diff --git a/.changeset/few-horses-wink.md b/.changeset/few-horses-wink.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8ffa3640c09f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/few-horses-wink.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: use function declaration for snippets in server output to avoid TDZ violation
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/SnippetBlock.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/SnippetBlock.js
index 5118679b3489..238485e665b6 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/SnippetBlock.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/SnippetBlock.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/** @import { ArrowFunctionExpression, BlockStatement, CallExpression } from 'estree' */
+/** @import { BlockStatement } from 'estree' */
 /** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { ComponentContext } from '../types.js' */
 import { dev } from '../../../../state.js';
@@ -9,27 +9,21 @@ import * as b from '#compiler/builders';
  * @param {ComponentContext} context
  */
 export function SnippetBlock(node, context) {
-	const body = /** @type {BlockStatement} */ (context.visit(node.body));
+	let fn = b.function_declaration(
+		node.expression,
+		[b.id('$$payload'), ...node.parameters],
+		/** @type {BlockStatement} */ (context.visit(node.body))
+	);
 
-	if (dev) {
-		body.body.unshift(b.stmt(b.call('$.validate_snippet_args', b.id('$$payload'))));
-	}
+	// @ts-expect-error - TODO remove this hack once $$render_inner for legacy bindings is gone
+	fn.___snippet = true;
 
-	/** @type {ArrowFunctionExpression | CallExpression} */
-	let fn = b.arrow([b.id('$$payload'), ...node.parameters], body);
+	const statements = node.metadata.can_hoist ? context.state.hoisted : context.state.init;
 
 	if (dev) {
-		fn = b.call('$.prevent_snippet_stringification', fn);
+		fn.body.body.unshift(b.stmt(b.call('$.validate_snippet_args', b.id('$$payload'))));
+		statements.push(b.stmt(b.call('$.prevent_snippet_stringification', fn.id)));
 	}
 
-	const declaration = b.declaration('const', [b.declarator(node.expression, fn)]);
-
-	// @ts-expect-error - TODO remove this hack once $$render_inner for legacy bindings is gone
-	fn.___snippet = true;
-
-	if (node.metadata.can_hoist) {
-		context.state.hoisted.push(declaration);
-	} else {
-		context.state.init.push(declaration);
-	}
+	statements.push(fn);
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-access-in-script/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-access-in-script/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ed0ead960bdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-access-in-script/_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-access-in-script/fn.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-access-in-script/fn.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e9a48c60cbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-access-in-script/fn.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function fn(snippet) {
+	return snippet;
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-access-in-script/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-access-in-script/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cc73aa31db18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-access-in-script/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<script>
+	import { fn } from "./fn.js";
+	let variable = $state("var");
+
+	fn(test);
+</script>
+
+{#snippet test()}
+	{variable}
+{/snippet}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-invalid-call/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-invalid-call/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7e72fd751ab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-invalid-call/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	compileOptions: {
+		dev: true
+	},
+
+	error: 'invalid_snippet_arguments'
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-invalid-call/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-invalid-call/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3c47db3f96eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-invalid-call/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<script>
+	test();
+</script>
+
+{#snippet test()}
+	<p>hello</p>
+{/snippet}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/bind-component-snippet/_expected/server/index.svelte.js b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/bind-component-snippet/_expected/server/index.svelte.js
index 04bfbf6ae47b..cadae2cf15c0 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/bind-component-snippet/_expected/server/index.svelte.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/bind-component-snippet/_expected/server/index.svelte.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import * as $ from 'svelte/internal/server';
 import TextInput from './Child.svelte';
 
-const snippet = ($$payload) => {
+function snippet($$payload) {
 	$$payload.out += `<!---->Something`;
-};
+}
 
 export default function Bind_component_snippet($$payload) {
 	let value = '';