diff --git a/.changeset/eleven-moons-smash.md b/.changeset/eleven-moons-smash.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d37d55d9fed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eleven-moons-smash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: don't deactivate other batches
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
index 57aa185a31db..84308ef3ed61 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
@@ -299,6 +299,10 @@ export class Batch {
 	}
 
 	deactivate() {
+		// If we're not the current batch, don't deactivate,
+		// else we could create zombie batches that are never flushed
+		if (current_batch !== this) return;
+
 		current_batch = null;
 		batch_values = null;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-batch-timing/Component.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-batch-timing/Component.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..275860ad9c94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-batch-timing/Component.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	let { ref } = $props();
+
+	let tick = $state(0);
+	let ref_exists = $state(true);
+ 
+	$effect(() => {
+		tick;
+		ref_exists = ref !== null;
+	});
+</script>
+
+<p>{ref_exists}</p>
+<button onclick={() => tick++}>check</button>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-batch-timing/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-batch-timing/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1da4fdc0bda5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-batch-timing/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { tick } from 'svelte';
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+// This test regresses against batches deactivating other batches than themselves
+export default test({
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		await tick(); // settle initial await
+
+		const button = target.querySelector('button');
+
+		button?.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<div>div</div>
+				<p>true</p>
+				<button>check</button>
+				<p></p>
+			`
+		);
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-batch-timing/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-batch-timing/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b582f41d079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-batch-timing/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<script>
+	import Component from "./Component.svelte";
+
+	let ref = $state(null);
+
+	let foo = $derived(await 1);
+</script>
+
+<div bind:this={ref}>div</div>
+
+<Component {ref} />
+
+{#if foo} 
+	<p></p>
+{/if}