diff --git a/.changeset/smart-apes-confess.md b/.changeset/smart-apes-confess.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..922c2c9e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smart-apes-confess.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'eslint-plugin-svelte': patch
+---
+
+chore: run the `no-inspect` rule only in Svelte 5’s runes mode
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-inspect.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-inspect.ts
index 1a46a3232..b085d2ada 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-inspect.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/src/rules/no-inspect.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ export default createRule('no-inspect', {
 		messages: {
 			unexpected: 'Do not use $inspect directive'
 		},
-		type: 'suggestion'
+		type: 'suggestion',
+		conditions: [
+			{
+				svelteVersions: ['5'],
+				runes: [true, 'undetermined']
+			}
+		]
 	},
 	create(context) {
 		return {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/fixtures/rules/no-inspect/invalid/_requirements.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/fixtures/rules/no-inspect/invalid/_requirements.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0192b1098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/fixtures/rules/no-inspect/invalid/_requirements.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+	"svelte": ">=5.0.0-0"
+}
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/fixtures/rules/no-inspect/valid/_requirements.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/fixtures/rules/no-inspect/valid/_requirements.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0192b1098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-svelte/tests/fixtures/rules/no-inspect/valid/_requirements.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+	"svelte": ">=5.0.0-0"
+}