diff --git a/.changeset/purple-hairs-glow.md b/.changeset/purple-hairs-glow.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2ba4ba7fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/purple-hairs-glow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: nullify `last_propagated_event` to avoid memory leak
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js
index 19bd1cfa18..997cd71efa 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export function delegate(events) {
 // If the event object is GCed too early, the expando __root property
 // set on the event object is lost, causing the event delegation
 // to process the event twice
+/** @type {Event | null} */
 let last_propagated_event = null;
 
 /**
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ export function handle_event_propagation(event) {
 			// chain in case someone manually dispatches the same event object again.
 			// @ts-expect-error
 			event.__root = handler_element;
+			last_propagated_event = null;
 			return;
 		}