diff --git a/.changeset/swift-seahorses-deliver.md b/.changeset/swift-seahorses-deliver.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d8189d910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/swift-seahorses-deliver.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+feat: throw descriptive error for using runes globals outside of Svelte-compiled files
diff --git a/packages/svelte/scripts/check-treeshakeability.js b/packages/svelte/scripts/check-treeshakeability.js
index 503501292c..fd55ce096e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/scripts/check-treeshakeability.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/scripts/check-treeshakeability.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import fs from 'node:fs';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { rollup } from 'rollup';
 import virtual from '@rollup/plugin-virtual';
+import { nodeResolve } from '@rollup/plugin-node-resolve';
 
 const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json', 'utf8'));
 
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ for (const key in pkg.exports) {
 			plugins: [
 				virtual({
 					__entry__: `import ${JSON.stringify(resolved)}`
+				}),
+				nodeResolve({
+					exportConditions: ['production', 'import', 'browser', 'default']
 				})
 			],
 			onwarn: (warning, handle) => {
@@ -40,16 +44,17 @@ for (const key in pkg.exports) {
 			throw new Error('errr what');
 		}
 
-		const code = output[0].code.replace(/import\s+([^'"]+from\s+)?(['"])[^'"]+\2\s*;?/, '');
-		if (code.trim()) {
+		const code = output[0].code.trim();
+
+		if (code === '') {
+			// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+			console.error(`✅ ${subpackage} (${type})`);
+		} else {
 			// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
 			console.error(code);
 			// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
 			console.error(`❌ ${subpackage} (${type})`);
 			failed = true;
-		} else {
-			// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-			console.error(`✅ ${subpackage} (${type})`);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
index 462372f83f..08c5f78f2e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
@@ -1875,3 +1875,22 @@ export function unwrap(value) {
 	// @ts-ignore
 	return value;
 }
+
+if (DEV) {
+	/** @param {string} rune */
+	function throw_rune_error(rune) {
+		if (!(rune in globalThis)) {
+			// @ts-ignore
+			globalThis[rune] = () => {
+				// TODO if people start adjusting the "this can contain runes" config through v-p-s more, adjust this message
+				throw new Error(`${rune} is only available inside .svelte and .svelte.js/ts files`);
+			};
+		}
+	}
+
+	throw_rune_error('$state');
+	throw_rune_error('$effect');
+	throw_rune_error('$derived');
+	throw_rune_error('$inspect');
+	throw_rune_error('$props');
+}