diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/input.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/input.js
index 4fd2ee0a4b..569d1179e6 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/input.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/input.js
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ export function bind_value(input, get, set = get) {
 		var value = get();
 
 		if (input === document.activeElement) {
+			// Never rewrite the contents of a focused input. We can get here if, for example,
+			// an update is deferred because of async work depending on the input:
+			//
+			// <input bind:value={query}>
+			// <p>{await find(query)}</p>
 			return;
 		}