diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
index e7141e06a8..a6dfc46057 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function boundary(node, props, children) {
 
 export class Boundary {
 	inert = false;
-	ran = false;
+	pending = false;
 
 	/** @type {Boundary | null} */
 	parent;
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ export class Boundary {
 
 		this.parent = /** @type {Effect} */ (active_effect).b;
 
+		this.pending = !!this.#props.pending;
+
 		this.#effect = block(() => {
 			/** @type {Effect} */ (active_effect).b = this;
 
@@ -124,7 +126,8 @@ export class Boundary {
 						pause_effect(/** @type {Effect} */ (this.#pending_effect), () => {
 							this.#pending_effect = null;
 						});
-						this.ran = true;
+
+						this.pending = false;
 					}
 				});
 			} else {
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ export class Boundary {
 				if (this.#pending_count > 0) {
 					this.#show_pending_snippet();
 				} else {
-					this.ran = true;
+					this.pending = false;
 				}
 			}
 		}, flags);
@@ -151,14 +154,6 @@ export class Boundary {
 		return !!this.#props.pending;
 	}
 
-	is_pending() {
-		if (!this.ran && this.#props.pending) {
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		return this.#pending_effect !== null && (this.#pending_effect.f & INERT) === 0;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @param {() => Effect | null} fn
 	 */
@@ -201,7 +196,7 @@ export class Boundary {
 	}
 
 	commit() {
-		this.ran = true;
+		this.pending = false;
 
 		if (this.#pending_effect) {
 			pause_effect(this.#pending_effect, () => {
@@ -244,7 +239,7 @@ export class Boundary {
 				});
 			}
 
-			this.ran = false;
+			this.pending = true;
 
 			this.#main_effect = this.#run(() => {
 				this.#is_creating_fallback = false;
@@ -254,7 +249,7 @@ export class Boundary {
 			if (this.#pending_count > 0) {
 				this.#show_pending_snippet();
 			} else {
-				this.ran = true;
+				this.pending = false;
 			}
 		};
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/deriveds.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/deriveds.js
index c0f55c2614..a98ea1cff8 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/deriveds.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/deriveds.js
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ export function async_derived(fn, location) {
 		prev = promise;
 
 		var batch = /** @type {Batch} */ (current_batch);
-		var ran = !boundary.is_pending();
+		var pending = boundary.pending;
 
 		if (should_suspend) {
-			(ran ? batch : boundary).increment();
+			(pending ? boundary : batch).increment();
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ export function async_derived(fn, location) {
 			from_async_derived = null;
 
 			if (should_suspend) {
-				(ran ? batch : boundary).decrement();
+				(pending ? boundary : batch).decrement();
 			}
 
-			if (ran) batch.restore();
+			if (!pending) batch.restore();
 
 			if (error) {
 				if (error !== STALE_REACTION) {
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export function async_derived(fn, location) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (ran) batch.flush();
+			if (!pending) batch.flush();
 		};
 
 		promise.then(handler, (e) => handler(null, e || 'unknown'));
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
index d3303704bc..16b136de1a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ export function process_effects(batch, root) {
 				const boundary = effect.b;
 
 				if (check_dirtiness(effect)) {
-					var effects = boundary?.is_pending() ? batch.boundary_async_effects : batch.async_effects;
+					var effects = boundary?.pending ? batch.boundary_async_effects : batch.async_effects;
 					effects.push(effect);
 				}
 			} else if ((flags & BLOCK_EFFECT) !== 0) {