diff --git a/.changeset/giant-planets-shake.md b/.changeset/giant-planets-shake.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6aae50c26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/giant-planets-shake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"svelte": patch
+---
+
+fix: treat snippets like normal components when inferring namespace
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/utils.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/utils.js
index ceb8838c90..8476181479 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/utils.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/utils.js
@@ -245,11 +245,7 @@ function check_nodes_for_namespace(nodes, namespace) {
 			} else if (namespace === 'keep') {
 				namespace = 'svg';
 			}
-		} else if (
-			(node.type === 'Text' && node.data.trim() !== '') ||
-			node.type === 'HtmlTag' ||
-			node.type === 'RenderTag'
-		) {
+		} else if ((node.type === 'Text' && node.data.trim() !== '') || node.type === 'HtmlTag') {
 			namespace = 'maybe_html';
 		} else if (node.type === 'EachBlock') {
 			namespace = check_nodes_for_namespace(node.body.nodes, namespace);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svg-namespace-infer/Wrapper.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svg-namespace-infer/Wrapper.svelte
index 41f3f38fa8..13a7e816eb 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svg-namespace-infer/Wrapper.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svg-namespace-infer/Wrapper.svelte
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
 
 {#if true}
   <text x="0" y="26">true</text>
-{:else}
-  <text x="0" y="26">false</text>
 {/if}
 
-{#each  Array(3).fill(0) as item, idx}
+{#each Array(2).fill(0) as item, idx}
   <text x={idx * 10} y={42}>{idx}</text>
 {/each}
 
-<!-- comment should not set infer html namespace -->
+{@render test("test")}
+
+{#snippet test(text)}
+<text x={20} y={42}>{text}</text>
+{/snippet}
+
+<!-- comment should not infer html namespace -->
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svg-namespace-infer/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svg-namespace-infer/_config.js
index 46118026af..7629ae5010 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svg-namespace-infer/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svg-namespace-infer/_config.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default test({
 		<text x="0" y="26">true</text>
 		<text x="0" y="42">0</text>
 		<text x="10" y="42">1</text>
-		<text x="20" y="42">2</text>
+		<text x="20" y="42">test</text>
 	</svg>
 `,
 	test({ assert, target }) {