diff --git a/.changeset/shaggy-donuts-wait.md b/.changeset/shaggy-donuts-wait.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a155c719ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shaggy-donuts-wait.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: avoid false-positive infinite loop error
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
index 123bc95d16..d80011e9b1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ let last_scheduled_effect = null;
 let is_flushing = false;
 
 let is_flushing_sync = false;
+
+/** @type {Map<Effect, number>} */
+let effect_execution_count = new Map();
+
+let flush_count = 0;
+
 export class Batch {
 	/**
 	 * The current values of any sources that are updated in this batch
@@ -526,7 +532,7 @@ function flush_effects() {
 	is_flushing = true;
 
 	try {
-		var flush_count = 0;
+		flush_count = 0;
 		set_is_updating_effect(true);
 
 		while (queued_root_effects.length > 0) {
@@ -564,6 +570,7 @@ function flush_effects() {
 	} finally {
 		is_flushing = false;
 		set_is_updating_effect(was_updating_effect);
+		effect_execution_count.clear();
 
 		last_scheduled_effect = null;
 	}
@@ -626,6 +633,17 @@ function flush_queued_effects(effects) {
 				current_batch.current.size > n &&
 				(effect.f & USER_EFFECT) !== 0
 			) {
+				var execution_count = (effect_execution_count.get(effect) ?? 0) + 1;
+				effect_execution_count.set(effect, execution_count);
+
+				// If many effects are executed, they cause another flush loop, which could
+				// lead to false-positives in the infinite loop detection. Therefore decrease
+				// the counter unless the individual effect has been executed many times, which
+				// indeed hints at an infinite loop.
+				if (execution_count < 1000) {
+					flush_count--;
+				}
+
 				break;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/effect-loop-3/Component.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/effect-loop-3/Component.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f045d5b09c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/effect-loop-3/Component.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<script>
+	let a = $state(0);
+	$effect(() => {
+		a = 1;
+	});
+</script>
+
+{a}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/effect-loop-3/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/effect-loop-3/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61b22e358e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/effect-loop-3/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	mode: ['client', 'hydrate'],
+
+	compileOptions: {
+		dev: true
+	},
+
+	html: `1`.repeat(2000)
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/effect-loop-3/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/effect-loop-3/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f137cdb3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/effect-loop-3/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<script>
+	import Component from './Component.svelte';
+</script>
+
+{#each Array(2000) as _, i}
+	<Component />
+{/each}