diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ See [Library](#library) for the full docs on each. Try it in the [Svelte REPL](h
 
 | Package version | Svelte version    | Notes                                     |
 | :--------------- | :----------------- | :----------------------------------------- |
-| [1.x](https://github.com/metonym/svelte-intersection-observer/tree/v1.2.x) | 3, 4, 5 (non-runes) | Uses `export let`, slots, and `on:` events |
-| 2.x              | ≥5.29 (runes mode only) | Uses `$props()`, snippets, and callback props |
+| [1.x](https://github.com/metonym/svelte-intersection-observer/tree/v1.2.x) | 3, 4, 5 (legacy/non-runes) | Uses `export let`, slots, and `on:` events |
+| 2.x              | ≥5.29 (legacy + runes) | Uses `$props()`, snippets, and callback props |
+
+All primitives are implemented with runes internally, but Svelte 5 lets a non-runes ("legacy") component consume them — `bind:`, callback props, snippets, and `{@attach}` all interoperate across that boundary. The one exception is [`createIntersectionObserver`](#createintersectionobserver): it exposes `intersecting`/`entry` as plain getters with no bind:/callback prop, and a legacy-mode template doesn't reactively track getter reads, so its state won't update the UI unless the consuming component is itself in runes mode.
 
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@@ -362,6 +364,8 @@ To get intersection state without wrapping markup in a component, use `createInt
 
 `createIntersectionObserver` takes the same options as [`intersectAttachment`](#intersectattachment) (as a function returning the options object) and reuses its underlying observer logic.
 
+**Note**: the returned `intersecting`/`entry` are plain getters backed by runes. They only stay reactive when read from a runes-mode component — a non-runes ("legacy") consumer won't re-render when they change, since its template doesn't track getter reads. If you need this to work from a legacy component, use one of the other primitives (e.g. [`intersectAttachment`](#intersectattachment) with its `onobserve` callback) instead.
+
 #### Return value
 
