diff --git a/.changeset/sharp-birds-invent.md b/.changeset/sharp-birds-invent.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e1bdbc421f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sharp-birds-invent.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+fix: use `window.fetch` in `load` functions to allow libraries to patch it
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/fetcher.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/fetcher.js
index df709d1f3968..b31a88a2a99f 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/fetcher.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/client/fetcher.js
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ if (DEV) {
 
 	check_stack_trace();
 
+	/**
+	 * @param {RequestInfo | URL} input
+	 * @param {RequestInit & Record<string, any> | undefined} init
+	 */
 	window.fetch = (input, init) => {
 		// Check if fetch was called via load_node. the lock method only checks if it was called at the
 		// same time, but not necessarily if it was called from `load`.
@@ -36,10 +40,14 @@ if (DEV) {
 		const cutoff = stack_array.findIndex((a) => a.includes('load@') || a.includes('at load'));
 		const stack = stack_array.slice(0, cutoff + 2).join('\n');
 
-		const heuristic = can_inspect_stack_trace
+		const in_load_heuristic = can_inspect_stack_trace
 			? stack.includes('src/runtime/client/client.js')
 			: loading;
-		if (heuristic) {
+
+		// This flag is set in initial_fetch and subsequent_fetch
+		const used_kit_fetch = init?.__sveltekit_fetch__;
+
+		if (in_load_heuristic && !used_kit_fetch) {
 			console.warn(
 				`Loading ${url} using \`window.fetch\`. For best results, use the \`fetch\` that is passed to your \`load\` function: https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/load#making-fetch-requests`
 			);
@@ -86,7 +94,7 @@ export function initial_fetch(resource, opts) {
 		return Promise.resolve(new Response(body, init));
 	}
 
-	return native_fetch(resource, opts);
+	return DEV ? dev_fetch(resource, opts) : window.fetch(resource, opts);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -112,7 +120,22 @@ export function subsequent_fetch(resource, resolved, opts) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return native_fetch(resolved, opts);
+	return DEV ? dev_fetch(resolved, opts) : window.fetch(resolved, opts);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {RequestInfo | URL} resource
+ * @param {RequestInit & Record<string, any> | undefined} opts
+ */
+function dev_fetch(resource, opts) {
+	const patched_opts = { ...opts };
+	// This assigns the __sveltekit_fetch__ flag and makes it non-enumerable
+	Object.defineProperty(patched_opts, '__sveltekit_fetch__', {
+		value: true,
+		writable: true,
+		configurable: true
+	});
+	return window.fetch(resource, patched_opts);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/window-fetch/patching/+page.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/window-fetch/patching/+page.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..115d5e6891cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/window-fetch/patching/+page.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { browser } from '$app/environment';
+
+/** @type {import('./$types').PageLoad} */
+export async function load({ url, fetch }) {
+	// simulate fetch being monkey-patched by a 3rd party library
+	// run everything only in browser to avoid SSR caching
+	if (browser) {
+		const original_fetch = window.fetch;
+		window.fetch = (input, init) => {
+			console.log('Called a patched window.fetch');
+			return original_fetch(input, init);
+		};
+
+		const res = await fetch(`${url.origin}/load/window-fetch/data.json`);
+		const { answer } = await res.json();
+		window.fetch = original_fetch;
+		return { answer };
+	}
+	return {};
+}
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/window-fetch/patching/+page.svelte b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/window-fetch/patching/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7c7268b87da6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/load/window-fetch/patching/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<script>
+	/** @type {import('./$types').PageData} */
+	export let data;
+</script>
+
+<h1>{data.answer}</h1>
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/client.test.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/client.test.js
index 74e90d760616..aac4812f51c1 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/client.test.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/test/client.test.js
@@ -228,6 +228,21 @@ test.describe('Load', () => {
 		expect(requests).toEqual([]);
 	});
 
+	test('permits 3rd party patching of fetch in universal load functions', async ({ page }) => {
+		/** @type {string[]} */
+		const logs = [];
+		page.on('console', (msg) => {
+			if (msg.type() === 'log') {
+				logs.push(msg.text());
+			}
+		});
+
+		await page.goto('/load/window-fetch/patching');
+		expect(await page.textContent('h1')).toBe('42');
+
+		expect(logs).toContain('Called a patched window.fetch');
+	});
+
 	if (process.env.DEV) {
 		test('using window.fetch causes a warning', async ({ page, baseURL }) => {
 			await Promise.all([