diff --git a/.changeset/clever-sloths-push.md b/.changeset/clever-sloths-push.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..91e2612c4d76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clever-sloths-push.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"svelte": patch
+---
+
+breaking: remove unstate(), replace with $state.snapshot rune
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/ambient.d.ts b/packages/svelte/src/ambient.d.ts
index f923aace5ab1..b65346dd7d43 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/ambient.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/ambient.d.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,26 @@ declare namespace $state {
 	 */
 	export function frozen<T>(initial: T): Readonly<T>;
 	export function frozen<T>(): Readonly<T> | undefined;
+	/**
+	 * To take a static snapshot of a deeply reactive `$state` proxy, use `$state.snapshot`:
+	 *
+	 * Example:
+	 * ```ts
+	 * <script>
+	 *   let counter = $state({ count: 0 });
+	 *
+	 *   function onclick() {
+	 *     // Will log `{ count: ... }` rather than `Proxy { ... }`
+	 *     console.log($state.snapshot(counter));
+	 *   };
+	 * </script>
+	 * ```
+	 *
+	 * https://svelte-5-preview.vercel.app/docs/runes#$state.snapshot
+	 *
+	 * @param state The value to snapshot
+	 */
+	export function snapshot<T>(state: T): T;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/validation.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/validation.js
index 6e279057268c..7d77003c9d1f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/validation.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/validation.js
@@ -865,6 +865,12 @@ function validate_call_expression(node, scope, path) {
 			error(node, 'invalid-rune-args-length', rune, [1]);
 		}
 	}
+
+	if (rune === '$state.snapshot') {
+		if (node.arguments.length !== 1) {
+			error(node, 'invalid-rune-args-length', rune, [1]);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/javascript-runes.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/javascript-runes.js
index 5c4169b409ee..c4b87e8d58e1 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/javascript-runes.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/javascript-runes.js
@@ -388,6 +388,13 @@ export const javascript_visitors_runes = {
 			return b.call('$.effect_active');
 		}
 
+		if (rune === '$state.snapshot') {
+			return b.call(
+				'$.snapshot',
+				/** @type {import('estree').Expression} */ (context.visit(node.arguments[0]))
+			);
+		}
+
 		if (rune === '$effect.root') {
 			const args = /** @type {import('estree').Expression[]} */ (
 				node.arguments.map((arg) => context.visit(arg))
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/transform-server.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/transform-server.js
index 8c502449d41e..f8bbeafbb7f8 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/transform-server.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/server/transform-server.js
@@ -793,6 +793,10 @@ const javascript_visitors_runes = {
 			return b.literal(false);
 		}
 
+		if (rune === '$state.snapshot') {
+			return /** @type {import('estree').Expression} */ (context.visit(node.arguments[0]));
+		}
+
 		if (rune === '$inspect' || rune === '$inspect().with') {
 			return transform_inspect_rune(node, context);
 		}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/constants.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/constants.js
index c61015e92a40..0fec2e894838 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/constants.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/constants.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export const PassiveEvents = ['wheel', 'touchstart', 'touchmove', 'touchend', 't
 export const Runes = /** @type {const} */ ([
 	'$state',
 	'$state.frozen',
+	'$state.snapshot',
 	'$props',
 	'$bindable',
 	'$derived',
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/index-client.js b/packages/svelte/src/index-client.js
index 215a3379ff90..ba810969257e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/index-client.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/index-client.js
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ export function flushSync(fn) {
 	flush_sync(fn);
 }
 
