diff --git a/packages/next-swc/crates/next-api/src/app.rs b/packages/next-swc/crates/next-api/src/app.rs
index 5c8d73a56b511..9f82537007f13 100644
--- a/packages/next-swc/crates/next-api/src/app.rs
+++ b/packages/next-swc/crates/next-api/src/app.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ impl AppProject {
     fn route_ty(self: Vc<Self>) -> ServerContextType {
         ServerContextType::AppRoute {
             app_dir: self.app_dir(),
+            ecmascript_client_reference_transition_name: Some(self.client_transition_name()),
         }
     }
 
@@ -328,8 +329,27 @@ impl AppProject {
 
     #[turbo_tasks::function]
     fn route_module_context(self: Vc<Self>) -> Vc<ModuleAssetContext> {
+        let transitions = [
+            (
+                ECMASCRIPT_CLIENT_TRANSITION_NAME.to_string(),
+                Vc::upcast(NextEcmascriptClientReferenceTransition::new(
+                    Vc::upcast(self.client_transition()),
+                    self.ssr_transition(),
+                )),
+            ),
+            (
+                "next-dynamic".to_string(),
+                Vc::upcast(NextDynamicTransition::new(Vc::upcast(
+                    self.client_transition(),
+                ))),
+            ),
+            ("next-ssr".to_string(), Vc::upcast(self.ssr_transition())),
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+        .collect();
+
         ModuleAssetContext::new(
-            Default::default(),
+            Vc::cell(transitions),
             self.project().server_compile_time_info(),
             self.route_module_options_context(),
             self.route_resolve_options_context(),
diff --git a/packages/next-swc/crates/next-core/src/next_import_map.rs b/packages/next-swc/crates/next-core/src/next_import_map.rs
index 76114d0e6b186..1be71bf8e7cc8 100644
--- a/packages/next-swc/crates/next-core/src/next_import_map.rs
+++ b/packages/next-swc/crates/next-core/src/next_import_map.rs
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ async fn insert_next_server_special_aliases(
         // the logic closely follows the one in createRSCAliases in webpack-config.ts
         ServerContextType::AppSSR { app_dir }
         | ServerContextType::AppRSC { app_dir, .. }
-        | ServerContextType::AppRoute { app_dir } => {
+        | ServerContextType::AppRoute { app_dir, .. } => {
             import_map.insert_exact_alias(
                 "styled-jsx",
                 request_to_import_mapping(get_next_package(app_dir), "styled-jsx"),
diff --git a/packages/next-swc/crates/next-core/src/next_server/context.rs b/packages/next-swc/crates/next-core/src/next_server/context.rs
index c044e1f32e01e..d4bd4703e92cf 100644
--- a/packages/next-swc/crates/next-core/src/next_server/context.rs
+++ b/packages/next-swc/crates/next-core/src/next_server/context.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ pub enum ServerContextType {
     },
     AppRoute {
         app_dir: Vc<FileSystemPath>,
+        ecmascript_client_reference_transition_name: Option<Vc<String>>,
     },
     Middleware,
     Instrumentation,
@@ -616,8 +617,27 @@ pub async fn get_server_module_options_context(
                 ..module_options_context
             }
         }
-        ServerContextType::AppRoute { .. } => {
+        ServerContextType::AppRoute {
+            app_dir,
+            ecmascript_client_reference_transition_name,
+        } => {
             next_server_rules.extend(source_transform_rules);
+            if let Some(ecmascript_client_reference_transition_name) =
+                ecmascript_client_reference_transition_name
+            {
+                next_server_rules.push(get_ecma_transform_rule(
+                    Box::new(ClientDirectiveTransformer::new(
+                        ecmascript_client_reference_transition_name,
+                    )),
+                    enable_mdx_rs.is_some(),
+                    true,
+                ));
+            }
+
+            next_server_rules.push(
+                get_next_react_server_components_transform_rule(next_config, true, Some(app_dir))
+                    .await?,
+            );
 
             let module_options_context = ModuleOptionsContext {
                 esm_url_rewrite_behavior: Some(UrlRewriteBehavior::Full),
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/app-routes-client-component/ClientComponent.tsx b/test/e2e/app-dir/app-routes-client-component/ClientComponent.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bac9e866ae4d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/app-routes-client-component/ClientComponent.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+'use client'
+
+export function ClientComponent() {
+  return <div>ClientComponent</div>
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/app-routes-client-component/app-routes-client-component.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/app-routes-client-component/app-routes-client-component.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c85903614f4d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/app-routes-client-component/app-routes-client-component.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { FileRef, nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
+import path from 'path'
+
+describe('referencing a client component in an app route', () => {
+  const { next } = nextTestSetup({
+    files: new FileRef(path.join(__dirname)),
+    dependencies: {
+      react: 'latest',
+      'react-dom': 'latest',
+    },
+  })
+
+  it('responds without error', async () => {
+    expect(JSON.parse(await next.render('/runtime'))).toEqual({
+      // Turbopack's proxy components are functions
+      clientComponent: process.env.TURBOPACK ? 'function' : 'object',
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/app-routes-client-component/app/runtime/route.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/app-routes-client-component/app/runtime/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e4ce5094e904d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/app-routes-client-component/app/runtime/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server'
+import { ClientComponent } from '../../ClientComponent'
+
+export function GET() {
+  return NextResponse.json({
+    clientComponent: typeof ClientComponent,
+  })
+}