diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/index.js
index 1d822514b9..f1a15f2ebf 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/index.js
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ export function compile(source, options) {
 
 	let parsed = _parse(source);
 
-	const { customElement: customElementOptions, ...parsed_options } = parsed.options || {};
+	const {
+		customElement: customElementOptions,
+		customRenderer,
+		...parsed_options
+	} = parsed.options || {};
 
 	/** @type {ValidatedCompileOptions} */
 	const combined_options = {
@@ -36,7 +40,11 @@ export function compile(source, options) {
 		...parsed_options,
 		customElementOptions,
 		css: 'css' in parsed_options ? () => parsed_options.css ?? 'external' : validated.css,
-		runes: 'runes' in parsed_options ? () => parsed_options.runes : validated.runes
+		runes: 'runes' in parsed_options ? () => parsed_options.runes : validated.runes,
+		experimental: {
+			...validated.experimental,
+			...(customRenderer !== undefined ? { customRenderer } : {})
+		}
 	};
 
 	if (parsed.metadata.ts) {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/Attribute.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/Attribute.js
index 838cbf0413..320760235f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/Attribute.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/Attribute.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export function Attribute(node, context) {
 			}
 
 			// we can't delegate event handlers in a non dom environment
-			if (!context.state.options.customRenderer) {
+			if (!context.state.options.experimental.customRenderer) {
 				node.metadata.delegated =
 					parent?.type === 'RegularElement' && can_delegate_event(node.name.slice(2));
 			}
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 448013cbb6..e447507fbe 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RegularElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RegularElement.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 	// We mark the subtree as dynamic so parent elements properly include the child init code
 	if (
 		(is_customizable_select_element(node) || node.name === 'selectedcontent') &&
-		!context.state.options.customRenderer
+		!context.state.options.experimental.customRenderer
 	) {
 		// Mark the element's own fragment as dynamic so it's not treated as static
 		node.fragment.metadata.dynamic = true;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js
index 162b979e4c..fb467403be 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-client.js
@@ -139,13 +139,11 @@ const visitors = {
 };
 
 /**
- * @param {string} custom_renderer_module
+ * @param {string | undefined} custom_renderer_module
  */
 function custom_renderer_imports(custom_renderer_module) {
-	const imports = [
-		b.import_all('$', 'svelte/internal/client'),
-	]
-	if(custom_renderer_module){
+	const imports = [b.import_all('$', 'svelte/internal/client')];
+	if (custom_renderer_module) {
 		imports.push(b.imports([['$renderer', '$renderer', true]], custom_renderer_module));
 	}
 	return imports;
@@ -165,7 +163,8 @@ export function client_component(analysis, options) {
 		scopes: analysis.module.scopes,
 		is_instance: false,
 		hoisted: [
-			...custom_renderer_imports(options.customRenderer), ...analysis.instance_body.hoisted
+			...custom_renderer_imports(options.experimental.customRenderer),
+			...analysis.instance_body.hoisted
 		],
 		node: /** @type {any} */ (null), // populated by the root node
 		legacy_reactive_imports: [],
@@ -407,7 +406,7 @@ export function client_component(analysis, options) {
 		);
 	}
 
-	if (options.customRenderer) {
+	if (options.experimental.customRenderer) {
 		component_block.body.unshift(
 			b.var('$$pop_renderer', b.call('$.push_renderer', b.id('$renderer')))
 		);
@@ -586,7 +585,7 @@ export function client_component(analysis, options) {
 
 	// disclose version attach the svelte version to `window` which is not guaranteed
 	// to be a thing in custom renderers environments
-	if (options.discloseVersion && !options.customRenderer) {
+	if (options.discloseVersion && !options.experimental.customRenderer) {
 		body.unshift(b.imports([], 'svelte/internal/disclose-version'));
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js
index e34bfc0123..cae9c94f4d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/transform-template/index.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function build_locations(nodes) {
  */
 export function transform_template(state, namespace, flags = 0) {
 	// custom renderers needs a tree to work because there's no template element we can use
-	const tree = state.options.fragments === 'tree' || !!state.options.customRenderer;
+	const tree = state.options.fragments === 'tree' || !!state.options.experimental.customRenderer;
 
 	const expression = tree ? state.template.as_tree() : state.template.as_html();
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
index a649d87726..76152b28ed 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/RegularElement.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 	const is_html =
 		context.state.metadata.namespace === 'html' &&
 		node.name !== 'svg' &&
-		!context.state.options.customRenderer;
+		!context.state.options.experimental.customRenderer;
 	const name = is_html ? node.name.toLowerCase() : node.name;
 	context.state.template.push_element(name, node.start, is_html);
 
