diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/addons/tailwindcss/index.ts b/packages/sv/lib/addons/tailwindcss/index.ts
index 8b5d7a34..8f0e505b 100644
--- a/packages/sv/lib/addons/tailwindcss/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sv/lib/addons/tailwindcss/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { defineAddon, defineAddonOptions } from '../../core/index.ts';
 import { imports, vite } from '../../core/tooling/js/index.ts';
 import * as svelte from '../../core/tooling/svelte/index.ts';
+import * as css from '../../core/tooling/css/index.ts';
 import { parseCss, parseJson, parseScript, parseSvelte } from '../../core/tooling/parsers.ts';
 
 const plugins = [
@@ -59,38 +60,28 @@ export default defineAddon({
 		});
 
 		sv.file(files.stylesheet, (content) => {
-			let atRules = parseCss(content).ast.nodes.filter((node) => node.type === 'atrule');
-
-			const findAtRule = (name: string, params: string) =>
-				atRules.find(
-					(rule) =>
-						rule.name === name &&
-						// checks for both double and single quote variants
-						rule.params.replace(/['"]/g, '') === params
-				);
-
-			let code = content;
-			const importsTailwind = findAtRule('import', 'tailwindcss');
-			if (!importsTailwind) {
-				code = "@import 'tailwindcss';\n" + code;
-				// reparse to account for the newly added tailwindcss import
-				atRules = parseCss(code).ast.nodes.filter((node) => node.type === 'atrule');
-			}
+			const { ast, generateCode } = parseCss(content);
 
-			const lastAtRule = atRules.findLast((rule) => ['plugin', 'import'].includes(rule.name));
-			const pluginPos = lastAtRule!.source!.end!.offset;
+			// since we are prepending all the `AtRule` let's add them in reverse order,
+			// so they appear in the expected order in the final file
 
 			for (const plugin of plugins) {
 				if (!options.plugins.includes(plugin.id)) continue;
 
-				const pluginRule = findAtRule('plugin', plugin.package);
-				if (!pluginRule) {
-					const pluginImport = `\n@plugin '${plugin.package}';`;
-					code = code.substring(0, pluginPos) + pluginImport + code.substring(pluginPos);
-				}
+				css.addAtRule(ast, {
+					name: 'plugin',
+					params: `'${plugin.package}'`,
+					append: false
+				});
 			}
 
-			return code;
+			css.addAtRule(ast, {
+				name: 'import',
+				params: `'tailwindcss'`,
+				append: false
+			});
+
+			return generateCode();
 		});
 
 		if (!kit) {
diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-at-rule/output.css b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-at-rule/output.css
index e2a2d26f..bfc44e2c 100644
--- a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-at-rule/output.css
+++ b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-at-rule/output.css
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @tailwind 'lib/path/file.ext';
+
 .foo {
 	color: red;
 }
+
 @tailwind 'lib/path/file1.ext';
diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-at-rule/run.ts b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-at-rule/run.ts
index 83fb331d..f868f77e 100644
--- a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-at-rule/run.ts
+++ b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-at-rule/run.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { addAtRule, type CssAst } from '../../../../tooling/css/index.ts';
+import { addAtRule } from '../../../../tooling/css/index.ts';
+import { type SvelteAst } from '../../../../tooling/index.ts';
 
-export function run(ast: CssAst): void {
+export function run(ast: SvelteAst.CSS.StyleSheet): void {
 	addAtRule(ast, { name: 'tailwind', params: "'lib/path/file.ext'", append: false });
 	addAtRule(ast, { name: 'tailwind', params: "'lib/path/file1.ext'", append: true });
 }
diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-comment/input.css b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-comment/input.css
deleted file mode 100644
index cedf0a6d..00000000
--- a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-comment/input.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-.foo {
-	color: red;
-}
diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-comment/output.css b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-comment/output.css
deleted file mode 100644
index fbb03f63..00000000
--- a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-comment/output.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-.foo {
-	color: red;
-}
-/* foo comment */
diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-comment/run.ts b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-comment/run.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f9293c32..00000000
--- a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-comment/run.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { addComment, type CssAst } from '../../../../tooling/css/index.ts';
-
-export function run(ast: CssAst): void {
-	addComment(ast, { value: 'foo comment' });
-}
diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-imports/output.css b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-imports/output.css
index 4f96db19..38dadd87 100644
--- a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-imports/output.css
+++ b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-imports/output.css
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import 'lib/path/file.css';
+
 .foo {
 	color: red;
 }
diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-imports/run.ts b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-imports/run.ts
index 71c0c222..d908e3c3 100644
--- a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-imports/run.ts
+++ b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-imports/run.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { addImports, type CssAst } from '../../../../tooling/css/index.ts';
+import { addImports } from '../../../../tooling/css/index.ts';
+import { type SvelteAst } from '../../../../tooling/index.ts';
 