-export { unstate } from './internal/client/proxy.js';
-
 export { hydrate, mount, unmount } from './internal/client/render.js';
 
 export {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/index-server.js b/packages/svelte/src/index-server.js
index aacf4dd711e8..bf03521c9658 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/index-server.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/index-server.js
@@ -33,14 +33,4 @@ export function unmount() {
 
 export async function tick() {}
 
-/**
- * @template T
- * @param {T} value
- * @returns {T}
- */
-export function unstate(value) {
-	// There's no signals/proxies on the server, so just return the value
-	return value;
-}
-
 export { getAllContexts, getContext, hasContext, setContext } from './internal/server/context.js';
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/each.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/each.js
index 71a8c50c3e1f..db529a38b560 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/each.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/blocks/each.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
 	resume_effect
 } from '../../reactivity/effects.js';
 import { source, mutable_source, set } from '../../reactivity/sources.js';
-import { is_array, is_frozen, map_get, map_set } from '../../utils.js';
+import { is_array, is_frozen } from '../../utils.js';
 import { STATE_SYMBOL } from '../../constants.js';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
index 86c8fbc7da6d..278e4c1dcd0f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export {
 	validate_store
 } from './validate.js';
 export { raf } from './timing.js';
-export { proxy, unstate } from './proxy.js';
+export { proxy, snapshot } from './proxy.js';
 export { create_custom_element } from './dom/elements/custom-element.js';
 export {
 	child,
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/proxy.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/proxy.js
index a6297559ab08..24d4567debc4 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/proxy.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/proxy.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function unwrap(value, already_unwrapped) {
  * @param {T} value
  * @returns {T}
  */
-export function unstate(value) {
+export function snapshot(value) {
 	return /** @type {T} */ (
 		unwrap(/** @type {import('#client').ProxyStateObject} */ (value), new Map())
 	);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
index c1b8ee3e441a..4082d90fa088 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/runtime.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 	object_freeze,
 	object_prototype
 } from './utils.js';
-import { unstate } from './proxy.js';
+import { snapshot } from './proxy.js';
 import { destroy_effect, effect, user_pre_effect } from './reactivity/effects.js';
 import {
 	EFFECT,
@@ -1166,26 +1166,26 @@ export function deep_read(value, visited = new Set()) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Like `unstate`, but recursively traverses into normal arrays/objects to find potential states in them.
+ * Like `snapshot`, but recursively traverses into normal arrays/objects to find potential states in them.
  * @param {any} value
  * @param {Map<any, any>} visited
  * @returns {any}
  */
-function deep_unstate(value, visited = new Map()) {
+function deep_snapshot(value, visited = new Map()) {
 	if (typeof value === 'object' && value !== null && !visited.has(value)) {
-		const unstated = unstate(value);
+		const unstated = snapshot(value);
 		if (unstated !== value) {
 			visited.set(value, unstated);
 			return unstated;
 		}
 		const prototype = get_prototype_of(value);
-		// Only deeply unstate plain objects and arrays
+		// Only deeply snapshot plain objects and arrays
 		if (prototype === object_prototype || prototype === array_prototype) {
 			let contains_unstated = false;
 			/** @type {any} */
 			const nested_unstated = Array.isArray(value) ? [] : {};
 			for (let key in value) {
-				const result = deep_unstate(value[key], visited);
+				const result = deep_snapshot(value[key], visited);
 				nested_unstated[key] = result;
 				if (result !== value[key]) {
 					contains_unstated = true;
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ export function inspect(get_value, inspect = console.log) {
 
 	user_pre_effect(() => {
 		const fn = () => {
-			const value = untrack(() => get_value().map((v) => deep_unstate(v)));
+			const value = untrack(() => get_value().map((v) => deep_snapshot(v)));
 			if (value.length === 2 && typeof value[1] === 'function' && !warned_inspect_changed) {
 				// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
 				console.warn(
@@ -1301,9 +1301,9 @@ if (DEV) {
  */
 export function freeze(value) {
 	if (typeof value === 'object' && value != null && !is_frozen(value)) {
-		// If the object is already proxified, then unstate the value
+		// If the object is already proxified, then snapshot the value
 		if (STATE_SYMBOL in value) {
-			return object_freeze(unstate(value));
+			return object_freeze(snapshot(value));
 		}
 		// Otherwise freeze the object
 		object_freeze(value);
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/runes-wrong-state-snapshot-args/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/runes-wrong-state-snapshot-args/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c701cfac7eb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/runes-wrong-state-snapshot-args/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	error: {
+		code: 'invalid-rune-args-length',
+		message: '$state.snapshot can only be called with 1 argument'
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/runes-wrong-state-snapshot-args/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/runes-wrong-state-snapshot-args/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5ff573f4748d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/compiler-errors/samples/runes-wrong-state-snapshot-args/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<script>
+	const foo = $state.snapshot();
+</script>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/unstate/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/state-snapshot/_config.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/unstate/_config.js
rename to packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/state-snapshot/_config.js
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/unstate/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/state-snapshot/main.svelte
similarity index 57%
rename from packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/unstate/main.svelte
rename to packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/state-snapshot/main.svelte
index cb014acff38b..ac438dacc49d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/unstate/main.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/state-snapshot/main.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <script>
-		import { unstate } from 'svelte';
-
     let items = $state([{a: 0}]);
 </script>
 
