diff --git a/.changeset/icy-glasses-agree.md b/.changeset/icy-glasses-agree.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2f103d4a8d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/icy-glasses-agree.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+breaking: `invalid` now must be imported from `@sveltejs/kit`
diff --git a/documentation/docs/20-core-concepts/60-remote-functions.md b/documentation/docs/20-core-concepts/60-remote-functions.md
index 969b90d17121..bf1bbcf69aab 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/20-core-concepts/60-remote-functions.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/20-core-concepts/60-remote-functions.md
@@ -452,11 +452,12 @@ Alternatively, you could use `select` and `select multiple`:
 
 ### Programmatic validation
 
-In addition to declarative schema validation, you can programmatically mark fields as invalid inside the form handler using the `invalid` function. This is useful for cases where you can't know if something is valid until you try to perform some action:
+In addition to declarative schema validation, you can programmatically mark fields as invalid inside the form handler using the `invalid` function. This is useful for cases where you can't know if something is valid until you try to perform some action. Just like `redirect` or `error`, `invalid` throws. It expects a list of standard-schema-compliant issues. Use the `issue` parameter for type-safe creation of such issues:
 
 ```js
 /// file: src/routes/shop/data.remote.js
 import * as v from 'valibot';
+import { invalid } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { form } from '$app/server';
 import * as db from '$lib/server/database';
 
@@ -467,13 +468,17 @@ export const buyHotcakes = form(
 			v.minValue(1, 'you must buy at least one hotcake')
 		)
 	}),
-	async (data, invalid) => {
+	async (data, issue) => {
 		try {
 			await db.buy(data.qty);
 		} catch (e) {
 			if (e.code === 'OUT_OF_STOCK') {
 				invalid(
-					invalid.qty(`we don't have enough hotcakes`)
+					// This will show up on the root issue list
+					'Purchase failed',
+					// Creates a `{ message: ..., path: ['qty'] }` object,
+					// will show up on the issue list for the `qty` field
+					issue.qty(`we don't have enough hotcakes`)
 				);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/exports/index.js b/packages/kit/src/exports/index.js
index 8663772f0c0c..0d78e017cebd 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/exports/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/exports/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import { HttpError, Redirect, ActionFailure } from './internal/index.js';
+/** @import { StandardSchemaV1 } from '@standard-schema/spec' */
+
+import { HttpError, Redirect, ActionFailure, ValidationError } from './internal/index.js';
 import { BROWSER, DEV } from 'esm-env';
 import {
 	add_data_suffix,
@@ -215,6 +217,52 @@ export function isActionFailure(e) {
 	return e instanceof ActionFailure;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Use this to throw a validation error to imperatively fail form validation.
+ * Can be used in combination with `issue` passed to form actions to create field-specific issues.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```ts
+ * import { invalid } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+ * import { form } from '$app/server';
+ * import * as v from 'valibot';
+ *
+ * function tryRegisterUser(name: string, password: string) {
+ *  // ...
+ * }
+ *
+ * export const register = form(
+ *   v.object({ name: v.string(), _password: v.string() }),
+ *   async ({ name, _password }, issue) => {
+ *     const success = tryRegisterUser(name, _password);
+ *     if (!success) {
+ *       invalid('Registration failed', issue.name('This username is already taken'));
+ *     }
+ *
+ *     // ...
+ *   }
+ * );
+ * ```
+ * @param  {...(StandardSchemaV1.Issue | string)} issues
+ * @returns {never}
+ * @since 2.47.3
+ */
+export function invalid(...issues) {
+	throw new ValidationError(
+		issues.map((issue) => (typeof issue === 'string' ? { message: issue } : issue))
+	);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks whether this is an validation error thrown by {@link invalid}.
+ * @param {unknown} e The object to check.
+ * @return {e is import('./public.js').ActionFailure}
+ * @since 2.47.3
+ */
+export function isValidationError(e) {
+	return e instanceof ValidationError;
+}
+
 /**
  * Strips possible SvelteKit-internal suffixes and trailing slashes from the URL pathname.
