diff --git a/docs/markdown/intro/README.md b/docs/markdown/intro/README.md
index d9e0fffa634..919ea6aea4a 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/intro/README.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/intro/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ _after_ Bootstrap SCSS to ensure variables are set up correctly.
 **Note**: _Requires webpack configuration to load CSS/SCSS files
 ([official guide](https://webpack.js.org/guides/asset-management/#loading-css))_.
 
-## Nuxt.js plugin module
+## Nuxt.js Module
 
 [Nuxt.js](https://nuxtjs.org) version {{ nuxtVersion }} (or greater) is recommended.
 
@@ -153,6 +153,14 @@ module.exports = {
 }
 ```
 
+### Using pretranspiled version of BootstrapVue for Nuxt.js
+
+Nuxt module uses precompiled version of BootstrapVue for faster development builds and source of
+BootstrapVue for higher quality production builds.
+
+You can override this option using `usePretranspiled` option. Setting to `true` uses `es/` instead
+of `src/`. By default is enabled for development mode only.
+
 ## Vue CLI 2
 
 BootstrapVue has two Vue CLI templates available:
diff --git a/nuxt/index.js b/nuxt/index.js
index 735e7233a07..db9fd311f78 100644
--- a/nuxt/index.js
+++ b/nuxt/index.js
@@ -47,10 +47,15 @@ module.exports = function nuxtBootstrapVue(moduleOptions = {}) {
       this.options.css.unshift('bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.css')
     }
 
-    // Transpile src
+    // Transpile src/
     this.options.build.transpile.push('bootstrap-vue/src')
 
-    const templateOptions = {}
+    // Use es/ or src/
+    const usePretranspiled = pickFirst(options.usePretranspiled, this.options.dev)
+
+    const templateOptions = {
+      dist: usePretranspiled ? 'es' : 'src'
+    }
 
     // TODO: Also add support for individual components & directives
     for (const type of ['componentPlugins', 'directivePlugins']) {
diff --git a/nuxt/plugin.template.js b/nuxt/plugin.template.js
index 4b5b4123f51..db2a857fae9 100644
--- a/nuxt/plugin.template.js
+++ b/nuxt/plugin.template.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import Vue from 'vue'
 <% if (options.componentPlugins.length || options.directivePlugins.length) { %><%=
-options.componentPlugins.reduce((acc, p) => (acc += `import ${p[0]} from 'bootstrap-vue/es/components/${p[1]}'\n` ), '') %><%=
-options.directivePlugins.reduce((acc, p) => (acc += `import ${p[0]} from 'bootstrap-vue/es/directives/${p[1]}'\n` ), '') %>
+options.componentPlugins.reduce((acc, p) => (acc += `import ${p[0]} from 'bootstrap-vue/${options.dist}/components/${p[1]}'\n` ), '') %><%=
+options.directivePlugins.reduce((acc, p) => (acc += `import ${p[0]} from 'bootstrap-vue/${options.dist}/directives/${p[1]}'\n` ), '') %>
 
 <% if (options.config) { %>
-import BVConfigPlugin from 'bootstrap-vue/es/bv-config'
+import BVConfigPlugin from 'bootstrap-vue/<%= options.dist %>/bv-config'
 
 Vue.use(BVConfigPlugin, <%= JSON.stringify(options.config, undefined, 2) %>)
 <% } %>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Vue.use(BVConfigPlugin, <%= JSON.stringify(options.config, undefined, 2) %>)
 options.componentPlugins.reduce((acc, p) => (acc += `Vue.use(${p[0]})\n` ), '') %><%=
 options.directivePlugins.reduce((acc, p) => (acc += `Vue.use(${p[0]})\n` ), '') %>
 <% } else { %>
-import BootstrapVue from 'bootstrap-vue/es'
+import BootstrapVue from 'bootstrap-vue/<%= options.dist %>'
 
 Vue.use(BootstrapVue, <%= JSON.stringify(options.config || {}, undefined, 2) %>)
 <% } %>