diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/dev.ts b/src/runtime/internal/dev.ts
index 3144911672..75cd8d8680 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/dev.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/dev.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export interface SvelteComponentDev {
 	[accessor: string]: any;
 }
 interface IComponentOptions<Props extends Record<string, any> = Record<string, any>> {
-	target: Element | ShadowRoot;
+	target: Element | Document | ShadowRoot;
 	anchor?: Element;
 	props?: Props;
 	context?: Map<any, any>;