diff --git a/.changeset/tough-snails-chew.md b/.changeset/tough-snails-chew.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..174a3d0197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tough-snails-chew.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: allow for nesting selector in pseudoclasses
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/css/css-prune.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/css/css-prune.js
index a99745f809..1896c83d1a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/css/css-prune.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/css/css-prune.js
@@ -73,9 +73,23 @@ const visitors = {
 		const inner = selectors[selectors.length - 1];
 
 		if (node.metadata.rule?.metadata.parent_rule && selectors.length > 0) {
-			const has_explicit_nesting_selector = selectors.some((selector) =>
-				selector.selectors.some((s) => s.type === 'NestingSelector')
-			);
+			let has_explicit_nesting_selector = false;
+
+			// nesting could be inside pseudo classes like :is, :has or :where
+			for (let selector of selectors) {
+				walk(
+					selector,
+					{},
+					{
+						// @ts-ignore
+						NestingSelector() {
+							has_explicit_nesting_selector = true;
+						}
+					}
+				);
+				// if we found one we can break from the others
+				if (has_explicit_nesting_selector) break;
+			}
 
 			if (!has_explicit_nesting_selector) {
 				selectors[0] = {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/nested-in-pseudo/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/nested-in-pseudo/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..292c6c49ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/nested-in-pseudo/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	warnings: []
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/nested-in-pseudo/expected.css b/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/nested-in-pseudo/expected.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f365a8988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/nested-in-pseudo/expected.css
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+nav.svelte-xyz{
+	header:where(.svelte-xyz):has(&){
+		color: red;
+	}
+}	
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/nested-in-pseudo/expected.html b/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/nested-in-pseudo/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44a5d4a52d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/nested-in-pseudo/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<header class="svelte-xyz"><nav class="svelte-xyz"></nav></header>
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diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/nested-in-pseudo/input.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/nested-in-pseudo/input.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a6758f60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/nested-in-pseudo/input.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<header>
+	<nav></nav>		
+</header>
+
+<style>
+nav{
+	header:has(&){
+		color: red;
+	}
+}	
+</style>
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