diff --git a/.changeset/rare-ducks-sip.md b/.changeset/rare-ducks-sip.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3575e9f726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rare-ducks-sip.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: skip derived re-evaluation inside destroyed branch effects
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/deriveds.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/deriveds.js
index 5da0df0670..dcc92d55e0 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/deriveds.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/deriveds.js
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import {
 	WAS_MARKED,
 	DESTROYED,
 	CLEAN,
-	REACTION_RAN
+	INERT,
+	REACTION_RAN,
+	BRANCH_EFFECT
 } from '#client/constants';
 import {
 	active_reaction,
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ import { get_error } from '../../shared/dev.js';
 import { async_mode_flag, tracing_mode_flag } from '../../flags/index.js';
 import { component_context } from '../context.js';
 import { UNINITIALIZED } from '../../../constants.js';
-import { batch_values, current_batch } from './batch.js';
+import { batch_values, collected_effects, current_batch } from './batch.js';
 import { increment_pending, unset_context } from './async.js';
 import { deferred, includes, noop } from '../../shared/utils.js';
 import { set_signal_status, update_derived_status } from './status.js';
@@ -328,9 +330,7 @@ function get_derived_parent_effect(derived) {
 	var parent = derived.parent;
 	while (parent !== null) {
 		if ((parent.f & DERIVED) === 0) {
-			// The original parent effect might've been destroyed but the derived
-			// is used elsewhere now - do not return the destroyed effect in that case
-			return (parent.f & DESTROYED) === 0 ? /** @type {Effect} */ (parent) : null;
+			return /** @type {Effect} */ (parent);
 		}
 		parent = parent.parent;
 	}
@@ -343,10 +343,24 @@ function get_derived_parent_effect(derived) {
  * @returns {T}
  */
 export function execute_derived(derived) {
+	var raw_parent = get_derived_parent_effect(derived);
+	var parent_effect = raw_parent !== null && (raw_parent.f & DESTROYED) !== 0 ? null : raw_parent;
+
+	// don't update deriveds inside a destroyed branch (e.g. {#if} or {#each}) —
+	// the branch scope is invalid and evaluating could trigger side effects
+	// with stale values.
+	if (
+		!is_destroying_effect &&
+		raw_parent !== null &&
+		(raw_parent.f & (DESTROYED | BRANCH_EFFECT)) === (DESTROYED | BRANCH_EFFECT)
+	) {
+		return derived.v;
+	}
+
 	var value;
 	var prev_active_effect = active_effect;
 
-	set_active_effect(get_derived_parent_effect(derived));
+	set_active_effect(parent_effect);
 
 	if (DEV) {
 		let prev_eager_effects = eager_effects;
@@ -384,6 +398,32 @@ export function execute_derived(derived) {
  * @returns {void}
  */
 export function update_derived(derived) {
+	// Don't re-evaluate deriveds inside INERT (outroing) branches when the
+	// read originates from outside the branch. Re-evaluating would use stale
+	// dependency values (e.g. a prop that became `undefined` when the branch
+	// condition changed), violating the `{#if}` contract.
+	//
+	// In non-async mode, INERT branches are never walked by the scheduler,
+	// so any read is necessarily external — block unconditionally.
+	//
+	// In async mode, INERT branches ARE walked (to keep transitions alive),
+	// so we only block reads during effect flushing (collected_effects === null
+	// and active_effect === null), which indicates the reader is an external
+	// effect, not the branch's own traversal.
+	if (!is_destroying_effect) {
+		var dominated_by_inert = async_mode_flag
+			? collected_effects === null && active_effect === null
+			: true;
+
+		if (dominated_by_inert) {
+			var parent = get_derived_parent_effect(derived);
+
+			if (parent !== null && (parent.f & INERT) !== 0 && (parent.f & DESTROYED) === 0) {
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	var old_value = derived.v;
 	var value = execute_derived(derived);
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-block-derived-inert-external-reader/Inner.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-block-derived-inert-external-reader/Inner.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9e6e0d18d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-block-derived-inert-external-reader/Inner.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<script>
+	let { data } = $props();
+
+	const processed = $derived(data.toUpperCase());
+
+	export function getProcessed() {
+		return processed;
+	}
+</script>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-block-derived-inert-external-reader/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-block-derived-inert-external-reader/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee98fbfcff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-block-derived-inert-external-reader/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { flushSync } from 'svelte';
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+// Covers the INERT (outroing) counterpart to if-block-const-destroyed-external-reader.
+// An external $derived reads a child component's $derived via bind:this, keeping it
+// connected in the reactive graph while the branch is outroing. Without a guard,
+// the inner derived re-evaluates with stale values mid-transition and crashes.
+// The fix returns the cached value and keeps the derived dirty so it re-evaluates
+// correctly if the branch reverses (INERT cleared) rather than being stuck with
+// a stale clean value.
+export default test({
+	ssrHtml: '<div></div><button>clear</button><p></p>',
+	html: '<div></div><button>clear</button><p>HELLO</p>',
+
+	async test({ assert, raf, target }) {
+		const [button] = target.querySelectorAll('button');
+
+		// Clearing value starts the out-transition (branch becomes INERT).
+		// Without the guard this crashes with a TypeError in async mode.
+		flushSync(() => button.click());
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			'<div style="opacity: 0;"></div><button>clear</button><p>HELLO</p>'
+		);
+
+		// Complete the transition — branch is now destroyed and div is removed.
+		raf.tick(100);
+
+		// Flush the bind:this teardown microtask and resulting effect updates.
+		await Promise.resolve();
+		flushSync();
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<button>clear</button><p></p>');
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-block-derived-inert-external-reader/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-block-derived-inert-external-reader/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f66ddb7015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/if-block-derived-inert-external-reader/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<script>
+	import { fade } from 'svelte/transition';
+	import Inner from './Inner.svelte';
+
+	let value = $state('hello');
+
+	let innerComp = $state();
+
+	// Reads Inner's derived value from outside the {#if} block, keeping it
+	// connected in the reactive graph even when the branch is outroing.
+	const externalView = $derived(innerComp?.getProcessed() ?? '');
+</script>
+
+{#if value}
+	<div out:fade={{ duration: 100 }}>
+		<Inner data={value} bind:this={innerComp} />
+	</div>
+{/if}
+
+<button onclick={() => (value = undefined)}>clear</button>
+<p>{externalView}</p>