 | Name         | Description                                             | Type                                                                                                                 |
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyActionConsumerFixture.svelte b/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyActionConsumerFixture.svelte
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyActionConsumerFixture.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<svelte:options runes={false} />
+
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { intersect } from "svelte-intersection-observer";
+
+  let intersecting = false;
+  let exitCount = 0;
+</script>
+
+<header>
+  {intersecting ? "Element is in view" : "Element is not in view"}
+</header>
+<p data-testid="exit-count">Exit count: {exitCount}</p>
+
+<div
+  use:intersect
+  onobserve={(e) => (intersecting = e.detail.isIntersecting)}
+  onexit={() => (exitCount += 1)}
+  data-testid="target"
+>
+  Hello world
+</div>
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyAttachmentConsumerFixture.svelte b/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyAttachmentConsumerFixture.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba68298
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+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyAttachmentConsumerFixture.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<svelte:options runes={false} />
+
+<script lang="ts">
+  // biome-ignore lint/correctness/noUnusedImports: used in {@attach}, which Biome's Svelte parser doesn't yet analyze for usages
+  import { intersectAttachment } from "svelte-intersection-observer";
+
+  let intersecting = false;
+  let exitCount = 0;
+</script>
+
+<header>
+  {intersecting ? "Element is in view" : "Element is not in view"}
+</header>
+<p data-testid="exit-count">Exit count: {exitCount}</p>
+
+<div
+  {@attach intersectAttachment()}
+  onobserve={(e) => (intersecting = e.detail.isIntersecting)}
+  onexit={() => (exitCount += 1)}
+  data-testid="target"
+>
+  Hello world
+</div>
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyComposableConsumerFixture.svelte b/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyComposableConsumerFixture.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e7c0a9
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+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyComposableConsumerFixture.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<svelte:options runes={false} />
+
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { createIntersectionObserver } from "svelte-intersection-observer";
+
+  const observer = createIntersectionObserver(() => ({ once: true }));
+
+  $: statusText = observer.intersecting
+    ? "Element is in view"
+    : "Element is not in view";
+</script>
+
+<header>{statusText}</header>
+
+<div
+  {@attach observer.attach}
+  data-testid="target"
+>
+  Hello world
+</div>
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyConsumerFixture.svelte b/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyConsumerFixture.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92eaceb
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+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyConsumerFixture.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<svelte:options runes={false} />
+
+<script lang="ts">
+  import IntersectionObserver from "svelte-intersection-observer";
+
+  export let element: null | HTMLDivElement = null;
+  let intersecting = false;
+  let exitCount = 0;
+
+  $: statusText = intersecting
+    ? "Element is in view"
+    : "Element is not in view";
+</script>
+
+<header>{statusText}</header>
+
+<IntersectionObserver
+  {element}
+  bind:intersecting
+  onexit={() => (exitCount += 1)}
+>
+  <div
+    bind:this={element}
+    data-testid="exit-count"
+  >
+    Exit count: {exitCount}
+  </div>
+</IntersectionObserver>
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyGroupConsumerFixture.svelte b/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyGroupConsumerFixture.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bba0f28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyGroupConsumerFixture.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<svelte:options runes={false} />
+
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { createIntersectionGroup } from "svelte-intersection-observer";
+
+  const group = createIntersectionGroup();
+  const ids = [1, 2];
+  let visible: Record<number, boolean> = {};
+</script>
+
+<header>
+  {#each ids as id}
+    <p data-testid="item-{id}-status">
+      Item {id} is {visible[id] ? "visible" : "not visible"}
+    </p>
+  {/each}
+</header>
+
+{#each ids as id (id)}
+  <div
+    data-testid="item-{id}"
+    {@attach group.attach({
+      onobserve: (entry) => {
+        visible = { ...visible, [id]: entry.isIntersecting };
+      },
+    })}
+  >
+    Item {id}
+  </div>
+{/each}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyMultipleConsumerFixture.svelte b/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyMultipleConsumerFixture.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af92c3d
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+++ b/tests/e2e/fixtures/LegacyMultipleConsumerFixture.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<svelte:options runes={false} />
+
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { MultipleIntersectionObserver } from "svelte-intersection-observer";
+
+  let ref1: null | HTMLDivElement = null;
+  let ref2: null | HTMLDivElement = null;
+
+  $: elements = [ref1, ref2];
+</script>
+
+<MultipleIntersectionObserver {elements}>
+  {#snippet children({ elementIntersections })}
+    <header>
+      <div data-testid="item-1-status">
+        Item 1: {elementIntersections.get(ref1) ? "visible" : "not visible"}
+      </div>
+      <div data-testid="item-2-status">
+        Item 2: {elementIntersections.get(ref2) ? "visible" : "not visible"}
+      </div>
+    </header>
+
+    <div
+      bind:this={ref1}
+      data-testid="item-1"
+    >
+      Item 1
+    </div>
+    <div
+      bind:this={ref2}
+      data-testid="item-2"
+    >
+      Item 2
+    </div>
+  {/snippet}
+</MultipleIntersectionObserver>
diff --git a/tests/unit/legacy-consumer.test.ts b/tests/unit/legacy-consumer.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..705882c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/legacy-consumer.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+import { flushSync } from "svelte";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+import LegacyActionConsumerFixture from "../e2e/fixtures/LegacyActionConsumerFixture.svelte";
+import LegacyAttachmentConsumerFixture from "../e2e/fixtures/LegacyAttachmentConsumerFixture.svelte";
+import LegacyComposableConsumerFixture from "../e2e/fixtures/LegacyComposableConsumerFixture.svelte";
+import LegacyConsumerFixture from "../e2e/fixtures/LegacyConsumerFixture.svelte";
+import LegacyGroupConsumerFixture from "../e2e/fixtures/LegacyGroupConsumerFixture.svelte";
+import LegacyMultipleConsumerFixture from "../e2e/fixtures/LegacyMultipleConsumerFixture.svelte";
+import { MockIntersectionObserver } from "./mock-intersection-observer";
+import { render } from "./render";
+
