diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/ambient.d.ts b/packages/svelte/src/ambient.d.ts
index d655fb648a2f..64cdcc93b2d2 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/ambient.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/ambient.d.ts
@@ -95,12 +95,24 @@ declare namespace $state {
 								: never
 							: never;
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the latest `value`, even if the rest of the UI is suspending
+	 * while async work (such as data loading) completes.
+	 *
+	 * ```svelte
+	 * <nav>
+	 *   <a href="/" aria-current={$state.eager(href) === '/' ? 'page' : null}>home</a>
+	 *   <a href="/about" aria-current={$state.eager(href) === '/about' ? 'page' : null}>about</a>
+	 * </nav>
+	 * ```
+	 */
+	export function eager<T>(value: T): T;
 	/**
 	 * Declares state that is _not_ made deeply reactive — instead of mutating it,
 	 * you must reassign it.
 	 *
 	 * Example:
-	 * ```ts
+	 * ```svelte
 	 * <script>
 	 *   let items = $state.raw([0]);
 	 *
@@ -109,7 +121,7 @@ declare namespace $state {
 	 *   };
 	 * </script>
 	 *
-	 * <button on:click={addItem}>
+	 * <button onclick={addItem}>
 	 *   {items.join(', ')}
 	 * </button>
 	 * ```
@@ -124,7 +136,7 @@ declare namespace $state {
 	 * To take a static snapshot of a deeply reactive `$state` proxy, use `$state.snapshot`:
 	 *
 	 * Example:
-	 * ```ts
+	 * ```svelte
 	 * <script>
 	 *   let counter = $state({ count: 0 });
 	 *
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/CallExpression.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/CallExpression.js
index 53a89125a28b..76d9cecd9ab1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/CallExpression.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/CallExpression.js
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@ export function CallExpression(node, context) {
 			break;
 		}
 
+		case '$state.eager':
+			if (node.arguments.length !== 1) {
+				e.rune_invalid_arguments_length(node, rune, 'exactly one argument');
+			}
+
+			break;
+
 		case '$state.snapshot':
 			if (node.arguments.length !== 1) {
 				e.rune_invalid_arguments_length(node, rune, 'exactly one argument');
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/CallExpression.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/CallExpression.js
index fcc385c2ba6c..bf9a09bb74b1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/CallExpression.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/CallExpression.js
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ export function CallExpression(node, context) {
 			return b.call('$.derived', rune === '$derived' ? b.thunk(fn) : fn);
 		}
 
+		case '$state.eager':
+			return b.call(
+				'$.eager',
+				b.thunk(/** @type {Expression} */ (context.visit(node.arguments[0])))
+			);
+
 		case '$state.snapshot':
 			return b.call(
 				'$.snapshot',
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/CallExpression.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/CallExpression.js
index 41d3202ce9ea..d53b631aa5ec 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/CallExpression.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/visitors/CallExpression.js
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ export function CallExpression(node, context) {
 		return b.call('$.derived', rune === '$derived' ? b.thunk(fn) : fn);
 	}
 
+	if (rune === '$state.eager') {
+		return node.arguments[0];
+	}
+
 	if (rune === '$state.snapshot') {
 		return b.call(
 			'$.snapshot',
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
index 88f4a85e20dc..ca6437e3841f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/boundary.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import { queue_micro_task } from '../task.js';
 import * as e from '../../errors.js';
 import * as w from '../../warnings.js';
 import { DEV } from 'esm-env';
-import { Batch, current_batch, effect_pending_updates } from '../../reactivity/batch.js';
+import { Batch, effect_pending_updates } from '../../reactivity/batch.js';
 import { internal_set, source } from '../../reactivity/sources.js';
 import { tag } from '../../dev/tracing.js';
 import { createSubscriber } from '../../../../reactivity/create-subscriber.js';
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
index 3c5409bcfec8..471eed299d2a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export {
 	save,
 	track_reactivity_loss
 } from './reactivity/async.js';
-export { flushSync as flush } from './reactivity/batch.js';
+export { eager, flushSync as flush } from './reactivity/batch.js';
