diff --git a/.changeset/export-appearance-from-ui.md b/.changeset/export-appearance-from-ui.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0c1ec782f28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/export-appearance-from-ui.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@clerk/ui': patch
+'@clerk/upgrade': patch
+---
+
+Export `Appearance` type from `@clerk/ui` root entry
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/index.ts b/packages/ui/src/index.ts
index fdfbe0688f6..8e70fb0299e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import type { Ui } from './internal';
 import { UI_BRAND } from './internal';
 import type { Appearance } from './internal/appearance';
 
+export type { Appearance } from './internal/appearance';
+
 import { ClerkUI } from './ClerkUI';
 
 declare const PACKAGE_VERSION: string;
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/codemods/__tests__/__fixtures__/transform-clerk-types-to-shared-types.fixtures.js b/packages/upgrade/src/codemods/__tests__/__fixtures__/transform-clerk-types-to-shared-types.fixtures.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e4921d9c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/codemods/__tests__/__fixtures__/transform-clerk-types-to-shared-types.fixtures.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+export const fixtures = [
+  {
+    name: 'Rewrites basic type import',
+    source: `
+import type { UserResource, ClerkResource } from '@clerk/types';
+    `,
+    output: `
+import type { UserResource, ClerkResource } from "@clerk/shared/types";
+`,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Rewrites value import',
+    source: `
+import { OAUTH_PROVIDERS } from '@clerk/types';
+    `,
+    output: `
+import { OAUTH_PROVIDERS } from "@clerk/shared/types";
+`,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Redirects Appearance to @clerk/ui',
+    source: `
+import type { Appearance } from '@clerk/types';
+    `,
+    output: `
+import type { Appearance } from "@clerk/ui";
+`,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Splits mixed import with Appearance',
+    source: `
+import type { Appearance, UserResource, ClerkResource } from '@clerk/types';
+    `,
+    output: `
+import type { UserResource, ClerkResource } from "@clerk/shared/types";
+import type { Appearance } from "@clerk/ui";
+`,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Handles require statements',
+    source: `
+const { UserResource } = require('@clerk/types');
+    `,
+    output: `
+const { UserResource } = require("@clerk/shared/types");
+`,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Handles require with Appearance only',
+    source: `
+const { Appearance } = require('@clerk/types');
+    `,
+    output: `
+const { Appearance } = require("@clerk/ui");
+`,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Splits mixed require with Appearance',
+    source: `
+const { Appearance, UserResource } = require('@clerk/types');
+    `,
+    output: `
+const {
+  UserResource
+} = require("@clerk/shared/types");
+
+const {
+  Appearance
+} = require("@clerk/ui");
+`,
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'Handles namespace import',
+    source: `
+import * as Types from '@clerk/types';
+    `,
+    output: `
+import * as Types from "@clerk/shared/types";
+`,
+  },
+];
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/codemods/__tests__/transform-clerk-types-to-shared-types.test.js b/packages/upgrade/src/codemods/__tests__/transform-clerk-types-to-shared-types.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b1091c452b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/codemods/__tests__/transform-clerk-types-to-shared-types.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { applyTransform } from 'jscodeshift/dist/testUtils';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import transformer from '../transform-clerk-types-to-shared-types.cjs';
+import { fixtures } from './__fixtures__/transform-clerk-types-to-shared-types.fixtures';
+
+describe('transform-clerk-types-to-shared-types', () => {
+  it.each(fixtures)('$name', ({ source, output }) => {
+    const result = applyTransform(transformer, {}, { source });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(output.trim());
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/codemods/transform-clerk-types-to-shared-types.cjs b/packages/upgrade/src/codemods/transform-clerk-types-to-shared-types.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..597ff5e913f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/codemods/transform-clerk-types-to-shared-types.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+const SOURCE_PACKAGE = '@clerk/types';
+const TARGET_PACKAGE = '@clerk/shared/types';
+const UI_PACKAGE = '@clerk/ui';
+
+/**
+ * Specifiers that should be redirected to `@clerk/ui` instead of `@clerk/shared/types`.
+ */
+const UI_SPECIFIERS = new Set(['Appearance']);
+
+/**
+ * Transforms imports of `@clerk/types` to `@clerk/shared/types`, splitting out
+ * `Appearance` to `@clerk/ui`.