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 	}
 
 	// we never treat elements as custom element in custom renderers, since we don't want to apply special handling to them (e.g. class merging)
-	const is_custom_element = is_custom_element_node(node) && !context.state.options.customRenderer;
+	const is_custom_element =
+		is_custom_element_node(node) && !context.state.options.experimental.customRenderer;
 
 	// cloneNode is faster, but it does not instantiate the underlying class of the
 	// custom element until the template is connected to the dom, which would
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 				if (name !== 'class' || value) {
 					context.state.template.set_prop(attribute.name, value === true ? '' : value);
 				}
-			} else if (name === 'autofocus' && !context.state.options.customRenderer) {
+			} else if (name === 'autofocus' && !context.state.options.experimental.customRenderer) {
 				let { value } = build_attribute_value(attribute.value, context);
 				context.state.init.push(b.stmt(b.call('$.autofocus', node_id, value)));
 			} else if (name === 'class') {
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 					name,
 					value,
 					attributes,
-					!!context.state.options.customRenderer
+					!!context.state.options.experimental.customRenderer
 				);
 
 				(has_state ? context.state.update : context.state.init).push(b.stmt(update));
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 		const empty_string = value.type === 'Literal' && value.value === '';
 
 		if (!empty_string) {
-			if (context.state.options.customRenderer) {
+			if (context.state.options.experimental.customRenderer) {
 				// custom renderers need to use the method to invoke the renderer
 				context.state.template.push_text([
 					{
@@ -376,7 +377,10 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 				);
 			}
 		}
-	} else if (is_customizable_select_element(node) && !context.state.options.customRenderer) {
+	} else if (
+		is_customizable_select_element(node) &&
+		!context.state.options.experimental.customRenderer
+	) {
 		// For <option>, <optgroup>, or <select> elements with rich content, we need to branch based on browser support.
 		// Modern browsers preserve rich HTML in options, older browsers strip it to text only.
 		// We create a separate template for the rich content and append it to the element.
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/fragment.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/fragment.js
index d245665d78..cbf9201638 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/fragment.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/shared/fragment.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export function process_children(nodes, initial, is_element, context) {
 		if (has_state && !within_bound_contenteditable) {
 			context.state.update.push(update);
 		} else {
-			if (context.state.options.customRenderer) {
+			if (context.state.options.experimental.customRenderer) {
 				// custom renderers need to use the method to invoke the renderer
 				context.state.init.push(update);
 			} else {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/RegularElement.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/RegularElement.js
index 6eeda68fba..822c8342c2 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/RegularElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/RegularElement.js
@@ -110,7 +110,10 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 
 		const [attributes, ...rest] = prepare_element_spread_object(node, context, optimiser.transform);
 
-		if (is_customizable_select_element(node) && !context.state.options.customRenderer) {
+		if (
+			is_customizable_select_element(node) &&
+			!context.state.options.experimental.customRenderer
+		) {
 			rest.push(b.true);
 		}
 
@@ -157,7 +160,10 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 
 		const [attributes, ...rest] = prepare_element_spread_object(node, context, optimiser.transform);
 
-		if (is_customizable_select_element(node) && !context.state.options.customRenderer) {
+		if (
+			is_customizable_select_element(node) &&
+			!context.state.options.experimental.customRenderer
+		) {
 			rest.push(b.true);
 		}
 
