diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be41b229dd..1c4a4ab92e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
 * Fix overly restrictive preprocessor types ([#6904](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/6904))
+* More specific typing for crossfade function - returns a tuple, not an array ([#6926](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/6926))
 
 ## 3.44.1
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/transition/index.ts b/src/runtime/transition/index.ts
index 8f5a9521b6..9315cd77d5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/transition/index.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/transition/index.ts
@@ -212,7 +212,20 @@ type ClientRectMap = Map<any, { rect: ClientRect }>;
 
 export function crossfade({ fallback, ...defaults }: CrossfadeParams & {
 	fallback?: (node: Element, params: CrossfadeParams, intro: boolean) => TransitionConfig;
-}) {
+}): [
+  (
+    node: Element,
+    params: CrossfadeParams & {
+      key: any;
+    }
+  ) => () => TransitionConfig,
+  (
+    node: Element,
+    params: CrossfadeParams & {
+      key: any;
+    }
+  ) => () => TransitionConfig
+] {
 	const to_receive: ClientRectMap = new Map();
 	const to_send: ClientRectMap = new Map();