diff --git a/.changeset/gold-hairs-jog.md b/.changeset/gold-hairs-jog.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eaafced314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gold-hairs-jog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: allow global-like pseudo-selectors refinement
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/css/css-analyze.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/css/css-analyze.js
index ed22838582..362ac9dcad 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/css/css-analyze.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/css/css-analyze.js
@@ -133,7 +133,13 @@ const css_visitors = {
 
 		node.metadata.is_global = node.selectors.length >= 1 && is_global(node);
 
-		if (node.selectors.length === 1) {
+		if (
+			node.selectors.length >= 1 &&
+			node.selectors.every(
+				(selector) =>
+					selector.type === 'PseudoClassSelector' || selector.type === 'PseudoElementSelector'
+			)
+		) {
 			const first = node.selectors[0];
 			node.metadata.is_global_like ||=
 				(first.type === 'PseudoClassSelector' && first.name === 'host') ||
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/view-transition/expected.css b/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/view-transition/expected.css
index afc84d52eb..e216a4d3ad 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/view-transition/expected.css
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/view-transition/expected.css
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@
 	::view-transition-old {
 		animation-duration: 0.5s;
 	}
+	::view-transition-old:only-child {
+		animation-duration: 0.5s;
+	}
 	::view-transition-new {
 		animation-duration: 0.5s;
 	}
+	::view-transition-new:only-child {
+		animation-duration: 0.5s;
+	}
 	::view-transition-image-pair {
 		animation-duration: 0.5s;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/view-transition/input.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/view-transition/input.svelte
index ebb2b3fd88..345213ccd3 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/view-transition/input.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/css/samples/view-transition/input.svelte
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@
 	::view-transition-old {
 		animation-duration: 0.5s;
 	}
+	::view-transition-old:only-child {
+		animation-duration: 0.5s;
+	}
 	::view-transition-new {
 		animation-duration: 0.5s;
 	}
+	::view-transition-new:only-child {
+		animation-duration: 0.5s;
+	}
 	::view-transition-image-pair {
 		animation-duration: 0.5s;
 	}