diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 7c62dd049..b36009728 100755
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ import generateReadme from './utils/generateReadme'
 import getCommand from './utils/getCommand'
 import getLanguage from './utils/getLanguage'
 import { trimBoilerplate, removeCSSImport, emptyRouterConfig } from './utils/trimBoilerplate'
+import applyVueBeta from './utils/applyVueBeta'
+import {
+  inferPackageManager,
+  getPackageManagerOptions,
+  type PackageManager,
+} from './utils/packageManager'
 
 import cliPackageJson from './package.json' with { type: 'json' }
 
@@ -45,6 +51,7 @@ const FEATURE_FLAGS = [
   'eslint-with-prettier',
   'oxlint',
   'vite-beta',
+  'vue-beta',
 ] as const
 
 const FEATURE_OPTIONS = [
@@ -90,6 +97,10 @@ const EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_OPTIONS = [
     value: 'vite-beta',
     label: language.needsViteBeta.message,
   },
+  {
+    value: 'vue-beta',
+    label: language.needsVueBeta.message,
+  },
 ] as const
 
 type PromptResult = {
@@ -100,6 +111,7 @@ type PromptResult = {
   e2eFramework?: 'cypress' | 'nightwatch' | 'playwright'
   experimentFeatures?: (typeof EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURE_OPTIONS)[number]['value'][]
   needsBareboneTemplates?: boolean
+  packageManager?: PackageManager
 }
 
 function isValidPackageName(projectName) {
@@ -199,6 +211,8 @@ Available feature flags:
     Add Oxfmt for code formatting.
   --vite-beta
     Use Vite 8 Beta instead of Vite for building the project.
+  --vue-beta
+    Use Vue 3.6 Beta. Requires specifying a package manager in interactive mode.
 
 Unstable feature flags:
   --tests, --with-tests
@@ -250,6 +264,9 @@ async function init() {
 
   const forceOverwrite = argv.force
 
+  // Infer package manager from user agent early so we can use it in prompts
+  const inferredPackageManager = inferPackageManager()
+
   const result: PromptResult = {
     projectName: defaultProjectName,
     shouldOverwrite: forceOverwrite,
@@ -359,6 +376,21 @@ async function init() {
         required: false,
       }),
     )
+
+    // Ask for package manager if Vue 3.6 beta is selected (needed for correct overrides)
+    if (result.experimentFeatures.includes('vue-beta')) {
+      const packageManagerOptions = getPackageManagerOptions(inferredPackageManager).map((pm) => ({
+        value: pm,
+        label: pm,
+      }))
+
+      result.packageManager = await unwrapPrompt(
+        select({
+          message: `${language.packageManagerSelection.message} ${dim(language.packageManagerSelection.hint)}`,
+          options: packageManagerOptions,
+        }),
+      )
+    }
   }
 
   if (argv.bare) {
@@ -386,6 +418,7 @@ async function init() {
   const needsOxfmt = experimentFeatures.includes('oxfmt') || argv['oxfmt']
   const needsViteBeta =
     experimentFeatures.includes('vite-beta') || argv['vite-beta'] || argv['rolldown-vite'] // keep `rolldown-vite` for backward compatibility
+  const needsVueBeta = experimentFeatures.includes('vue-beta') || argv['vue-beta']
 
   const { e2eFramework } = result
   const needsCypress = argv.cypress || argv.tests || e2eFramework === 'cypress'
@@ -672,16 +705,16 @@ async function init() {
     }
   }
 
-  // Instructions:
-  // Supported package managers: pnpm > yarn > bun > npm
-  const userAgent = process.env.npm_config_user_agent ?? ''
-  const packageManager = /pnpm/.test(userAgent)
-    ? 'pnpm'
-    : /yarn/.test(userAgent)
-      ? 'yarn'
-      : /bun/.test(userAgent)
-        ? 'bun'
-        : 'npm'
+  // Use the package manager selected by user for Vue 3.6 beta, or inferred from user agent
+  const packageManager = result.packageManager ?? inferredPackageManager
+
+  // Apply Vue 3.6 Beta overrides if the feature is enabled
+  if (needsVueBeta) {
+    const pkgPath = path.resolve(root, 'package.json')
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(pkgPath, 'utf-8'))
+    applyVueBeta(root, packageManager, pkg)
+    fs.writeFileSync(pkgPath, JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2) + '\n')
+  }
 
