diff --git a/.changeset/legal-mangos-peel.md b/.changeset/legal-mangos-peel.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bddad21bff37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/legal-mangos-peel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: change title only after any pending work has completed
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/TitleElement.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/TitleElement.js
index 98d7880b255d..edd8835e0033 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/TitleElement.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/TitleElement.js
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 /** @import { AST } from '#compiler' */
 /** @import { ComponentContext } from '../types' */
 import * as b from '#compiler/builders';
-import { build_template_chunk } from './shared/utils.js';
+import { build_template_chunk, Memoizer } from './shared/utils.js';
 
 /**
  * @param {AST.TitleElement} node
  * @param {ComponentContext} context
  */
 export function TitleElement(node, context) {
+	const memoizer = new Memoizer();
 	const { has_state, value } = build_template_chunk(
 		/** @type {any} */ (node.fragment.nodes),
-		context
+		context,
+		context.state,
+		(value, metadata) => memoizer.add(value, metadata)
 	);
 	const evaluated = context.state.scope.evaluate(value);
 
@@ -26,9 +29,21 @@ export function TitleElement(node, context) {
 		)
 	);
 
+	// Always in an $effect so it only changes the title once async work is done
 	if (has_state) {
-		context.state.update.push(statement);
+		context.state.after_update.push(
+			b.stmt(
+				b.call(
+					'$.template_effect',
+					b.arrow(memoizer.apply(), b.block([statement])),
+					memoizer.sync_values(),
+					memoizer.async_values(),
+					memoizer.blockers(),
+					b.true
+				)
+			)
+		);
 	} else {
-		context.state.init.push(statement);
+		context.state.after_update.push(b.stmt(b.call('$.effect', b.thunk(b.block([statement])))));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
index 9d61b6bbf92b..27c90d770843 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/batch.js
@@ -14,33 +14,25 @@ import {
 	MAYBE_DIRTY,
 	DERIVED,
 	BOUNDARY_EFFECT,
-	EAGER_EFFECT
+	EAGER_EFFECT,
+	HEAD_EFFECT
 } from '#client/constants';
 import { async_mode_flag } from '../../flags/index.js';
 import { deferred, define_property } from '../../shared/utils.js';
 import {
 	active_effect,
 	get,
-	increment_write_version,
 	is_dirty,
 	is_updating_effect,
 	set_is_updating_effect,
 	set_signal_status,
-	tick,
 	update_effect
 } from '../runtime.js';
 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 {
-	flush_eager_effects,
-	eager_effects,
-	old_values,
-	set_eager_effects,
-	source,
-	update
-} from './sources.js';
+import { flush_eager_effects, old_values, set_eager_effects, source, update } from './sources.js';
 import { eager_effect, unlink_effect } from './effects.js';
 
 /**
@@ -800,7 +792,12 @@ export function schedule_effect(signal) {
 
 		// if the effect is being scheduled because a parent (each/await/etc) block
 		// updated an internal source, bail out or we'll cause a second flush
-		if (is_flushing && effect === active_effect && (flags & BLOCK_EFFECT) !== 0) {
+		if (
+			is_flushing &&
+			effect === active_effect &&
+			(flags & BLOCK_EFFECT) !== 0 &&
+			(flags & HEAD_EFFECT) === 0
+		) {
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
index 4a9fce7286a5..8c4b84438c5b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/effects.js
@@ -366,10 +366,11 @@ export function render_effect(fn, flags = 0) {
  * @param {Array<() => any>} sync
  * @param {Array<() => Promise<any>>} async
  * @param {Array<Promise<void>>} blockers
+ * @param {boolean} defer
  */
-export function template_effect(fn, sync = [], async = [], blockers = []) {
+export function template_effect(fn, sync = [], async = [], blockers = [], defer = false) {
 	flatten(blockers, sync, async, (values) => {
-		create_effect(RENDER_EFFECT, () => fn(...values.map(get)), true);
+		create_effect(defer ? EFFECT : RENDER_EFFECT, () => fn(...values.map(get)), true);
 	});
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-1/Inner.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-1/Inner.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..089ba43607dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-1/Inner.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<script>
+	let { deferred } = $props();
+
+	function push() {
+		const d = Promise.withResolvers();
+		deferred.push(() => d.resolve());
+		return d.promise;
+	}
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>title</title>
+</svelte:head>
+
+<p>{await push()}</p>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-1/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-1/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..39cbf5becba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-1/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { tick } from 'svelte';
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		const [toggle, resolve] = target.querySelectorAll('button');
+		toggle.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.equal(window.document.title, '');
+
+		toggle.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.equal(window.document.title, '');
+
+		toggle.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.equal(window.document.title, '');
+
+		resolve.click();
+		await tick();
+		await tick();
+		assert.equal(window.document.title, 'title');
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-1/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-1/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..353515708785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-1/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<script>
+	import Inner from './Inner.svelte';
+
+	let deferred = [];
+	let show = $state(false);
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => show = !show}>toggle</button>
+<button onclick={() => deferred.pop()()}>resolve</button>
+{#if show}
+	<Inner {deferred} />
+{/if}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-2/Inner.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-2/Inner.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b2a86562769c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-2/Inner.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<script>
+	let { deferred } = $props();
+
+	function push() {
+		const d = Promise.withResolvers();
+		deferred.push(() => d.resolve('title'));
+		return d.promise;
+	}
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>{await push()}</title>
+</svelte:head>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-2/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-2/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b89dce62d1ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-2/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { tick } from 'svelte';
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		const [toggle, resolve] = target.querySelectorAll('button');
+		toggle.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.equal(window.document.title, '');
+
+		toggle.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.equal(window.document.title, '');
+
+		toggle.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.equal(window.document.title, '');
+
+		resolve.click();
+		await tick();
+		assert.equal(window.document.title, 'title');
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-2/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-2/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..353515708785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-head-title-2/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<script>
+	import Inner from './Inner.svelte';
+
+	let deferred = [];
+	let show = $state(false);
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => show = !show}>toggle</button>
+<button onclick={() => deferred.pop()()}>resolve</button>
+{#if show}
+	<Inner {deferred} />
+{/if}