diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
index ffd06dfd86..41dd6d2fca 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
@@ -370,10 +370,15 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 	if (use_text_content) {
 		child_state.init.push(
 			b.stmt(
-				b.assignment(
-					'=',
-					b.member(context.state.node, 'textContent'),
-					build_template_chunk(trimmed, context.visit, child_state).value
+				b.call(
+					'$.script_effect',
+					b.thunk(
+						b.assignment(
+							'=',
+							b.member(context.state.node, 'textContent'),
+							build_template_chunk(trimmed, context.visit, child_state).value
+						)
+					)
 				)
 			)
 		);