diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/reactivity/url-search-params.js b/packages/svelte/src/reactivity/url-search-params.js
index 345262dece..440ca9ccdf 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/reactivity/url-search-params.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/reactivity/url-search-params.js
@@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
 import { source } from '../internal/client/reactivity/sources.js';
 import { get } from '../internal/client/runtime.js';
+import { get_current_url } from './url.js';
 import { increment } from './utils.js';
 
 export const REPLACE = Symbol();
-export const onChange = Symbol();
 
 export class SvelteURLSearchParams extends URLSearchParams {
 	#version = source(0);
-	/**
-	 * @type {((command: "set" | "append" | "delete" | "sort", ...args: any[])=>void ) | null}
-	 */
-	[onChange] = null;
+	#url = get_current_url();
+
+	#updating = false;
+
+	#update_url() {
+		if (!this.#url || this.#updating) return;
+		const search = this.toString();
+		this.#url.search = search && `?${search}`;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @param {URLSearchParams} params
 	 */
 	[REPLACE](params) {
+		this.#updating = true;
+
 		for (const key of [...super.keys()]) {
 			super.delete(key);
 		}
@@ -25,6 +32,8 @@ export class SvelteURLSearchParams extends URLSearchParams {
 		}
 
 		increment(this.#version);
+
+		this.#updating = false;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -33,10 +42,9 @@ export class SvelteURLSearchParams extends URLSearchParams {
 	 * @returns {void}
 	 */
 	append(name, value) {
-		var res = super.append(name, value);
-		this[onChange]?.('append', name, value);
+		super.append(name, value);
+		this.#update_url();
 		increment(this.#version);
-		return res;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -46,12 +54,11 @@ export class SvelteURLSearchParams extends URLSearchParams {
 	 */
 	delete(name, value) {
 		var has_value = super.has(name, value);
-		var res = super.delete(name, value);
+		super.delete(name, value);
 		if (has_value) {
-			this[onChange]?.('delete', name, value);
+			this.#update_url();
 			increment(this.#version);
 		}
-		return res;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -93,21 +100,20 @@ export class SvelteURLSearchParams extends URLSearchParams {
 	 * @returns {void}
 	 */
 	set(name, value) {
-		var value_before_change = super.getAll(name).join('');
+		var previous = super.getAll(name).join('');
 		super.set(name, value);
 		// can't use has(name, value), because for something like https://svelte.dev?foo=1&bar=2&foo=3
 		// if you set `foo` to 1, then foo=3 gets deleted whilst `has("foo", "1")` returns true
-		if (value_before_change !== super.getAll(name).join('')) {
-			this[onChange]?.('set', name, value);
+		if (previous !== super.getAll(name).join('')) {
+			this.#update_url();
 			increment(this.#version);
 		}
 	}
 
 	sort() {
-		var res = super.sort();
-		this[onChange]?.('sort');
+		super.sort();
+		this.#update_url();
 		increment(this.#version);
-		return res;
 	}
 
 	toString() {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/reactivity/url-search-params.test.ts b/packages/svelte/src/reactivity/url-search-params.test.ts
index 5dcb8f1274..3119e6a1d0 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/reactivity/url-search-params.test.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/reactivity/url-search-params.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,30 @@ import { flushSync } from '../index-client.js';
 import { assert, test } from 'vitest';
 import { SvelteURLSearchParams } from './url-search-params';
 
+test('new URLSearchParams', () => {
+	const params = new SvelteURLSearchParams('a=b');
+	const log: any = [];
+
+	const cleanup = effect_root(() => {
+		render_effect(() => {
+			log.push(params.toString());
+		});
+	});
+
+	flushSync(() => {
+		params.set('a', 'c');
+	});
+
+	flushSync(() => {
+		// nothing should happen here
+		params.set('a', 'c');
+	});
+
+	assert.deepEqual(log, ['a=b', 'a=c']);
+
+	cleanup();
+});
+
 test('URLSearchParams.set', () => {
 	const params = new SvelteURLSearchParams();
 	const log: any = [];
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/reactivity/url.js b/packages/svelte/src/reactivity/url.js
index e2c273e3e9..7e2e61842d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/reactivity/url.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/reactivity/url.js
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 import { source, set } from '../internal/client/reactivity/sources.js';
 import { get } from '../internal/client/runtime.js';
-import { onChange, REPLACE, SvelteURLSearchParams } from './url-search-params.js';
+import { REPLACE, SvelteURLSearchParams } from './url-search-params.js';
+
+/** @type {SvelteURL | null} */
+let current_url = null;
+
+export function get_current_url() {
+	// ideally we'd just export `current_url` directly, but it seems Vitest doesn't respect live bindings
+	return current_url;
+}
 
 export class SvelteURL extends URL {
 	#protocol = source(super.protocol);
@@ -10,7 +18,8 @@ export class SvelteURL extends URL {
 	#port = source(super.port);
 	#pathname = source(super.pathname);
 	#hash = source(super.hash);
-	#searchParams = new SvelteURLSearchParams();
+	#search = source(super.search);
+	#searchParams;
 
 	/**
 	 * @param {string | URL} url
@@ -19,18 +28,10 @@ export class SvelteURL extends URL {
 	constructor(url, base) {
 		url = new URL(url, base);
 		super(url);
-		this.#searchParams[REPLACE](url.searchParams);
-		this.#searchParams[onChange] = (command, ...args) => {
-			if (this.search !== super.search) {
-				super.search = this.search;
-			}
-			if (this.#searchParams.toString() === super.searchParams.toString()) {
-				return;
-			}
-			// by doing this, we sync SvelteSearchParams with internal implementation of URL.searchParams
-			// @ts-expect-error
-			super.searchParams[command](...args);
-		};
+
+		current_url = this;
+		this.#searchParams = new SvelteURLSearchParams(url.searchParams);
+		current_url = null;
 	}
 
 	get hash() {
@@ -124,13 +125,13 @@ export class SvelteURL extends URL {
 	}
 
 	get search() {
-		const search = this.#searchParams?.toString();
-		return search ? `?${search}` : '';
+		return get(this.#search);
 	}
 
 	set search(value) {
 		super.search = value;
-		this.#searchParams[REPLACE](new URLSearchParams(value.replace(/^\?/, '')));
+		set(this.#search, value);
+		this.#searchParams[REPLACE](super.searchParams);
 	}
 
 	get username() {