diff --git a/.changeset/tough-tomatoes-explain.md b/.changeset/tough-tomatoes-explain.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac6b0ba0f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tough-tomatoes-explain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"svelte": patch
+---
+
+fix: robustify initial scroll value detection when scroll is smooth
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/window.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/window.js
index 608f1ffbd2..13fa9d4225 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/window.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/window.js
@@ -49,14 +49,8 @@ export function bind_window_scroll(type, get_value, update) {
 		}
 	});
 
-	// Browsers fire the scroll event only if the scroll position is not 0.
-	// This effect is (almost) guaranteed to run after the scroll event would've fired.
-	effect(() => {
-		var value = window[is_scrolling_x ? 'scrollX' : 'scrollY'];
-		if (value === 0) {
-			yield_updates(() => update(value));
-		}
-	});
+	// Browsers don't fire the scroll event for the initial scroll position when scroll style isn't set to smooth
+	effect(target_handler);
 
 	render_effect(() => {
 		return () => {