diff --git a/documentation/docs/02-runes/04-$effect.md b/documentation/docs/02-runes/04-$effect.md
index b33879522007..262047064213 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/02-runes/04-$effect.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/02-runes/04-$effect.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+NOTE: do not edit this file, it is generated in apps/svelte.dev/scripts/sync-docs/index.ts
 title: $effect
 ---
 
@@ -179,7 +180,13 @@ Apart from the timing, `$effect.pre` works exactly like `$effect`.
 
 ## `$effect.tracking`
 
-The `$effect.tracking` rune is an advanced feature that tells you whether or not the code is running inside a tracking context, such as an effect or inside your template ([demo](/playground/untitled#H4sIAAAAAAAACn3PwYrCMBDG8VeZDYIt2PYeY8Dn2HrIhqkU08nQjItS-u6buAt7UDzmz8ePyaKGMWBS-nNRcmdU-hHUTpGbyuvI3KZvDFLal0v4qvtIgiSZUSb5eWSxPfWSc4oB2xDP1XYk8HHiSHkICeXKeruDDQ4Demlldv4y0rmq6z10HQwuJMxGVv4mVVXDwcJS0jP9u3knynwtoKz1vifT_Z9Jhm0WBCcOTlDD8kyspmML5qNpHg40jc3fFryJ0iWsp_UHgz3180oBAAA=)):
+```ts
+// @noErrors
+const $effect.tracking: () => boolean;
+```
+
+This rune is `true` when used inside a reactive context, such as an `$effect`, `$effect.pre` or in your svelte markup ([demo](/playground/untitled#H4sIAAAAAAAACn3PwYrCMBDG8VeZDYIt2PYeY8Dn2HrIhqkU08nQjItS-u6buAt7UDzmz8ePyaKGMWBS-nNRcmdU-hHUTpGbyuvI3KZvDFLal0v4qvtIgiSZUSb5eWSxPfWSc4oB2xDP1XYk8HHiSHkICeXKeruDDQ4Demlldv4y0rmq6z10HQwuJMxGVv4mVVXDwcJS0jP9u3knynwtoKz1vifT_Z9Jhm0WBCcOTlDD8kyspmML5qNpHg40jc3fFryJ0iWsp_UHgz3180oBAAA=)):
+
 
 ```svelte
 <script>
@@ -188,12 +195,16 @@ The `$effect.tracking` rune is an advanced feature that tells you whether or not
 	$effect(() => {
 		console.log('in effect:', $effect.tracking()); // true
 	});
+
+	$effect.pre(() => {
+		console.log('in effect.pre:', $effect.tracking()); // true
+	});
 </script>
 
 <p>in template: {$effect.tracking()}</p> <!-- true -->
 ```
 
-This allows you to (for example) add things like subscriptions without causing memory leaks, by putting them in child effects. Here's a `readable` function that listens to changes from a callback function as long as it's inside a tracking context:
+This allows you to (for example) add things like subscriptions without causing memory leaks, by putting them in child effects. Here's a `readable` function that listens to changes from a callback function as long as it's inside a reactive context:
 
 ```ts
 import { tick } from 'svelte';
@@ -209,31 +220,32 @@ export default function readable<T>(
 
 	return {
 		get value() {
-			// If in a tracking context ...
-			if ($effect.tracking()) {
-				$effect(() => {
-					// ...and there's no subscribers yet...
-					if (subscribers === 0) {
-						// ...invoke the function and listen to changes to update state
-						stop = start((fn) => (value = fn(value)));
-					}
-
-					subscribers++;
-
-					// The return callback is called once a listener unlistens
-					return () => {
-						tick().then(() => {
-							subscribers--;
-							// If it was the last subscriber...
-							if (subscribers === 0) {
-								// ...stop listening to changes
-								stop?.();
-								stop = null;
-							}
-						});
-					};
-				});
-			}
+			// If not in a reactive context
+			if (!$effect.tracking()) return value
+
+			// If in a reactive context ...
+			$effect(() => {
+				// ...and there's no subscribers yet...
+				if (subscribers === 0) {
+					// ...invoke the function and listen to changes to update state
+					stop = start((fn) => (value = fn(value)));
+				}
+
+				subscribers++;
+
+				// The return callback is called once a listener unlistens
+				return () => {
+					tick().then(() => {
+						subscribers--;
+						// If it was the last subscriber...
+						if (subscribers === 0) {
+							// ...stop listening to changes
+							stop?.();
+							stop = null;
+						}
+					});
+				};
+			});
 
 			return value;
 		}