diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/client/serverEntry.tsx b/packages/docusaurus/src/client/serverEntry.tsx
index 4e5c4f83e24b..53a3b149ae65 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/client/serverEntry.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/client/serverEntry.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
   createStatefulBrokenLinks,
   BrokenLinksProvider,
 } from './BrokenLinksContext';
-import type {PageCollectedData, AppRenderer} from '../types';
+import type {PageCollectedData, AppRenderer} from '../common';
 
 function buildSSRErrorMessage({
   error,
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build.ts
index 5e66e1dd4a6a..357ef95ff38e 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/commands/build.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import defaultSSRTemplate from '../templates/ssr.html.template';
 
 import type {Manifest} from 'react-loadable-ssr-addon-v5-slorber';
 import type {LoadedPlugin, Props} from '@docusaurus/types';
-import type {SiteCollectedData} from '../types';
+import type {SiteCollectedData} from '../common';
 
 export type BuildCLIOptions = Pick<
   LoadContextOptions,
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/types.d.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/common.d.ts
similarity index 60%
rename from packages/docusaurus/src/types.d.ts
rename to packages/docusaurus/src/common.d.ts
index 7c950b874604..e7a09e61b82e 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/common.d.ts
@@ -5,22 +5,10 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-import type {HelmetServerState} from 'react-helmet-async';
-import type {Manifest} from 'react-loadable-ssr-addon-v5-slorber';
-import type {SSRTemplateCompiled} from './templates/templates';
+// This file is for types that are common between client/server
+// In particular the interface between SSG and serverEntry code
 
-export type SSGParams = {
-  trailingSlash: boolean | undefined;
-  manifest: Manifest;
-  headTags: string;
-  preBodyTags: string;
-  postBodyTags: string;
-  outDir: string;
-  baseUrl: string;
-  noIndex: boolean;
-  DOCUSAURUS_VERSION: string;
-  ssrTemplate: SSRTemplateCompiled;
-};
+import type {HelmetServerState} from 'react-helmet-async';
 
 export type AppRenderResult = {
   html: string;
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/ssg.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/ssg.ts
index 15358555abef..2f8f84067a30 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/ssg.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/ssg.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,23 @@ import pMap from 'p-map';
 import {minify} from 'html-minifier-terser';
 import {PerfLogger} from './utils';
 import {renderSSRTemplate} from './templates/templates';
-import type {
-  AppRenderer,
-  AppRenderResult,
-  SiteCollectedData,
-  SSGParams,
-} from './types';
+import type {AppRenderer, AppRenderResult, SiteCollectedData} from './common';
+
+import type {Manifest} from 'react-loadable-ssr-addon-v5-slorber';
+import type {SSRTemplateCompiled} from './templates/templates';
+
+export type SSGParams = {
+  trailingSlash: boolean | undefined;
+  manifest: Manifest;
+  headTags: string;
+  preBodyTags: string;
+  postBodyTags: string;
+  outDir: string;
+  baseUrl: string;
+  noIndex: boolean;
+  DOCUSAURUS_VERSION: string;
+  ssrTemplate: SSRTemplateCompiled;
+};
 
 // Secret way to set SSR plugin concurrency option
 // Waiting for feedback before documenting this officially?
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus/src/templates/templates.ts b/packages/docusaurus/src/templates/templates.ts
index ae62a8a7e724..ee59c9d38360 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus/src/templates/templates.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus/src/templates/templates.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 
 import * as eta from 'eta';
 import {getBundles} from 'react-loadable-ssr-addon-v5-slorber';
-import type {SSGParams, AppRenderResult} from '../types';
+import type {SSGParams} from '../ssg';
+import type {AppRenderResult} from '../common';
 import type {Manifest} from 'react-loadable-ssr-addon-v5-slorber';
 
 // TODO this is historical server template data