diff --git a/.changeset/purple-grapes-compare.md b/.changeset/purple-grapes-compare.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2c397ff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/purple-grapes-compare.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"bits-ui": patch
+---
+
+fix: Changed svelte event handlers in favor of CustomEventHandler
diff --git a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/combobox/types.ts b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/combobox/types.ts
index 2be530b5b..fb20e61fb 100644
--- a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/combobox/types.ts
+++ b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/combobox/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { EventHandler, HTMLInputAttributes, HTMLLabelAttributes } from "svelte/elements";
+import type { HTMLInputAttributes, HTMLLabelAttributes } from "svelte/elements";
 import type {
 	ComboboxOptionProps as MeltComboboxOptionProps,
 	CreateComboboxProps as MeltComboboxProps,
@@ -128,15 +128,15 @@ export type ComboboxArrowProps = ComboboxArrowPropsWithoutHTML & HTMLDivAttribut
 export type ComboboxItemEvents<T extends Element = HTMLDivElement> = {
 	click: CustomEventHandler<MouseEvent, T>;
 	pointermove: CustomEventHandler<PointerEvent, T>;
-	focusin: EventHandler<FocusEvent, T>;
-	keydown: EventHandler<KeyboardEvent, T>;
-	focusout: EventHandler<FocusEvent, T>;
-	pointerleave: EventHandler<PointerEvent, T>;
+	focusin: CustomEventHandler<FocusEvent, T>;
+	keydown: CustomEventHandler<KeyboardEvent, T>;
+	focusout: CustomEventHandler<FocusEvent, T>;
+	pointerleave: CustomEventHandler<PointerEvent, T>;
 };
 
 export type ComboboxContentEvents<T extends Element = HTMLDivElement> = {
 	pointerleave: CustomEventHandler<PointerEvent, T>;
-	keydown: EventHandler<KeyboardEvent, T>;
+	keydown: CustomEventHandler<KeyboardEvent, T>;
 };
 
 export type ComboboxGroupLabelEvents<T extends Element = HTMLSpanElement> = {
diff --git a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/select/types.ts b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/select/types.ts
index cf4fe7138..18ee0b997 100644
--- a/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/select/types.ts
+++ b/packages/bits-ui/src/lib/bits/select/types.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-import type {
-	EventHandler,
-	HTMLAttributes,
-	HTMLButtonAttributes,
-	HTMLInputAttributes,
-} from "svelte/elements";
+import type { HTMLAttributes, HTMLButtonAttributes, HTMLInputAttributes } from "svelte/elements";
 import type {
 	SelectOptionProps as MeltSelectOptionProps,
 	CreateSelectProps as MeltSelectProps,
@@ -124,10 +119,10 @@ export type SelectIndicatorProps = SelectIndicatorPropsWithoutHTML & HTMLDivAttr
 export type SelectItemEvents<T extends Element = HTMLDivElement> = {
 	click: CustomEventHandler<MouseEvent, T>;
 	pointermove: CustomEventHandler<PointerEvent, T>;
-	focusin: EventHandler<FocusEvent, T>;
-	keydown: EventHandler<KeyboardEvent, T>;
-	focusout: EventHandler<FocusEvent, T>;
-	pointerleave: EventHandler<PointerEvent, T>;
+	focusin: CustomEventHandler<FocusEvent, T>;
+	keydown: CustomEventHandler<KeyboardEvent, T>;
+	focusout: CustomEventHandler<FocusEvent, T>;
+	pointerleave: CustomEventHandler<PointerEvent, T>;
 };
 
 export type SelectTriggerEvents<T extends Element = HTMLButtonElement> = {
@@ -140,5 +135,5 @@ export type SelectLabelEvents<T extends Element = HTMLSpanElement> = {
 };
 export type SelectContentEvents<T extends Element = HTMLDivElement> = {
 	pointerleave: CustomEventHandler<PointerEvent, T>;
-	keydown: EventHandler<KeyboardEvent, T>;
+	keydown: CustomEventHandler<KeyboardEvent, T>;
 };