diff --git a/.changeset/common-boats-travel.md b/.changeset/common-boats-travel.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a5ed8639a914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/common-boats-travel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: prevent reactivity loss during fork
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
index 24dee5141960..bcaa9b002ff1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ export class Batch {
 
 	is_fork = false;
 
+	/**
+	 * Branches that had their CLEAN flag toggled during fork execution
+	 * @type {Set<Effect> | null}
+	 */
+	toggled_branches = null;
+
 	is_deferred() {
 		return this.is_fork || this.#blocking_pending > 0;
 	}
@@ -862,6 +868,12 @@ export function schedule_effect(signal) {
 		if ((flags & (ROOT_EFFECT | BRANCH_EFFECT)) !== 0) {
 			if ((flags & CLEAN) === 0) return;
 			effect.f ^= CLEAN;
+
+			// Track branches toggled during fork execution so we can restore
+			// their CLEAN flag after flush
+			if (current_batch !== null && current_batch.is_fork) {
+				(current_batch.toggled_branches ??= new Set()).add(effect);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -964,6 +976,14 @@ export function fork(fn) {
 
 	flushSync(fn);
 
+	// Restore CLEAN flags that were toggled during fork initialization.
+	if (batch.toggled_branches !== null) {
+		for (const effect of batch.toggled_branches) {
+			effect.f |= CLEAN;
+		}
+		batch.toggled_branches = null;
+	}
+
 	batch_values = null;
 
 	// revert state changes
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-discard-reactivity/Child.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-discard-reactivity/Child.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d8b0f76b40bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-discard-reactivity/Child.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<script>
+	let count = $state(0);
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => count++}>{count}</button>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-discard-reactivity/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-discard-reactivity/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..622f5e52612e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-discard-reactivity/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { flushSync } from 'svelte';
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	skip_no_async: true,
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		const [forkBtn, counterBtn] = target.querySelectorAll('button');
+
+		flushSync(() => {
+			forkBtn.click();
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(counterBtn.textContent, '0');
+
+		flushSync(() => {
+			counterBtn.click();
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(counterBtn.textContent, '1');
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-discard-reactivity/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-discard-reactivity/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6310bd66d5ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-discard-reactivity/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<script>
+	import { fork } from 'svelte';
+	import Child from './Child.svelte';
+
+	let show = $state(false);
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => {
+	let f = fork(() => {
+		show = !show;
+	});
+	f.discard();
+}}>fork</button>
+
+{#if show}
+	hi
+{:else}
+	{#if show || !show}
+		<Child />
+	{/if}
+{/if}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-pending-reactivity/Child.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-pending-reactivity/Child.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d8b0f76b40bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-pending-reactivity/Child.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<script>
+	let count = $state(0);
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => count++}>{count}</button>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-pending-reactivity/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-pending-reactivity/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..090602be2fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-pending-reactivity/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { flushSync } from 'svelte';
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	skip_no_async: true,
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		const [forkBtn, counterBtn] = target.querySelectorAll('button');
+
+		flushSync(() => {
+			forkBtn.click();
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(counterBtn.textContent, '0');
+
+		flushSync(() => {
+			counterBtn.click();
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(counterBtn.textContent, '1');
+
+		flushSync(() => {
+			counterBtn.click();
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(counterBtn.textContent, '2');
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-pending-reactivity/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-pending-reactivity/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4199f2d3a01e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/fork-pending-reactivity/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<script>
+	import { fork } from 'svelte';
+	import Child from './Child.svelte';
+
+	let show = $state(false);
+	let pendingFork = $state(null);
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => {
+	// Create fork but don't discard to simulate SvelteKit preload
+	pendingFork = fork(() => {
+		show = !show;
+	});
+}}>fork</button>
+
+{#if show}
+	hi
+{:else}
+	{#if show || !show}
+		<Child />
+	{/if}
+{/if}