-export function run(ast: CssAst): void {
+export function run(ast: SvelteAst.CSS.StyleSheet): void {
 	addImports(ast, {
 		imports: ["'lib/path/file.css'"]
 	});
diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-rule/output.css b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-rule/output.css
index c99b655a..ff123948 100644
--- a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-rule/output.css
+++ b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-rule/output.css
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .foo {
 	color: red;
 }
+
 .bar {
 	color: blue;
 }
diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-rule/run.ts b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-rule/run.ts
index 75e2642b..f0ed7ff3 100644
--- a/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-rule/run.ts
+++ b/packages/sv/lib/core/tests/css/common/add-rule/run.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { addDeclaration, addRule, type CssAst } from '../../../../tooling/css/index.ts';
+import { addDeclaration, addRule } from '../../../../tooling/css/index.ts';
+import { type SvelteAst } from '../../../../tooling/index.ts';
 
-export function run(ast: CssAst): void {
+export function run(ast: SvelteAst.CSS.StyleSheet): void {
 	const barSelectorRule = addRule(ast, {
-		selector: '.bar'
+		selector: 'bar'
 	});
 	addDeclaration(barSelectorRule, {
 		property: 'color',
diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/core/tooling/css/index.ts b/packages/sv/lib/core/tooling/css/index.ts
index 565ba768..ec2a3b73 100644
--- a/packages/sv/lib/core/tooling/css/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sv/lib/core/tooling/css/index.ts
@@ -1,76 +1,142 @@
-import { Declaration, Rule, AtRule, Comment, type CssAst, type CssChildNode } from '../index.ts';
-
-export type { CssAst };
-
-export function addRule(node: CssAst, options: { selector: string }): Rule {
-	const rules = node.nodes.filter((x): x is Rule => x.type === 'rule');
-	let rule = rules.find((x) => x.selector === options.selector);
+import type { SvelteAst } from '../index.ts';
+
+export function addRule(
+	node: SvelteAst.CSS.StyleSheet,
+	options: { selector: string }
+): SvelteAst.CSS.Rule {
+	// we do not check for existing rules here, as the selector AST from svelte is really complex
+	const rules = node.children.filter((x) => x.type === 'Rule');
+	let rule = rules.find((x) => {
+		const selector = x.prelude.children[0].children[0].selectors[0];
+		return selector.type === 'ClassSelector' && selector.name === options.selector;
+	});
 
 	if (!rule) {
-		rule = new Rule();
-		rule.selector = options.selector;
-		node.nodes.push(rule);
+		rule = {
+			type: 'Rule',
+			prelude: {
+				type: 'SelectorList',
+				children: [
+					{
+						type: 'ComplexSelector',
+						children: [
+							{
+								type: 'RelativeSelector',
+								selectors: [
+									{
+										type: 'ClassSelector',
+										name: options.selector,
+										start: 0,
+										end: 0
+									}
+								],
+								combinator: null,
+								start: 0,
+								end: 0
+							}
+						],
+						start: 0,
+						end: 0
+					}
+				],
+				start: 0,
+				end: 0
+			},
+			block: { type: 'Block', children: [], start: 0, end: 0 },
+			start: 0,
+			end: 0
+		};
+		node.children.push(rule);
 	}
 
 	return rule;
 }
 
 export function addDeclaration(
-	node: Rule | CssAst,
+	node: SvelteAst.CSS.Rule,
 	options: { property: string; value: string }
 ): void {
-	const declarations = node.nodes.filter((x): x is Declaration => x.type === 'decl');
-	let declaration = declarations.find((x) => x.prop === options.property);
+	const declarations = node.block.children.filter((x) => x.type === 'Declaration');
+	let declaration = declarations.find((x) => x.property === options.property);
 
 	if (!declaration) {
-		declaration = new Declaration({ prop: options.property, value: options.value });
-		node.append(declaration);
+		declaration = {
+			type: 'Declaration',
+			property: options.property,
+			value: options.value,
+			start: 0,
+			end: 0
+		};
+		node.block.children.push(declaration);
 	} else {
 		declaration.value = options.value;
 	}
 }
 