  * Returns the normalized URL as well as a method for adding the potential suffix back
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/exports/internal/index.js b/packages/kit/src/exports/internal/index.js
index b87448b30914..8ef0a32a32c8 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/exports/internal/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/exports/internal/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/** @import { StandardSchemaV1 } from '@standard-schema/spec' */
+
 export class HttpError {
 	/**
 	 * @param {number} status
@@ -62,4 +64,18 @@ export class ActionFailure {
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Error thrown when form validation fails imperatively
+ */
+export class ValidationError extends Error {
+	/**
+	 * @param {StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]} issues
+	 */
+	constructor(issues) {
+		super('Validation failed');
+		this.name = 'ValidationError';
+		this.issues = issues;
+	}
+}
+
 export { init_remote_functions } from './remote-functions.js';
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/exports/public.d.ts b/packages/kit/src/exports/public.d.ts
index cb42dc6cc1c0..ef6ccef0c9d1 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/exports/public.d.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/exports/public.d.ts
@@ -1974,10 +1974,13 @@ type ExtractId<Input> = Input extends { id: infer Id }
 	: string | number;
 
 /**
- * Recursively maps an input type to a structure where each field can create a validation issue.
- * This mirrors the runtime behavior of the `invalid` proxy passed to form handlers.
+ * A function and proxy object used to imperatively create validation errors in form handlers.
+ *
+ * Access properties to create field-specific issues: `issue.fieldName('message')`.
+ * The type structure mirrors the input data structure for type-safe field access.
+ * Call `invalid(issue.foo(...), issue.nested.bar(...))` to throw a validation error.
  */
-type InvalidField<T> =
+export type InvalidField<T> =
 	WillRecurseIndefinitely<T> extends true
 		? Record<string | number, any>
 		: NonNullable<T> extends string | number | boolean | File
@@ -1993,15 +1996,12 @@ type InvalidField<T> =
 					: Record<string, never>;
 
 /**
- * A function and proxy object used to imperatively create validation errors in form handlers.
- *
- * Call `invalid(issue1, issue2, ...issueN)` to throw a validation error.
- * If an issue is a `string`, it applies to the form as a whole (and will show up in `fields.allIssues()`)
- * Access properties to create field-specific issues: `invalid.fieldName('message')`.
- * The type structure mirrors the input data structure for type-safe field access.
+ * A validation error thrown by `invalid`.
  */
-export type Invalid<Input = any> = ((...issues: Array<string | StandardSchemaV1.Issue>) => never) &
-	InvalidField<Input>;
+export interface ValidationError {
+	/** The validation issues */
+	issues: StandardSchemaV1.Issue[];
+}
 
 /**
  * The return value of a remote `form` function. See [Remote functions](https://svelte.dev/docs/kit/remote-functions#form) for full documentation.
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/app/server/remote/form.js b/packages/kit/src/runtime/app/server/remote/form.js
index 9d5b5b551a4d..e90a7ce7668b 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/app/server/remote/form.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/app/server/remote/form.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/** @import { RemoteFormInput, RemoteForm } from '@sveltejs/kit' */
+/** @import { RemoteFormInput, RemoteForm, InvalidField } from '@sveltejs/kit' */
 /** @import { InternalRemoteFormIssue, MaybePromise, RemoteInfo } from 'types' */
 /** @import { StandardSchemaV1 } from '@standard-schema/spec' */
 import { get_request_store } from '@sveltejs/kit/internal/server';
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 	flatten_issues
 } from '../../../form-utils.svelte.js';
 import { get_cache, run_remote_function } from './shared.js';
+import { ValidationError } from '@sveltejs/kit/internal';
 
 /**
  * Creates a form object that can be spread onto a `<form>` element.
