diff --git a/.changeset/tween-previous-task-leak.md b/.changeset/tween-previous-task-leak.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6208e7c87a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tween-previous-task-leak.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"svelte": patch
+---
+
+fix: clear previous_task reference after abort in Tween to prevent memory leak on interrupted tweens
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/motion/tweened.js b/packages/svelte/src/motion/tweened.js
index a24148d075..460db0df64 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/motion/tweened.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/motion/tweened.js
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ export class Tween {
 				}
 
 				previous_task?.abort();
+				previous_task = null;
 			}
 
 			const elapsed = now - start;