-<button on:click={() => items.push({a: items.length})}>{JSON.stringify(structuredClone(unstate(items)))}</button>
+<button on:click={() => items.push({a: items.length})}>{JSON.stringify(structuredClone($state.snapshot(items)))}</button>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts b/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts
index 0342dc5a24fe..95c3e6395ed7 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/types/index.d.ts
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ declare module 'svelte' {
 	export function flushSync(fn?: (() => void) | undefined): void;
 	/** Anything except a function */
 	type NotFunction<T> = T extends Function ? never : T;
-	export function unstate<T>(value: T): T;
 	/**
 	 * Mounts a component to the given target and returns the exports and potentially the props (if compiled with `accessors: true`) of the component
 	 *
@@ -2551,6 +2550,26 @@ declare namespace $state {
 	 */
 	export function frozen<T>(initial: T): Readonly<T>;
 	export function frozen<T>(): Readonly<T> | undefined;
+	/**
+	 * To take a static snapshot of a deeply reactive `$state` proxy, use `$state.snapshot`:
+	 *
+	 * Example:
+	 * ```ts
+	 * <script>
+	 *   let counter = $state({ count: 0 });
+	 *
+	 *   function onclick() {
+	 *     // Will log `{ count: ... }` rather than `Proxy { ... }`
+	 *     console.log($state.snapshot(counter));
+	 *   };
+	 * </script>
+	 * ```
+	 *
+	 * https://svelte-5-preview.vercel.app/docs/runes#$state.snapshot
+	 *
+	 * @param state The value to snapshot
+	 */
+	export function snapshot<T>(state: T): T;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/lib/CodeMirror.svelte b/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/lib/CodeMirror.svelte
index 530e1e59c2bd..347cf7d93882 100644
--- a/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/lib/CodeMirror.svelte
+++ b/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/lib/CodeMirror.svelte
@@ -205,27 +205,28 @@
 		return {
 			from: word.from - 1,
 			options: [
-				{ label: '$state', type: 'keyword', boost: 10 },
-				{ label: '$props', type: 'keyword', boost: 9 },
-				{ label: '$derived', type: 'keyword', boost: 8 },
+				{ label: '$state', type: 'keyword', boost: 12 },
+				{ label: '$props', type: 'keyword', boost: 11 },
+				{ label: '$derived', type: 'keyword', boost: 10 },
 				snip('$derived.by(() => {\n\t${}\n});', {
 					label: '$derived.by',
 					type: 'keyword',
-					boost: 7
+					boost: 9
 				}),
-				snip('$effect(() => {\n\t${}\n});', { label: '$effect', type: 'keyword', boost: 6 }),
+				snip('$effect(() => {\n\t${}\n});', { label: '$effect', type: 'keyword', boost: 8 }),
 				snip('$effect.pre(() => {\n\t${}\n});', {
 					label: '$effect.pre',
 					type: 'keyword',
-					boost: 5
+					boost: 7
 				}),
-				{ label: '$state.frozen', type: 'keyword', boost: 4 },
-				{ label: '$bindable', type: 'keyword', boost: 4 },
+				{ label: '$state.frozen', type: 'keyword', boost: 6 },
+				{ label: '$bindable', type: 'keyword', boost: 5 },
 				snip('$effect.root(() => {\n\t${}\n});', {
 					label: '$effect.root',
 					type: 'keyword',
-					boost: 3
+					boost: 4
 				}),
+				{ label: '$state.snapshot', type: 'keyword', boost: 3 },
 				snip('$effect.active()', {
 					label: '$effect.active',
 					type: 'keyword',
diff --git a/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/02-runes.md b/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/02-runes.md
index 135404ec5b4e..64dc5d02e944 100644
--- a/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/02-runes.md
+++ b/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/02-runes.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Todo {
 
