diff --git a/.changeset/calm-taxis-promise.md b/.changeset/calm-taxis-promise.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..138e5a758c49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/calm-taxis-promise.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"svelte": patch
+---
+
+fix: ensure event delegation stops after an error
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js
index 330bcc266128..8e4fc93307ac 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js
@@ -131,11 +131,19 @@ export function handle_event_propagation(handler_element, event) {
 		var delegated = current_target[internal_prop_name];
 
 		if (delegated !== undefined && !(/** @type {any} */ (current_target).disabled)) {
-			if (is_array(delegated)) {
-				var [fn, ...data] = delegated;
-				fn.apply(current_target, [event, ...data]);
-			} else {
-				delegated.call(current_target, event);
+			try {
+				if (is_array(delegated)) {
+					var [fn, ...data] = delegated;
+					fn.apply(current_target, [event, ...data]);
+				} else {
+					delegated.call(current_target, event);
+				}
+			} catch (e) {
+				// @ts-expect-error ensure we don't run other handlers. Strictly speaking this is different
+				// from attaching multiple separate event listeners because those above would still run,
+				// but it's impossible for us to simulate this behavior here.
+				event.__root = document;
+				throw e;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-error/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-error/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..816afe8afe27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-error/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		const btn = target.querySelector('button');
+
+		await btn?.click();
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<div><button>1</button></div>`);
+	},
+	runtime_error: 'nope'
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-error/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-error/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..978002edada2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-error/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<script>
+	let count = $state(0);
+
+	function yep() {
+		count++;
+	}
+
+	function nope() {
+		count++;
+		throw new Error('nope');
+	}
+</script>
+
+<div onclick={yep}>
+	<button onclick={nope}>
+		{count}
+	</button>
+</div>
+