diff --git a/.changeset/odd-dancers-sleep.md b/.changeset/odd-dancers-sleep.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e717c03d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/odd-dancers-sleep.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: wrap `$inspect` error logging in `console.group`
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dev/inspect.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dev/inspect.js
index e15c66901c..c99479dfcf 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dev/inspect.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dev/inspect.js
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ export function inspect(get_value, inspector = console.log) {
 		try {
 			value = get_value();
 		} catch (error) {
-			// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+			/* eslint-disable no-console */
+			console.group(`an error occurred when reading values inside an \`$inspect\`: `);
 			console.error(error);
+			console.groupEnd();
+			/* eslint-enable no-console */
 		}
 
 		if (value !== UNINITIALIZED) {