diff --git a/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/lib/Output/srcdoc/index.html b/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/lib/Output/srcdoc/index.html
index 21f049cbc..202a5f973 100644
--- a/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/lib/Output/srcdoc/index.html
+++ b/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/lib/Output/srcdoc/index.html
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
 						}
 
 						if (action === 'catch_clicks') {
-							document.body.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
+							// attached to document to not interfere with svelte's event delegators that are attached to the app root (document.body)
+							document.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
 								if (event.which !== 1) return;
 								if (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey || event.shiftKey) return;
 								if (event.defaultPrevented) return;