diff --git a/packages/svelte-table/src/createTable.svelte.ts b/packages/svelte-table/src/createTable.svelte.ts
index 50aadfefbc..283b161337 100644
--- a/packages/svelte-table/src/createTable.svelte.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte-table/src/createTable.svelte.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { constructTable } from '@tanstack/table-core'
 import { useSelector } from '@tanstack/svelte-store'
 import { untrack } from 'svelte'
-import { mergeObjects } from './merge-objects'
+import { flatMerge, mergeObjects } from './merge-objects'
 import { svelteReactivity } from './reactivity.svelte'
 import type {
   RowData,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function createTable<
         defaultOptions: TableOptions<TFeatures, TData>,
         newOptions: Partial<TableOptions<TFeatures, TData>>,
       ) => {
-        return mergeObjects(defaultOptions, newOptions)
+        return flatMerge(defaultOptions, newOptions)
       },
     },
     mergedOptions,
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export function createTable<
 
     untrack(() => {
       table.setOptions((prev) => {
-        return mergeObjects(prev, mergedOptions)
+        return flatMerge(prev, mergedOptions)
       })
     })
   })
diff --git a/packages/svelte-table/src/merge-objects.ts b/packages/svelte-table/src/merge-objects.ts
index ca11d524d3..1dc17f3f47 100644
--- a/packages/svelte-table/src/merge-objects.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte-table/src/merge-objects.ts
@@ -41,3 +41,43 @@ export function mergeObjects(...sources: any): any {
   }
   return target
 }
+
+/**
+ * Merges objects together by eagerly resolving all values into a flat object.
+ *
+ * Unlike `mergeObjects`, this does NOT preserve getters — values are read once
+ * and stored as plain data properties. This prevents the getter-chain
+ * accumulation that causes O(N) lookups when the result is repeatedly passed
+ * back as a source in subsequent merges (e.g., inside `$effect.pre` loops).
+ *
+ * Later sources take precedence; `undefined` values do not override.
+ *
+ * @see https://github.com/TanStack/table/issues/6235
+ */
+export function flatMerge<T>(source: T): T
+export function flatMerge<T, U>(source: T, source1: U): T & U
+export function flatMerge<T, U, V>(
+  source: T,
+  source1: U,
+  source2: V,
+): T & U & V
+export function flatMerge<T, U, V, W>(
+  source: T,
+  source1: U,
+  source2: V,
+  source3: W,
+): T & U & V & W
+export function flatMerge(...sources: any): any {
+  const result: Record<PropertyKey, unknown> = {}
+  for (let source of sources) {
+    if (typeof source === 'function') source = source()
+    if (!source) continue
+    for (const key of Reflect.ownKeys(source)) {
+      const value = (source as Record<PropertyKey, unknown>)[key]
+      if (value !== undefined) {
+        result[key as string] = value
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return result
+}