diff --git a/src/compile/render-dom/index.ts b/src/compile/render-dom/index.ts
index a84f8fefa6cd..039f901731ce 100644
--- a/src/compile/render-dom/index.ts
+++ b/src/compile/render-dom/index.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export default function dom(
 			if (!options || (!options.target && !options.root)) {
 				throw new Error("'target' is a required option");
 			}`}
-			${storeProps.length > 0 && deindent`
+			${storeProps.length > 0 && !templateProperties.store && deindent`
 			if (!options.store) {
 				throw new Error("${debugName} references store properties, but no store was provided");
 			}`}
diff --git a/src/compile/render-ssr/index.ts b/src/compile/render-ssr/index.ts
index a424b5c2ea02..8edc101910c3 100644
--- a/src/compile/render-ssr/index.ts
+++ b/src/compile/render-ssr/index.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export default function ssr(
 			${templateProperties.store && `options.store = %store();`}
 			__result.addComponent(${name});
 
-			${options.dev && storeProps.length > 0 && deindent`
+			${options.dev && storeProps.length > 0 && !templateProperties.store && deindent`
 				if (!options.store) {
 					throw new Error("${debugName} references store properties, but no store was provided");
 				}
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dev-accept-declarative-store/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dev-accept-declarative-store/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5b9d5ecf1a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dev-accept-declarative-store/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export default {
+	compileOptions: {
+		dev: true
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dev-accept-declarative-store/main.html b/test/runtime/samples/dev-accept-declarative-store/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a20bbf0d65ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/dev-accept-declarative-store/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<p>{$foo}</p>
+
+<script>
+import { Store } from '../../../../store.js';
+
+const store = new Store({ foo : "foo" });
+
+export default {
+	store : () => store,
+};
+</script>
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dev-error-missing-store/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/dev-error-missing-store-option/_config.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/runtime/samples/dev-error-missing-store/_config.js
rename to test/runtime/samples/dev-error-missing-store-option/_config.js
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/dev-error-missing-store/main.html b/test/runtime/samples/dev-error-missing-store-option/main.html
similarity index 100%
rename from test/runtime/samples/dev-error-missing-store/main.html
rename to test/runtime/samples/dev-error-missing-store-option/main.html