diff --git a/.changeset/gentle-trees-exercise.md b/.changeset/gentle-trees-exercise.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7f658692b5d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gentle-trees-exercise.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"svelte": patch
+---
+
+fix: allow for non optional chain call expression in render
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js
index 9e797f4c5794..3909a5f90e28 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/1-parse/state/tag.js
@@ -587,9 +587,7 @@ function special(parser) {
 
 		if (
 			expression.type !== 'CallExpression' &&
-			(expression.type !== 'ChainExpression' ||
-				expression.expression.type !== 'CallExpression' ||
-				!expression.expression.optional)
+			(expression.type !== 'ChainExpression' || expression.expression.type !== 'CallExpression')
 		) {
 			e.render_tag_invalid_expression(expression);
 		}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-expressions/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-expressions/_config.js
index 3ae1bd835850..99568fe49395 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-expressions/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-expressions/_config.js
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ export default test({
 		<hr>
 		<p>foo</p>
 		<hr>
+		<p>foo</p>
+		<hr>
+		<p>foo</p>
+		<hr>
 		<p>bar</p>
 		<hr>
 		<hr>
@@ -35,6 +39,10 @@ export default test({
 				<p>foo</p>
 				<hr>
 				<p>foo</p>
+				<hr>
+				<p>foo</p>
+				<hr>
+				<p>foo</p>
 				<button>toggle</button>
 			`
 		);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-expressions/child.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-expressions/child.svelte
index 2713f7d9897a..51be4835ebd5 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-expressions/child.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/snippet-expressions/child.svelte
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 <hr>
 {@render snippets.foo()}
 <hr>
+{@render snippets?.foo()}
+<hr>
+{@render snippets?.foo?.()}
+<hr>
 {@render snippets.foo?.()}
 <hr>
 {@render (optional ?? snippets.bar)()}