diff --git a/.changeset/short-emus-juggle.md b/.changeset/short-emus-juggle.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8a8106651e77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/short-emus-juggle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+Add `@sveltejs/kit` to noExternal to resolve hooks module in dev server
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/build/index.js b/packages/kit/src/core/build/index.js
index 75f91ac5808b..a169e9d2504e 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/core/build/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/core/build/index.js
@@ -488,10 +488,12 @@ async function build_server(
 			}
 		},
 		ssr: {
-			// note to self: this _might_ need to be ['svelte', '@sveltejs/kit', ...get_no_external()]
-			// but I'm honestly not sure. roll with this for now and see if it's ok
-			// @ts-expect-error - ssr is considered in alpha, so not yet exposed by Vite
-			noExternal: [...((vite_config.ssr && vite_config.ssr.noExternal) || []), ...svelte_packages]
+			noExternal: [
+				'@sveltejs/kit', // TODO: see https://github.com/vitejs/vite/issues/3953
+				// @ts-expect-error - ssr is considered in alpha, so not yet exposed by Vite
+				...((vite_config.ssr && vite_config.ssr.noExternal) || []),
+				...svelte_packages
+			]
 		}
 	});