diff --git a/.changeset/lazy-months-knock.md b/.changeset/lazy-months-knock.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..193e628fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lazy-months-knock.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+feat: make fallback prop values readonly
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/proxy/readonly.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/proxy/readonly.js
index fa698c3b08..f0dbea76a1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/proxy/readonly.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/proxy/readonly.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function readonly(value) {
 
 /** @returns {never} */
 const readonly_error = () => {
-	throw new Error(`Props are read-only, unless used with \`bind:\``);
+	throw new Error(`Props cannot be mutated, unless used with \`bind:\``);
 };
 
 /** @type {ProxyHandler<StateObject<any>>} */
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
index 08c5f78f2e..101a189b10 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { subscribe_to_store } from '../../store/utils.js';
 import { EMPTY_FUNC, run_all } from '../common.js';
 import { get_descriptor, get_descriptors, is_array } from './utils.js';
 import { PROPS_CALL_DEFAULT_VALUE, PROPS_IS_IMMUTABLE, PROPS_IS_RUNES } from '../../constants.js';
+import { readonly } from './proxy/readonly.js';
 
 export const SOURCE = 1;
 export const DERIVED = 1 << 1;
@@ -1422,13 +1423,14 @@ export function is_store(val) {
 export function prop_source(props_obj, key, flags, default_value) {
 	const call_default_value = (flags & PROPS_CALL_DEFAULT_VALUE) !== 0;
 	const immutable = (flags & PROPS_IS_IMMUTABLE) !== 0;
+	const runes = (flags & PROPS_IS_RUNES) !== 0;
 
 	const props = is_signal(props_obj) ? get(props_obj) : props_obj;
 	const update_bound_prop = get_descriptor(props, key)?.set;
 	let value = props[key];
 	const should_set_default_value = value === undefined && default_value !== undefined;
 
-	if (update_bound_prop && default_value !== undefined && (flags & PROPS_IS_RUNES) !== 0) {
+	if (update_bound_prop && runes && default_value !== undefined) {
 		// TODO consolidate all these random runtime errors
 		throw new Error('Cannot use fallback values with bind:');
 	}
@@ -1437,6 +1439,10 @@ export function prop_source(props_obj, key, flags, default_value) {
 		value =
 			// @ts-expect-error would need a cumbersome method overload to type this
 			call_default_value ? default_value() : default_value;
+
+		if (DEV && runes) {
+			value = readonly(/** @type {any} */ (value));
+		}
 	}
 
 	const source_signal = immutable ? source(value) : mutable_source(value);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-derived-unowned/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-derived-unowned/_config.js
index d73f3351a3..e0f3a58f3f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-derived-unowned/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-derived-unowned/_config.js
@@ -1,36 +1,41 @@
 import { flushSync } from 'svelte';
 import { test } from '../../test';
+import { log } from './log.js';
 
 export default test({
 	// The component context class instance gets shared between tests, strangely, causing hydration to fail?
 	skip_if_hydrate: 'permanent',
 
-	async test({ assert, target, component }) {
+	before_test() {
+		log.length = 0;
+	},
+
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
 		const btn = target.querySelector('button');
 
 		flushSync(() => {
 			btn?.click();
 		});
 
-		assert.deepEqual(component.log, [0, 'class trigger false', 'local trigger false', 1]);
+		assert.deepEqual(log, [0, 'class trigger false', 'local trigger false', 1]);
 
 		flushSync(() => {
 			btn?.click();
 		});
 
-		assert.deepEqual(component.log, [0, 'class trigger false', 'local trigger false', 1, 2]);
+		assert.deepEqual(log, [0, 'class trigger false', 'local trigger false', 1, 2]);
 
 		flushSync(() => {
 			btn?.click();
 		});
 
-		assert.deepEqual(component.log, [0, 'class trigger false', 'local trigger false', 1, 2, 3]);
+		assert.deepEqual(log, [0, 'class trigger false', 'local trigger false', 1, 2, 3]);
 
 		flushSync(() => {
 			btn?.click();
 		});
 
-		assert.deepEqual(component.log, [
+		assert.deepEqual(log, [
 			0,
 			'class trigger false',
 			'local trigger false',
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-derived-unowned/log.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-derived-unowned/log.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3df521f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-derived-unowned/log.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/** @type {any[]} */
+export const log = [];
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-derived-unowned/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-derived-unowned/main.svelte
index 58b96457db..6f1c26db04 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-derived-unowned/main.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-derived-unowned/main.svelte
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <script context="module">
-		class SomeLogic {
-			someValue = $state(0);
-			isAboveThree = $derived(this.someValue > 3);
-			trigger() {
-				this.someValue++;
-			}
+	class SomeLogic {
+		someValue = $state(0);
+		isAboveThree = $derived(this.someValue > 3);
+		trigger() {
+			this.someValue++;
 		}
+	}
 
 	const someLogic = new SomeLogic();
 </script>
 
 <script>
-	const {log = []} = $props();
+	import { log } from './log.js';
 
 	function increment() {
 		someLogic.trigger();
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-2/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-2/_config.js
index 81f5456ad3..e11107a95c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-2/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-2/_config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import { test } from '../../test';
+import { log } from './log.js';
 
 export default test({
 	html: `<button>0</button>`,
 
-	async test({ assert, target, component }) {
+	before_test() {
+		log.length = 0;
+	},
+
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
 		const btn = target.querySelector('button');
 
 		await btn?.click();
@@ -12,6 +17,6 @@ export default test({
 		await btn?.click();
 		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>2</button>`);
 
