diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3fa087e03a..e19af3e53f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 * Fix `{#each}` context not shadowing outer scope when using `bind:` ([#1565](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/1565))
 * Fix edge cases in matching selectors against elements ([#1710](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/1710))
+* Allow exiting a reactive block early with `break $` ([#2828](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/2828))
 * Check attributes have changed before setting them to avoid image flicker ([#3579](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/3579))
 * Fix generating malformed code for `{@debug}` tags with no dependencies ([#3588](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issue/3588))
 * Use safer `HTMLElement` check before extending class ([#3608](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issue/3608))
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/index.ts b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/index.ts
index d193508a89..00157cc256 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/index.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/render_ssr/index.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ export default function ssr(
 					: b`
 						let ${left} = ${right}`;
 			}
+		} else { // TODO do not add label if it's not referenced
+			statement = b`$: { ${statement} }`;
 		}
 
 		return statement;
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/reactive-block-break/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/reactive-block-break/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2d3e6a8f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/reactive-block-break/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default {
+	html: `<h1>1 2</h1>`
+};
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diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/reactive-block-break/main.svelte b/test/runtime/samples/reactive-block-break/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b0aa005c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/reactive-block-break/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<script>
+	let foo = 0;
+	let bar;
+	$: {
+		bar = foo + 1;
+		if (foo) {
+			break $;
+		}
+		bar = foo + 2;
+	}
+	foo = 1;
+</script>
+
+<h1>{foo} {bar}</h1>
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