   // README generation
   fs.writeFileSync(
diff --git a/locales/en-US.json b/locales/en-US.json
index 5a8b3bd34..16b939d1a 100644
--- a/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/locales/en-US.json
@@ -69,12 +69,19 @@
   "needsViteBeta": {
     "message": "Vite 8 (beta)"
   },
+  "needsVueBeta": {
+    "message": "Vue 3.6 (beta)"
+  },
   "needsOxfmt": {
     "message": "Replace Prettier with Oxfmt"
   },
   "needsBareboneTemplates": {
     "message": "Skip all example code and start with a blank Vue project?"
   },
+  "packageManagerSelection": {
+    "message": "Which package manager will you use?",
+    "hint": "(Vue 3.6 beta requires version overrides that differ per package manager)"
+  },
   "errors": {
     "operationCancelled": "Operation cancelled"
   },
diff --git a/locales/fr-FR.json b/locales/fr-FR.json
index f27db3563..f369a370a 100644
--- a/locales/fr-FR.json
+++ b/locales/fr-FR.json
@@ -69,12 +69,19 @@
   "needsViteBeta": {
     "message": "Vite 8 (beta)"
   },
+  "needsVueBeta": {
+    "message": "Vue 3.6 (beta)"
+  },
   "needsOxfmt": {
     "message": "Remplacer Prettier par Oxfmt"
   },
   "needsBareboneTemplates": {
     "message": "Ignorer tout le code d'exemple et commencer avec un projet Vue vierge\u00a0?"
   },
+  "packageManagerSelection": {
+    "message": "Quel gestionnaire de paquets allez-vous utiliser\u00a0?",
+    "hint": "(Vue 3.6 beta nécessite des surcharges de version spécifiques au gestionnaire de paquets)"
+  },
   "errors": {
     "operationCancelled": "Operation annulée"
   },
diff --git a/locales/tr-TR.json b/locales/tr-TR.json
index 48a3eb2ac..e5b8ceb9e 100644
--- a/locales/tr-TR.json
+++ b/locales/tr-TR.json
@@ -69,12 +69,19 @@
   "needsViteBeta": {
     "message": "Vite 8 (beta)"
   },
+  "needsVueBeta": {
+    "message": "Vue 3.6 (beta)"
+  },
   "needsOxfmt": {
     "message": "Prettier'ı Oxfmt ile değiştir"
   },
   "needsBareboneTemplates": {
     "message": "Tüm örnek kodları atlayıp boş bir Vue projesi ile başlansın mı?"
   },
+  "packageManagerSelection": {
+    "message": "Hangi paket yöneticisini kullanacaksınız?",
+    "hint": "(Vue 3.6 beta, paket yöneticisine özgü sürüm geçersiz kılmaları gerektirir)"
+  },
   "errors": {
     "operationCancelled": "İşlem iptal edildi"
   },
diff --git a/locales/zh-Hans.json b/locales/zh-Hans.json
index b22215bfb..16b9d7d76 100644
--- a/locales/zh-Hans.json
+++ b/locales/zh-Hans.json
@@ -69,12 +69,19 @@
   "needsViteBeta": {
     "message": "Vite 8（测试版）"
   },
+  "needsVueBeta": {
+    "message": "Vue 3.6（测试版）"
+  },
   "needsOxfmt": {
     "message": "使用 Oxfmt 替代 Prettier"
   },
   "needsBareboneTemplates": {
     "message": "跳过所有示例代码，创建一个空白的 Vue 项目？"
   },
+  "packageManagerSelection": {
+    "message": "项目将使用哪个包管理器？",
+    "hint": "（需要根据包管理器生成对应的 Vue 3.6 测试版配置）"
+  },
   "errors": {
     "operationCancelled": "操作取消"
   },
diff --git a/locales/zh-Hant.json b/locales/zh-Hant.json
index d3bb4e1c7..25dd41cf1 100644
--- a/locales/zh-Hant.json
+++ b/locales/zh-Hant.json
@@ -69,12 +69,19 @@
   "needsViteBeta": {
     "message": "Vite 8（測試版）"
   },
+  "needsVueBeta": {
+    "message": "Vue 3.6（測試版）"
+  },
   "needsOxfmt": {
     "message": "使用 Oxfmt 替代 Prettier"
   },
   "needsBareboneTemplates": {
     "message": "跳過所有範例程式碼，建立一個空白的 Vue 專案？"
   },
+  "packageManagerSelection": {
+    "message": "專案將使用哪個套件管理器？",
+    "hint": "（需要根據套件管理器生成對應的 Vue 3.6 測試版配置）"
+  },
   "errors": {
     "operationCancelled": "操作取消"
   },
diff --git a/utils/applyVueBeta.ts b/utils/applyVueBeta.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5cadf1dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/applyVueBeta.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import * as fs from 'node:fs'
+import * as path from 'node:path'
+import type { PackageManager } from './packageManager'
+
+// Core Vue packages that need to be overridden
+// Based on https://github.com/haoqunjiang/install-vue/blob/main/src/constants.ts
+const CORE_VUE_PACKAGES = [
+  'vue',
+  '@vue/compiler-core',
+  '@vue/compiler-dom',
+  '@vue/compiler-sfc',
+  '@vue/compiler-ssr',
+  '@vue/compiler-vapor',
+  '@vue/reactivity',
+  '@vue/runtime-core',
+  '@vue/runtime-dom',
+  '@vue/runtime-vapor',
+  '@vue/server-renderer',
+  '@vue/shared',
+  '@vue/compat',