-		assert.deepEqual(component.log, [undefined]);
+		assert.deepEqual(log, [undefined]);
 	}
 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-2/log.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-2/log.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3df521f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-2/log.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/** @type {any[]} */
+export const log = [];
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-2/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-2/main.svelte
index a8420548cc..5a0d7b0de2 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-2/main.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-2/main.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-	const {log = []} = $props();
+	import { log } from './log.js';
 
 	const logger = (obj) => {
 		log.push(obj.count)
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-3/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-3/_config.js
index 81f5456ad3..e11107a95c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-3/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-3/_config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import { test } from '../../test';
+import { log } from './log.js';
 
 export default test({
 	html: `<button>0</button>`,
 
-	async test({ assert, target, component }) {
+	before_test() {
+		log.length = 0;
+	},
+
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
 		const btn = target.querySelector('button');
 
 		await btn?.click();
@@ -12,6 +17,6 @@ export default test({
 		await btn?.click();
 		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>2</button>`);
 
-		assert.deepEqual(component.log, [undefined]);
+		assert.deepEqual(log, [undefined]);
 	}
 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-3/log.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-3/log.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3df521f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-3/log.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/** @type {any[]} */
+export const log = [];
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-3/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-3/main.svelte
index 289a3beebd..b4e63089b4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-3/main.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager-3/main.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-	const {log = []} = $props();
+	import { log } from './log.js';
 
 	class Counter {
 		count = $state();
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager/_config.js
index 597626f9a7..e6f52509c4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager/_config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import { test } from '../../test';
+import { log } from './log.js';
 
 export default test({
 	html: `<button>0</button>`,
 
-	async test({ assert, target, component }) {
+	before_test() {
+		log.length = 0;
+	},
+
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
 		const btn = target.querySelector('button');
 
 		await btn?.click();
@@ -12,6 +17,6 @@ export default test({
 		await btn?.click();
 		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>2</button>`);
 
-		assert.deepEqual(component.log, [100]);
+		assert.deepEqual(log, [100]);
 	}
 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager/log.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager/log.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3df521f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager/log.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/** @type {any[]} */
+export const log = [];
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager/main.svelte
index 1411755df9..1fff8c1fec 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager/main.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/class-state-init-eager/main.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-	const {log = []} = $props();
+	import { log } from './log.js';
 
 	class Counter {
 		count = $state(100);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-template/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-template/_config.js
index 340b0ff4c9..c8d797b1a6 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-template/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-template/_config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import { flushSync } from 'svelte';
 import { test } from '../../test';
+import { log } from './log.js';
 
 export default test({
-	async test({ assert, target, component }) {
+	before_test() {
+		log.length = 0;
+	},
+
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
 		const [b1] = target.querySelectorAll('button');
 
 		flushSync(() => {
@@ -10,6 +15,6 @@ export default test({
 		});
 
 		await Promise.resolve();
-		assert.deepEqual(component.log, ['onclick']);
+		assert.deepEqual(log, ['onclick']);
 	}
 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-template/log.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-template/log.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3df521f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-template/log.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/** @type {any[]} */
+export const log = [];
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-template/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-template/main.svelte
index 66db0b6013..5976ab15f8 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-template/main.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/event-attribute-template/main.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-	const {log = []} = $props();
+	import { log } from './log.js';
 
 	function send() {
 		log.push("onclick")
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly-reassigned/Counter.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly-reassigned/Counter.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1097b68f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly-reassigned/Counter.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<script>
+	/** @type {{ object?: { count: number }}} */
+	let { object = { count: 0 } } = $props();
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => object = { count: object.count + 1 } }>
+	clicks: {object.count}
+</button>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly-reassigned/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly-reassigned/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9787b1ca92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly-reassigned/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	html: `<button>clicks: 0</button>`,
+
+	compileOptions: {
+		dev: true
+	},
+
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		const btn = target.querySelector('button');
+
+		await btn?.click();
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>clicks: 1</button>`);
+
+		await btn?.click();
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>clicks: 2</button>`);
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly-reassigned/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly-reassigned/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..391afc4b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly-reassigned/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<script>
+	import Counter from './Counter.svelte';
+</script>
+
+<Counter />
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly/Counter.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly/Counter.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91ccc2af81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly/Counter.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<script>
+	/** @type {{ object?: { count: number }}} */
+	let { object = { count: 0 } } = $props();
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => object.count += 1}>
+	clicks: {object.count}
+</button>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65d89b5f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	html: `<button>clicks: 0</button>`,
+
+	compileOptions: {
+		dev: true
+	},
+
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		const btn = target.querySelector('button');
+		await btn?.click();
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>clicks: 0</button>`);
+	},
+
+	runtime_error: 'Props cannot be mutated, unless used with `bind:`'
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..391afc4b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-default-readonly/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<script>
+	import Counter from './Counter.svelte';
+</script>
+
+<Counter />
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-readonly/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-readonly/_config.js
index 5e0eb0e2da..65d89b5f46 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-readonly/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/proxy-prop-readonly/_config.js
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ export default test({
 		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>clicks: 0</button>`);
 	},
 
-	runtime_error: 'Props are read-only, unless used with `bind:`'
+	runtime_error: 'Props cannot be mutated, unless used with `bind:`'
 });