diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/element.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/element.js
index f7784aea90..4a8afd7c9e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/element.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/element.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export default function element(parser) {
 	if (root_only_special_elements.has(name)) {
 		if (is_closing_tag) {
 			if (
-				['svelte:options', 'svelte:window', 'svelte:body', 'svelte:document'].includes(name) &&
+				['svelte:options'].includes(name) &&
 				/** @type {Compiler.ElementLike} */ (parent).fragment.nodes.length
 			) {
 				e.svelte_meta_invalid_content(
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js
index d54a2b2e55..0c3dd0b856 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js
@@ -52,11 +52,14 @@ import { SlotElement } from './visitors/SlotElement.js';
 import { SnippetBlock } from './visitors/SnippetBlock.js';
 import { SpreadAttribute } from './visitors/SpreadAttribute.js';
 import { StyleDirective } from './visitors/StyleDirective.js';
+import { SvelteBody } from './visitors/SvelteBody.js';
 import { SvelteComponent } from './visitors/SvelteComponent.js';
+import { SvelteDocument } from './visitors/SvelteDocument.js';
 import { SvelteElement } from './visitors/SvelteElement.js';
 import { SvelteFragment } from './visitors/SvelteFragment.js';
 import { SvelteHead } from './visitors/SvelteHead.js';
 import { SvelteSelf } from './visitors/SvelteSelf.js';
+import { SvelteWindow } from './visitors/SvelteWindow.js';
 import { TaggedTemplateExpression } from './visitors/TaggedTemplateExpression.js';
 import { Text } from './visitors/Text.js';
 import { TitleElement } from './visitors/TitleElement.js';
@@ -158,11 +161,14 @@ const visitors = {
 	SnippetBlock,
 	SpreadAttribute,
 	StyleDirective,
-	SvelteHead,
+	SvelteBody,
+	SvelteComponent,
+	SvelteDocument,
 	SvelteElement,
 	SvelteFragment,
-	SvelteComponent,
+	SvelteHead,
 	SvelteSelf,
+	SvelteWindow,
 	TaggedTemplateExpression,
 	Text,
 	TitleElement,
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteBody.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteBody.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72a2f0806e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteBody.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/** @import { SvelteBody } from '#compiler' */
+/** @import { Context } from '../types' */
+import { disallow_children } from './shared/special-element.js';
+
+/**
+ * @param {SvelteBody} node
+ * @param {Context} context
+ */
+export function SvelteBody(node, context) {
+	disallow_children(node);
+	context.next();
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteDocument.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteDocument.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb61231d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteDocument.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/** @import { SvelteDocument } from '#compiler' */
+/** @import { Context } from '../types' */
+import { disallow_children } from './shared/special-element.js';
+
+/**
+ * @param {SvelteDocument} node
+ * @param {Context} context
+ */
+export function SvelteDocument(node, context) {
+	disallow_children(node);
+	context.next();
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteWindow.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteWindow.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53175d2ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteWindow.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/** @import { SvelteWindow } from '#compiler' */
+/** @import { Context } from '../types' */
+import { disallow_children } from './shared/special-element.js';
+
+/**
+ * @param {SvelteWindow} node
+ * @param {Context} context
+ */
+export function SvelteWindow(node, context) {
+	disallow_children(node);
+	context.next();
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/special-element.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/special-element.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8df9456b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/special-element.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/** @import { SvelteBody, SvelteDocument, SvelteWindow } from '#compiler' */
+import * as e from '../../../../errors.js';
+
+/**
+ * @param {SvelteBody | SvelteDocument | SvelteWindow} node
+ */
+export function disallow_children(node) {
+	const { nodes } = node.fragment;
+
+	if (nodes.length > 0) {
+		const first = nodes[0];
+		const last = nodes[nodes.length - 1];
+
+		e.svelte_meta_invalid_content({ start: first.start, end: last.end }, node.name);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/window-children/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/window-children/_config.js
index a336cf1cef..066b3d0025 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/window-children/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/window-children/_config.js
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ export default test({
 	error: {
 		code: 'svelte_meta_invalid_content',
 		message: '<svelte:window> cannot have children',
-		position: [15, 15]
+		position: [15, 23]
 	}
 });