-export function addImports(node: Rule | CssAst, options: { imports: string[] }): CssChildNode[] {
-	let prev: CssChildNode | undefined;
-	const nodes = options.imports.map((param) => {
-		const found = node.nodes.find(
-			(x) => x.type === 'atrule' && x.name === 'import' && x.params === param
-		);
-
-		if (found) return (prev = found);
+export function addImports(node: SvelteAst.CSS.StyleSheet, options: { imports: string[] }): void {
+	let lastImportIndex = -1;
 
-		const rule = new AtRule({ name: 'import', params: param });
-		if (prev) node.insertAfter(prev, rule);
-		else node.prepend(rule);
+	// Find the last existing @import to insert after it
+	for (let i = 0; i < node.children.length; i++) {
+		const child = node.children[i];
+		if (child.type === 'Atrule' && child.name === 'import') {
+			lastImportIndex = i;
+		}
+	}
 
-		return (prev = rule);
-	});
+	for (const param of options.imports) {
+		const found = node.children.find(
+			(x) => x.type === 'Atrule' && x.name === 'import' && x.prelude === param
+		);
 
-	return nodes;
+		if (found) continue;
+
+		const atRule: SvelteAst.CSS.Atrule = {
+			type: 'Atrule',
+			name: 'import',
+			prelude: param,
+			block: null,
+			start: 0,
+			end: 0
+		};
+
+		if (lastImportIndex >= 0) {
+			// Insert after the last @import
+			lastImportIndex++;
+			node.children.splice(lastImportIndex, 0, atRule);
+		} else {
+			// No existing imports, prepend at the start
+			node.children.unshift(atRule);
+			lastImportIndex = 0;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 export function addAtRule(
-	node: CssAst,
+	node: SvelteAst.CSS.StyleSheet,
 	options: { name: string; params: string; append: boolean }
-): AtRule {
-	const atRules = node.nodes.filter((x): x is AtRule => x.type === 'atrule');
-	let atRule = atRules.find((x) => x.name === options.name && x.params === options.params);
+): SvelteAst.CSS.Atrule {
+	const atRules = node.children.filter((x) => x.type === 'Atrule');
+	let atRule = atRules.find((x) => x.name === options.name && x.prelude === options.params);
 
 	if (atRule) {
 		return atRule;
 	}
 
-	atRule = new AtRule({ name: options.name, params: options.params });
+	atRule = {
+		type: 'Atrule',
+		name: options.name,
+		prelude: options.params,
+		block: null,
+		start: 0,
+		end: 0
+	};
+
 	if (!options.append) {
-		node.prepend(atRule);
+		node.children.unshift(atRule);
 	} else {
-		node.append(atRule);
+		node.children.push(atRule);
 	}
 
 	return atRule;
 }
-
-export function addComment(node: CssAst, options: { value: string }): void {
-	const comment = new Comment({ text: options.value });
-	node.append(comment);
-}
diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/core/tooling/index.ts b/packages/sv/lib/core/tooling/index.ts
index 9fb28cfa..bf31c4db 100644
--- a/packages/sv/lib/core/tooling/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sv/lib/core/tooling/index.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,6 @@ import type { TsEstree } from './js/ts-estree.ts';
 import { Document, Element, type ChildNode } from 'domhandler';
 import { ElementType, parseDocument } from 'htmlparser2';
 import serializeDom from 'dom-serializer';
-import {
-	Root as CssAst,
-	Declaration,
-	Rule,
-	AtRule,
-	Comment,
-	parse as postcssParse,
-	type ChildNode as CssChildNode
-} from 'postcss';
 import * as fleece from 'silver-fleece';
 import { print as esrapPrint } from 'esrap';
 import ts from 'esrap/languages/ts';
@@ -27,13 +18,6 @@ export {
 	Element as HtmlElement,
 	ElementType as HtmlElementType,
 
-	// css
-	CssAst,
-	Declaration,
-	Rule,
-	AtRule,
-	Comment,
-
 	// ast walker
 	Walker
 };
@@ -44,10 +28,7 @@ export type {
 	SvelteAst,
 
 	// js
-	TsEstree as AstTypes,
-
-	//css
-	CssChildNode
+	TsEstree as AstTypes
 };
 
