diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js
index a96652d60b..7e69096010 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ export function analyze_component(root, source, options) {
 
 		// mark nodes as scoped/unused/empty etc
 		for (const element of analysis.elements) {
-			prune(analysis.css.ast, element);
+			prune(analysis.css.ast, element.node);
 		}
 
 		const { comment } = analysis.css.ast.content;
@@ -724,18 +724,18 @@ export function analyze_component(root, source, options) {
 			warn_unused(analysis.css.ast);
 		}
 
-		outer: for (const element of analysis.elements) {
-			if (element.type === 'RenderTag') continue;
+		outer: for (const { node } of analysis.elements) {
+			if (node.type === 'RenderTag') continue;
 
-			if (element.metadata.scoped) {
+			if (node.metadata.scoped) {
 				// Dynamic elements in dom mode always use spread for attributes and therefore shouldn't have a class attribute added to them
 				// TODO this happens during the analysis phase, which shouldn't know anything about client vs server
-				if (element.type === 'SvelteElement' && options.generate === 'client') continue;
+				if (node.type === 'SvelteElement' && options.generate === 'client') continue;
 
 				/** @type {AST.Attribute | undefined} */
 				let class_attribute = undefined;
 
-				for (const attribute of element.attributes) {
+				for (const attribute of node.attributes) {
 					if (attribute.type === 'SpreadAttribute') {
 						// The spread method appends the hash to the end of the class attribute on its own
 						continue outer;
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ export function analyze_component(root, source, options) {
 						}
 					}
 				} else {
-					element.attributes.push(
+					node.attributes.push(
 						create_attribute('class', -1, -1, [
 							{
 								type: 'Text',
@@ -780,8 +780,8 @@ export function analyze_component(root, source, options) {
 							}
 						])
 					);
-					if (is_custom_element_node(element) && element.attributes.length === 1) {
-						mark_subtree_dynamic(element.metadata.path);
+					if (is_custom_element_node(node) && node.attributes.length === 1) {
+						mark_subtree_dynamic(node.metadata.path);
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/ExpressionTag.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/ExpressionTag.js
index 32c8d2ca36..7e21d5ca14 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/ExpressionTag.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/ExpressionTag.js
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import { mark_subtree_dynamic } from './shared/fragment.js';
  * @param {Context} context
  */
 export function ExpressionTag(node, context) {
-	if (node.parent && context.state.parent_element) {
+	const in_attribute = context.path.at(-1)?.type === 'Attribute';
+
+	if (!in_attribute && context.state.parent_element) {
 		if (!is_tag_valid_with_parent('#text', context.state.parent_element)) {
 			e.node_invalid_placement(node, '`{expression}`', context.state.parent_element);
 		}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RegularElement.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RegularElement.js
index 7d1c4aaeaa..af54f18035 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RegularElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RegularElement.js
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ import { mark_subtree_dynamic } from './shared/fragment.js';
 export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 	validate_element(node, context);
 
-	check_element(node, context.state);
+	check_element(node, context);
 
 	node.metadata.path = [...context.path];
 
-	context.state.analysis.elements.push(node);
+	context.state.analysis.elements.push({ node, path: context.path });
 
 	// Special case: Move the children of <textarea> into a value attribute if they are dynamic
 	if (node.name === 'textarea' && node.fragment.nodes.length > 0) {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RenderTag.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RenderTag.js
index 244a4dd26c..6341ea1b87 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RenderTag.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RenderTag.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { mark_subtree_dynamic } from './shared/fragment.js';
 export function RenderTag(node, context) {
 	validate_opening_tag(node, context.state, '@');
 
-	context.state.analysis.elements.push(node);
+	context.state.analysis.elements.push({ node, path: context.path });
 
 	const callee = unwrap_optional(node.expression).callee;
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteElement.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteElement.js
index c0b9f95fc2..8e674b920b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/SvelteElement.js
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import { mark_subtree_dynamic } from './shared/fragment.js';
 export function SvelteElement(node, context) {
 	validate_element(node, context);
 
-	check_element(node, context.state);
+	check_element(node, context);
 
-	context.state.analysis.elements.push(node);
+	context.state.analysis.elements.push({ node, path: context.path });
 
 	const xmlns = /** @type {AST.Attribute & { value: [AST.Text] } | undefined} */ (
 		node.attributes.find(
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/Text.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/Text.js
index a9ba67e95c..2eca7d43e9 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/Text.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/Text.js
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import * as e from '../../../errors.js';
  * @param {Context} context
  */
 export function Text(node, context) {
-	if (node.parent && context.state.parent_element && regex_not_whitespace.test(node.data)) {
+	const in_attribute = context.path.at(-1)?.type === 'Attribute';
+
+	if (!in_attribute && context.state.parent_element && regex_not_whitespace.test(node.data)) {
 		if (!is_tag_valid_with_parent('#text', context.state.parent_element)) {
 			e.node_invalid_placement(node, 'Text node', context.state.parent_element);
 		}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/a11y.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/a11y.js
index 9fddade24d..3bd16b0dd4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/a11y.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/a11y.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/** @import { AnalysisState } from '../../types.js' */
+/** @import { Context } from '../../types.js' */
 /** @import { AST, SvelteNode, TemplateNode } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { ARIARoleDefinitionKey, ARIARoleRelationConcept, ARIAProperty, ARIAPropertyDefinition, ARIARoleDefinition } from 'aria-query' */
 import { roles as roles_map, aria, elementRoles } from 'aria-query';
@@ -582,16 +582,17 @@ function get_implicit_role(name, attribute_map) {
 const invisible_elements = ['meta', 'html', 'script', 'style'];
 
 /**
- * @param {SvelteNode | null} parent
+ * @param {SvelteNode[]} path
  * @param {string[]} elements
  */
-function is_parent(parent, elements) {
-	while (parent) {
+function is_parent(path, elements) {
+	let i = path.length;
+	while (i--) {
+		const parent = path[i];
 		if (parent.type === 'SvelteElement') return true; // unknown, play it safe, so we don't warn
 		if (parent.type === 'RegularElement') {
 			return elements.includes(parent.name);
 		}
-		parent = /** @type {TemplateNode} */ (parent).parent;
 	}
 	return false;
 }
@@ -683,9 +684,9 @@ function get_static_text_value(attribute) {
 
 /**
  * @param {AST.RegularElement | AST.SvelteElement} node
- * @param {AnalysisState} state
+ * @param {Context} context
  */
-export function check_element(node, state) {
+export function check_element(node, context) {
 	/** @type {Map<string, AST.Attribute>} */
 	const attribute_map = new Map();
 
@@ -792,7 +793,7 @@ export function check_element(node, state) {
 					}
 
 					// Footers and headers are special cases, and should not have redundant roles unless they are the children of sections or articles.
-					const is_parent_section_or_article = is_parent(node.parent, ['section', 'article']);
+					const is_parent_section_or_article = is_parent(context.path, ['section', 'article']);
 					if (!is_parent_section_or_article) {
 						const has_nested_redundant_role =
 							current_role === a11y_nested_implicit_semantics.get(node.name);
@@ -1114,7 +1115,7 @@ export function check_element(node, state) {
 	}
 
 	if (node.name === 'figcaption') {
-		if (!is_parent(node.parent, ['figure'])) {
+		if (!is_parent(context.path, ['figure'])) {
 			w.a11y_figcaption_parent(node);
 		}
 	}