diff --git a/packages/plugin-rsc/e2e/rolldown.test.ts b/packages/plugin-rsc/e2e/rolldown.test.ts
index d5b630d8a..8f5eb0066 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-rsc/e2e/rolldown.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-rsc/e2e/rolldown.test.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,44 @@ test.describe('rolldownOptions', () => {
     defineStarterTest(f)
   })
 })
+
+// With `output.strictExecutionOrder`, rolldown can emit the client `index`
+// entry as an empty facade (no `moduleIds`) that imports a shared chunk.
+test.describe('strict-execution-order', () => {
+  test.skip(!('rolldownVersion' in vite), 'rolldown only')
+
+  const root = 'examples/e2e/temp/strict-execution-order'
+  test.beforeAll(async () => {
+    await setupInlineFixture({
+      src: 'examples/starter-extra',
+      dest: root,
+      files: {
+        'vite.config.base.ts': { cp: 'vite.config.ts' },
+        'vite.config.ts': /* js */ `
+          import { defineConfig, mergeConfig } from 'vite'
+          import baseConfig from './vite.config.base.ts'
+
+          export default mergeConfig(
+            baseConfig,
+            defineConfig({
+              environments: {
+                client: {
+                  build: {
+                    rollupOptions: {
+                      output: { strictExecutionOrder: true },
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            }),
+          )
+        `,
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
+  test.describe('build', () => {
+    const f = useFixture({ root, mode: 'build' })
+    defineStarterTest(f)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/plugin-rsc/src/plugin.ts b/packages/plugin-rsc/src/plugin.ts
index 8710a66db..848993609 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-rsc/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-rsc/src/plugin.ts
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ export function createRpcClient(params) {
           }
 
           const serverResources: Record<string, AssetDeps> = {}
-          const rscAssetDeps = collectAssetDeps(rscBundle)
+          const rscAssetDeps = collectAssetDeps(rscBundle).idToDeps
           for (const [id, meta] of Object.entries(
             manager.serverResourcesMetaMap,
           )) {
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ export function createRpcClient(params) {
             )
           }
 
-          const assetDeps = collectAssetDeps(bundle)
+          const { idToDeps: assetDeps, chunkToDeps } = collectAssetDeps(bundle)
           let clientEntryUrl: string | RuntimeAsset | undefined
           let clientEntryDeps: AssetDeps | undefined
 
@@ -1227,19 +1227,24 @@ export function createRpcClient(params) {
           // When customClientEntry is enabled, don't require "index" entry
           // and don't merge entry deps into client references
           if (!rscPluginOptions.customClientEntry) {
-            const entry = Object.values(assetDeps).find(
-              (v) => v.chunk.name === 'index' && v.chunk.isEntry,
+            // Look up the entry chunk at chunk level rather than through
+            // `assetDeps`, which is keyed by module id. The entry can be an
+            // empty facade (no `moduleIds`) that imports a shared chunk holding
+            // the entry's modules, e.g. with `strictExecutionOrder`.
+            const entry = [...chunkToDeps].find(
+              ([chunk]) => chunk.name === 'index' && chunk.isEntry,
             )
             if (!entry) {
               throw new Error(
                 `[vite-rsc] Client build must have an entry chunk named "index". Use 'customClientEntry' option to disable this requirement.`,
               )
             }
-            clientEntryDeps = assetsURLOfDeps(entry.deps, manager)
+            const [entryChunk, entryDeps] = entry
+            clientEntryDeps = assetsURLOfDeps(entryDeps, manager)
             for (const [key, deps] of Object.entries(clientReferenceDeps)) {
               clientReferenceDeps[key] = mergeAssetDeps(deps, clientEntryDeps)
             }
-            clientEntryUrl = assetsURL(entry.chunk.fileName, manager)
+            clientEntryUrl = assetsURL(entryChunk.fileName, manager)
           }
 
           manager.buildAssetsManifest = {
@@ -2308,7 +2313,7 @@ function collectAssetDeps(bundle: Rollup.OutputBundle) {
       idToDeps[id] = { chunk, deps }
     }
   }
-  return idToDeps
+  return { idToDeps, chunkToDeps }
 }
 
 function collectAssetDepsInner(