diff --git a/apps/svelte.dev/package.json b/apps/svelte.dev/package.json
index 98ae9be37e..608e32e33a 100644
--- a/apps/svelte.dev/package.json
+++ b/apps/svelte.dev/package.json
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 		"@types/node": "^20.14.2",
 		"@vercel/speed-insights": "^1.0.0",
 		"browserslist": "^4.23.1",
+		"chokidar": "^4.0.1",
 		"degit": "^2.8.4",
 		"dotenv": "^16.4.5",
 		"esbuild": "^0.21.5",
diff --git a/apps/svelte.dev/scripts/sync-docs/index.ts b/apps/svelte.dev/scripts/sync-docs/index.ts
index b7cff430ea..8749792b37 100644
--- a/apps/svelte.dev/scripts/sync-docs/index.ts
+++ b/apps/svelte.dev/scripts/sync-docs/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 import ts from 'typescript';
 import glob from 'tiny-glob/sync';
+import chokidar from 'chokidar';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { clone_repo, migrate_meta_json, replace_strings, strip_origin } from './utils';
 import { get_types, read_d_ts_file, read_types } from './types';
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ if (process.env.USE_GIT === 'true') {
 	);
 }
 
-for (const pkg of packages) {
+async function sync(pkg: Package) {
 	const dest = `${DOCS}/${pkg.name}`;
 
 	fs.rmSync(dest, { force: true, recursive: true });
@@ -140,3 +141,17 @@ for (const pkg of packages) {
 		fs.writeFileSync(file, content);
 	}
 }
+
+for (const pkg of packages) {
+	await sync(pkg);
+}
+
+if (process.argv.includes('-w') || process.argv.includes('--watch')) {
+	for (const pkg of packages) {
+		chokidar
+			.watch(`${REPOS}/${pkg.name}/${pkg.docs}`, { ignoreInitial: true })
+			.on('all', (event) => {
+				sync(pkg);
+			});
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 44cbc69baf..7e84fa10ba 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ importers:
       browserslist:
         specifier: ^4.23.1
         version: 4.23.1
+      chokidar:
+        specifier: ^4.0.1
+        version: 4.0.1
       degit:
         specifier: ^2.8.4
         version: 2.8.4
@@ -1735,6 +1738,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-7VT13fmjotKpGipCW9JEQAusEPE+Ei8nl6/g4FBAmIm0GOOLMua9NDDo/DWp0ZAxCr3cPq5ZpBqmPAQgDda2Pw==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8.10.0'}
 
+  chokidar@4.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-n8enUVCED/KVRQlab1hr3MVpcVMvxtZjmEa956u+4YijlmQED223XMSYj2tLuKvr4jcCTzNNMpQDUer72MMmzA==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 14.16.0'}
+
   chownr@2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-bIomtDF5KGpdogkLd9VspvFzk9KfpyyGlS8YFVZl7TGPBHL5snIOnxeshwVgPteQ9b4Eydl+pVbIyE1DcvCWgQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
@@ -2625,6 +2632,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-hOS089on8RduqdbhvQ5Z37A0ESjsqz6qnRcffsMU3495FuTdqSm+7bhJ29JvIOsBDEEnan5DPu9t3To9VRlMzA==}
     engines: {node: '>=8.10.0'}
 
+  readdirp@4.0.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-yDMz9g+VaZkqBYS/ozoBJwaBhTbZo3UNYQHNRw1D3UFQB8oHB4uS/tAODO+ZLjGWmUbKnIlOWO+aaIiAxrUWHA==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 14.16.0'}
+
   regenerator-runtime@0.14.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dYnhHh0nJoMfnkZs6GmmhFknAGRrLznOu5nc9ML+EJxGvrx6H7teuevqVqCuPcPK//3eDrrjQhehXVx9cnkGdw==}
 
@@ -4548,6 +4559,10 @@ snapshots:
     optionalDependencies:
       fsevents: 2.3.3
 
+  chokidar@4.0.1:
+    dependencies:
+      readdirp: 4.0.2
+
   chownr@2.0.0: {}
 
   ci-info@3.9.0: {}
@@ -5413,6 +5428,8 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       picomatch: 2.3.1
 
+  readdirp@4.0.2: {}
+
   regenerator-runtime@0.14.1: {}
 
   regex@4.3.3: {}