diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/index.js
index 08c6d90e87..de959ba755 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/index.js
@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@ class Finish {
 			case 'HtmlTag':
 				this.expression(node, node.expression);
 				return;
-			case 'RenderTag':
+			case 'RenderTag': {
+				const call = node.expression.type === 'ChainExpression' ? node.expression.expression : node.expression;
+				if (call.type !== 'CallExpression') e.render_tag_invalid_expression(node.expression);
 				this.expression(node, node.expression);
 				node.metadata = {
 					...node.metadata,
@@ -332,6 +334,7 @@ class Finish {
 					snippets: new Set()
 				};
 				return;
+			}
 			case 'ConstTag':
 			case 'DeclarationTag':
 				this.expression(node, node.declaration);
@@ -591,7 +594,10 @@ function throw_error(error, template) {
 			}
 			// a branch that fits no open block, reported at its sigil
 			if (what === 'else') e.expected_token(pos + 1, '{:else}');
-			if (what === 'else if or else') e.expected_token(pos + 1, '{:else} or {:else if}');
+			if (what === 'else if or else') {
+				if (template.startsWith('{:elseif', pos)) e.block_invalid_elseif(pos + 1);
+				e.expected_token(pos + 1, '{:else} or {:else if}');
+			}
 			if (what === 'then or catch') e.expected_token(pos + 1, '{:then ...} or {:catch ...}');
 			if (what === 'a block name') e.expected_block_type(pos);
 			if (what === 'an attribute value') e.expected_attribute_value(pos);
@@ -638,6 +644,7 @@ function throw_error(error, template) {
 			if (name === 'script') e.script_duplicate(pos);
 			if (name === 'style') e.style_duplicate(pos);
 			if (name.startsWith('svelte:')) e.svelte_meta_duplicate(pos, name);
+			if (name.startsWith('{:')) e.block_duplicate_clause(pos + 1, name);
 			e.attribute_duplicate(range);
 		}
 		// eslint-disable-next-line no-fallthrough
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/block-duplicate-clause/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/block-duplicate-clause/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d205dd9756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/block-duplicate-clause/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	error: {
+		code: 'block_duplicate_clause',
+		message: '{:then} cannot appear more than once within a block',
+		position: [43, 43]
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/block-duplicate-clause/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/block-duplicate-clause/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c70d8c396a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/block-duplicate-clause/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<script>let p;</script>{#await p}{:then x}{:then y}{/await}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/block-invalid-elseif/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/block-invalid-elseif/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc331c2e28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/block-invalid-elseif/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	error: {
+		code: 'block_invalid_elseif',
+		message: "'elseif' should be 'else if'",
+		position: [34, 34]
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/block-invalid-elseif/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/block-invalid-elseif/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c50f7ae130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/block-invalid-elseif/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<script>let x, y;</script>{#if x}{:elseif y}{/if}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/render-tag-invalid-expression/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/render-tag-invalid-expression/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d49bfdcbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/render-tag-invalid-expression/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	error: {
+		code: 'render_tag_invalid_expression',
+		message: '`{@render ...}` tags can only contain call expressions',
+		position: [34, 37]
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/render-tag-invalid-expression/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/render-tag-invalid-expression/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16383aa6be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/render-tag-invalid-expression/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<script>let foo;</script>{@render foo}