diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/src/interfaces.ts b/packages/svelte2tsx/src/interfaces.ts
index 742e323d2..d4a9d520d 100644
--- a/packages/svelte2tsx/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export interface InstanceScriptProcessResult {
     events: ComponentEvents;
     uses$$props: boolean;
     uses$$restProps: boolean;
+    uses$$slots: boolean;
     getters: Set<string>;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx.ts b/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx.ts
index 26ba91c8e..83757768e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ function AttributeValueAsJsExpression(htmlx: string, attr: Node): string {
 type TemplateProcessResult = {
     uses$$props: boolean;
     uses$$restProps: boolean;
+    uses$$slots: boolean;
     slots: Map<string, Map<string, string>>;
     scriptTag: Node;
     moduleScriptTag: Node;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ function processSvelteTemplate(str: MagicString): TemplateProcessResult {
 
     let uses$$props = false;
     let uses$$restProps = false;
+    let uses$$slots = false;
 
     let componentDocumentation = null;
 
@@ -224,6 +226,11 @@ function processSvelteTemplate(str: MagicString): TemplateProcessResult {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (node.name === '$$slots') {
+            uses$$slots = true;
+            return;
+        }
+
         //handle potential store
         if (node.name[0] == '$') {
             if (isDeclaration) {
@@ -383,6 +390,7 @@ function processSvelteTemplate(str: MagicString): TemplateProcessResult {
         events: new ComponentEventsFromEventsMap(eventHandler),
         uses$$props,
         uses$$restProps,
+        uses$$slots,
         componentDocumentation,
     };
 }
@@ -408,6 +416,7 @@ function processInstanceScriptContent(
     const implicitTopLevelNames = new ImplicitTopLevelNames();
     let uses$$props = false;
     let uses$$restProps = false;
+    let uses$$slots = false;
 
     //track if we are in a declaration scope
     let isDeclaration = false;
@@ -607,6 +616,10 @@ function processInstanceScriptContent(
             uses$$restProps = true;
             return;
         }
+        if (ident.text === '$$slots') {
+            uses$$slots = true;
+            return;
+        }
 
         if (ts.isLabeledStatement(parent) && parent.label == ident) {
             return;
@@ -821,6 +834,7 @@ function processInstanceScriptContent(
         events,
         uses$$props,
         uses$$restProps,
+        uses$$slots,
         getters,
     };
 }
@@ -910,6 +924,7 @@ function createRenderFunction({
     isTsFile,
     uses$$props,
     uses$$restProps,
+    uses$$slots,
 }: CreateRenderFunctionPara) {
     const htmlx = str.original;
     let propsDecl = '';
@@ -921,6 +936,15 @@ function createRenderFunction({
         propsDecl += ' let $$restProps = __sveltets_restPropsType();';
     }
 
+    if (uses$$slots) {
+        propsDecl +=
+            ' let $$slots = __sveltets_slotsType({' +
+            Array.from(slots.keys())
+                .map((name) => `${name}: ''`)
+                .join(', ') +
+            '});';
+    }
+
     if (scriptTag) {
         //I couldn't get magicstring to let me put the script before the <> we prepend during conversion of the template to jsx, so we just close it instead
         const scriptTagEnd = htmlx.lastIndexOf('>', scriptTag.content.start) + 1;
@@ -973,6 +997,7 @@ export function svelte2tsx(
         scriptTag,
         slots,
         uses$$props,
+        uses$$slots,
         uses$$restProps,
         events,
         componentDocumentation,
@@ -1006,6 +1031,7 @@ export function svelte2tsx(
         const res = processInstanceScriptContent(str, scriptTag, events);
         uses$$props = uses$$props || res.uses$$props;
         uses$$restProps = uses$$restProps || res.uses$$restProps;
+        uses$$slots = uses$$slots || res.uses$$slots;
 
         ({ exportedNames, events, getters } = res);
     }
@@ -1022,6 +1048,7 @@ export function svelte2tsx(
         isTsFile: options?.isTsFile,
         uses$$props,
         uses$$restProps,
+        uses$$slots,
     });
 
     // we need to process the module script after the instance script has moved otherwise we get warnings about moving edited items
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/svelte-shims.d.ts b/packages/svelte2tsx/svelte-shims.d.ts
index b3a4e54d9..2bd7180b8 100644
--- a/packages/svelte2tsx/svelte-shims.d.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/svelte-shims.d.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ type SvelteAnimation<U extends any[]> = (node: Element, move: { from: DOMRect, t
 
 type SvelteAllProps = { [index: string]: any }
 type SvelteRestProps = { [index: string]: any }
+type SvelteSlots = { [index: string]: any }
 type SvelteStore<T> = { subscribe: (run: (value: T) => any, invalidate?: any) => any }
 
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ declare function __sveltets_ctorOf<T>(type: T): AConstructorTypeOf<T>;
 declare function __sveltets_instanceOf<T>(type: AConstructorTypeOf<T>): T;
 declare function __sveltets_allPropsType(): SvelteAllProps
 declare function __sveltets_restPropsType(): SvelteRestProps
+declare function __sveltets_slotsType<Slots, Key extends keyof Slots>(slots: Slots): Record<Key, boolean>;
 declare function __sveltets_partial<Props = {}, Events = {}, Slots = {}>(
     render: () => {props?: Props, events?: Events, slots?: Slots }
 ): () => {props?: Partial<Props>, events?: Events, slots?: Slots }
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/uses-$$slots-script/expected.tsx b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/uses-$$slots-script/expected.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c3fd99e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/uses-$$slots-script/expected.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+///<reference types="svelte" />
+<></>;function render() { let $$slots = __sveltets_slotsType({foo: '', default: ''});
+
+    let name = $$slots['name'];
+;
+() => (<>
+
+<h1>{name}</h1>
+<slot name="foo" />
+<slot /></>);
+return { props: {}, slots: {foo: {}, default: {}}, getters: {}, events: {} }}
+
+export default class Input__SvelteComponent_ extends createSvelte2TsxComponent(__sveltets_partial(__sveltets_with_any_event(render))) {
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/uses-$$slots-script/input.svelte b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/uses-$$slots-script/input.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..feed3be0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/uses-$$slots-script/input.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<script>
+    let name = $$slots['name'];
+</script>
+
+<h1>{name}</h1>
+<slot name="foo" />
+<slot />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/uses-$$slots/expected.tsx b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/uses-$$slots/expected.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28a81cd1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/uses-$$slots/expected.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+///<reference types="svelte" />
+<></>;function render() { let $$slots = __sveltets_slotsType({foo: '', default: ''});
+<><h1>{$$slots['name']}</h1>
+
+<slot name="foo" />
+<slot /></>
+return { props: {}, slots: {foo: {}, default: {}}, getters: {}, events: {} }}
+
+export default class Input__SvelteComponent_ extends createSvelte2TsxComponent(__sveltets_partial(__sveltets_with_any_event(render))) {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/uses-$$slots/input.svelte b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/uses-$$slots/input.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9412f8fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/uses-$$slots/input.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<h1>{$$slots['name']}</h1>
+
+<slot name="foo" />
+<slot />
\ No newline at end of file