diff --git a/.changeset/chatty-beans-divide.md b/.changeset/chatty-beans-divide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcf47bfbbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chatty-beans-divide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"svelte": patch
+---
+
+fix: use safe-equals comparison for `@const` tags in legacy mode
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
index 46906b3e98..0bd8d9235d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
@@ -1793,7 +1793,8 @@ export const template_visitors = {
 				b.const(
 					declaration.id,
 					b.call(
-						'$.derived',
+						// In runes mode, we want things to be fine-grained - but not in legacy mode
+						state.options.runes ? '$.derived' : '$.derived_safe_equal',
 						b.thunk(/** @type {import('estree').Expression} */ (visit(declaration.init)))
 					)
 				)
@@ -1822,7 +1823,10 @@ export const template_visitors = {
 				])
 			);
 
-			state.init.push(b.const(tmp, b.call('$.derived', fn)));
+			state.init.push(
+				// In runes mode, we want things to be fine-grained - but not in legacy mode
+				b.const(tmp, b.call(state.options.runes ? '$.derived' : '$.derived_safe_equal', fn))
+			);
 
 			for (const node of identifiers) {
 				const binding = /** @type {import('#compiler').Binding} */ (state.scope.get(node.name));
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/const-tag-each-update/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/const-tag-each-update/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90363bd88e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/const-tag-each-update/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { tick } from 'svelte';
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+// Test ensures that the `const` tag is coarse-grained in legacy mode (i.e. always fires an update when the array changes)
+export default test({
+	html: `
+		<button>Show</button>
+		<p>0</p>
+		<p>1</p>
+		<p>2</p>
+		<p>3</p>
+	`,
+	async test({ target, assert }) {
+		const btn = target.querySelector('button');
+
+		btn?.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<button>Show</button>
+				<p>0 show (v_item) show (item)</p>
+				<p>1</p>
+				<p>2 show (v_item) show (item)</p>
+				<p>3</p>
+			`
+		);
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/const-tag-each-update/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/const-tag-each-update/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66d0d4d0a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/const-tag-each-update/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<script>
+	export let items = {0:{clicked:false},length:4};
+</script>
+
+<button on:click={()=>{
+	items[0].clicked=true;
+	items[2]={clicked:true};
+}}>Show</button>
+
+{#each items as item, i}
+	{@const v_item=item}
+	<p>
+		{i}
+		{#if v_item?.clicked}
+			show (v_item)
+		{/if}
+		{#if item?.clicked}
+			show (item)
+		{/if}
+	</p>
+{/each}