+ *
+ * @param {import('jscodeshift').FileInfo} fileInfo
+ * @param {import('jscodeshift').API} api
+ * @returns {string|undefined}
+ */
+module.exports = function transformClerkTypesToSharedTypes({ source }, { jscodeshift: j }) {
+  const root = j(source);
+  let dirty = false;
+
+  // --- Transform import declarations ---
+  root.find(j.ImportDeclaration, { source: { value: SOURCE_PACKAGE } }).forEach(path => {
+    const node = path.node;
+    const specifiers = node.specifiers || [];
+    const importKind = node.importKind;
+
+    const uiSpecifiers = [];
+    const sharedSpecifiers = [];
+
+    for (const spec of specifiers) {
+      if (j.ImportSpecifier.check(spec) && UI_SPECIFIERS.has(spec.imported.name)) {
+        uiSpecifiers.push(spec);
+      } else {
+        sharedSpecifiers.push(spec);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (uiSpecifiers.length > 0 && sharedSpecifiers.length > 0) {
+      // Mixed: split into two imports
+      const sharedImport = j.importDeclaration(sharedSpecifiers, j.stringLiteral(TARGET_PACKAGE));
+      if (importKind) {
+        sharedImport.importKind = importKind;
+      }
+      sharedImport.comments = node.comments;
+
+      const uiImport = j.importDeclaration(uiSpecifiers, j.stringLiteral(UI_PACKAGE));
+      if (importKind) {
+        uiImport.importKind = importKind;
+      }
+
+      j(path).replaceWith([sharedImport, uiImport]);
+      dirty = true;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (uiSpecifiers.length > 0) {
+      // Only UI specifiers
+      node.source.value = UI_PACKAGE;
+      dirty = true;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Only shared specifiers (or namespace/default imports)
+    node.source.value = TARGET_PACKAGE;
+    dirty = true;
+  });
+
+  // --- Transform require calls ---
+  root
+    .find(j.VariableDeclarator, {
+      init: {
+        callee: { name: 'require' },
+        arguments: [{ value: SOURCE_PACKAGE }],
+      },
+    })
+    .forEach(path => {
+      const node = path.node;
+      const id = node.id;
+
+      if (id.type === 'ObjectPattern') {
+        const uiProperties = [];
+        const sharedProperties = [];
+
+        for (const prop of id.properties) {
+          if (prop.key && UI_SPECIFIERS.has(prop.key.name)) {
+            uiProperties.push(prop);
+          } else {
+            sharedProperties.push(prop);
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (uiProperties.length > 0 && sharedProperties.length > 0) {
+          // Mixed: keep shared on main, create new require for UI
+          node.id.properties = sharedProperties;
+          node.init.arguments[0] = j.literal(TARGET_PACKAGE);
+
+          const variableDeclaration = path.parent.node;
+          const kind = variableDeclaration.kind || 'const';
+
+          const uiDeclarator = j.variableDeclarator(
+            j.objectPattern(uiProperties),
+            j.callExpression(j.identifier('require'), [j.literal(UI_PACKAGE)]),
+          );
+          const uiDeclaration = j.variableDeclaration(kind, [uiDeclarator]);
+
+          j(path.parent).insertAfter(uiDeclaration);
+          dirty = true;
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (uiProperties.length > 0) {
+          node.init.arguments[0] = j.literal(UI_PACKAGE);
+          dirty = true;
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Only shared or not destructured
+      node.init.arguments[0] = j.literal(TARGET_PACKAGE);
+      dirty = true;
+    });
+
+  if (!dirty) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  let result = root.toSource();
+  result = result.replace(/^(['"`][^'"`]+['"`]);;/gm, '$1;');
+  return result;
+};
+
+module.exports.parser = 'tsx';
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/versions/core-3/changes/clerk-types-deprecation.md b/packages/upgrade/src/versions/core-3/changes/clerk-types-deprecation.md
index 25fad15101a..d5d6a7e588a 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/src/versions/core-3/changes/clerk-types-deprecation.md
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/versions/core-3/changes/clerk-types-deprecation.md
@@ -15,3 +15,10 @@ Update your imports:
 ```
 
 The `@clerk/types` package will continue to re-export types from `@clerk/shared/types` for backward compatibility, but new types will only be added to `@clerk/shared/types`.
+
+**Note:** The `Appearance` type should be imported from `@clerk/ui` instead of `@clerk/shared/types`:
+
+```diff
+- import type { Appearance } from '@clerk/types';
++ import type { Appearance } from '@clerk/ui';
+```
diff --git a/packages/upgrade/src/versions/core-3/index.js b/packages/upgrade/src/versions/core-3/index.js
index ab4ba699da5..031fa3aa4d4 100644
--- a/packages/upgrade/src/versions/core-3/index.js
+++ b/packages/upgrade/src/versions/core-3/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default {
     'transform-remove-deprecated-appearance-props',
     'transform-appearance-layout-to-options',
     'transform-themes-to-ui-themes',
+    'transform-clerk-types-to-shared-types',
     'transform-align-experimental-unstable-prefixes',
     // React/JSX version of Protect→Show (handles .tsx, .jsx, .ts, .js files)
     {