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ import { get_cache, run_remote_function } from './shared.js';
  *
  * @template Output
  * @overload
- * @param {(invalid: import('@sveltejs/kit').Invalid<void>) => MaybePromise<Output>} fn
+ * @param {() => MaybePromise<Output>} fn
  * @returns {RemoteForm<void, Output>}
  * @since 2.27
  */
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ import { get_cache, run_remote_function } from './shared.js';
  * @template Output
  * @overload
  * @param {'unchecked'} validate
- * @param {(data: Input, invalid: import('@sveltejs/kit').Invalid<Input>) => MaybePromise<Output>} fn
+ * @param {(data: Input, issue: InvalidField<Input>) => MaybePromise<Output>} fn
  * @returns {RemoteForm<Input, Output>}
  * @since 2.27
  */
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ import { get_cache, run_remote_function } from './shared.js';
  * @template Output
  * @overload
  * @param {Schema} validate
- * @param {(data: StandardSchemaV1.InferOutput<Schema>, invalid: import('@sveltejs/kit').Invalid<StandardSchemaV1.InferInput<Schema>>) => MaybePromise<Output>} fn
+ * @param {(data: StandardSchemaV1.InferOutput<Schema>, issue: InvalidField<StandardSchemaV1.InferInput<Schema>>) => MaybePromise<Output>} fn
  * @returns {RemoteForm<StandardSchemaV1.InferInput<Schema>, Output>}
  * @since 2.27
  */
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ import { get_cache, run_remote_function } from './shared.js';
  * @template {RemoteFormInput} Input
  * @template Output
  * @param {any} validate_or_fn
- * @param {(data_or_invalid: any, invalid?: any) => MaybePromise<Output>} [maybe_fn]
+ * @param {(data_or_issue: any, issue?: any) => MaybePromise<Output>} [maybe_fn]
  * @returns {RemoteForm<Input, Output>}
  * @since 2.27
  */
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ export function form(validate_or_fn, maybe_fn) {
 
 					state.refreshes ??= {};
 
-					const invalid = create_invalid();
+					const issue = create_issues();
 
 					try {
 						output.result = await run_remote_function(
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ export function form(validate_or_fn, maybe_fn) {
 							true,
 							data,
 							(d) => d,
-							(data) => (!maybe_fn ? fn(invalid) : fn(data, invalid))
+							(data) => (!maybe_fn ? fn() : fn(data, issue))
 						);
 					} catch (e) {
 						if (e instanceof ValidationError) {
@@ -329,89 +330,72 @@ function handle_issues(output, issues, is_remote_request, form_data) {
 
 /**
  * Creates an invalid function that can be used to imperatively mark form fields as invalid
- * @returns {import('@sveltejs/kit').Invalid}
+ * @returns {InvalidField<any>}
  */
-function create_invalid() {
-	/**
-	 * @param {...(string | StandardSchemaV1.Issue)} issues
-	 * @returns {never}
-	 */
-	function invalid(...issues) {
-		throw new ValidationError(
-			issues.map((issue) => {
-				if (typeof issue === 'string') {
-					return {
-						path: [],
-						message: issue
-					};
+function create_issues() {
+	return /** @type {InvalidField<any>} */ (
+		new Proxy(
+			/** @param {string} message */
+			(message) => {
+				// TODO 3.0 remove
+				if (typeof message !== 'string') {
+					throw new Error(
+						'invalid() should now be imported from @sveltejs/kit to throw validaition issues. ' +
+							'Keep using the parameter (now named issue) provided to the form function only to construct the issues, e.g. invalid(issue.field("message")). ' +
+							'For more info see https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pulls/14768'
+					);
 				}
 
-				return issue;
-			})
-		);
-	}
-
-	return /** @type {import('@sveltejs/kit').Invalid} */ (
-		new Proxy(invalid, {
-			get(target, prop) {
-				if (typeof prop === 'symbol') return /** @type {any} */ (target)[prop];
+				return create_issue(message);
+			},
+			{
+				get(target, prop) {
+					if (typeof prop === 'symbol') return /** @type {any} */ (target)[prop];
 
-				/**
-				 * @param {string} message
-				 * @param {(string | number)[]} path
