diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/async.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/async.js
index 5ec50a5988..dc9ef73edc 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/async.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/async.js
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 /** @import { TemplateNode, Value } from '#client' */
 import { flatten } from '../../reactivity/async.js';
 import { get } from '../../runtime.js';
+import {
+	hydrate_next,
+	hydrate_node,
+	hydrating,
+	set_hydrate_node,
+	set_hydrating,
+	remove_nodes
+} from '../hydration.js';
 import { get_boundary } from './boundary.js';
 
 /**
@@ -13,7 +21,22 @@ export function async(node, expressions, fn) {
 
 	boundary.update_pending_count(1);
 
+	var was_hydrating = hydrating;
+
+	if (was_hydrating) {
+		hydrate_next();
+
+		var previous_hydrate_node = hydrate_node;
+		var end = remove_nodes(false);
+		set_hydrate_node(end);
+	}
+
 	flatten([], expressions, (values) => {
+		if (was_hydrating) {
+			set_hydrating(true);
+			set_hydrate_node(previous_hydrate_node);
+		}
+
 		try {
 			// get values eagerly to avoid creating blocks if they reject
 			for (const d of values) get(d);
@@ -22,5 +45,9 @@ export function async(node, expressions, fn) {
 		} finally {
 			boundary.update_pending_count(-1);
 		}
+
+		if (was_hydrating) {
+			set_hydrating(false);
+		}
 	});
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/hydration.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/hydration.js
index 1f80b7922b..f648019118 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/hydration.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/hydration.js
@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ export function next(count = 1) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Removes all nodes starting at `hydrate_node` up until the next hydration end comment
+ * Skips or removes (depending on {@link remove}) all nodes starting at `hydrate_node` up until the next hydration end comment
+ * @param {boolean} remove
  */
-export function remove_nodes() {
+export function remove_nodes(remove = true) {
 	var depth = 0;
 	var node = hydrate_node;
 
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ export function remove_nodes() {
 		}
 
 		var next = /** @type {TemplateNode} */ (get_next_sibling(node));
-		node.remove();
+		if (remove) node.remove();
 		node = next;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/renderer.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/renderer.js
index 26f7ac2b3c..c78c2fd7d4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/renderer.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/server/renderer.js
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ export class Renderer {
 	 */
 	child(fn, type) {
 		const child = new Renderer(this.global, this, type);
-		this.#out.push(child);
 
 		const parent = ssr_context;
 
@@ -120,6 +119,12 @@ export class Renderer {
 			// just to avoid unhandled promise rejections -- we'll end up throwing in `collect_async` if something fails
 			result.catch(() => {});
 			child.promises.initial = result;
+
+			// add hydration boundaries that `$.async` handles in the client
+			this.#out.push(BLOCK_OPEN, child, BLOCK_CLOSE);
+		} else {
+			// TODO should we always put hydration boundaries around the child?
+			this.#out.push(child);
 		}
 
 		return child;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-no-pending-await-in-block/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-no-pending-await-in-block/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35d88f6c8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-no-pending-await-in-block/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { tick } from 'svelte';
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	mode: ['hydrate'],
+
+	server_props: {
+		browser: false
+	},
+
+	ssrHtml: `
+		<h1>hello from the server</h1>
+		<h2>hello from the server</h2>
+		<h3>hello from the server</h3>
+	`,
+
+	props: {
+		browser: true
+	},
+
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		await tick();
+
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<h1>hello from the browser</h1>
+				<h2>hello from the browser</h2>
+				<h3>hello from the browser</h3>
+			`
+		);
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-no-pending-await-in-block/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-no-pending-await-in-block/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82e6a57a18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-no-pending-await-in-block/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<script>
+	let { browser = typeof window !== 'undefined' } = $props();
+</script>
+
+{#if await true}
+	<h1>hello from the {browser ? 'browser' : 'server'}</h1>
+{/if}
+
+<h2>hello from the {browser ? 'browser' : 'server'}</h2>
+<h3>hello from the {browser ? 'browser' : 'server'}</h3>