 /**
@@ -115,12 +96,30 @@ export function serializeScript(
 	return code;
 }
 
-export function parseCss(content: string): CssAst {
-	return postcssParse(content);
+export function parseCss(content: string): SvelteAst.CSS.StyleSheet {
+	const ast = parseSvelte(`<style>${content}</style>`);
+	return ast.css!;
 }
 
-export function serializeCss(ast: CssAst): string {
-	return ast.toString();
+export function serializeCss(ast: SvelteAst.CSS.StyleSheet): string {
+	// `svelte` can print the stylesheet directly. But this adds the style tags (<style>) that we do not want here.
+	// `svelte` is unable to print an array of rules (ast.children) directly, therefore we concatenate the printed rules manually.
+
+	let result = '';
+
+	for (let i = 0; i < ast.children.length; i++) {
+		const child = ast.children[i];
+		result += sveltePrint(child).code;
+
+		if (i < ast.children.length - 1) {
+			const next = ast.children[i + 1];
+
+			if (child.type === 'Atrule' && next.type === 'Atrule') result += '\n';
+			else result += '\n\n';
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result;
 }
 
 export function parseHtml(content: string): Document {
diff --git a/packages/sv/lib/core/tooling/parsers.ts b/packages/sv/lib/core/tooling/parsers.ts
index 24fd027a..7e1ad448 100644
--- a/packages/sv/lib/core/tooling/parsers.ts
+++ b/packages/sv/lib/core/tooling/parsers.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ export function parseScript(source: string): {
 	return { ast, comments, source, generateCode };
 }
 
-export function parseCss(source: string): { ast: utils.CssAst } & ParseBase {
+export function parseCss(source: string): { ast: utils.SvelteAst.CSS.StyleSheet } & ParseBase {
 	const ast = utils.parseCss(source);
-	const generateCode = () => ast.toString();
+	const generateCode = () => utils.serializeCss(ast);
 
 	return { ast, source, generateCode };
 }
diff --git a/packages/sv/package.json b/packages/sv/package.json
index 0f2a8874..a10af761 100644
--- a/packages/sv/package.json
+++ b/packages/sv/package.json
@@ -55,11 +55,10 @@
 		"magic-string": "^0.30.21",
 		"package-manager-detector": "^0.2.11",
 		"picocolors": "^1.1.1",
-		"postcss": "^8.5.6",
 		"ps-tree": "^1.2.0",
 		"silver-fleece": "^1.2.1",
 		"sucrase": "^3.35.0",
-		"svelte": "^5.45.0",
+		"svelte": "^5.45.7",
 		"tiny-glob": "^0.2.9",
 		"tinyexec": "^0.3.2",
 		"valibot": "^0.41.0",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index af0ba23a..f1e4a645 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -190,9 +190,6 @@ importers:
       picocolors:
         specifier: ^1.1.1
         version: 1.1.1
-      postcss:
-        specifier: ^8.5.6
-        version: 8.5.6
       ps-tree:
         specifier: ^1.2.0
         version: 1.2.0
@@ -203,8 +200,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^3.35.0
         version: 3.35.1
       svelte:
-        specifier: ^5.45.0
-        version: 5.45.6
+        specifier: ^5.45.7
+        version: 5.45.7
       tiny-glob:
         specifier: ^0.2.9
         version: 0.2.9
@@ -1976,8 +1973,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-d53/xClCjHsuFXuHsn7+F/0NKkkwgRv8kLg2his5YBYqVtfIrBqkvWd+5ZjYN6ryk/jv/rJF00vexXHkK8ofXA==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
 
-  svelte@5.45.6:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-V3aVXthzPyPt1UB1wLEoXnEXpwPsvs7NHrR0xkCor8c11v71VqBj477MClqPZYyrcXrAH21sNGhOj9FJvSwXfQ==}
+  svelte@5.45.7:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-A+vXOLTjErrPRkpbY0h+cZuXjRQS8RZeyF8cx8IU513ORL7ld8o9exQAYAabh8NgNW5bLcIKhrSNwgpj4ykb+w==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
 
   synckit@0.11.11:
@@ -3945,7 +3942,7 @@ snapshots:
       magic-string: 0.30.21
       zimmerframe: 1.1.4
 
-  svelte@5.45.6:
+  svelte@5.45.7:
     dependencies:
       '@jridgewell/remapping': 2.3.5
       '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec': 1.5.5