diff --git a/.changeset/loud-glasses-enter.md b/.changeset/loud-glasses-enter.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..645f284f2d89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/loud-glasses-enter.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+fix: support instrumentation for `vite preview`
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/preview/index.js b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/preview/index.js
index 84b987ad13c2..02a89e9e6dd4 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/preview/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/preview/index.js
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ export async function preview(vite, vite_config, svelte_config) {
 		throw new Error(`Server files not found at ${dir}, did you run \`build\` first?`);
 	}
 
+	const instrumentation = join(dir, 'instrumentation.server.js');
+	if (fs.existsSync(instrumentation)) {
+		await import(pathToFileURL(instrumentation).href);
+	}
+
 	/** @type {import('types').ServerInternalModule} */
 	const { set_assets } = await import(pathToFileURL(join(dir, 'internal.js')).href);