diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-carpets-lick.md b/.changeset/lovely-carpets-lick.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd86e2ef44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-carpets-lick.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: better handle array property deletion reactivity
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/proxy/proxy.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/proxy/proxy.js
index 57c2178798..ae993267d6 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/proxy/proxy.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/proxy/proxy.js
@@ -140,13 +140,28 @@ const handler = {
 
 	deleteProperty(target, prop) {
 		const metadata = target[STATE_SYMBOL];
-
 		const s = metadata.s.get(prop);
+		const is_array = metadata.a;
+		const boolean = delete target[prop];
+
+		// If we have mutated an array directly, and the deletion
+		// was successful we will also need to update the length
+		// before updating the field or the version. This is to
+		// ensure any effects observing length can execute before
+		// effects that listen to the fields – otherwise they will
+		// operate an an index that no longer exists.
+		if (is_array && boolean) {
+			const ls = metadata.s.get('length');
+			const length = target.length - 1;
+			if (ls !== undefined && ls.v !== length) {
+				set(ls, length);
+			}
+		}
 		if (s !== undefined) set(s, UNINITIALIZED);
 
 		if (prop in target) update(metadata.v);
 
-		return delete target[prop];
+		return boolean;
 	},
 
 	get(target, prop, receiver) {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/each-mutation-2/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/each-mutation-2/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34ffe2ee14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/each-mutation-2/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { flushSync } from 'svelte';
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	html: `<button>push</button><button>pop</button><p>1</p><p>2</p><p>3</p>`,
+
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		const [btn1, btn2] = target.querySelectorAll('button');
+
+		flushSync(() => {
+			btn1.click();
+		});
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`<button>push</button><button>pop</button><p>1</p><p>2</p><p>3</p><p>4</p>`
+		);
+
+		flushSync(() => {
+			btn1.click();
+		});
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`<button>push</button><button>pop</button><p>1</p><p>2</p><p>3</p><p>4</p><p>5</p>`
+		);
+
+		flushSync(() => {
+			btn2.click();
+		});
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`<button>push</button><button>pop</button><p>1</p><p>2</p><p>3</p><p>4</p>`
+		);
+
+		flushSync(() => {
+			btn2.click();
+		});
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`<button>push</button><button>pop</button><p>1</p><p>2</p><p>3</p>`
+		);
+
+		flushSync(() => {
+			btn2.click();
+		});
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>push</button><button>pop</button><p>1</p><p>2</p>`);
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/each-mutation-2/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/each-mutation-2/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..530532ccf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/each-mutation-2/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<script>
+	let numbers = $state([{id: 1}, {id: 2}, {id: 3}]);
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => numbers.push({id: numbers.length + 1})}>
+	push
+</button>
+
+<button onclick={() => numbers.pop()}>
+	pop
+</button>
+
+{#each numbers as number}
+	<p>{number.id}</p>
+{/each}