diff --git a/.changeset/odd-dancers-sleep.md b/.changeset/odd-dancers-sleep.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e717c03d4ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/odd-dancers-sleep.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: wrap `$inspect` error logging in `console.group`
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dev/inspect.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dev/inspect.js
index e15c66901c5f..c99479dfcf61 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dev/inspect.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dev/inspect.js
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ export function inspect(get_value, inspector = console.log) {
 		try {
 			value = get_value();
 		} catch (error) {
-			// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+			/* eslint-disable no-console */
+			console.group(`an error occurred when reading values inside an \`$inspect\`: `);
 			console.error(error);
+			console.groupEnd();
+			/* eslint-enable no-console */
 		}
 
 		if (value !== UNINITIALIZED) {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/inspect-exception/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/inspect-exception/_config.js
index e155ff236a48..2f679000e020 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/inspect-exception/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/inspect-exception/_config.js
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ export default test({
 		flushSync();
 
 		assert.ok(errors.length > 0);
-		assert.deepEqual(logs, ['init', 'a', 'init', 'b']);
+		assert.deepEqual(logs, [
+			'init',
+			'a',
+			'init',
+			'b',
+			'an error occurred when reading values inside an `$inspect`: ',
+			'an error occurred when reading values inside an `$inspect`: '
+		]);
 	}
 });