diff --git a/.changeset/shaggy-phones-laugh.md b/.changeset/shaggy-phones-laugh.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dde4469c6da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shaggy-phones-laugh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+Fix false negative for a11y_consider_explicit_label with popover elements
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/a11y/index.js b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/a11y/index.js
index 717ee4bf50d9..301a5b19eb81 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/a11y/index.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/visitors/shared/a11y/index.js
@@ -824,6 +824,12 @@ function has_content(element) {
 		}
 
 		if (node.type === 'RegularElement' || node.type === 'SvelteElement') {
+			// FIX START: Ignore elements with the popover attribute
+			if (node.attributes.some((a) => a.type === 'Attribute' && a.name === 'popover')) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			// FIX END
+
 			if (
 				node.name === 'img' &&
 				node.attributes.some((node) => node.type === 'Attribute' && node.name === 'alt')
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/a11y-popover-label/input.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/a11y-popover-label/input.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..98548e737d1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/a11y-popover-label/input.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<button interestfor="verified-hint">
+    <svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M23,12L20.56,9.22L20.9,5.54L17.29,4.72L15.4,1.54L12,3L8.6,1.54L6.71,4.72L3.1,5.53L3.44,9.21L1,12L3.44,14.78L3.1,18.47L6.71,19.29L8.6,22.47L12,21L15.4,22.46L17.29,19.28L20.9,18.46L20.56,14.78L23,12M10,17L6,13L7.41,11.59L10,14.17L16.59,7.58L18,9L10,17Z" /></svg>
+      <div id="verified-hint" popover="hint">
+          Verified
+      </div>
+  </button>
+  
+  <style>
+      button {
+          margin: 1rem;
+      }
+  
+      [popover] {
+          position-area: block-start center;
+          margin: 0;
+      }
+  </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/a11y-popover-label/warnings.json b/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/a11y-popover-label/warnings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b760163647db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/validator/samples/a11y-popover-label/warnings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[
+	{
+		"code": "a11y_consider_explicit_label",
+		"message": "Buttons and links should either contain text or have an `aria-label`, `aria-labelledby` or `title` attribute",
+		"start": { "line": 1, "column": 0 },
+		"end": { "line": 6, "column": 11 }
+	}
+]