diff --git a/.changeset/dull-pants-glow.md b/.changeset/dull-pants-glow.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4cdd338f5e4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dull-pants-glow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+fix: omit stack when logging 404 errors
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/index.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/index.js
index a2740a8e6aa4..8f4f44304632 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/server/index.js
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ export class Server {
 
 				this.#options.hooks = {
 					handle: module.handle || (({ event, resolve }) => resolve(event)),
-					handleError: module.handleError || (({ error }) => console.error(error)),
+					handleError:
+						module.handleError ||
+						(({ status, error }) =>
+							console.error((status === 404 && /** @type {Error} */ (error)?.message) || error)),
 					handleFetch: module.handleFetch || (({ request, fetch }) => fetch(request)),
 					reroute: module.reroute || (() => {}),
 					transport: module.transport || {}