diff --git a/.changeset/sixty-grapes-dream.md b/.changeset/sixty-grapes-dream.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8d30d6b8e99e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sixty-grapes-dream.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': minor
+---
+
+feat: enable `animate:` directive for snippets
diff --git a/documentation/docs/98-reference/.generated/compile-errors.md b/documentation/docs/98-reference/.generated/compile-errors.md
index 298363f78d38..f940281009cf 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/98-reference/.generated/compile-errors.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/98-reference/.generated/compile-errors.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ An element can only have one 'animate' directive
 ### animation_invalid_placement
 
 ```
-An element that uses the `animate:` directive must be the only child of a keyed `{#each ...}` block
+An element that uses the `animate:` directive must be the only child of a keyed `{#each ...}` block, or an only child of a snippet
 ```
 
 ### animation_missing_key
diff --git a/packages/svelte/messages/compile-errors/template.md b/packages/svelte/messages/compile-errors/template.md
index 02961b61fccc..872a2fca4145 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/messages/compile-errors/template.md
+++ b/packages/svelte/messages/compile-errors/template.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ## animation_invalid_placement
 
-> An element that uses the `animate:` directive must be the only child of a keyed `{#each ...}` block
+> An element that uses the `animate:` directive must be the only child of a keyed `{#each ...}` block, or an only child of a snippet
 
 ## animation_missing_key
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/errors.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/errors.js
index 9ea13e811e5f..c1e56ac36817 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/errors.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/errors.js
@@ -625,12 +625,12 @@ export function animation_duplicate(node) {
 }
 
 /**
- * An element that uses the `animate:` directive must be the only child of a keyed `{#each ...}` block
+ * An element that uses the `animate:` directive must be the only child of a keyed `{#each ...}` block, or an only child of a snippet
  * @param {null | number | NodeLike} node
  * @returns {never}
  */
 export function animation_invalid_placement(node) {
-	e(node, "animation_invalid_placement", `An element that uses the \`animate:\` directive must be the only child of a keyed \`{#each ...}\` block\nhttps://svelte.dev/e/animation_invalid_placement`);
+	e(node, "animation_invalid_placement", `An element that uses the \`animate:\` directive must be the only child of a keyed \`{#each ...}\` block, or an only child of a snippet\nhttps://svelte.dev/e/animation_invalid_placement`);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RenderTag.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RenderTag.js
index 045224276a2e..0f99428ab17e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RenderTag.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/RenderTag.js
@@ -27,9 +27,13 @@ export function RenderTag(node, context) {
 	 */
 	let resolved = callee.type === 'Identifier' && is_resolved_snippet(binding);
 
+	/** @type {AST.SnippetBlock | undefined} */
+	let snippet;
+
 	if (binding?.initial?.type === 'SnippetBlock') {
 		// if this render tag unambiguously references a local snippet, our job is easy
-		node.metadata.snippets.add(binding.initial);
+		snippet = binding.initial;
+		node.metadata.snippets.add(snippet);
 	}
 
 	context.state.analysis.snippet_renderers.set(node, resolved);
@@ -50,7 +54,44 @@ export function RenderTag(node, context) {
 		e.render_tag_invalid_call_expression(node);
 	}
 
+	const parent = context.path.at(-2);
+	const is_animated = snippet?.body.nodes.some((n) => is_animate_directive(n));
+
+	if (is_animated) {
+		if (parent?.type !== 'EachBlock') {
+			e.animation_invalid_placement(node);
+		} else if (!parent.key) {
+			e.animation_missing_key(parent);
+		} else if (
+			parent.body.nodes.filter(
+				(n) =>
+					n.type !== 'Comment' &&
+					n.type !== 'ConstTag' &&
+					(n.type !== 'Text' || n.data.trim() !== '')
+			).length > 1
+		) {
+			e.animation_invalid_placement(node);
+		}
+	}
+
 	mark_subtree_dynamic(context.path);
 
