diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/SvelteHTML.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/SvelteHTML.js
index f6e4f50c1a..3f239b930e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/SvelteHTML.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/SvelteHTML.js
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@ import { visit_event_attribute } from './shared/events.js';
  * @param {ComponentContext} context
  */
 export function SvelteHTML(element, context) {
+	const event_context = {
+		...context,
+		state: { ...context.state, node: b.id('$.document.documentElement') }
+	};
 	/** @type {Property[]} */
 	const attributes = [];
 
 	for (const attribute of element.attributes) {
 		if (attribute.type === 'Attribute') {
 			if (is_event_attribute(attribute)) {
-				visit_event_attribute(attribute, context);
+				visit_event_attribute(attribute, event_context);
 			} else {
 				const name = normalize_attribute(attribute.name);
 				const { value } = build_attribute_value(attribute.value, context);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js
index f2038f96ad..e6309d9902 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/events.js
@@ -117,8 +117,14 @@ export function event(event_name, dom, handler, capture, passive) {
 	var options = { capture, passive };
 	var target_handler = create_event(event_name, dom, handler, options);
 
-	// @ts-ignore
-	if (dom === document.body || dom === window || dom === document) {
+	if (
+		// @ts-ignore
+		dom === window ||
+		// @ts-ignore
+		dom === document ||
+		dom === document.body ||
+		dom === document.documentElement
+	) {
 		teardown(() => {
 			dom.removeEventListener(event_name, target_handler, options);
 		});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svelte-html/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svelte-html/_config.js
index cea9bba2aa..f843bf7df3 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svelte-html/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svelte-html/_config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { test } from '../../test';
 
 export default test({
-	async test({ assert }) {
+	async test({ assert, target, logs }) {
 		assert.deepEqual(document.documentElement.lang, 'de');
+
+		target.querySelector('button')?.click();
+		assert.deepEqual(logs, ['clicked']);
 	}
 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svelte-html/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svelte-html/main.svelte
index cd4ed850b4..c91f05045d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svelte-html/main.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/svelte-html/main.svelte
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-<svelte:html lang="de"></svelte:html>
+<svelte:html lang="de" onclick={() => console.log('clicked')}></svelte:html>
+
+<button>click</button>