 export {
 	async_derived,
 	user_derived as derived,
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
index 2956e7ed6afe..a78a5199aa3c 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { async_mode_flag } from '../../flags/index.js';
 import { deferred, define_property } from '../../shared/utils.js';
 import {
 	active_effect,
+	get,
 	is_dirty,
 	is_updating_effect,
 	set_is_updating_effect,
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ import * as e from '../errors.js';
 import { flush_tasks, queue_micro_task } from '../dom/task.js';
 import { DEV } from 'esm-env';
 import { invoke_error_boundary } from '../error-handling.js';
-import { old_values } from './sources.js';
-import { unlink_effect } from './effects.js';
+import { old_values, source, update } from './sources.js';
+import { inspect_effect, unlink_effect } from './effects.js';
 
 /** @type {Set<Batch>} */
 const batches = new Set();
@@ -702,6 +703,48 @@ export function schedule_effect(signal) {
 	queued_root_effects.push(effect);
 }
 
+/** @type {Source<number>} */
+let version;
+
+let eager_flushing = false;
+
+function eager_flush() {
+	try {
+		flushSync(() => {
+			update(version);
+		});
+	} finally {
+		eager_flushing = false;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * @template T
+ * @param {() => T} fn
+ * @returns {T}
+ */
+export function eager(fn) {
+	const previous_batch_values = batch_values;
+
+	try {
+		get((version ??= source(0)));
+
+		inspect_effect(() => {
+			fn();
+
+			if (!eager_flushing) {
+				eager_flushing = true;
+				queue_micro_task(eager_flush);
+			}
+		});
+
+		batch_values = null;
+		return fn();
+	} finally {
+		batch_values = previous_batch_values;
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * Forcibly remove all current batches, to prevent cross-talk between tests
  */
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
index a146659bf688..9eaa5cdd0189 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ export function get(signal) {
 		if (is_derived) {
 			derived = /** @type {Derived} */ (signal);
 
-			var value = derived.v;
+			var derived_value = derived.v;
 
 			// if the derived is dirty and has reactions, or depends on the values that just changed, re-execute
 			// (a derived can be maybe_dirty due to the effect destroy removing its last reaction)
@@ -661,12 +661,12 @@ export function get(signal) {
 				((derived.f & CLEAN) === 0 && derived.reactions !== null) ||
 				depends_on_old_values(derived)
 			) {
-				value = execute_derived(derived);
+				derived_value = execute_derived(derived);
 			}
 
-			old_values.set(derived, value);
+			old_values.set(derived, derived_value);
 
-			return value;
+			return derived_value;
 		}
 	} else if (is_derived) {
 		derived = /** @type {Derived} */ (signal);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/utils.js b/packages/svelte/src/utils.js
index f8a7e8d46d1c..a54a421418a3 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/utils.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/utils.js
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ const STATE_CREATION_RUNES = /** @type {const} */ ([
 
 const RUNES = /** @type {const} */ ([
 	...STATE_CREATION_RUNES,
+	'$state.eager',
 	'$state.snapshot',
 	'$props',
 	'$props.id',
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-state-eager-if/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-state-eager-if/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a1045ab3631b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-state-eager-if/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { tick } from 'svelte';
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	mode: ['client'],
+
+	compileOptions: {
+		dev: true
+	},
+
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		const [count, shift] = target.querySelectorAll('button');
+
+		shift.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>0</button><button>shift</button><p>0</p>`);
+
+		count.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`<button>1</button><button>shift</button><p>0</p><p>updating</p>`
+		);
+
+		count.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`<button>2</button><button>shift</button><p>0</p><p>updating</p>`
+		);
+
+		count.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`<button>3</button><button>shift</button><p>0</p><p>updating</p>`
+		);
+
+		shift.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`<button>3</button><button>shift</button><p>1</p><p>updating</p>`
+		);
+
+		shift.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`<button>3</button><button>shift</button><p>2</p><p>updating</p>`
