diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 896a550c3f..d4daf1fc0b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
 * Support `<slot slot="...">` ([#2079](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/2079))
+* Add types to `get` function in `svelte/store` ([#5269](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/5269))
 * Add `EventSource` to known globals ([#5463](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5463))
 * Fix compiler exception with `~`/`+` combinators and `{...spread}` attributes ([#5465](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5465))
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/index.ts
index 9d56dfae02..c29cbc1dbf 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { assign } from '../../runtime/internal/utils';
 import Stats from '../Stats';
 import parse from '../parse/index';
 import render_dom from './render_dom/index';
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ function validate_options(options: CompileOptions, warnings: Warning[]) {
 }
 
 export default function compile(source: string, options: CompileOptions = {}) {
-	options = assign({ generate: 'dom', dev: false }, options);
+	options = Object.assign({ generate: 'dom', dev: false }, options);
 
 	const stats = new Stats();
 	const warnings = [];
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/utils.ts b/src/runtime/internal/utils.ts
index 633b6f054c..828cb97c27 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/utils.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { Readable } from "svelte/store";
+
 export function noop() {}
 
 export const identity = x => x;
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ export function subscribe(store, ...callbacks) {
 	return unsub.unsubscribe ? () => unsub.unsubscribe() : unsub;
 }
 
-export function get_store_value(store) {
+export function get_store_value<T, S extends Readable<T>>(store: S): T {
 	let value;
 	subscribe(store, _ => value = _)();
 	return value;
@@ -158,4 +160,4 @@ export const has_prop = (obj, prop) => Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(obj,
 
 export function action_destroyer(action_result) {
 	return action_result && is_function(action_result.destroy) ? action_result.destroy : noop;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}