 	context.next({ ...context.state, render_tag: node });
 }
+
+/**
+ * @param {AST.Text | AST.Tag | AST.ElementLike | AST.Comment | AST.Block} child
+ * @param {boolean} render_snippet
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+function is_animate_directive(child, render_snippet = false) {
+	if (child.type === 'RenderTag') {
+		if (render_snippet) return false; // Prevent infinite recursion
+		for (const snippet_block of child.metadata.snippets) {
+			if (snippet_block.body.nodes.includes(child)) break;
+			return snippet_block.body.nodes.some((n) => is_animate_directive(n, true));
+		}
+	}
+	if (child.type !== 'RegularElement' && child.type !== 'SvelteElement') return false;
+	return child.attributes.some((attr) => attr.type === 'AnimateDirective');
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/element.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/element.js
index 725a4aded89d..306bbad985e1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/element.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/element.js
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ export function validate_element(node, context) {
 			validate_attribute_name(attribute);
 		} else if (attribute.type === 'AnimateDirective') {
 			const parent = context.path.at(-2);
-			if (parent?.type !== 'EachBlock') {
+			if (parent?.type !== 'EachBlock' && parent?.type !== 'SnippetBlock') {
 				e.animation_invalid_placement(attribute);
-			} else if (!parent.key) {
+			} else if (parent.type === 'EachBlock' && !parent.key) {
 				e.animation_missing_key(attribute);
 			} else if (
 				parent.body.nodes.filter(
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/EachBlock.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/EachBlock.js
index 9f70981205a1..6aca3baaf9a4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/EachBlock.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/EachBlock.js
@@ -83,13 +83,7 @@ export function EachBlock(node, context) {
 	// Since `animate:` can only appear on elements that are the sole child of a keyed each block,
 	// we can determine at compile time whether the each block is animated or not (in which
 	// case it should measure animated elements before and after reconciliation).
-	if (
-		node.key &&
-		node.body.nodes.some((child) => {
-			if (child.type !== 'RegularElement' && child.type !== 'SvelteElement') return false;
-			return child.attributes.some((attr) => attr.type === 'AnimateDirective');
-		})
-	) {
+	if (node.key && node.body.nodes.some(is_animate_directive)) {
 		flags |= EACH_IS_ANIMATED;
 	}
 
@@ -348,3 +342,14 @@ function collect_transitive_dependencies(binding, seen = new Set()) {
 
 	return [...seen];
 }
+
+/** @param {AST.Text | AST.Tag | AST.ElementLike | AST.Comment | AST.Block} child */
+function is_animate_directive(child) {
+	if (child.type === 'RenderTag') {
+		for (const snippet_block of child.metadata.snippets) {
+			return snippet_block.body.nodes.some(is_animate_directive);
+		}
+	}
+	if (child.type !== 'RegularElement' && child.type !== 'SvelteElement') return false;
+	return child.attributes.some((attr) => attr.type === 'AnimateDirective');
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/animation-not-in-each/errors.json b/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/animation-not-in-each/errors.json
index 2b5f73585dc3..c30abe9189f2 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/animation-not-in-each/errors.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/animation-not-in-each/errors.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [
 	{
 		"code": "animation_invalid_placement",
-		"message": "An element that uses the `animate:` directive must be the only child of a keyed `{#each ...}` block",
+		"message": "An element that uses the `animate:` directive must be the only child of a keyed `{#each ...}` block, or an only child of a snippet",
 		"start": {
 			"line": 5,
 			"column": 5
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/animation-siblings/errors.json b/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/animation-siblings/errors.json
index b6412ebca464..b05ee902be58 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/animation-siblings/errors.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/animation-siblings/errors.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [
 	{
 		"code": "animation_invalid_placement",
-		"message": "An element that uses the `animate:` directive must be the only child of a keyed `{#each ...}` block",
+		"message": "An element that uses the `animate:` directive must be the only child of a keyed `{#each ...}` block, or an only child of a snippet",
 		"start": {
 			"line": 6,
 			"column": 6