diff --git a/.changeset/quick-balloons-invite.md b/.changeset/quick-balloons-invite.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c4df6a5caa55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quick-balloons-invite.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-svelte': patch
+---
+
+create-svelte: bundle production dependencies for SSR
diff --git a/.changeset/weak-swans-lie.md b/.changeset/weak-swans-lie.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3a6a9b541ba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/weak-swans-lie.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+kit: bundle @sveltejs/kit into built application
diff --git a/examples/hn.svelte.dev/vite.config.js b/examples/hn.svelte.dev/vite.config.js
index 4c52b8079c75..499379c8130d 100644
--- a/examples/hn.svelte.dev/vite.config.js
+++ b/examples/hn.svelte.dev/vite.config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
-import { resolve } from 'path';
+// Consult https://vitejs.dev/config/ to learn about these options
+import { join, resolve } from 'path';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { cwd } from 'process';
 
+const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(cwd(), 'package.json')));
+
+/** @type {import('vite').UserConfig} */
 export default {
 	resolve: {
 		alias: {
 			$components: resolve('src/components')
 		}
+	},
+	ssr: {
+		noExternal: Object.keys(pkg.dependencies || {})
 	}
 };
diff --git a/examples/realworld.svelte.dev/vite.config.js b/examples/realworld.svelte.dev/vite.config.js
index ad6f3c58cda6..258a5294921c 100644
--- a/examples/realworld.svelte.dev/vite.config.js
+++ b/examples/realworld.svelte.dev/vite.config.js
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
-import { resolve } from 'path';
+// Consult https://vitejs.dev/config/ to learn about these options
+import { join, resolve } from 'path';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { cwd } from 'process';
 
+const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(cwd(), 'package.json')));
+
+/** @type {import('vite').UserConfig} */
 export default {
 	resolve: {
 		alias: {
 			$common: resolve('src/common'),
 			$components: resolve('src/components')
 		}
+	},
+	ssr: {
+		noExternal: Object.keys(pkg.dependencies || {})
 	}
 };
diff --git a/examples/sandbox/vite.config.js b/examples/sandbox/vite.config.js
index 7fd500d16c9a..4d8a2e7a2386 100644
--- a/examples/sandbox/vite.config.js
+++ b/examples/sandbox/vite.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-import { resolve } from 'path';
+// Consult https://vitejs.dev/config/ to learn about these options
+import { join, resolve } from 'path';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { cwd } from 'process';
 
+const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(cwd(), 'package.json')));
+
+/** @type {import('vite').UserConfig} */
 export default {
 	build: {
 		minify: false
@@ -8,5 +14,8 @@ export default {
 		alias: {
 			$components: resolve('src/components')
 		}
+	},
+	ssr: {
+		noExternal: Object.keys(pkg.dependencies || {})
 	}
 };
diff --git a/examples/svelte-kit-demo/vite.config.js b/examples/svelte-kit-demo/vite.config.js
index 4c52b8079c75..499379c8130d 100644
--- a/examples/svelte-kit-demo/vite.config.js
+++ b/examples/svelte-kit-demo/vite.config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
-import { resolve } from 'path';
+// Consult https://vitejs.dev/config/ to learn about these options
+import { join, resolve } from 'path';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { cwd } from 'process';
 
+const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(cwd(), 'package.json')));
+
+/** @type {import('vite').UserConfig} */
 export default {
 	resolve: {
 		alias: {
 			$components: resolve('src/components')
 		}
+	},
+	ssr: {
+		noExternal: Object.keys(pkg.dependencies || {})
 	}
 };
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/template/vite.config.js b/packages/create-svelte/template/vite.config.js
index c24a94e3740d..499379c8130d 100644
--- a/packages/create-svelte/template/vite.config.js
+++ b/packages/create-svelte/template/vite.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 // Consult https://vitejs.dev/config/ to learn about these options
-import { resolve } from 'path';
+import { join, resolve } from 'path';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { cwd } from 'process';
+
+const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(cwd(), 'package.json')));
 
 /** @type {import('vite').UserConfig} */
 export default {
@@ -7,5 +11,8 @@ export default {
 		alias: {
 			$components: resolve('src/components')
 		}
+	},
+	ssr: {
+		noExternal: Object.keys(pkg.dependencies || {})
 	}
 };
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/build/index.js b/packages/kit/src/core/build/index.js
index e405fc2ba9cd..c8f5cee7e3b4 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/core/build/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/core/build/index.js
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ async function build_server(
 				name: 'app',
 				formats: ['es']
 			},
-			outDir: `${output_dir}/server`
+			outDir: `${output_dir}/server`,
+			target: 'es2018'
 		},
 		resolve: {
 			alias: {
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ async function build_server(
 			})
 		],
 		ssr: {
-			noExternal: ['svelte']
+			noExternal: ['svelte', '@sveltejs/kit']
 		},
 		optimizeDeps: {
 			entries: []