diff --git a/.changeset/curvy-beds-cover.md b/.changeset/curvy-beds-cover.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f338cafffa0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curvy-beds-cover.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: ensure each block references to imports are handled correctly
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js
index 188b06081311..89c2e19c3fa4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js
@@ -505,7 +505,11 @@ export function analyze_component(root, source, options) {
 								if (is_reference(node, parent)) {
 									const binding = context.state.scope.get(node.name);
 
-									if (binding && binding.kind === 'normal') {
+									if (
+										binding &&
+										binding.kind === 'normal' &&
+										binding.declaration_kind !== 'import'
+									) {
 										binding.kind = 'state';
 										binding.mutated = binding.updated = true;
 									}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/each-block-ref-import/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/each-block-ref-import/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..052cdd27c4b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/each-block-ref-import/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	html: `<input type="text">`,
+	ssrHtml: `<input type="text" value="">`
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/each-block-ref-import/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/each-block-ref-import/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..26f629eb06f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/each-block-ref-import/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<script>
+	import { foo } from './utils';
+</script>
+
+{#each foo.bar as bar}
+	<input type="text" bind:value={bar.value} />
+{/each}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/each-block-ref-import/utils.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/each-block-ref-import/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e4b44346570b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/each-block-ref-import/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export const foo = {
+	get bar() {
+		return [
+			{
+				value: ''
+			}
+		];
+	}
+};