diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-effect-pending/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-effect-pending/_config.js
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+import { tick } from 'svelte';
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		const [increment, shift] = target.querySelectorAll('button');
+
+		shift.click();
+		shift.click();
+		shift.click();
+
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<button>increment</button>
+				<button>shift</button>
+				<p>0</p>
+				<p>0</p>
+				<p>0</p>
+				<p>pending: 0</p>
+			`
+		);
+
+		increment.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<button>increment</button>
+				<button>shift</button>
+				<p>0</p>
+				<p>0</p>
+				<p>0</p>
+				<p>pending: 3</p>
+			`
+		);
+
+		shift.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<button>increment</button>
+				<button>shift</button>
+				<p>0</p>
+				<p>0</p>
+				<p>0</p>
+				<p>pending: 2</p>
+			`
+		);
+
+		shift.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<button>increment</button>
+				<button>shift</button>
+				<p>0</p>
+				<p>0</p>
+				<p>0</p>
+				<p>pending: 1</p>
+			`
+		);
+
+		shift.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<button>increment</button>
+				<button>shift</button>
+				<p>1</p>
+				<p>1</p>
+				<p>1</p>
+				<p>pending: 0</p>
+			`
+		);
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-effect-pending/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-effect-pending/main.svelte
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+<script>
+	let value = $state(0);
+	let deferreds = [];
+
+	function push(value) {
+		const deferred = Promise.withResolvers();
+		deferreds.push({ value, deferred });
+		return deferred.promise;
+	}
+
+	function shift() {
+		const d = deferreds.shift();
+		d?.deferred.resolve(d.value);
+	}
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => value++}>increment</button>
+<button onclick={() => shift()}>shift</button>
+
+<svelte:boundary>
+	<p>{await push(value)}</p>
+	<p>{await push(value)}</p>
+	<p>{await push(value)}</p>
+
+	<p>pending: {$effect.pending()}</p>
+
+	{#snippet pending()}
+		<p>loading...</p>
+	{/snippet}
+</svelte:boundary>
+
+