diff --git a/.changeset/shy-scissors-smile.md b/.changeset/shy-scissors-smile.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b50108241e9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shy-scissors-smile.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: properly validate snippet/slot interop
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
index 8e545e2d0d29..574ec82c69b3 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
@@ -887,7 +887,12 @@ function serialize_inline_component(node, component_name, context, anchor = cont
 			])
 		);
 
-		if (slot_name === 'default' && !has_children_prop) {
+		if (
+			slot_name === 'default' &&
+			!has_children_prop &&
+			lets.length === 0 &&
+			children.default.every((node) => node.type !== 'SvelteFragment')
+		) {
 			push_prop(
 				b.init(
 					'children',
@@ -1867,7 +1872,9 @@ export const template_visitors = {
 			snippet_function = b.call(
 				'$.validate_snippet',
 				snippet_function,
-				args.length ? b.id('$$props') : undefined
+				args.length && callee.type === 'Identifier' && callee.name === 'children'
+					? b.id('$$props')
+					: undefined
 			);
 		}
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/transform-server.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/transform-server.js
index 687984b3950d..2445470a3d0b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/transform-server.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/transform-server.js
@@ -959,7 +959,12 @@ function serialize_inline_component(node, expression, context) {
 			])
 		);
 
-		if (slot_name === 'default' && !has_children_prop) {
+		if (
+			slot_name === 'default' &&
+			!has_children_prop &&
+			lets.length === 0 &&
+			children.default.every((node) => node.type !== 'SvelteFragment')
+		) {
 			push_prop(
 				b.prop(
 					'init',
@@ -1202,7 +1207,13 @@ const template_visitors = {
 
 		const expression = /** @type {import('estree').Expression} */ (context.visit(callee));
 		const snippet_function = context.state.options.dev
-			? b.call('$.validate_snippet', expression)
+			? b.call(
+					'$.validate_snippet',
+					expression,
+					raw_args.length && callee.type === 'Identifier' && callee.name === 'children'
+						? b.id('$$props')
+						: undefined
+				)
 			: expression;
 
 		const snippet_args = raw_args.map((arg) => {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/shared/validate.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/shared/validate.js
index 1fb1644d97e0..12d852d53782 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/shared/validate.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/shared/validate.js
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ export function add_snippet_symbol(fn) {
 /**
  * Validate that the function handed to `{@render ...}` is a snippet function, and not some other kind of function.
  * @param {any} snippet_fn
- * @param {Record<string, any> | undefined} $$props Only passed if render tag receives arguments
+ * @param {Record<string, any> | undefined} $$props Only passed if render tag receives arguments and is for the children prop
  */
 export function validate_snippet(snippet_fn, $$props) {
-	if ($$props?.$$slots?.default || (snippet_fn && snippet_fn[snippet_symbol] !== true)) {
+	if (
+		($$props?.$$slots?.default && typeof $$props.$$slots.default !== 'boolean') ||
+		(snippet_fn && snippet_fn[snippet_symbol] !== true)
+	) {
 		e.render_tag_invalid_argument();
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-slot-no-error/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-slot-no-error/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ed0ead960bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-slot-no-error/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	compileOptions: {
+		dev: true
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-slot-no-error/inner.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-slot-no-error/inner.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c0d85745dda9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-slot-no-error/inner.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<script>
+    let { children } = $props();
+</script>
+
+{@render children(true)}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-slot-no-error/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-slot-no-error/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b037aedea031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-slot-no-error/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<script>
+	import Inner from './inner.svelte';
+</script>
+
+<Inner>I don't need to use the argument if I don't want to</Inner>