diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/__snapshots__/compileScript.spec.ts.snap b/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/__snapshots__/compileScript.spec.ts.snap
index b7fc9304b26..5f7563be4af 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/__snapshots__/compileScript.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/__snapshots__/compileScript.spec.ts.snap
@@ -606,6 +606,22 @@ return { foo, bar, baz, y, z }
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`SFC compile <script setup> component imports 1`] = `
+"import SubComponent from \\"subcomponent.vue\\"
+      import OtherComponent from \\"OtherComponent.vue\\"
+      
+export default {
+  components: { SubComponent, OtherComponent },
+  setup(__props, { expose }) {
+  expose();
+
+      
+return { SubComponent, OtherComponent }
+}
+
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`SFC compile <script setup> defineEmits() 1`] = `
 "export default {
   emits: ['foo', 'bar'],
@@ -965,6 +981,7 @@ import { ref } from 'vue'
         import * as tree from './tree'
         
 export default {
+  components: { Foo, bar },
   setup(__props) {
 
         const count = ref(0)
@@ -998,6 +1015,7 @@ import ChildComp from './Child.vue'
         import vMyDir from './my-dir'
         
 export default {
+  components: { ChildComp, SomeOtherComp },
   setup(__props) {
 
         
diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/compileScript.spec.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/compileScript.spec.ts
index f7a796949a9..aa71b473b7d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/compileScript.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/__tests__/compileScript.spec.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,18 @@ defineExpose({ foo: 123 })
     expect(content).toMatch(/\bexpose\(\{ foo: 123 \}\)/)
   })
 
+  test('component imports', () => {
+    const { content } = compile(`
+      <script setup>
+      import SubComponent from "subcomponent.vue"
+      import OtherComponent from "OtherComponent.vue"
+      </script>
+    `)
+    assertCode(content)
+    // imported components should be declared in the components option
+    expect(content).toMatch('components: { SubComponent, OtherComponent }')
+  });
+
   test('<script> after <script setup> the script content not end with `\\n`', () => {
     const { content } = compile(`
     <script setup>
diff --git a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileScript.ts b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileScript.ts
index a21f94cba71..dc8ad17fd1d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileScript.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-sfc/src/compileScript.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ export function compileScript(
   // metadata that needs to be returned
   const bindingMetadata: BindingMetadata = {}
   const helperImports: Set<string> = new Set()
+  const componentImports: Set<string> = new Set()
   const userImports: Record<string, ImportBinding> = Object.create(null)
   const userImportAlias: Record<string, string> = Object.create(null)
   const scriptBindings: Record<string, BindingTypes> = Object.create(null)
@@ -364,6 +365,9 @@ export function compileScript(
     if (source === 'vue' && imported) {
       userImportAlias[imported] = local
     }
+    if (source.endsWith('.vue')) {
+      componentImports.add(local)
+    }
 
     // template usage check is only needed in non-inline mode, so we can skip
     // the work if inlineTemplate is true.
@@ -1494,6 +1498,10 @@ export function compileScript(
   } else if (propsTypeDecl) {
     runtimeOptions += genRuntimeProps(typeDeclaredProps)
   }
+  if (componentImports.size) {
+    const components = Array.from(componentImports).join(", ")
+    runtimeOptions += `\n  components: { ${components} },`
+  }
   if (emitsRuntimeDecl) {
     runtimeOptions += `\n  emits: ${scriptSetup.content
       .slice(emitsRuntimeDecl.start!, emitsRuntimeDecl.end!)
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts
index c70a6f87411..b57e4c0de1a 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ export interface ComponentInternalInstance {
   /**
    * custom element specific HMR method
    */
-  ceReload?: (newStyles?: string[]) => void
+  ceReload?: (newComponent: ComponentOptions) => void
 
