diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/constants.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/constants.js
index df96f4899b..e81e68354f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/constants.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/constants.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 export const DERIVED = 1 << 1;
 export const EFFECT = 1 << 2;
 export const RENDER_EFFECT = 1 << 3;
+export const TEMPLATE_EFFECT = 1 << 26;
 /**
  * An effect that does not destroy its child effects when it reruns.
  * Runs as part of render effects, i.e. not eagerly as part of tree traversal or effect flushing.
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
index 82192c7687..faa7277644 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ export class Batch {
 	// for debugging. TODO remove once async is stable
 	id = uid++;
 
+	/**
+	 * @type {Batch | null}
+	 * If this batch is merged into another batch, successor points to the batch it was merged into.
+	 */
+	successor = null;
+
 	/**
 	 * The current values of any sources that are updated in this batch
 	 * They keys of this map are identical to `this.#previous`
@@ -389,6 +395,11 @@ export class Batch {
 	}
 
 	flush() {
+		if (this.successor) {
+			this.successor.flush();
+			return;
+		}
+
 		var source_stacks = DEV ? new Set() : null;
 
 		try {
@@ -554,6 +565,103 @@ export class Batch {
 		return (this.#deferred ??= deferred()).promise;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Ensure there is a current batch for scheduling work triggered by `reaction`.
+	 * If both the current batch and the reaction batch are active, merge them.
+	 * @param {Reaction} reaction
+	 */
+	static upsert(reaction) {
+		var reaction_batch = reaction.batch;
+		var has_reaction_batch = reaction_batch !== null && !reaction_batch.finished();
+
+		if (current_batch === null) {
+			if (has_reaction_batch) {
+				current_batch = reaction_batch;
+				return reaction_batch;
+			}
+
+			return Batch.ensure();
+		}
+
+		var batch = current_batch;
+
+		if (!has_reaction_batch || reaction_batch === batch) {
+			return batch;
+		}
+
+		// Fork batches are isolated speculative environments and should not entangle.
+		if (batch.is_fork || /** @type {Batch} */ (reaction_batch).is_fork) {
+			return batch;
+		}
+
+		Batch.merge(batch, /** @type {Batch} */ (reaction_batch));
+		current_batch = reaction_batch;
+		return reaction_batch;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Merge `from` into `to` and retire `from`.
+	 * @param {Batch} from
+	 * @param {Batch} to
+	 */
+	static merge(from, to) {
+		if (from === to) return;
+
+		for (const [source, value] of from.previous) {
+			if (!to.previous.has(source)) {
+				to.previous.set(source, value);
+			}
+		}
+
+		for (const [source, value] of from.current) {
+			to.current.set(source, value);
+			if (!to.is_fork) source.batch = to;
+		}
+
+		to.#pending += from.#pending;
+		to.#blocking_pending += from.#blocking_pending;
+
+		to.#roots.push(...from.#roots);
+
+		for (const e of from.#dirty_effects) to.#dirty_effects.add(e);
+		for (const e of from.#maybe_dirty_effects) to.#maybe_dirty_effects.add(e);
+
+		for (const fn of from.#commit_callbacks) to.#commit_callbacks.add(fn);
+		for (const fn of from.#discard_callbacks) to.#discard_callbacks.add(fn);
+
+		for (const [effect, tracked] of from.#skipped_branches) {
+			var existing = to.#skipped_branches.get(effect);
+			if (existing) {
+				existing.d.push(...tracked.d);
+				existing.m.push(...tracked.m);
+			} else {
+				to.#skipped_branches.set(effect, tracked);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (from.#deferred !== null) {
+			var deferred = from.#deferred;
+			to.settled().then(deferred.resolve, deferred.reject);
+		}
+
+		from.current.clear();
+		from.previous.clear();
+		from.#roots = [];
+		from.#dirty_effects.clear();
+		from.#maybe_dirty_effects.clear();
+		from.#commit_callbacks.clear();
+		from.#discard_callbacks.clear();
+		from.#skipped_branches.clear();
+		from.#pending = 0;
+		from.#blocking_pending = 0;
+		from.#deferred = null;
+		from.#decrement_queued = false;
+		from.successor = to;
+
+		batches.delete(from);
+		batches.add(to);
+	}
+
 	static ensure() {
 		if (current_batch === null) {
 			const batch = (current_batch = new Batch());
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
index bc1555769f..2ebc5689a7 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ import {
 	ASYNC,
 	CONNECTED,
 	MANAGED_EFFECT,
-	DESTROYING
+	DESTROYING,
+	TEMPLATE_EFFECT
 } from '#client/constants';
 import * as e from '../errors.js';
 import { DEV } from 'esm-env';
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ export function render_effect(fn, flags = 0) {
  */
 export function template_effect(fn, sync = [], async = [], blockers = []) {
 	flatten(blockers, sync, async, (values) => {
-		create_effect(RENDER_EFFECT, () => fn(...values.map(get)));
+		create_effect(RENDER_EFFECT | TEMPLATE_EFFECT, () => fn(...values.map(get)));
 	});
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/sources.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/sources.js
index 238052c9c9..7ce9598276 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/sources.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/sources.js
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import {
 	ROOT_EFFECT,
 	ASYNC,
 	WAS_MARKED,
-	CONNECTED
+	CONNECTED,
+	RENDER_EFFECT,
+	USER_EFFECT,
+	TEMPLATE_EFFECT
 } from '#client/constants';
 import * as e from '../errors.js';
 import { legacy_mode_flag, tracing_mode_flag } from '../../flags/index.js';
@@ -38,10 +41,8 @@ import { component_context, is_runes } from '../context.js';
 import {
 	Batch,
 	batch_values,
-	current_batch,
 	eager_block_effects,
 	schedule_effect,
-	set_current_batch,
 	legacy_updates
 } from './batch.js';
 import { proxy } from '../proxy.js';
@@ -342,11 +343,8 @@ function mark_reactions(signal, status, updated_during_traversal) {
 	for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 		var reaction = reactions[i];
 		var flags = reaction.f;
-		var reaction_batch = reaction.batch;
 
-		if (current_batch === null && reaction_batch !== null && !reaction_batch.finished()) {
-			set_current_batch(reaction_batch);
-		}
+		reaction.batch = Batch.upsert(reaction);
 
 		// In legacy mode, skip the current effect to prevent infinite loops
 		if (!runes && reaction === active_effect) continue;