diff --git a/.changeset/vite-ecosystem-ci-bump.md b/.changeset/vite-ecosystem-ci-bump.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5136010f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/vite-ecosystem-ci-bump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@solidjs/start": patch
+---
+
+Add support for Vite 8 asset manifest loading
diff --git a/packages/start/src/config/fs-routes/index.ts b/packages/start/src/config/fs-routes/index.ts
index 272f7abaa..80f9ecb1a 100644
--- a/packages/start/src/config/fs-routes/index.ts
+++ b/packages/start/src/config/fs-routes/index.ts
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ export function fsRoutes({ routers }: FsRoutesArgs): Array<PluginOption> {
             const buildId = `${v.src}?${v.pick.map((p: any) => `pick=${p}`).join("&")}`;
             return {
               src: relative(root, buildId),
-              build: isBuild ? `_$() => import(/* @vite-ignore */ '${buildId}')$_` : undefined,
-              import: `_$() => import(/* @vite-ignore */ '${buildId}')$_`,
+              build: isBuild ? `_$() => import('${buildId}')$_` : undefined,
+              import: `_$() => import('${buildId}')$_`,
             };
           }
           return v;
diff --git a/packages/start/src/config/index.ts b/packages/start/src/config/index.ts
index 4b1c82179..aa693613c 100644
--- a/packages/start/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/packages/start/src/config/index.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ export function solidStart(options?: SolidStartOptions): Array<PluginOption> {
         return {
           appType: "custom",
           build: { assetsDir: "_build/assets" },
+          optimizeDeps: {
+            // Suppress TS errors from Vite 7 types when configuring Vite 8's Rolldown
+            ...({
+              rolldownOptions: {
+                transform: {
+                  jsx: "react",
+                },
+              },
+            } as any),
+          },
           environments: {
             [VITE_ENVIRONMENTS.client]: {
               consumer: "client",
@@ -221,8 +231,9 @@ export function solidStart(options?: SolidStartOptions): Array<PluginOption> {
     {
       name: "solid-start:capture-client-bundle",
       enforce: "post",
-      generateBundle(_options, bundle) {
+      generateBundle(options, bundle) {
         globalThis.START_CLIENT_BUNDLE = bundle;
+        (globalThis as any).START_CLIENT_OUT_DIR = options.dir;
       },
     },
     devServer(),
diff --git a/packages/start/src/config/manifest.ts b/packages/start/src/config/manifest.ts
index 093cc7209..b2997a805 100644
--- a/packages/start/src/config/manifest.ts
+++ b/packages/start/src/config/manifest.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,48 @@ export function manifest(start: SolidStartOptions): PluginOption {
             v => "isEntry" in v && v.isEntry,
           );
           if (!entry) throw new Error("No client entry found");
-          clientViteManifest = JSON.parse(
-            (globalThis.START_CLIENT_BUNDLE[".vite/manifest.json"] as any).source,
-          );
+          let viteStrVersion = (devServer?.config?.logger as any)?.config?.version;
+          if (!viteStrVersion) {
+            try {
+              viteStrVersion = await import("vite").then(m => m.version);
+            } catch (e) {
+              // ignore
+            }
+          }
+
+          let rawManifest: string | undefined;
+
+          const viteMajor = parseInt(viteStrVersion!.split('.')[0], 10);
+
+          const manifestKey = Object.keys(globalThis.START_CLIENT_BUNDLE).find(k => k.endsWith("manifest.json"));
+          if (manifestKey && viteMajor < 8) {
+            const manifestAsset = globalThis.START_CLIENT_BUNDLE[manifestKey] as any;
+            rawManifest = manifestAsset.source as string;
+          } else {
+             const fs = await import("node:fs");
+             const path = await import("node:path");
+             try {
+               const appRoot = (start as any).appRoot || "./src";
+               let outDir = ".solid-start/client";
+               if (devServer?.environments?.client?.config?.build?.outDir) {
+                 outDir = devServer.environments.client.config.build.outDir;
+               } else if (this.environment?.config?.build?.outDir && this.environment?.config?.consumer === "client") {
+                 outDir = this.environment.config.build.outDir;
+               } else if ((globalThis as any).START_CLIENT_OUT_DIR) {
+                 outDir = (globalThis as any).START_CLIENT_OUT_DIR;
+               }
+               const manifestPath = path.resolve(appRoot, "..", outDir, ".vite/manifest.json");
+               rawManifest = fs.readFileSync(manifestPath, "utf-8");
+             } catch (e) {
+               throw new Error(`Manifest asset not found in bundle and could not be read from disk. Keys: ${Object.keys(globalThis.START_CLIENT_BUNDLE).join(", ")}. Error: ${e}`);
+             }
+          }
+
+          if (!rawManifest) {
+            throw new Error("Failed to extract or read raw manifest.");
+          }
+
+          clientViteManifest = JSON.parse(rawManifest);
         }
         return `export const clientViteManifest = ${JSON.stringify(clientViteManifest)};`;
       } else if (id === `\0${VIRTUAL_MODULES.middleware}`) return "export default {};";