diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts b/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts
index c80ebb6ddc..989f819c70 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/Component.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ interface ComponentOptions {
 	accessors?: boolean;
 	preserveWhitespace?: boolean;
 	ceProps?: Record<string, { reflect?: boolean; type?: 'String' | 'Boolean' | 'Number' | 'Array' | 'Object', attribute?: string }>;
+	shadowdom?: 'open' | 'none';
 }
 
 const regex_leading_directory_separator = /^[/\\]/;
@@ -1574,6 +1575,17 @@ function process_component_options(component: Component, nodes) {
 						break;
 					}
 
+					case 'shadowdom': {
+						const shadowdom = get_value(attribute, compiler_errors.invalid_shadowdom_attribute);
+
+						if (shadowdom !== 'open' && shadowdom !== 'none') {
+							return component.error(attribute, compiler_errors.invalid_shadowdom_attribute);
+						}
+
+						component_options.shadowdom = shadowdom;
+						break;
+					}
+
 					case 'ceProps': {
 						const error = () => component.error(attribute, compiler_errors.invalid_ceProps_attribute);
 						const { value } = attribute;
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/compiler_errors.ts b/src/compiler/compile/compiler_errors.ts
index c7b8554331..e4f1e037b7 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/compiler_errors.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/compiler_errors.ts
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ export default {
 		code: 'invalid-tag-attribute',
 		message: "'tag' must be a string literal"
 	},
+	invalid_shadowdom_attribute: {
+		code: 'invalid-shadowdom-attribute',
+		message: "'shadowdom' must be either 'open' or 'none'"
+	},
 	invalid_ceProps_attribute: {
 		code: 'invalid-ceProps-attribute',
 		message: "'ceProps' must be a statically analyzable object literal of the form " +
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/index.ts
index feb2cadf40..cfb110aac6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_dom/index.ts
@@ -555,9 +555,10 @@ export default function dom(
 			.filter(accessor => !writable_props.some(prop => prop.export_name === accessor.key.name))
 			.map(accessor => `"${accessor.key.name}"`)
 			.join(',');
+		const use_shadow_dom = component.component_options.shadowdom !== 'none' ? 'true' : 'false';
 
 		body.push(
-			b`@_customElements.define("${component.tag}", @create_custom_element(${name}, ${JSON.stringify(props_str)}, [${slots_str}], [${accessors_str}]));`
+			b`@_customElements.define("${component.tag}", @create_custom_element(${name}, ${JSON.stringify(props_str)}, [${slots_str}], [${accessors_str}], ${use_shadow_dom}));`
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts b/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts
index b30ca481c5..b48017522f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/Component.ts
@@ -157,10 +157,13 @@ if (typeof HTMLElement === 'function') {
 
 		constructor(
 			private $$componentCtor: ComponentType,
-			private $$slots: string[]
+			private $$slots: string[],
+			use_shadow_dom: boolean
 		) {
 			super();
-			this.attachShadow({ mode: 'open' });
+			if (use_shadow_dom) {
+				this.attachShadow({ mode: 'open' });
+			}
 		}
 
 		addEventListener(type: string, listener: any, options?: any): void {
@@ -237,7 +240,7 @@ if (typeof HTMLElement === 'function') {
 				}
 
 				this.$$component = new this.$$componentCtor({
-					target: this.shadowRoot!,
+					target: this.shadowRoot || this,
 					props: {
 						...this.$$data,
 						$$slots,
@@ -330,17 +333,19 @@ interface CustomElementPropDefinition {
  * @param props_definition The props to observe
  * @param slots The slots to create
  * @param accessors Other accessors besides the ones for props the component has
+ * @param use_shadow_dom Whether to use shadow DOM
  * @returns A custom element class
  */
 export function create_custom_element(
 	Component: ComponentType,
 	props_definition: Record<string, CustomElementPropDefinition>,
 	slots: string[],
-	accessors: string[]
+	accessors: string[],
+	use_shadow_dom: boolean
 ) {
 	const Class = class extends SvelteElement {
 		constructor() {
-			super(Component, slots);
+			super(Component, slots, use_shadow_dom);
 			this.$$props_definition = props_definition;
 		}
 
diff --git a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-shadow-dom/main.svelte b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-shadow-dom/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff7ded0eb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-shadow-dom/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<svelte:options tag="custom-element" shadowdom="none" />
+
+<script>
+	export let name;
+</script>
+
+<h1>Hello {name}!</h1>
+
+<style>
+	h1 {
+		color: red;
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-shadow-dom/test.js b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-shadow-dom/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29abe702ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-shadow-dom/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import * as assert from 'assert';
+import { tick } from 'svelte';
+import './main.svelte';
+
+export default async function (target) {
+	target.innerHTML = '<custom-element name="world"></custom-element>';
+	await tick();
+
+	const el = target.querySelector('custom-element');
+	const h1 = el.querySelector('h1');
+
+	assert.equal(el.name, 'world');
+    assert.equal(el.shadowRoot, null);
+	assert.equal(h1.innerHTML, 'Hello world!');
+	assert.equal(getComputedStyle(h1).color, 'rgb(255, 0, 0)');
+}
diff --git a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-svelte-options/test.js b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-svelte-options/test.js
index 0ff4e7c7d2..f619c4232b 100644
--- a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-svelte-options/test.js
+++ b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-svelte-options/test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import CustomElement from './main.svelte';
 import { create_custom_element } from 'svelte/internal';
 
 export default async function (target) {
-	customElements.define('no-tag', create_custom_element(CustomElement, {name: {}}, [], []));
+	customElements.define('no-tag', create_custom_element(CustomElement, {name: {}}, [], [], true));
 	target.innerHTML = '<no-tag name="world"></no-tag>';
 	await tick();
 
diff --git a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag-warning/test.js b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag-warning/test.js
index e6b82e8ec8..4558f195f9 100644
--- a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag-warning/test.js
+++ b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag-warning/test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import CustomElement from './main.svelte';
 import { create_custom_element } from 'svelte/internal';
 
 export default async function (target) {
-	customElements.define('no-tag', create_custom_element(CustomElement, { name: {}}, [], []));
+	customElements.define('no-tag', create_custom_element(CustomElement, { name: {}}, [], [], true));
 	target.innerHTML = '<no-tag name="world"></no-tag>';
 	await tick();
 
diff --git a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag/test.js b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag/test.js
index 4967b31fba..b364bc6bcc 100644
--- a/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag/test.js
+++ b/test/custom-elements/samples/no-tag/test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import CustomElement from './main.svelte';
 import { create_custom_element } from 'svelte/internal';
 
 export default async function (target) {
-	customElements.define('no-tag', create_custom_element(CustomElement, { name: {} }, [], []));
+	customElements.define('no-tag', create_custom_element(CustomElement, { name: {} }, [], [], true));
 	target.innerHTML = '<no-tag name="world"></no-tag>';
 	await tick();
 
diff --git a/test/js/samples/css-shadow-dom-keyframes/expected.js b/test/js/samples/css-shadow-dom-keyframes/expected.js
index 0fd49de5f7..97c40eca12 100644
--- a/test/js/samples/css-shadow-dom-keyframes/expected.js
+++ b/test/js/samples/css-shadow-dom-keyframes/expected.js
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ class Component extends SvelteComponent {
 	}
 }
 
-customElements.define("custom-element", create_custom_element(Component, {}, [], []));
+customElements.define("custom-element", create_custom_element(Component, {}, [], [], true));
 export default Component;
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