-				 * @returns {StandardSchemaV1.Issue}
-				 */
-				const create_issue = (message, path = []) => ({
-					message,
-					path
-				});
-
-				return create_issue_proxy(prop, create_issue, []);
+					return create_issue_proxy(prop, []);
+				}
 			}
-		})
+		)
 	);
-}
 
-/**
- * Error thrown when form validation fails imperatively
- */
-class ValidationError extends Error {
 	/**
-	 * @param {StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]} issues
+	 * @param {string} message
+	 * @param {(string | number)[]} path
+	 * @returns {StandardSchemaV1.Issue}
 	 */
-	constructor(issues) {
-		super('Validation failed');
-		this.name = 'ValidationError';
-		this.issues = issues;
+	function create_issue(message, path = []) {
+		return {
+			message,
+			path
+		};
 	}
-}
-
-/**
- * Creates a proxy that builds up a path and returns a function to create an issue
- * @param {string | number} key
- * @param {(message: string, path: (string | number)[]) => StandardSchemaV1.Issue} create_issue
- * @param {(string | number)[]} path
- */
-function create_issue_proxy(key, create_issue, path) {
-	const new_path = [...path, key];
 
 	/**
-	 * @param {string} message
-	 * @returns {StandardSchemaV1.Issue}
+	 * Creates a proxy that builds up a path and returns a function to create an issue
+	 * @param {string | number} key
+	 * @param {(string | number)[]} path
 	 */
-	const issue_func = (message) => create_issue(message, new_path);
+	function create_issue_proxy(key, path) {
+		const new_path = [...path, key];
 
-	return new Proxy(issue_func, {
-		get(target, prop) {
-			if (typeof prop === 'symbol') return /** @type {any} */ (target)[prop];
+		/**
+		 * @param {string} message
+		 * @returns {StandardSchemaV1.Issue}
+		 */
+		const issue_func = (message) => create_issue(message, new_path);
 
-			// Handle array access like invalid.items[0]
-			if (/^\d+$/.test(prop)) {
-				return create_issue_proxy(parseInt(prop, 10), create_issue, new_path);
-			}
+		return new Proxy(issue_func, {
+			get(target, prop) {
+				if (typeof prop === 'symbol') return /** @type {any} */ (target)[prop];
 
-			// Handle property access like invalid.field.nested
-			return create_issue_proxy(prop, create_issue, new_path);
-		}
-	});
+				// Handle array access like invalid.items[0]
+				if (/^\d+$/.test(prop)) {
+					return create_issue_proxy(parseInt(prop, 10), new_path);
+				}
+
+				// Handle property access like invalid.field.nested
+				return create_issue_proxy(prop, new_path);
+			}
+		});
+	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/form/validate/form.remote.ts b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/form/validate/form.remote.ts
index 10df815353a7..a823759c3dff 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/form/validate/form.remote.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/src/routes/remote/form/validate/form.remote.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { form } from '$app/server';
+import { invalid } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import * as v from 'valibot';
 
 export const my_form = form(
@@ -7,10 +8,10 @@ export const my_form = form(
 		bar: v.picklist(['d', 'e', 'f']),
 		button: v.optional(v.literal('submitter'))
 	}),
-	async (data, invalid) => {
+	async (data, issue) => {
 		// Test imperative validation
 		if (data.foo === 'c') {
-			invalid(invalid.foo('Imperative: foo cannot be c'));
+			invalid(issue.foo('Imperative: foo cannot be c'));
 		}
 
 		console.log(data);
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/types/remote.test.ts b/packages/kit/test/types/remote.test.ts
index 760663fa9291..605645254919 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/types/remote.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/test/types/remote.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { query, prerender, command, form } from '$app/server';
 import { StandardSchemaV1 } from '@standard-schema/spec';
