diff --git a/cli/deno.lock b/cli/deno.lock
index 9b0009da9f..c7007123ba 100644
--- a/cli/deno.lock
+++ b/cli/deno.lock
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
     "npm:minimatch@*": "10.0.3",
     "npm:open@*": "10.2.0",
     "npm:svelte-preprocess@6.0.3": "6.0.3_svelte@5.45.2__acorn@8.14.1",
+    "npm:svelte@5.45.2": "5.45.2_acorn@8.14.1",
     "npm:ws@*": "8.18.3",
     "npm:ws@8.18.0": "8.18.0",
     "npm:ws@8.18.3": "8.18.3"
@@ -199,7 +200,10 @@
       ]
     },
     "@std/io@0.224.9": {
-      "integrity": "4414664b6926f665102e73c969cfda06d2c4c59bd5d0c603fd4f1b1c840d6ee3"
+      "integrity": "4414664b6926f665102e73c969cfda06d2c4c59bd5d0c603fd4f1b1c840d6ee3",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "jsr:@std/bytes@^1.0.2"
+      ]
     },
     "@std/io@0.225.2": {
       "integrity": "3c740cd4ee4c082e6cfc86458f47e2ab7cb353dc6234d5e9b1f91a2de5f4d6c7",
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/app/bundle.ts b/cli/src/commands/app/bundle.ts
index daa1dd24d0..23e67872cf 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/app/bundle.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/app/bundle.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,52 @@ export function detectFrameworks(appDir: string): { svelte: boolean; vue: boolea
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creates a Svelte esbuild plugin
+ * Uses the svelte compiler from the project's node_modules
+ */
+function createSveltePlugin(appDir: string): any {
+  return {
+    name: "svelte",
+    setup(build: any) {
+      build.onLoad({ filter: /\.svelte$/ }, async (args: any) => {
+        // Import svelte compiler from the project's node_modules
+        const svelte = await import("npm:svelte@5.45.2/compiler");
+
+        // Load the file from the file system
+        const source = await fs.promises.readFile(args.path, "utf8");
+        const filename = path.relative(process.cwd(), args.path);
+
+        // This converts a message in Svelte's format to esbuild's format
+        const convertMessage = ({ message, start, end }: any) => {
+          let location;
+          if (start && end) {
+            const lineText = source.split(/\r\n|\r|\n/g)[start.line - 1];
+            const lineEnd = start.line === end.line ? end.column : lineText.length;
+            location = {
+              file: filename,
+              line: start.line,
+              column: start.column,
+              length: lineEnd - start.column,
+              lineText,
+            };
+          }
+          return { text: message, location };
+        };
+
+        // Convert Svelte syntax to JavaScript
+        try {
+          const { js, warnings } = svelte.compile(source, { filename });
+          const contents = js.code + `//# sourceMappingURL=` + js.map.toUrl();
+          return { contents, warnings: warnings.map(convertMessage) };
+        } catch (e: any) {
+          return { errors: [convertMessage(e)] };
+        }
+      });
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Creates framework-specific esbuild plugins based on detected dependencies
  */
@@ -65,17 +111,7 @@ export async function createFrameworkPlugins(appDir: string): Promise<any[]> {
 
   if (frameworks.svelte) {
     log.info(colors.blue("🔧 Svelte detected, adding svelte plugin..."));
-    try {
-      const esbuildSvelte = await import("npm:esbuild-svelte@0.9.3");
-      const sveltePreprocess = await import("npm:svelte-preprocess@6.0.3");
-      plugins.push(
-        esbuildSvelte.default({
-          preprocess: sveltePreprocess.default(),
-        })
-      );
-    } catch (error: any) {
-      log.warn(colors.yellow(`Failed to load svelte plugin: ${error.message}`));
-    }
+    plugins.push(createSveltePlugin(appDir));
   }
 
   if (frameworks.vue) {