diff --git a/.changeset/thick-swans-type.md b/.changeset/thick-swans-type.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..430cdbdc5b7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thick-swans-type.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"svelte": patch
+---
+
+feat: add read-only `bind:focused`
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
index fa711c324f12..e9d3b519c724 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/template.js
@@ -2727,7 +2727,9 @@ export const template_visitors = {
 				case 'checked':
 					call_expr = b.call(`$.bind_checked`, state.node, getter, setter);
 					break;
-
+				case 'focused':
+					call_expr = b.call(`$.bind_focused`, state.node, setter);
+					break;
 				case 'group': {
 					/** @type {import('estree').CallExpression[]} */
 					const indexes = [];
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/bindings.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/bindings.js
index e3fdd7eb8c07..9a6f1c316b2f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/bindings.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/bindings.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const binding_properties = {
 		event: 'durationchange',
 		omit_in_ssr: true
 	},
+	focused: {},
 	paused: {
 		valid_elements: ['audio', 'video'],
 		omit_in_ssr: true
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/universal.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/universal.js
index 8c40c04da5e3..f42f67d59472 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/universal.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/bindings/universal.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { render_effect } from '../../../reactivity/effects.js';
+import { listen } from './shared.js';
 
 /**
  * @param {'innerHTML' | 'textContent' | 'innerText'} property
@@ -67,3 +68,14 @@ export function bind_property(property, event_name, type, element, get_value, up
 		}
 	});
 }
+
+/**
+ * @param {HTMLElement} element
+ * @param {(value: unknown) => void} update
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+export function bind_focused(element, update) {
+	listen(element, ['focus', 'blur'], () => {
+		update(element === document.activeElement);
+	});
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
index 2362698ab183..6e6488c0019f 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/index.js
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ export { bind_prop } from './dom/elements/bindings/props.js';
 export { bind_select_value, init_select, select_option } from './dom/elements/bindings/select.js';
 export { bind_element_size, bind_resize_observer } from './dom/elements/bindings/size.js';
 export { bind_this } from './dom/elements/bindings/this.js';
-export { bind_content_editable, bind_property } from './dom/elements/bindings/universal.js';
+export {
+	bind_content_editable,
+	bind_property,
+	bind_focused
+} from './dom/elements/bindings/universal.js';
 export { bind_window_scroll, bind_window_size } from './dom/elements/bindings/window.js';
 export {
 	once,
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-focused/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-focused/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..02f2574f340e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-focused/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { flushSync } from 'svelte';
+
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	async test({ assert, component, target, window }) {
+		const [in1, in2] = target.querySelectorAll('input');
+
+		flushSync(() => in1.focus());
+		assert.equal(window.document.activeElement, in1);
+		assert.equal(component.a, true);
+		assert.equal(component.b, false);
+
+		flushSync(() => in2.focus());
+		assert.equal(window.document.activeElement, in2);
+		assert.equal(component.a, false);
+		assert.equal(component.b, true);
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-focused/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-focused/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7ba892393dc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/binding-focused/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<script>
+	export let a;
+	export let b;
+</script>
+
+<input bind:focused={a} />
+<input bind:focused={b} />