+] as const
+
+function generateOverridesMap(): Record<string, string> {
+  return Object.fromEntries(CORE_VUE_PACKAGES.map((name) => [name, 'beta']))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Apply Vue 3.6 beta overrides to the project based on the package manager.
+ * Different package managers have different mechanisms for version overrides:
+ * - npm/bun: uses `overrides` field in package.json
+ * - yarn: uses `resolutions` field in package.json
+ * - pnpm: uses `overrides` and `peerDependencyRules` in pnpm-workspace.yaml
+ */
+export default function applyVueBeta(
+  root: string,
+  packageManager: PackageManager,
+  pkg: Record<string, any>,
+): void {
+  const overrides = generateOverridesMap()
+
+  if (packageManager === 'npm' || packageManager === 'bun') {
+    // https://github.com/npm/rfcs/blob/main/accepted/0036-overrides.md
+    // NPM overrides require exact versions for resolution, but "beta" dist-tag works too
+    // Bun also supports the same `overrides` field
+    pkg.overrides = {
+      ...pkg.overrides,
+      ...overrides,
+    }
+
+    // NPM requires direct dependencies to be rewritten to match overrides
+    for (const dependencyName of CORE_VUE_PACKAGES) {
+      for (const dependencyType of ['dependencies', 'devDependencies', 'optionalDependencies']) {
+        if (pkg[dependencyType]?.[dependencyName]) {
+          pkg[dependencyType][dependencyName] = overrides[dependencyName]
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (packageManager === 'yarn') {
+    // https://github.com/yarnpkg/rfcs/blob/master/implemented/0000-selective-versions-resolutions.md
+    pkg.resolutions = {
+      ...pkg.resolutions,
+      ...overrides,
+    }
+  } else if (packageManager === 'pnpm') {
+    // pnpm now recommends putting overrides in pnpm-workspace.yaml
+    // https://pnpm.io/pnpm-workspace_yaml
+    const yamlContent = `overrides:
+${Object.entries(overrides)
+  .map(([key, value]) => `  '${key}': '${value}'`)
+  .join('\n')}
+
+peerDependencyRules:
+  allowAny:
+    - 'vue'
+`
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.resolve(root, 'pnpm-workspace.yaml'), yamlContent, 'utf-8')
+  }
+}
diff --git a/utils/getCommand.ts b/utils/getCommand.ts
index 40b907d8e..103140dd7 100644
--- a/utils/getCommand.ts
+++ b/utils/getCommand.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-export default function getCommand(packageManager: string, scriptName: string, args?: string) {
+import type { PackageManager } from './packageManager'
+
+export default function getCommand(
+  packageManager: PackageManager,
+  scriptName: string,
+  args?: string,
+) {
   if (scriptName === 'install') {
     return packageManager === 'yarn' ? 'yarn' : `${packageManager} install`
   }
diff --git a/utils/getLanguage.ts b/utils/getLanguage.ts
index 301c171e2..d9da12693 100644
--- a/utils/getLanguage.ts
+++ b/utils/getLanguage.ts
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ interface Language {
   needsExperimental: LanguageItem
   needsExperimentalFeatures: LanguageItem
   needsViteBeta: LanguageItem
+  needsVueBeta: LanguageItem
   needsOxfmt: LanguageItem
   needsBareboneTemplates: LanguageItem
+  packageManagerSelection: LanguageItem
   errors: {
     operationCancelled: string
   }
diff --git a/utils/packageManager.ts b/utils/packageManager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a651bf985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/packageManager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+export type PackageManager = 'npm' | 'yarn' | 'pnpm' | 'bun'
+
+/**
+ * Infers the package manager from the user agent string.
+ * Falls back to npm if unable to detect.
+ */
+export function inferPackageManager(): PackageManager {
+  const userAgent = process.env.npm_config_user_agent ?? ''
+
+  if (/pnpm/.test(userAgent)) return 'pnpm'
+  if (/yarn/.test(userAgent)) return 'yarn'
+  if (/bun/.test(userAgent)) return 'bun'
+
+  return 'npm'
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates an ordered list of package managers with the preferred one first.
+ */
+export function getPackageManagerOptions(preferred: PackageManager) {
+  const all: PackageManager[] = ['npm', 'pnpm', 'yarn', 'bun']
+  return [preferred, ...all.filter((pm) => pm !== preferred)]
+}