   // the rest are only for stateful components ---------------------------------
 
diff --git a/packages/runtime-core/src/hmr.ts b/packages/runtime-core/src/hmr.ts
index 3c3f5208bcc..130ed054e12 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-core/src/hmr.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-core/src/hmr.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ function reload(id: string, newComp: HMRComponent) {
     if (instance.ceReload) {
       // custom element
       hmrDirtyComponents.add(oldComp)
-      instance.ceReload((newComp as any).styles)
+      instance.ceReload(newComp)
       hmrDirtyComponents.delete(oldComp)
     } else if (instance.parent) {
       // 4. Force the parent instance to re-render. This will cause all updated
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function reload(id: string, newComp: HMRComponent) {
         (instance.parent.type as ComponentOptions).__asyncLoader &&
         instance.parent.ceReload
       ) {
-        instance.parent.ceReload((newComp as any).styles)
+        instance.parent.ceReload(newComp)
       }
     } else if (instance.appContext.reload) {
       // root instance mounted via createApp() has a reload method
diff --git a/packages/runtime-dom/__tests__/customElement.spec.ts b/packages/runtime-dom/__tests__/customElement.spec.ts
index e29c36123f3..58e47daf175 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-dom/__tests__/customElement.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-dom/__tests__/customElement.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  defineComponent,
   defineAsyncComponent,
   defineCustomElement,
   h,
@@ -339,6 +340,55 @@ describe('defineCustomElement', () => {
       const style = el.shadowRoot?.querySelector('style')!
       expect(style.textContent).toBe(`div { color: red; }`)
     })
+
+    test('should attach styles of subcomponents to shadow dom', () => {
+      const Bar = defineComponent({
+        styles: [`span { color: green; }`],
+        render() {
+          return h('span', 'there')
+        }
+      })
+      const Foo = defineCustomElement({
+        styles: [`div { color: red; }`],
+        components: { Bar },
+        render() {
+          return h('div', ['hello', h(Bar)])
+        }
+      })
+      customElements.define('my-el-with-more-styles', Foo)
+      container.innerHTML = `<my-el-with-more-styles></my-el-with-more-styles>`
+      const el = container.childNodes[0] as VueElement
+      const styles = el.shadowRoot?.querySelectorAll('style')!
+      expect(styles.length).toBe(2)
+      expect(styles[0].textContent).toBe(`div { color: red; }`)
+      expect(styles[1].textContent).toBe(`span { color: green; }`)
+    })
+
+    test('should attach styles of async subcomponents to shadow dom', async () => {
+      const prom = Promise.resolve({
+        styles: [`span { color: green; }`],
+        render() {
+          return h('span', 'there')
+        }
+      })
+      const Bar = defineAsyncComponent(() => prom)
+      const Foo = defineCustomElement({
+        styles: [`div { color: red; }`],
+        components: { Bar },
+        render() {
+          return h('div', ['hello', h(Bar)])
+        }
+      })
+      customElements.define('my-el-with-async-styles', Foo)
+      container.innerHTML = `<my-el-with-async-styles></my-el-with-async-styles>`
+
+      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r))
+      const el = container.childNodes[0] as VueElement
+      const styles = el.shadowRoot?.querySelectorAll('style')!
+      expect(styles.length).toBe(2)
+      expect(styles[0].textContent).toBe(`div { color: red; }`)
+      expect(styles[1].textContent).toBe(`span { color: green; }`)
+    })
   })
 
   describe('async', () => {
diff --git a/packages/runtime-dom/src/apiCustomElement.ts b/packages/runtime-dom/src/apiCustomElement.ts
index eabe83b6b9f..3359439937d 100644
--- a/packages/runtime-dom/src/apiCustomElement.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime-dom/src/apiCustomElement.ts
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ export class VueElement extends BaseClass {
     }).observe(this, { attributes: true })
 
     const resolve = (def: InnerComponentDef) => {
-      const { props, styles } = def
+      const { props } = def
       const hasOptions = !isArray(props)
       const rawKeys = props ? (hasOptions ? Object.keys(props) : props) : []
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ export class VueElement extends BaseClass {
       }
 
       // apply CSS
-      this._applyStyles(styles)
+      this._applyStyles(def)
 
       // initial render
       this._update()
@@ -320,13 +320,13 @@ export class VueElement extends BaseClass {
         instance.isCE = true
         // HMR
         if (__DEV__) {
-          instance.ceReload = newStyles => {
+          instance.ceReload = newComponent => {
             // always reset styles
             if (this._styles) {
               this._styles.forEach(s => this.shadowRoot!.removeChild(s))
               this._styles.length = 0
             }
-            this._applyStyles(newStyles)
+            this._applyStyles(newComponent)
             // if this is an async component, ceReload is called from the inner
             // component so no need to reload the async wrapper
             if (!(this._def as ComponentOptions).__asyncLoader) {
@@ -362,17 +362,28 @@ export class VueElement extends BaseClass {
     return vnode
   }
 
-  private _applyStyles(styles: string[] | undefined) {
-    if (styles) {
-      styles.forEach(css => {
-        const s = document.createElement('style')
-        s.textContent = css
-        this.shadowRoot!.appendChild(s)
+  private _applyStyles(def: InnerComponentDef) {
+    const options = def as ComponentOptions;
+
+    if (options.__asyncLoader) {
+      options.__asyncLoader().then(this._applyStyles.bind(this));
+      return;
+    }
+    if (options.styles) {
+      for (const style of options.styles) {
+        const tag = document.createElement("style");
+        tag.textContent = style;
+        this.shadowRoot!.appendChild(tag);
         // record for HMR
         if (__DEV__) {
-          ;(this._styles || (this._styles = [])).push(s)
+          (this._styles || (this._styles = [])).push(tag)
         }
-      })
+      }
+    }
+    if (options.components) {
+      for (const sub of Object.values(options.components)) {
+        this._applyStyles(sub as ComponentOptions);
+      }
     }
   }
 }