+// Every primitive here is implemented with runes ($props, $bindable, $state),
+// but Svelte 5 lets a non-runes ("legacy", `<svelte:options runes={false}/>`)
+// parent consume them. Each fixture below locks in `runes={false}` (so it
+// can't silently drift into runes mode) and exercises one primitive from
+// that legacy parent, confirming bind:/callback props/`{@attach}`/snippets
+// and legacy `$:` reactivity all interoperate correctly across the boundary.
+
+let cleanup: (() => void) | undefined;
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup?.();
+  cleanup = undefined;
+});
+
+describe("legacy (non-runes) consumer", () => {
+  test("IntersectionObserver: bind:intersecting updates a legacy $: derived value and onexit fires", () => {
+    const rendered = render(LegacyConsumerFixture);
+    cleanup = rendered.cleanup;
+    const header = rendered.target.querySelector("header");
+    const el = rendered.target.querySelector('[data-testid="exit-count"]');
+    if (!header || !el) throw new Error("fixture markup missing");
+
+    expect(header.textContent).toContain("Element is not in view");
+
+    const observer = MockIntersectionObserver.last();
+    expect(observer.observedElements.has(el)).toBe(true);
+
+    flushSync(() => observer.trigger([{ target: el, isIntersecting: true }]));
+    expect(header.textContent).toContain("Element is in view");
+    expect(el.textContent).toContain("Exit count: 0");
+
+    flushSync(() => observer.trigger([{ target: el, isIntersecting: false }]));
+    expect(header.textContent).toContain("Element is not in view");
+    expect(el.textContent).toContain("Exit count: 1");
+  });
+
+  test("MultipleIntersectionObserver: snippet params reflect per-element state via a legacy $: elements array", () => {
+    const rendered = render(LegacyMultipleConsumerFixture);
+    cleanup = rendered.cleanup;
+    const item1 = rendered.target.querySelector('[data-testid="item-1"]');
+    const item2 = rendered.target.querySelector('[data-testid="item-2"]');
+    if (!item1 || !item2) throw new Error("fixture markup missing");
+
+    const observer = MockIntersectionObserver.last();
+    expect(observer.observedElements.has(item1)).toBe(true);
+    expect(observer.observedElements.has(item2)).toBe(true);
+
+    flushSync(() =>
+      observer.trigger([{ target: item1, isIntersecting: true }]),
+    );
+
+    expect(
+      rendered.target.querySelector('[data-testid="item-1-status"]')
+        ?.textContent,
+    ).toContain("Item 1: visible");
+    expect(
+      rendered.target.querySelector('[data-testid="item-2-status"]')
+        ?.textContent,
+    ).toContain("Item 2: not visible");
+  });
+
+  test("intersect action: use:intersect updates legacy state via onobserve/onexit callback props", () => {
+    const rendered = render(LegacyActionConsumerFixture);
+    cleanup = rendered.cleanup;
+    const header = rendered.target.querySelector("header");
+    const el = rendered.target.querySelector('[data-testid="target"]');
+    if (!header || !el) throw new Error("fixture markup missing");
+
+    expect(header.textContent).toContain("Element is not in view");
+
+    const observer = MockIntersectionObserver.last();
+    expect(observer.observedElements.has(el)).toBe(true);
+
+    flushSync(() => observer.trigger([{ target: el, isIntersecting: true }]));
+    expect(header.textContent).toContain("Element is in view");
+
+    flushSync(() => observer.trigger([{ target: el, isIntersecting: false }]));
+    expect(header.textContent).toContain("Element is not in view");
+    expect(
+      rendered.target.querySelector('[data-testid="exit-count"]')?.textContent,
+    ).toContain("Exit count: 1");
+  });
+
+  test("intersectAttachment: {@attach} updates legacy state via onobserve/onexit callback props", () => {
+    const rendered = render(LegacyAttachmentConsumerFixture);
+    cleanup = rendered.cleanup;
+    const header = rendered.target.querySelector("header");
+    const el = rendered.target.querySelector('[data-testid="target"]');
+    if (!header || !el) throw new Error("fixture markup missing");
+
+    expect(header.textContent).toContain("Element is not in view");
+
+    const observer = MockIntersectionObserver.last();
+    expect(observer.observedElements.has(el)).toBe(true);
+
+    flushSync(() => observer.trigger([{ target: el, isIntersecting: true }]));
+    expect(header.textContent).toContain("Element is in view");
+
+    flushSync(() => observer.trigger([{ target: el, isIntersecting: false }]));
+    expect(header.textContent).toContain("Element is not in view");
+    expect(
+      rendered.target.querySelector('[data-testid="exit-count"]')?.textContent,
+    ).toContain("Exit count: 1");
+  });
+
+  // Unlike the other primitives, `createIntersectionObserver` exposes state
+  // via plain getters (no bind:/callback prop) — a legacy-mode consumer reads
+  // those getters directly in the template. Svelte's legacy compiler wraps
+  // such reads in `untrack()` (dependencies are inferred syntactically from
+  // reassigned local `let`s, not from external reactive getters), so the
+  // getter's *value* is correct at every read, but the template does not
+  // re-render when it changes underneath a legacy parent.
+  test("createIntersectionObserver: side effects (unobserve on `once`) still run, but the legacy template does not re-render off the getter", () => {
+    const rendered = render(LegacyComposableConsumerFixture);
+    cleanup = rendered.cleanup;
+    const header = rendered.target.querySelector("header");
+    const el = rendered.target.querySelector('[data-testid="target"]');
+    if (!header || !el) throw new Error("fixture markup missing");
+
+    expect(header.textContent).toContain("Element is not in view");
+
+    const observer = MockIntersectionObserver.last();
+    flushSync(() => observer.trigger([{ target: el, isIntersecting: true }]));
+
+    // `once: true` still unobserves — that's driven by the composable's own
+    // internal event listener, not by legacy template reactivity.
+    expect(observer.observedElements.has(el)).toBe(false);
+
+    // But the legacy `<header>` text never updates to reflect it.
+    expect(header.textContent).toContain("Element is not in view");
+  });
+
+  test("createIntersectionGroup: one shared observer drives independent legacy state per element", () => {
+    const rendered = render(LegacyGroupConsumerFixture);
+    cleanup = rendered.cleanup;
+    const item1 = rendered.target.querySelector('[data-testid="item-1"]');
+    const item2 = rendered.target.querySelector('[data-testid="item-2"]');
+    if (!item1 || !item2) throw new Error("fixture markup missing");
+
+    expect(MockIntersectionObserver.instances).toHaveLength(1);
+    const observer = MockIntersectionObserver.last();
+    expect(observer.observedElements.has(item1)).toBe(true);
+    expect(observer.observedElements.has(item2)).toBe(true);
+
+    flushSync(() =>
+      observer.trigger([{ target: item1, isIntersecting: true }]),
+    );
+
+    expect(
+      rendered.target.querySelector('[data-testid="item-1-status"]')
+        ?.textContent,
+    ).toContain("Item 1 is visible");
+    expect(
+      rendered.target.querySelector('[data-testid="item-2-status"]')
+        ?.textContent,
+    ).toContain("Item 2 is not visible");
+  });
+});