diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/compile/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/compile/index.js
index 4271ee6c2747..1613f225615e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/compile/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/compile/index.js
@@ -119,6 +119,39 @@ function validate_options(options, warnings) {
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * `compileAST` takes your component AST, and turns it into a JavaScript module that exports a class.
+ *
+ * @param {import('../interfaces.js').Ast} ast
+ * @param {import('../interfaces.js').CompileOptions} options
+ */
+export function compileAST(ast, options = {}) {
+	options = Object.assign(
+		{ generate: 'dom', dev: false, enableSourcemap: true, css: 'injected' },
+		options
+	);
+	const stats = new Stats();
+	const warnings = [];
+	validate_options(options, warnings);
+	stats.start('create component');
+	const component = new Component(
+		ast,
+		null,
+		options.name || get_name_from_filename(options.filename) || 'Component',
+		options,
+		stats,
+		warnings
+	);
+	stats.stop('create component');
+	const result =
+		options.generate === false
+			? null
+			: options.generate === 'ssr'
+			? render_ssr(component, options)
+			: render_dom(component, options);
+	return component.generate(result);
+}
+
 /**
  * `compile` takes your component source code, and turns it into a JavaScript module that exports a class.
  *