diff --git a/src/utils/content/index.ts b/src/utils/content/index.ts
index a7d4e0c1d..696e2c093 100644
--- a/src/utils/content/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/content/index.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@ import { getOrderedSchemaKeys } from '../../runtime/internal/schema'
 import { transformContent } from './transformers'
 import pathMetaTransformer from './transformers/path-meta'
 
-let parserOptions = {
-  mdcConfigs: [] as MdcConfig[],
-}
-export function setParserOptions(opts: Partial<typeof parserOptions>) {
-  parserOptions = defu(opts, parserOptions)
+let _getMdcConfigs: (() => Promise<MdcConfig[]>) | undefined
+
+export function setMdcConfigResolver(fn: () => Promise<MdcConfig[]>) {
+  _getMdcConfigs = fn
 }
 
 type HighlighterOptions = Exclude<MDCModuleOptions['highlight'], false | undefined> & { compress: boolean }
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ async function _getHighlightPlugin(key: string, options: HighlighterOptions) {
     // Configure the bundled languages
     bundledLangs: Object.fromEntries(bundledLangs),
     engine: createOnigurumaEngine(import('shiki/wasm')),
-    getMdcConfigs: () => Promise.resolve(parserOptions.mdcConfigs),
+    getMdcConfigs: () => _getMdcConfigs?.() ?? Promise.resolve([]),
   })
 
   highlightPlugin = {
diff --git a/src/utils/mdc.ts b/src/utils/mdc.ts
index 863230b22..f44cfd9fc 100644
--- a/src/utils/mdc.ts
+++ b/src/utils/mdc.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { Nuxt } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import { extendViteConfig } from '@nuxt/kit'
 import { createJiti } from 'jiti'
 import type { ModuleOptions } from '../types'
-import { setParserOptions } from './content'
+import { setMdcConfigResolver } from './content'
 
 export async function configureMDCModule(contentOptions: ModuleOptions, nuxt: Nuxt) {
   const mdcOptions = (nuxt.options as unknown as { mdc: MDCModuleOptions }).mdc
@@ -12,16 +12,21 @@ export async function configureMDCModule(contentOptions: ModuleOptions, nuxt: Nu
     ...(contentOptions.renderer.alias || {}),
   }
 
-  // Hook into mdc configs and store them for parser
-  nuxt.hook('mdc:configSources', async (mdcConfigs) => {
-    if (mdcConfigs.length) {
+  // Provide a lazy resolver for mdc configs. When the highlighter needs
+  // configs it fires mdc:configSources to collect paths from all modules
+  // (including file-based configs registered by @nuxtjs/mdc), then imports
+  // them. This avoids any dependency on modules:done hook ordering.
+  let _configs: MdcConfig[] | undefined
+  setMdcConfigResolver(async () => {
+    if (!_configs) {
+      const paths: string[] = []
+      await nuxt.callHook('mdc:configSources', paths)
       const jiti = createJiti(nuxt.options.rootDir)
-      const configs = await Promise.all(mdcConfigs.map(path => jiti.import(path).then(m => (m as { default: MdcConfig }).default || m)))
-
-      setParserOptions({
-        mdcConfigs: configs,
-      })
+      _configs = paths.length
+        ? await Promise.all(paths.map(path => jiti.import(path).then(m => (m as { default: MdcConfig }).default || m)))
+        : []
     }
+    return _configs
   })
 
   // Update mdc optimizeDeps options