diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts b/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
index 03f076df5e..b0cc2c5841 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export function claim_text(nodes, data) {
 		const node = nodes[i];
 		if (node.nodeType === 3) {
 			node.data = '' + data;
-			return nodes.shift();
+			return nodes.splice(i, 1)[0];
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/Component.svelte b/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/Component.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4a56edceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/Component.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>Title</title>
+</svelte:head>
+
+<main>There should be one</main>
diff --git a/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/Layout.svelte b/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/Layout.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b37cf18832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/Layout.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<p>This <code>p</code> and the <code>slot</code> below are direct children of the root.</p>
+<slot />
diff --git a/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/_after.html b/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/_after.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f79ed7159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/_after.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<p>This <code>p</code> and the <code>slot</code> below are direct children of the root.</p>
+		
+<main>There should be one</main>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/_before.html b/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/_before.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5653f47fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/_before.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<p>This <code>p</code> and the <code>slot</code> below are direct children of the root.</p>
+
+<main>There should be one</main>
+
+<!-- need extra space after <main> -->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/main.svelte b/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46c001589d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hydration/samples/claim-text/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<script>
+	import Layout from './Layout.svelte';
+	import Component from './Component.svelte';
+</script>
+
+<Layout>
+	<Component />
+</Layout>
\ No newline at end of file