-import { RemotePrerenderFunction, RemoteQueryFunction } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { RemotePrerenderFunction, RemoteQueryFunction, invalid } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 
 const schema: StandardSchemaV1<string> = null as any;
 const schema2: StandardSchemaV1<string, number> = null as any;
@@ -159,14 +159,16 @@ command_tests();
 
 function form_tests() {
 	const q = query(() => '');
-	const f = form('unchecked', (data: { input: string }, invalid) => {
+	const f = form('unchecked', (data: { input: string }, issue) => {
 		data.input;
-		invalid(
-			'foo',
-			invalid.input('bar'),
-			// @ts-expect-error
-			invalid.nonexistent.prop('baz')
-		);
+		if (Math.random() > 0.5) {
+			invalid(
+				'foo',
+				issue.input('bar'),
+				// @ts-expect-error
+				issue.nonexistent.prop('baz')
+			);
+		}
 		return { success: true };
 	});
 
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ function form_tests() {
 
 	const f2 = form(
 		null as any as StandardSchemaV1<{ a: string; nested: { prop: string } }>,
-		(data, invalid) => {
+		(data, issue) => {
 			data.a === '';
 			data.nested.prop === '';
 			// @ts-expect-error
@@ -193,17 +195,19 @@ function form_tests() {
 			data.nonexistent;
 			// @ts-expect-error
 			data.a === 123;
-			invalid(
-				'foo',
-				invalid.nested.prop('bar'),
-				// @ts-expect-error
-				invalid.nonexistent.prop('baz')
-			);
+			if (Math.random() > 0.5) {
+				invalid(
+					'foo',
+					issue.nested.prop('bar'),
+					// @ts-expect-error
+					issue.nonexistent.prop('baz')
+				);
+			}
 			return { success: true };
 		}
 	);
 	// @ts-expect-error
-	f2.fields.name();
+	f2.fields.as('text');
 	f2.fields.a.issues();
 	f2.fields.nested.prop.issues();
 	// @ts-expect-error
@@ -213,12 +217,12 @@ function form_tests() {
 	// @ts-expect-error
 	f2.fields.nonexistent.value();
 	// @ts-expect-error
-	f2.fields.array[0].array.name();
+	f2.fields.array[0].array.as('text');
 
 	// all schema properties optional
 	const f3 = form(
 		null as any as StandardSchemaV1<{ a?: string; nested?: { prop?: string } }>,
-		(data, invalid) => {
+		(data, issue) => {
 			data.a === '';
 			data.nested?.prop === '';
 			// @ts-expect-error
@@ -229,23 +233,25 @@ function form_tests() {
 			data.nonexistent;
 			// @ts-expect-error
 			data.a === 123;
-			invalid(
-				'foo',
-				invalid.nested.prop('bar'),
-				// @ts-expect-error
-				invalid.nonexistent.prop('baz')
-			);
+			if (Math.random() > 0.5) {
+				invalid(
+					'foo',
+					issue.nested.prop('bar'),
+					// @ts-expect-error
+					issue.nonexistent.prop('baz')
+				);
+			}
 			return { success: true };
 		}
 	);
 	// @ts-expect-error
-	f3.fields.name();
+	f3.fields.as('text');
 	f3.fields.a.issues();
 	f3.fields.a.value();
 	f3.fields.nested.prop.issues();
 	f3.fields.nested.prop.value();
 	// @ts-expect-error
-	f3.fields.nonexistent.name();
+	f3.fields.nonexistent.as('text');
 
 	// index signature schema
 	const f4 = form(null as any as StandardSchemaV1<Record<string, any>>, (data) => {
@@ -254,7 +260,7 @@ function form_tests() {
 		return { success: true };
 	});
 	// @ts-expect-error
-	f4.fields.name();
+	f4.fields.as('text');
 	f4.fields.a.issues();
 	f4.fields.a.value();
 	f4.fields.nested.prop.issues();
@@ -263,22 +269,24 @@ function form_tests() {
 	// schema with union types
 	const f5 = form(
 		null as any as StandardSchemaV1<{ foo: 'a' | 'b'; bar: 'c' | 'd' }>,
-		(data, invalid) => {
+		(data, issue) => {
 			data.foo === 'a';
 			data.bar === 'c';
 			// @ts-expect-error
 			data.foo === 'e';
-			invalid(
-				'foo',
-				invalid.bar('bar'),
-				// @ts-expect-error
-				invalid.nonexistent.prop('baz')
-			);
+			if (Math.random() > 0.5) {
+				invalid(
+					'foo',
+					issue.bar('bar'),
+					// @ts-expect-error
+					issue.nonexistent.prop('baz')
+				);
+			}
 			return { success: true };
 		}
 	);
 	// @ts-expect-error
-	f5.fields.name();
+	f5.fields.as('text');
 	f5.fields.foo.issues();
 	f5.fields.bar.issues();
 	f5.fields.foo.value();
@@ -286,27 +294,29 @@ function form_tests() {
