diff --git a/.changeset/happy-weeks-argue.md b/.changeset/happy-weeks-argue.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a798dc39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/happy-weeks-argue.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"eslint-plugin-svelte": patch
+---
+
+fix(no-top-level-browser-globals): false positives for type annotations
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-top-level-browser-globals.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-top-level-browser-globals.ts
index a3a94e6bc..1a997eca3 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-top-level-browser-globals.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-top-level-browser-globals.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export default createRule('no-top-level-browser-globals', {
 		const maybeGuards: MaybeGuard[] = [];
 
 		const functions: TSESTree.FunctionLike[] = [];
+		const typeAnnotations: (TSESTree.TypeNode | TSESTree.TSTypeAnnotation)[] = [];
 
 		function enterFunction(node: TSESTree.FunctionLike) {
 			if (isTopLevelLocation(node)) {
@@ -44,6 +45,12 @@ export default createRule('no-top-level-browser-globals', {
 			}
 		}
 
+		function enterTypeAnnotation(node: TSESTree.TypeNode | TSESTree.TSTypeAnnotation) {
+			if (!isInTypeAnnotation(node)) {
+				typeAnnotations.push(node);
+			}
+		}
+
 		function enterMetaProperty(node: TSESTree.MetaProperty) {
 			if (node.meta.name !== 'import' || node.property.name !== 'meta') return;
 			for (const ref of referenceTracker.iteratePropertyReferences(node, {
@@ -84,7 +91,7 @@ export default createRule('no-top-level-browser-globals', {
 
 			// Collects references to global variables.
 			for (const ref of iterateBrowserGlobalReferences()) {
-				if (!isTopLevelLocation(ref.node)) continue;
+				if (!isTopLevelLocation(ref.node) || isInTypeAnnotation(ref.node)) continue;
 				const guardChecker = getGuardCheckerFromReference(ref.node);
 				if (guardChecker) {
 					const name = ref.path.join('.');
@@ -113,6 +120,7 @@ export default createRule('no-top-level-browser-globals', {
 
 		return {
 			':function': enterFunction,
+			'*.typeAnnotation': enterTypeAnnotation,
 			MetaProperty: enterMetaProperty,
 			'Program:exit': verifyGlobalReferences
 		};
@@ -145,6 +153,19 @@ export default createRule('no-top-level-browser-globals', {
 			return true;
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Checks whether the node is in type annotation.
+		 * @returns `true` if the node is in type annotation.
+		 */
+		function isInTypeAnnotation(node: TSESTree.Node) {
+			for (const typeAnnotation of typeAnnotations) {
+				if (typeAnnotation.range[0] <= node.range[0] && node.range[1] <= typeAnnotation.range[1]) {
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Iterate over the references of modules that can check the browser environment.
 		 */
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/fixtures/rules/no-top-level-browser-globals/valid/ts01-input.svelte b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/fixtures/rules/no-top-level-browser-globals/valid/ts01-input.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93b8f55b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/fixtures/rules/no-top-level-browser-globals/valid/ts01-input.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	let element: HTMLElement;
+</script>