diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js
index 7428c8660c..45d0081707 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ import { find_matching_bracket, match_bracket } from '../utils/bracket.js';
 
 const regex_whitespace_with_closing_curly_brace = /\s*}/y;
 const regex_supported_declaration = /(?:let|const)\b/y;
-const regex_unsupported_declaration = /(?:var|function|class|type|interface|enum)\b/y;
+// All except `type` are reserved keywords and cannot be used as variable names.
+// For type we check if it's not something like `type .x` / `type ()` / `type % 2` / ...
+const regex_unsupported_declaration =
+	/(?:(?:var|function|class|interface|enum)\b)|(?:type\s+[^?.(`<[&|%^}])/y;
 
 const pointy_bois = { '<': '>' };
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/declaration-tag-invalid-type-2/errors.json b/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/declaration-tag-invalid-type-2/errors.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..052636cddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/declaration-tag-invalid-type-2/errors.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[
+	{
+		"code": "declaration_tag_invalid_type",
+		"message": "Declaration tags must be `let` or `const` declarations",
+		"start": {
+			"line": 14,
+			"column": 2
+		},
+		"end": {
+			"line": 14,
+			"column": 8
+		}
+	}
+]
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/declaration-tag-invalid-type-2/input.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/declaration-tag-invalid-type-2/input.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..129a8ac7ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/declaration-tag-invalid-type-2/input.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{#if true}
+	<!-- check that these doesn't trigger already -->
+	{type}
+	{type }
+	{type && foo}
+	{type || bar}
+	{type % 2}
+	{type .x}
+	{type ?.x}
+	{type ()}
+	{type [1]}
+	{type `tag`}
+	<!-- ... this one should trigger though -->
+	{type foo = boolean}
+{/if}