@@ -195,7 +201,7 @@ export function RegularElement(node, context) {
 		if (
 			(name === 'optgroup' || name === 'select') &&
 			is_customizable_select_element(node) &&
-			!context.state.options.customRenderer
+			!context.state.options.experimental.customRenderer
 		) {
 			state.template.push(b.literal('<!>'));
 		}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/index.d.ts b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/index.d.ts
index e033251257..6474c0083f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/types/index.d.ts
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@ export interface CompileOptions extends ModuleCompileOptions {
 	 * @since 5.33
 	 */
 	fragments?: 'html' | 'tree';
-	/**
-	 *  Path to a module that exports the custom renderer to use. When this is truthy templating mode will also be automatically set to `functional`
-	 */
-	customRenderer?: string;
 	/**
 	 * Set to `true` to force the compiler into runes mode, even if there are no indications of runes usage.
 	 * Set to `false` to force the compiler into ignoring runes, even if there are indications of runes usage.
@@ -242,6 +238,10 @@ export interface ModuleCompileOptions {
 		 * @since 5.36
 		 */
 		async?: boolean;
+		/**
+		 * Path to a module that exports the custom renderer to use. When this is truthy templating mode will also be automatically set to `functional`
+		 */
+		customRenderer?: string;
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/validate-options.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/validate-options.js
index b7b301dbfc..4ace4333e1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/validate-options.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/validate-options.js
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ const common_options = {
 	warningFilter: fun(() => true),
 
 	experimental: object({
-		async: boolean(false)
+		async: boolean(false),
+		customRenderer: string(undefined)
 	})
 };
 
@@ -97,8 +98,6 @@ const component_options = {
 
 	immutable: deprecate(w.options_deprecated_immutable, boolean(false)),
 
-	customRenderer: string(undefined),
-
 	legacy: removed(
 		'The legacy option has been removed. If you are using this because of legacy.componentApi, use compatibility.componentApi instead'
 	),
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/custom-renderers/shared.ts b/packages/svelte/tests/custom-renderers/shared.ts
index b557b57e75..b682cd7819 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/custom-renderers/shared.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/custom-renderers/shared.ts
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ async function common_setup(cwd: string, config: CustomRendererTest) {
 		generate: 'client',
 		rootDir: cwd,
 		runes: true,
-		customRenderer: renderer_path,
-		...config.compileOptions
+		...config.compileOptions,
+		experimental: {
+			...config.compileOptions?.experimental,
+			customRenderer: renderer_path
+		}
 	};
 
 	await compile_directory(cwd, 'client', compile_options);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts b/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts
index cc17fe9ffb..861766b618 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts
@@ -1093,10 +1093,6 @@ declare module 'svelte/compiler' {
 		 * @since 5.33
 		 */
 		fragments?: 'html' | 'tree';
-		/**
-		 *  Path to a module that exports the custom renderer to use. When this is truthy templating mode will also be automatically set to `functional`
-		 */
-		customRenderer?: string;
 		/**
 		 * Set to `true` to force the compiler into runes mode, even if there are no indications of runes usage.
 		 * Set to `false` to force the compiler into ignoring runes, even if there are indications of runes usage.
@@ -1199,6 +1195,10 @@ declare module 'svelte/compiler' {
 			 * @since 5.36
 			 */
 			async?: boolean;
+			/**
+			 * Path to a module that exports the custom renderer to use. When this is truthy templating mode will also be automatically set to `functional`
+			 */
+			customRenderer?: string;
 		};
 	}
 	/**
@@ -3168,10 +3168,6 @@ declare module 'svelte/types/compiler/interfaces' {
 		 * @since 5.33
 		 */
 		fragments?: 'html' | 'tree';
-		/**
-		 *  Path to a module that exports the custom renderer to use. When this is truthy templating mode will also be automatically set to `functional`
-		 */
-		customRenderer?: string;
 		/**
 		 * Set to `true` to force the compiler into runes mode, even if there are no indications of runes usage.
 		 * Set to `false` to force the compiler into ignoring runes, even if there are indications of runes usage.
@@ -3274,6 +3270,10 @@ declare module 'svelte/types/compiler/interfaces' {
 			 * @since 5.36
 			 */
 			async?: boolean;
+			/**
+			 * Path to a module that exports the custom renderer to use. When this is truthy templating mode will also be automatically set to `functional`
+			 */
+			customRenderer?: string;
 		};
 	}
 	/**