+		);
+
+		shift.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>3</button><button>shift</button><p>3</p>`);
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-state-eager-if/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-state-eager-if/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5dee0c164d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-state-eager-if/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<script>
+	let count = $state(0);
+	let eager = $derived($state.eager(count));
+
+	let resolvers = [];
+
+	function push(value) {
+		const { promise, resolve } = Promise.withResolvers();
+		resolvers.push(() => resolve(value));
+		return promise;
+	}
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => count += 1}>{eager}</button>
+<button onclick={() => resolvers.shift()?.()}>shift</button>
+
+<svelte:boundary>
+	<p>{await push(count)}</p>
+
+	{#if count !== eager}
+		<p>updating</p>
+	{/if}
+
+	{#snippet pending()}{/snippet}
+</svelte:boundary>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-state-eager/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-state-eager/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d1a8eedcd5a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-state-eager/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { tick } from 'svelte';
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	mode: ['client'],
+
+	compileOptions: {
+		dev: true
+	},
+
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		const [count, shift] = target.querySelectorAll('button');
+
+		shift.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>0</button><button>shift</button><p>0</p>`);
+
+		count.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>1</button><button>shift</button><p>0</p>`);
+
+		count.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>2</button><button>shift</button><p>0</p>`);
+
+		count.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>3</button><button>shift</button><p>0</p>`);
+
+		shift.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>3</button><button>shift</button><p>1</p>`);
+
+		shift.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>3</button><button>shift</button><p>2</p>`);
+
+		shift.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.htmlEqual(target.innerHTML, `<button>3</button><button>shift</button><p>3</p>`);
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-state-eager/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-state-eager/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c9168b3984c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-state-eager/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<script>
+	let count = $state(0);
+
+	let resolvers = [];
+
+	function push(value) {
+		const { promise, resolve } = Promise.withResolvers();
+		resolvers.push(() => resolve(value));
+		return promise;
+	}
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => count += 1}>{$state.eager(count)}</button>
+<button onclick={() => resolvers.shift()?.()}>shift</button>
+
+<svelte:boundary>
+	<p>{await push(count)}</p>
+
+	{#snippet pending()}{/snippet}
+</svelte:boundary>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts b/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts
index a9938fe924c6..c05a79f039d9 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts
@@ -3193,12 +3193,24 @@ declare namespace $state {
 								: never
 							: never;
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the latest `value`, even if the rest of the UI is suspending
+	 * while async work (such as data loading) completes.
+	 *
+	 * ```svelte
+	 * <nav>
+	 *   <a href="/" aria-current={$state.eager(href) === '/' ? 'page' : null}>home</a>
+	 *   <a href="/about" aria-current={$state.eager(href) === '/about' ? 'page' : null}>about</a>
+	 * </nav>
+	 * ```
+	 */
+	export function eager<T>(value: T): T;
 	/**
 	 * Declares state that is _not_ made deeply reactive — instead of mutating it,
 	 * you must reassign it.
 	 *
 	 * Example:
-	 * ```ts
+	 * ```svelte
 	 * <script>
 	 *   let items = $state.raw([0]);
 	 *
@@ -3207,7 +3219,7 @@ declare namespace $state {
 	 *   };
 	 * </script>
 	 *
-	 * <button on:click={addItem}>
+	 * <button onclick={addItem}>
 	 *   {items.join(', ')}
 	 * </button>
 	 * ```
@@ -3222,7 +3234,7 @@ declare namespace $state {
 	 * To take a static snapshot of a deeply reactive `$state` proxy, use `$state.snapshot`:
 	 *
 	 * Example:
-	 * ```ts
+	 * ```svelte
 	 * <script>
 	 *   let counter = $state({ count: 0 });
 	 *