 	// @ts-expect-error
 	f5.fields.foo.value() === 'e';
 	// @ts-expect-error
-	f5.fields.nonexistent.name();
+	f5.fields.nonexistent.as('text');
 
 	// schema with arrays
 	const f6 = form(
 		null as any as StandardSchemaV1<{ array: Array<{ array: string[]; prop: string }> }>,
-		(data, invalid) => {
+		(data, issue) => {
 			data.array[0].prop === 'a';
 			data.array[0].array[0] === 'a';
 			// @ts-expect-error
 			data.array[0].array[0] === 1;
-			invalid(
-				'foo',
-				invalid.array[0].prop('bar'),
-				// @ts-expect-error
-				invalid.nonexistent.prop('baz')
-			);
+			if (Math.random() > 0.5) {
+				invalid(
+					'foo',
+					issue.array[0].prop('bar'),
+					// @ts-expect-error
+					issue.nonexistent.prop('baz')
+				);
+			}
 			return { success: true };
 		}
 	);
 	// @ts-expect-error
-	f6.fields.name();
+	f6.fields.as('text');
 	// @ts-expect-error
 	f6.field('array[0].array');
 	f6.fields.array.issues();
@@ -317,29 +327,27 @@ function form_tests() {
 	f6.fields.array[0].prop.value();
 	f6.fields.array[0].array.value();
 	// @ts-expect-error
-	f6.fields.array[0].array.name();
+	f6.fields.array[0].array.as('text');
 
 	// any
-	const f7 = form(null as any, (data, invalid) => {
+	const f7 = form(null as any, (data, issue) => {
 		data.a === '';
 		data.nested?.prop === '';
-		invalid('foo', invalid.nested.prop('bar'));
+		if (Math.random() > 0.5) {
+			invalid('foo', issue.nested.prop('bar'));
+		}
 		return { success: true };
 	});
 	// @ts-expect-error
-	f7.fields.name();
+	f7.fields.as('text');
 	f7.fields.a.issues();
 	f7.fields.a.value();
 	f7.fields.nested.prop.issues();
 	f7.fields.nested.prop.value();
 
 	// no schema
-	const f8 = form((invalid) => {
-		invalid(
-			'foo',
-			// @ts-expect-error
-			invalid.x('bar')
-		);
+	const f8 = form(() => {
+		invalid('foo');
 	});
 	// @ts-expect-error
 	f8.fields.x;
diff --git a/packages/kit/types/index.d.ts b/packages/kit/types/index.d.ts
index 52fcb547490d..6c7a01caf742 100644
--- a/packages/kit/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/types/index.d.ts
@@ -1950,10 +1950,13 @@ declare module '@sveltejs/kit' {
 		: string | number;
 
 	/**
-	 * Recursively maps an input type to a structure where each field can create a validation issue.
-	 * This mirrors the runtime behavior of the `invalid` proxy passed to form handlers.
+	 * A function and proxy object used to imperatively create validation errors in form handlers.
+	 *
+	 * Access properties to create field-specific issues: `issue.fieldName('message')`.
+	 * The type structure mirrors the input data structure for type-safe field access.
+	 * Call `invalid(issue.foo(...), issue.nested.bar(...))` to throw a validation error.
 	 */
-	type InvalidField<T> =
+	export type InvalidField<T> =
 		WillRecurseIndefinitely<T> extends true
 			? Record<string | number, any>
 			: NonNullable<T> extends string | number | boolean | File
@@ -1969,15 +1972,12 @@ declare module '@sveltejs/kit' {
 						: Record<string, never>;
 
 	/**
-	 * A function and proxy object used to imperatively create validation errors in form handlers.
-	 *
-	 * Call `invalid(issue1, issue2, ...issueN)` to throw a validation error.
-	 * If an issue is a `string`, it applies to the form as a whole (and will show up in `fields.allIssues()`)
-	 * Access properties to create field-specific issues: `invalid.fieldName('message')`.
-	 * The type structure mirrors the input data structure for type-safe field access.
+	 * A validation error thrown by `invalid`.
 	 */
-	export type Invalid<Input = any> = ((...issues: Array<string | StandardSchemaV1.Issue>) => never) &
-		InvalidField<Input>;
+	export interface ValidationError {
+		/** The validation issues */
+		issues: StandardSchemaV1.Issue[];
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * The return value of a remote `form` function. See [Remote functions](https://svelte.dev/docs/kit/remote-functions#form) for full documentation.
@@ -2683,6 +2683,41 @@ declare module '@sveltejs/kit' {
 	 * @param e The object to check.
