diff --git a/.changeset/quiet-cats-purr.md b/.changeset/quiet-cats-purr.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cb486cfce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quiet-cats-purr.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: improve duplicate module import error message
diff --git a/documentation/docs/98-reference/.generated/compile-errors.md b/documentation/docs/98-reference/.generated/compile-errors.md
index 1c874436de..01b2dd1494 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/98-reference/.generated/compile-errors.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/98-reference/.generated/compile-errors.md
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ Invalid selector
 ### declaration_duplicate_module_import
 
 ```
-Cannot declare a variable with the same name as an import inside `<script module>`
+Cannot declare a variable with the same name as an import from `<script module>`
 ```
 
 ### derived_invalid_export
diff --git a/packages/svelte/messages/compile-errors/script.md b/packages/svelte/messages/compile-errors/script.md
index 5c1080aced..743fe31fde 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/messages/compile-errors/script.md
+++ b/packages/svelte/messages/compile-errors/script.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 ## declaration_duplicate_module_import
 
-> Cannot declare a variable with the same name as an import inside `<script module>`
+> Cannot declare a variable with the same name as an import from `<script module>`
 
 ## derived_invalid_export
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/errors.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/errors.js
index c28c737d7f..976925d181 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/errors.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/errors.js
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ export function declaration_duplicate(node, name) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Cannot declare a variable with the same name as an import inside `<script module>`
+ * Cannot declare a variable with the same name as an import from `<script module>`
  * @param {null | number | NodeLike} node
  * @returns {never}
  */
 export function declaration_duplicate_module_import(node) {
-	e(node, 'declaration_duplicate_module_import', `Cannot declare a variable with the same name as an import inside \`<script module>\`\nhttps://svelte.dev/e/declaration_duplicate_module_import`);
+	e(node, 'declaration_duplicate_module_import', `Cannot declare a variable with the same name as an import from \`<script module>\`\nhttps://svelte.dev/e/declaration_duplicate_module_import`);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/utils.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/utils.js
index cc4376a0c2..35116d715a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/utils.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/utils.js
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ export function ensure_no_module_import_conflict(node, state) {
 			state.scope === state.analysis.instance.scope &&
 			state.analysis.module.scope.get(id.name)?.declaration_kind === 'import'
 		) {
-			// TODO fix the message here
 			e.declaration_duplicate_module_import(node.id);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/illegal-variable-declaration/errors.json b/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/illegal-variable-declaration/errors.json
index 850880e744..cf413c39df 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/illegal-variable-declaration/errors.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/illegal-variable-declaration/errors.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [
 	{
 		"code": "declaration_duplicate_module_import",
-		"message": "Cannot declare a variable with the same name as an import inside `<script module>`",
+		"message": "Cannot declare a variable with the same name as an import from `<script module>`",
 		"start": {
 			"line": 12,
 			"column": 5