diff --git a/.changeset/two-cats-approve.md b/.changeset/two-cats-approve.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7756dfdd67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/two-cats-approve.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: repair `href` attribute mismatches
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/attributes.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/attributes.js
index 7e42efae11..672354669b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/attributes.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/attributes.js
@@ -89,7 +89,11 @@ export function set_attribute(element, attribute, value, skip_warning) {
 	if (hydrating) {
 		attributes[attribute] = element.getAttribute(attribute);
 
-		if (attribute === 'src' || attribute === 'href' || attribute === 'srcset') {
+		if (
+			attribute === 'src' ||
+			attribute === 'srcset' ||
+			(attribute === 'href' && element.nodeName === 'LINK')
+		) {
 			if (!skip_warning) {
 				check_src_in_dev_hydration(element, attribute, value);
 			}
@@ -388,7 +392,7 @@ function check_src_in_dev_hydration(element, attribute, value) {
 
 	w.hydration_attribute_changed(
 		attribute,
-		element.outerHTML.replace(element.innerHTML, '...'),
+		element.outerHTML.replace(element.innerHTML, element.innerHTML && '...'),
 		String(value)
 	);
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/ignore-mismatched-href/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/ignore-mismatched-href/_config.js
index 9a7d9cadcf..6253e16705 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/ignore-mismatched-href/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/ignore-mismatched-href/_config.js
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ export default test({
 	},
 
 	test(assert, target) {
-		assert.equal(target.querySelector('a')?.getAttribute('href'), '/bar');
+		assert.equal(target.querySelector('link')?.getAttribute('href'), '/bar');
 	},
 
 	errors: [
-		'The `href` attribute on `<a href="/bar">...</a>` changed its value between server and client renders. The client value, `/foo`, will be ignored in favour of the server value'
+		'The `href` attribute on `<link href="/bar">` changed its value between server and client renders. The client value, `/foo`, will be ignored in favour of the server value'
 	]
 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/ignore-mismatched-href/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/ignore-mismatched-href/main.svelte
index de78109c00..fd5f2a038a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/ignore-mismatched-href/main.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/ignore-mismatched-href/main.svelte
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 	let { browser } = $props();
 </script>
 
-<a href={browser ? '/foo': '/bar'}>foo</a>
+<link href={browser ? '/foo' : '/bar'} />
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/img-src-mismatch/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/img-src-mismatch/_config.js
index 864bd4fac7..b30f652e3f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/img-src-mismatch/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/img-src-mismatch/_config.js
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ export default test({
 		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, '<img src="server.jpg" alt="">');
 	},
 	errors: [
-		'The `src` attribute on `...<img src="server.jpg" alt="">` changed its value between server and client renders. The client value, `client.jpg`, will be ignored in favour of the server value'
+		'The `src` attribute on `<img src="server.jpg" alt="">` changed its value between server and client renders. The client value, `client.jpg`, will be ignored in favour of the server value'
 	]
 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/repair-mismatched-a-href/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/repair-mismatched-a-href/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc74f23aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/repair-mismatched-a-href/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	server_props: {
+		browser: false
+	},
+
+	props: {
+		browser: true
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/repair-mismatched-a-href/_expected.html b/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/repair-mismatched-a-href/_expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f5b652fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/repair-mismatched-a-href/_expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<!--[--><a href="/foo">foo</a><!--]-->
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/repair-mismatched-a-href/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/repair-mismatched-a-href/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be01d05f8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/hydration/samples/repair-mismatched-a-href/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<script>
+	let { browser } = $props();
+</script>
+
+<a href={browser ? '/foo' : '/bar'}>foo</a>