 	 * */
 	export function isActionFailure(e: unknown): e is ActionFailure;
+	/**
+	 * Use this to throw a validation error to imperatively fail form validation.
+	 * Can be used in combination with `issue` passed to form actions to create field-specific issues.
+	 *
+	 * @example
+	 * ```ts
+	 * import { invalid } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+	 * import { form } from '$app/server';
+	 * import * as v from 'valibot';
+	 *
+	 * function tryRegisterUser(name: string, password: string) {
+	 *  // ...
+	 * }
+	 *
+	 * export const register = form(
+	 *   v.object({ name: v.string(), _password: v.string() }),
+	 *   async ({ name, _password }, issue) => {
+	 *     const success = tryRegisterUser(name, _password);
+	 *     if (!success) {
+	 *       invalid('Registration failed', issue.name('This username is already taken'));
+	 *     }
+	 *
+	 *     // ...
+	 *   }
+	 * );
+	 * ```
+	 * @since 2.47.3
+	 */
+	export function invalid(...issues: (StandardSchemaV1.Issue | string)[]): never;
+	/**
+	 * Checks whether this is an validation error thrown by {@link invalid}.
+	 * @param e The object to check.
+	 * @since 2.47.3
+	 */
+	export function isValidationError(e: unknown): e is ActionFailure;
 	/**
 	 * Strips possible SvelteKit-internal suffixes and trailing slashes from the URL pathname.
 	 * Returns the normalized URL as well as a method for adding the potential suffix back
@@ -3115,7 +3150,7 @@ declare module '$app/paths' {
 }
 
 declare module '$app/server' {
-	import type { RequestEvent, RemoteCommand, RemoteForm, RemoteFormInput, RemotePrerenderFunction, RemoteQueryFunction } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+	import type { RequestEvent, RemoteCommand, RemoteForm, RemoteFormInput, InvalidField, RemotePrerenderFunction, RemoteQueryFunction } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 	import type { StandardSchemaV1 } from '@standard-schema/spec';
 	/**
 	 * Read the contents of an imported asset from the filesystem
@@ -3169,7 +3204,7 @@ declare module '$app/server' {
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.27
 	 */
-	export function form<Output>(fn: (invalid: import("@sveltejs/kit").Invalid<void>) => MaybePromise<Output>): RemoteForm<void, Output>;
+	export function form<Output>(fn: () => MaybePromise<Output>): RemoteForm<void, Output>;
 	/**
 	 * Creates a form object that can be spread onto a `<form>` element.
 	 *
@@ -3177,7 +3212,7 @@ declare module '$app/server' {
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.27
 	 */
-	export function form<Input extends RemoteFormInput, Output>(validate: "unchecked", fn: (data: Input, invalid: import("@sveltejs/kit").Invalid<Input>) => MaybePromise<Output>): RemoteForm<Input, Output>;
+	export function form<Input extends RemoteFormInput, Output>(validate: "unchecked", fn: (data: Input, issue: InvalidField<Input>) => MaybePromise<Output>): RemoteForm<Input, Output>;
 	/**
 	 * Creates a form object that can be spread onto a `<form>` element.
 	 *
@@ -3185,7 +3220,7 @@ declare module '$app/server' {
 	 *
 	 * @since 2.27
 	 */
-	export function form<Schema extends StandardSchemaV1<RemoteFormInput, Record<string, any>>, Output>(validate: Schema, fn: (data: StandardSchemaV1.InferOutput<Schema>, invalid: import("@sveltejs/kit").Invalid<StandardSchemaV1.InferInput<Schema>>) => MaybePromise<Output>): RemoteForm<StandardSchemaV1.InferInput<Schema>, Output>;
+	export function form<Schema extends StandardSchemaV1<RemoteFormInput, Record<string, any>>, Output>(validate: Schema, fn: (data: StandardSchemaV1.InferOutput<Schema>, issue: InvalidField<StandardSchemaV1.InferInput<Schema>>) => MaybePromise<Output>): RemoteForm<StandardSchemaV1.InferInput<Schema>, Output>;
 	/**
 	 * Creates a remote prerender function. When called from the browser, the function will be invoked on the server via a `fetch` call.
 	 *