diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts b/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
index 481fb7d74a..c60f437863 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ export function set_attributes(node: Element & ElementCSSInlineStyle, attributes
 	// @ts-ignore
 	const descriptors = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors(node.__proto__);
 	for (const key in attributes) {
-		if (key === 'style') {
+		if (attributes[key] == null) {
+			node.removeAttribute(key);
+		} else if (key === 'style') {
 			node.style.cssText = attributes[key];
 		} else if (descriptors[key] && descriptors[key].set) {
 			node[key] = attributes[key];
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-removal/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-removal/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..270804170d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-removal/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default {
+	html: `<input>`
+};
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-removal/main.svelte b/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-removal/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6adc82c80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/spread-element-removal/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<input placeholder='foo' {...{ placeholder: null }}>