 > In this example, the compiler transforms `done` and `text` into `get`/`set` methods on the class prototype referencing private fields
 
-Objects and arrays [are made deeply reactive](/#H4sIAAAAAAAAE42QwWrDMBBEf2URhUhUNEl7c21DviPOwZY3jVpZEtIqUBz9e-UUt9BTj7M784bdmZ21wciq48xsPyGr2MF7Jhl9-kXEKxrCoqNLQS2TOqqgPbWd7cgggU3TgCFCAw-RekJ-3Et4lvByEq-drbe_dlsPichZcFYZrT6amQto2pXw5FO88FUYtG90gUfYi3zvWrYL75vxL57zfA07_zfr23k1vjtt-aZ0bQTcbrDL5ZifZcAxKeS8lzDc8X0xDhJ2ItdbX1jlOZMb9VnjyCoKCfMpfwG975NFVwEAAA==):
+Objects and arrays [are made deeply reactive](/#H4sIAAAAAAAAE42QwWrDMBBEf2URhUhUNEl7c21DviPOwZY3jVpZEtIqUBz9e-UUt9BTj7M784bdmZ21wciq48xsPyGr2MF7Jhl9-kXEKxrCoqNLQS2TOqqgPbWd7cgggU3TgCFCAw-RekJ-3Et4lvByEq-drbe_dlsPichZcFYZrT6amQto2pXw5FO88FUYtG90gUfYi3zvWrYL75vxL57zfA07_zfr23k1vjtt-aZ0bQTcbrDL5ZifZcAxKeS8lzDc8X0xDhJ2ItdbX1jlOZMb9VnjyCoKCfMpfwG975NFVwEAAA==) by wrapping them with [`Proxies`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Proxy):
 
 ```svelte
 <script>
@@ -112,6 +112,25 @@ Svelte provides reactive `Map`, `Set` and `Date` classes. These can be imported
 <p>{map.get('message')}</p>
 ```
 
+## `$state.snapshot`
+
+To take a static snapshot of a deeply reactive `$state` proxy, use `$state.snapshot`:
+
+```svelte
+<script>
+	let counter = $state({ count: 0 });
+
+	function onclick() {
+		// Will log `{ count: ... }` rather than `Proxy { ... }`
+		console.log($state.snapshot(counter));
+	}
+</script>
+```
+
+This is handy when you want to pass some state to an external library or API that doesn't expect a proxy, such as `structuredClone`.
+
+> Note that `$state.snapshot` will clone the data when removing reactivity. If the value passed isn't a `$state` proxy, it will be returned as-is.
+
 ## `$derived`
 
 Derived state is declared with the `$derived` rune:
diff --git a/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/05-functions.md b/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/05-functions.md
index a0b1651109e7..6e39ce4848b8 100644
--- a/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/05-functions.md
+++ b/sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/05-functions.md
@@ -23,27 +23,6 @@ To prevent something from being treated as an `$effect`/`$derived` dependency, u
 </script>
 ```
 
-## `unstate`
-
-To remove reactivity from objects and arrays created with `$state`, use `unstate`:
-
-```svelte
-<script>
-	import { unstate } from 'svelte';
-
-	let counter = $state({ count: 0 });
-
-	$effect(() => {
-		// Will log { count: 0 }
-		console.log(unstate(counter));
-	});
-</script>
-```
-
-This is handy when you want to pass some state to an external library or API that doesn't expect a reactive object – such as `structuredClone`.
-
-> Note that `unstate` will return a new object from the input when removing reactivity. If the object passed isn't reactive, it will be returned as is.
-
 ## `mount`
 
 Instantiates a component and mounts it to the given target: