diff --git a/.changes/fix-sveltekit-tsconfig-sync.md b/.changes/fix-sveltekit-tsconfig-sync.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9956ee69b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-sveltekit-tsconfig-sync.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"create-tauri-app": patch
+"create-tauri-app-js": patch
+---
+
+Run `svelte-kit sync` after installing generated Svelte templates so the referenced SvelteKit tsconfig exists before checks run.
diff --git a/templates/template-svelte-ts/package.json.lte b/templates/template-svelte-ts/package.json.lte
index e75aa794fd..01f7bf6fd8 100644
--- a/templates/template-svelte-ts/package.json.lte
+++ b/templates/template-svelte-ts/package.json.lte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "dev": "vite dev",
     "build": "vite build",
     "preview": "vite preview",
+    "prepare": "svelte-kit sync || echo ''",
     "check": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json",
     "check:watch": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json --watch",
     "tauri": "tauri"
diff --git a/templates/template-svelte/package.json.lte b/templates/template-svelte/package.json.lte
index d63b51be79..417f079283 100644
--- a/templates/template-svelte/package.json.lte
+++ b/templates/template-svelte/package.json.lte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "dev": "vite dev",
     "build": "vite build",
     "preview": "vite preview",
+    "prepare": "svelte-kit sync || echo ''",
     "check": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./jsconfig.json",
     "check:watch": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./jsconfig.json --watch",
     "tauri": "tauri"