diff --git a/.changeset/honest-bears-learn.md b/.changeset/honest-bears-learn.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fd6b6a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/honest-bears-learn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@skeletonlabs/skeleton-svelte': patch
+---
+
+Set button type to **button** for Svelte's combobox options
diff --git a/packages/skeleton-svelte/src/lib/components/Combobox/Combobox.svelte b/packages/skeleton-svelte/src/lib/components/Combobox/Combobox.svelte
index 36f9635d2..e81b6aa4f 100644
--- a/packages/skeleton-svelte/src/lib/components/Combobox/Combobox.svelte
+++ b/packages/skeleton-svelte/src/lib/components/Combobox/Combobox.svelte
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@
 						{@const isChecked = api.getItemProps({ item })['data-state'] === 'checked'}
 						{@const displayClass = isChecked ? optionActive : optionHover}
 						<!-- Option -->
-						<button {...api.getItemProps({ item })} class="{optionBase} {displayClass} {optionClasses}">
+						<!-- ZagJs should have set button type to "button" here. See https://github.com/skeletonlabs/skeleton/pull/2998#discussion_r1855511385 -->
+						<button {...api.getItemProps({ item })} class="{optionBase} {displayClass} {optionClasses}" type="button">
 							{item.label}
 						</button>
 					{/each}