diff --git a/.changeset/nervous-ties-sin.md b/.changeset/nervous-ties-sin.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40cc478a9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nervous-ties-sin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+chore: hoist else-if block closures
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js
index 1afe2058b6..513631b7b3 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ export function client_component(source, analysis, options) {
 		preserve_whitespace: options.preserveWhitespace,
 		public_state: new Map(),
 		private_state: new Map(),
-		in_constructor: false
+		in_constructor: false,
+		else_if_init: null
 	};
 
 	const module = /** @type {import('estree').Program} */ (
@@ -466,7 +467,8 @@ export function client_module(analysis, options) {
 		legacy_reactive_statements: new Map(),
 		public_state: new Map(),
 		private_state: new Map(),
-		in_constructor: false
+		in_constructor: false,
+		else_if_init: null
 	};
 
 	const module = /** @type {import('estree').Program} */ (
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/types.d.ts b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/types.d.ts
index ef9b466bad..2b5305d4c5 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/types.d.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ export interface ClientTransformState extends TransformState {
 	 */
 	readonly in_constructor: boolean;
 
+	/**
+	 * `true` if the current lexical scope belongs to the alternate of an IfBlock. This
+	 * allows us to hoist alternate if-blocks to the same scope as the original IfBlock.
+	 */
+	readonly else_if_init: null | Statement[];
+
 	/** The $: calls, which will be ordered in the end */
 	readonly legacy_reactive_statements: Map<LabeledStatement, Statement>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
index 09adde9d27..a40d110229 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
@@ -2298,6 +2298,28 @@ export const template_visitors = {
 		const consequent = /** @type {import('estree').BlockStatement} */ (
 			context.visit(node.consequent)
 		);
+		const in_else_if =
+			node.alternate !== null &&
+			node.alternate.nodes.length === 1 &&
+			node.alternate.nodes[0].type === 'IfBlock';
+		const else_if_init = in_else_if ? context.state.else_if_init || context.state.init : null;
+		const else_if_block_id = in_else_if ? context.state.scope.generate('else_if') : null;
+
+		const alternate = node.alternate
+			? b.arrow(
+					[b.id('$$anchor')],
+					/** @type {import('estree').BlockStatement} */ (
+						context.visit(node.alternate, {
+							...context.state,
+							else_if_init
+						})
+					)
+			  )
+			: null;
+
+		if (else_if_block_id && else_if_init && alternate) {
+			else_if_init.push(b.var(else_if_block_id, alternate));
+		}
 
 		context.state.after_update.push(
 			b.stmt(
@@ -2306,12 +2328,7 @@ export const template_visitors = {
 					context.state.node,
 					b.thunk(/** @type {import('estree').Expression} */ (context.visit(node.test))),
 					b.arrow([b.id('$$anchor')], consequent),
-					node.alternate
-						? b.arrow(
-								[b.id('$$anchor')],
-								/** @type {import('estree').BlockStatement} */ (context.visit(node.alternate))
-						  )
-						: b.literal(null)
+					alternate ? (else_if_block_id ? b.id(else_if_block_id) : alternate) : b.literal(null)
 				)
 			)
 		);