collectionQueryBuilder<T>(collection, (collection, sql) => fetchQuery(event as H3Event, collection, sql))
 }
 
-export function queryCollectionNavigation<T extends keyof PageCollections>(event: H3Event, collection: T, fields?: Array<keyof PageCollections[T]>) {
+export function queryCollectionNavigation<T extends keyof PageCollections>(event: ContentEvent, collection: T, fields?: Array<keyof PageCollections[T]>) {
   return chainablePromise(event, collection, qb => generateNavigationTree(qb, fields))
 }
 
-export function queryCollectionItemSurroundings<T extends keyof PageCollections>(event: H3Event, collection: T, path: string, opts?: SurroundOptions<keyof PageCollections[T]>) {
+export function queryCollectionItemSurroundings<T extends keyof PageCollections>(event: ContentEvent, collection: T, path: string, opts?: SurroundOptions<keyof PageCollections[T]>) {
   return chainablePromise(event, collection, qb => generateItemSurround(qb, path, opts))
 }
 
 export function queryCollectionSearchSections<T extends keyof PageCollections, const K extends keyof PageCollections[T]>(
-  event: H3Event,
+  event: ContentEvent,
   collection: T,
   opts: Omit<GenerateSearchSectionsOptions, 'extraFields'> & { extraFields: K[] },
 ): ChainablePromise<T, Array<Section & Pick<PageCollections[T], K>>>
 export function queryCollectionSearchSections<T extends keyof PageCollections>(
-  event: H3Event,
+  event: ContentEvent,
   collection: T,
   opts?: GenerateSearchSectionsOptions,
 ): ChainablePromise<T, Section[]>
 export function queryCollectionSearchSections<T extends keyof PageCollections>(
-  event: H3Event,
+  event: ContentEvent,
   collection: T,
   opts?: GenerateSearchSectionsOptions,
 ) {
   return chainablePromise(event, collection, qb => generateSearchSections(qb, opts))
 }
 
-function chainablePromise<T extends keyof PageCollections, Result>(event: H3Event, collection: T, fn: (qb: CollectionQueryBuilder<PageCollections[T]>) => Promise<Result>) {
+function chainablePromise<T extends keyof PageCollections, Result>(event: ContentEvent, collection: T, fn: (qb: CollectionQueryBuilder<PageCollections[T]>) => Promise<Result>) {
   const queryBuilder = queryCollection(event, collection)
 
   const chainable: ChainablePromise<T, Result> = {
diff --git a/test/basic.test.ts b/test/basic.test.ts
index 0610dff5e..c70a1883b 100644
--- a/test/basic.test.ts
+++ b/test/basic.test.ts
@@ -112,5 +112,13 @@ describe('basic', async () => {
       expect(doc.arrayField).toContain('item2')
       expect(doc.numberField).toBe(1)
     })
+
+    test('retrieve document from a `nuxt/server` handler', async () => {
+      const doc = await $fetch('/api/content/get?path=/')
+      const { content, navigation } = await $fetch<{ content: unknown, navigation: unknown[] }>('/api/content/nuxt-server?path=/')
+
+      expect(content).toEqual(doc)
+      expect(navigation.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/server/api/content/nuxt-server.get.ts b/test/fixtures/basic/server/api/content/nuxt-server.get.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..126478ebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/server/api/content/nuxt-server.get.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { defineEventHandler, getQuery } from 'nuxt/server'
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+  const path = getQuery<{ path?: string }>(event).path || '/'
+
+  const content = await queryCollection(event, 'content').path(path).first()
+  const navigation = await queryCollectionNavigation(event, 'content')
+
+  return { content, navigation }
+})