diff --git a/.changeset/chatty-bugs-pump.md b/.changeset/chatty-bugs-pump.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..89f2a08b8fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chatty-bugs-pump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+fix fields.value() returning undefined when input_value is passed to .as() 
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/form-utils.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/form-utils.js
index 72b9cb84abb5..52fb05d0271c 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/form-utils.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/form-utils.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { DEV } from 'esm-env';
 import * as devalue from 'devalue';
 import { text_decoder, text_encoder } from './utils.js';
 import { SvelteKitError } from '@sveltejs/kit/internal';
+import { untrack } from 'svelte';
 
 /**
  * Sets a value in a nested object using a path string, mutating the original object
@@ -679,6 +680,11 @@ export function create_field_proxy(target, get_input, set_input, get_issues, pat
 								? 'b:'
 								: '';
 
+					// If the input has a default value and there is no current value, set it to the default value
+					if (input_value !== undefined && get_value() == null) {
+						untrack(() => set_input(path, input_value));
+					}
+
 					// Base properties for all input types
 					/** @type {Record<string, any>} */
 					const base_props = {
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/async/src/routes/remote/form/as-value/+page.svelte b/packages/kit/test/apps/async/src/routes/remote/form/as-value/+page.svelte
index dc06e5dcceae..48f8a46ac347 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/async/src/routes/remote/form/as-value/+page.svelte
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/async/src/routes/remote/form/as-value/+page.svelte
@@ -11,27 +11,28 @@
 {/each}
 
 {#each values as value (value.id)}
+	{@const form = as_value_form.for(value.id)}
 	<form
-		{...as_value_form.for(value.id).enhance(({ submit }) => {
+		{...form.enhance(({ submit }) => {
 			// TODO: needed to keep the values when JS is enabled, remove when reset is implemented
 			submit();
 		})}
 	>
-		<input {...as_value_form.fields.text_field.as('text', value.text_field)} />
+		<input {...form.fields.text_field.as('text', value.text_field)} />
 
-		<input {...as_value_form.fields.number_field.as('number', value.number_field)} />
+		<input {...form.fields.number_field.as('number', value.number_field)} />
 
-		<select {...as_value_form.fields.select_field.as('select', value.select_field)}>
+		<select {...form.fields.select_field.as('select', value.select_field)}>
 			<option>apple</option>
 			<option>banana</option>
 			<option>cherry</option>
 		</select>
 
-		<input {...as_value_form.fields.color_field.as('color', value.color_field)} />
+		<input {...form.fields.color_field.as('color', value.color_field)} />
 
-		<input {...as_value_form.fields.range_field.as('range', value.range_field)} />
+		<input {...form.fields.range_field.as('range', value.range_field)} />
 
-		<button {...as_value_form.fields.id.as('submit', value.id)}>submit</button>
+		<button {...form.fields.id.as('submit', value.id)}>submit</button>
 	</form>
 {/each}
 
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/async/src/routes/remote/form/value-default/+page.svelte b/packages/kit/test/apps/async/src/routes/remote/form/value-default/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a809c9e6b5bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/async/src/routes/remote/form/value-default/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<script>
+	import { test_form } from './form.remote';
+</script>
+
+<form {...test_form}>
+	<p id="default-value-display">{test_form.fields.name.value()}</p>
+	<input
+		data-testid="as-value-default-input"
+		{...test_form.fields.name.as('text', 'default text')}
+	/>
+</form>
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/async/src/routes/remote/form/value-default/form.remote.ts b/packages/kit/test/apps/async/src/routes/remote/form/value-default/form.remote.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..999468eb5f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/async/src/routes/remote/form/value-default/form.remote.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { form } from '$app/server';
+import * as v from 'valibot';
+
+export const test_form = form(v.object({ name: v.string() }), async (data) => {});
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/async/test/client.test.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/async/test/client.test.js
index 1f02d02d2f0d..7f2947659064 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/async/test/client.test.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/async/test/client.test.js
@@ -484,6 +484,19 @@ test.describe('remote function mutations', () => {
 		}
 	});
 
+	test('.value() reflects input_value default before any user interaction', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.goto('/remote/form/value-default');
+
+		const input = page.locator('[data-testid="as-value-default-input"]');
+		const display = page.locator('#default-value-display');
+
+		// input has to output the default value provided
+		await expect(input).toHaveValue('default text');
+
+		// value() also needs to output the default value provided WITHOUT any user interaction
+		await expect(display).toHaveText('default text');
+	});
+
 	test('.as(type, value) updates when data changes after submission', async ({ page }) => {
 		await page.goto('/remote/form/as-value');