diff --git a/.changeset/empty-animals-retire.md b/.changeset/empty-animals-retire.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e75b235ac854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/empty-animals-retire.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+fix: wait an extra microtask in dev before calling `$$_init_$$`
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js
index 7d6cf2a9589f..14a1103f6a61 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/index.js
@@ -698,6 +698,12 @@ async function kit({ svelte_config }) {
 			remotes.push(remote);
 
 			if (opts?.ssr) {
+				// we need to add an `await Promise.resolve()` because if the user imports this function
+				// on the client AND in a load function when loading the client module we will trigger
+				// an ssrLoadModule during dev. During a link preload, the module can be mistakenly
+				// loaded and transformed twice and the first time all its exports would be undefined
+				// triggering a dev server error. By adding a microtask we ensure that the module is fully loaded
+
 				// Extra newlines to prevent syntax errors around missing semicolons or comments
 				code +=
 					'\n\n' +
@@ -705,6 +711,8 @@ async function kit({ svelte_config }) {
 					import * as $$_self_$$ from './${path.basename(id)}';
 					import { init_remote_functions as $$_init_$$ } from '@sveltejs/kit/internal';
 
+					${dev_server ? 'await Promise.resolve()' : ''}
+
 					$$_init_$$($$_self_$$, ${s(file)}, ${s(remote.hash)});
 
 					for (const [name, fn] of Object.entries($$_self_$$)) {
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/+page.svelte b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ba83ae74c565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { resolve } from '$app/paths';
+</script>
+
+<a href={resolve('/remote/dev/preload')} data-sveltekit-preload-data="hover">preload</a>
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/preload/+page.server.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/preload/+page.server.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..102d1732b736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/preload/+page.server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { example } from './example.remote';
+
+export const load = async () => {
+	return {
+		example: await example('bar')
+	};
+};
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/preload/+page.svelte b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/preload/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7f89d533c468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/preload/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<script>
+	import { example } from './example.remote';
+
+	export let data;
+</script>
+
+<p>{data.example}</p>
+<button onclick={async () => (data.example = await example('baz'))}>Refresh</button>
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/preload/example.remote.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/preload/example.remote.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d455c61cc022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/preload/example.remote.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { query } from '$app/server';
+import { schema } from './schema';
+
+export const example = query(schema, async (param) => {
+	await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+	return 'foo' + param;
+});
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/preload/schema.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/preload/schema.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b057fd097443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/dev/preload/schema.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import * as v from 'valibot';
+
+export const schema = v.string();
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/client.test.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/client.test.js
index df4c519275e7..059e3afed201 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/client.test.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/client.test.js
@@ -1786,8 +1786,24 @@ test.describe('routing', () => {
 	});
 });
 
-// have to run in serial because commands mutate in-memory data on the server
 test.describe('remote functions', () => {
+	test('preloading data works when the page component and server load both import a remote function', async ({
+		page
+	}) => {
+		test.skip(!process.env.DEV, 'remote functions are only analysed in dev mode');
+		await page.goto('/remote/dev');
+		await page.locator('a[href="/remote/dev/preload"]').hover();
+		await Promise.all([
+			page.waitForTimeout(100), // wait for preloading to start
+			page.waitForLoadState('networkidle') // wait for preloading to finish
+		]);
+		await page.click('a[href="/remote/dev/preload"]');
+		await expect(page.locator('p')).toHaveText('foobar');
+	});
+});
+
+// have to run in serial because commands mutate in-memory data on the server
+test.describe('remote function mutations', () => {
 	test.describe.configure({ mode: 'default' });
 	test.afterEach(async ({ page }) => {
 		if (page.url().endsWith('/remote')) {