diff --git a/.changeset/friendly-mice-perform.md b/.changeset/friendly-mice-perform.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eddece2490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/friendly-mice-perform.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: cleanup non render effects created inside block effects
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/constants.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/constants.js
index 53df86126a..f995c1dd9d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/constants.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/constants.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export const LEGACY_DERIVED_PROP = 1 << 16;
 export const INSPECT_EFFECT = 1 << 17;
 export const HEAD_EFFECT = 1 << 18;
 export const EFFECT_HAS_DERIVED = 1 << 19;
+export const PRE_EFFECT = 1 << 20;
 
 export const STATE_SYMBOL = Symbol('$state');
 export const STATE_SYMBOL_METADATA = Symbol('$state metadata');
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
index b5955e9b32..df2c823ef0 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ import {
 	INSPECT_EFFECT,
 	HEAD_EFFECT,
 	MAYBE_DIRTY,
-	EFFECT_HAS_DERIVED
+	EFFECT_HAS_DERIVED,
+	PRE_EFFECT
 } from '../constants.js';
 import { set } from './sources.js';
 import * as e from '../errors.js';
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ export function user_pre_effect(fn) {
 			value: '$effect.pre'
 		});
 	}
-	return render_effect(fn);
+	return render_effect(fn, PRE_EFFECT);
 }
 
 /** @param {() => void | (() => void)} fn */
@@ -308,10 +309,11 @@ export function legacy_pre_effect_reset() {
 
 /**
  * @param {() => void | (() => void)} fn
+ * @param {number} flags
  * @returns {Effect}
  */
-export function render_effect(fn) {
-	return create_effect(RENDER_EFFECT, fn, true);
+export function render_effect(fn, flags = 0) {
+	return create_effect(RENDER_EFFECT | flags, fn, true);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -386,7 +388,7 @@ export function destroy_effect(effect, remove_dom = true) {
 		removed = true;
 	}
 
-	destroy_effect_children(effect, remove_dom && !removed);
+	destroy_effect_children(effect, remove_dom && !removed, true);
 	remove_reactions(effect, 0);
 	set_signal_status(effect, DESTROYED);
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
index 2a159724a6..cb4670a76d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ import {
 	BLOCK_EFFECT,
 	ROOT_EFFECT,
 	LEGACY_DERIVED_PROP,
-	DISCONNECTED
+	DISCONNECTED,
+	PRE_EFFECT
 } from './constants.js';
 import { flush_tasks } from './dom/task.js';
 import { add_owner } from './dev/ownership.js';
@@ -405,17 +406,57 @@ export function remove_reactions(signal, start_index) {
 /**
  * @param {Effect} signal
  * @param {boolean} remove_dom
+ * @param {boolean} [force]
  * @returns {void}
  */
-export function destroy_effect_children(signal, remove_dom = false) {
+export function destroy_effect_children(signal, remove_dom = false, force = false) {
 	var effect = signal.first;
-	signal.first = signal.last = null;
+	var parent_is_block = (signal.f & BLOCK_EFFECT) !== 0;
+	/**
+	 * @param {Effect} effect
+	 */
+	function is_render_not_pre(effect) {
+		return (effect.f & RENDER_EFFECT) !== 0 && (effect.f & PRE_EFFECT) === 0;
+	}
+	// we only clear the first property either if it's forced, if the parent is not a block
+	// or if signal.first is a proper RENDER effect (not a PRE)
+	if (force || !parent_is_block || (signal.first && !is_render_not_pre(signal.first))) {
+		signal.first = null;
+	}
+	// we only clear the last property either if it's forced, if the parent is not a block
+	// or if signal.last is a proper RENDER effect (not a PRE)
+	if (force || !parent_is_block || (signal.last && !is_render_not_pre(signal.last))) {
+		signal.last = null;
+	}
 
 	while (effect !== null) {
 		var next = effect.next;
-		destroy_effect(effect, remove_dom);
+		// we only destroy the effect if it's not a proper RENDER effect (not a PRE) or if it's forced
+		if (force || !parent_is_block || !is_render_not_pre(effect)) {
+			destroy_effect(effect, remove_dom);
+		} else if (signal.first === null && parent_is_block && !force) {
+			// if we didn't destroy this effect and first is null it means that first was "destroyed"
+			// and we need to update the linked list...we only need to do this if parent is BLOCK
+			signal.first = effect;
+		}
+		if (
+			next === null &&
+			signal.last === null &&
+			parent_is_block &&
+			is_render_not_pre(effect) &&
+			!force
+		) {
+			// if we are about to exit this while and we didn't destroy this effect and signal was last
+			// we update signal.last to keep the linked list up to date
+			signal.last = effect;
+		}
 		effect = next;
 	}
+	// if after the while signal.first is not null but signal.last is null we update
+	// signal.last to be signal.first
+	if (signal.first !== null && signal.last === null && parent_is_block && !force) {
+		signal.last = signal.first;
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -443,9 +484,7 @@ export function update_effect(effect) {
 	}
 
 	try {
-		if ((flags & BLOCK_EFFECT) === 0) {
-			destroy_effect_children(effect);
-		}
+		destroy_effect_children(effect);
 
 		execute_effect_teardown(effect);
 		var teardown = update_reaction(effect);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/clean-block-inner-effects/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/clean-block-inner-effects/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e42ebeadf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/clean-block-inner-effects/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { flushSync } from 'svelte';
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	async test({ assert, target, instance, logs }) {
+		const button = target.querySelector('button');
+		assert.deepEqual(logs, ['effect', 1]);
+		flushSync(() => {
+			button?.click();
+		});
+		assert.deepEqual(logs, ['effect', 1, 'clean', 1, 'effect', 2]);
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/clean-block-inner-effects/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/clean-block-inner-effects/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1096e54822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/clean-block-inner-effects/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<script>
+	let count = $state(1);
+
+	function track(value){
+		let val = value;
+		$effect(() => {
+			console.log("effect", val);
+			return ()=>{
+				console.log("clean", val);
+			}
+		});
+		return value;
+	}
+</script>
+
+{#if track(count)}
+{/if}
+
+<button onclick={()=> count++}></button>
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