diff --git a/examples/svelte/src/components/Header/Header.svelte b/examples/svelte/src/components/Header/Header.svelte
index 6fa79b68..3d0c9ff5 100644
--- a/examples/svelte/src/components/Header/Header.svelte
+++ b/examples/svelte/src/components/Header/Header.svelte
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 		'subflows',
 		'usesvelteflow',
 		'useupdatenodeinternals',
-		'validation'
+		'validation',
+		'custom-connection-line'
 	];
 
 	const onChange = (event: Event) => {
diff --git a/examples/svelte/src/routes/custom-connection-line/+page.svelte b/examples/svelte/src/routes/custom-connection-line/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58552225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/svelte/src/routes/custom-connection-line/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { SvelteFlow } from '@xyflow/svelte';
+	import { Background, BackgroundVariant, type Edge, type Node } from '@xyflow/svelte';
+	import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
+
+	import CustomNode from './CustomNode.svelte';
+	import ConnectionLine from './ConnectionLine.svelte';
+
+	import '@xyflow/svelte/dist/style.css';
+
+	const nodeTypes = {
+		custom: CustomNode
+	};
+
+	const nodes = writable<Node[]>([
+		{
+			id: 'connectionline-1',
+			type: 'custom',
+			data: { label: 'Node 1' },
+			position: { x: 250, y: 5 }
+		}
+	]);
+
+	const edges = writable<Edge[]>([]);
+</script>
+
+<div style="height:100vh;">
+	<SvelteFlow {nodeTypes} {nodes} {edges} fitView>
+		<ConnectionLine slot="connectionLine" />
+		<Background variant={BackgroundVariant.Lines} />
+	</SvelteFlow>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+</style>
diff --git a/examples/svelte/src/routes/custom-connection-line/ConnectionLine.svelte b/examples/svelte/src/routes/custom-connection-line/ConnectionLine.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a7f87b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/svelte/src/routes/custom-connection-line/ConnectionLine.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { useConnection } from '@xyflow/svelte';
+
+	const connection = useConnection();
+</script>
+
+{#if $connection.path}
+	<path d={$connection.path} fill="none" stroke={$connection.startHandle?.handleId} />
+{/if}
diff --git a/examples/svelte/src/routes/custom-connection-line/CustomNode.svelte b/examples/svelte/src/routes/custom-connection-line/CustomNode.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f4cc6bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/svelte/src/routes/custom-connection-line/CustomNode.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { Handle, Position, type NodeProps } from '@xyflow/svelte';
+
+  type $$Props = NodeProps;
+
+  export let isConnectable: $$Props['isConnectable'];
+
+  const DEFAULT_HANDLE_STYLE = 'width: 10px; height: 10px; bottom: -5px;';
+</script>
+
+<div style="background: #DDD; padding: 25px">
+  <div>Node</div>
+  <Handle
+    type="source"
+    id="red"
+    position={Position.Bottom}
+    style={DEFAULT_HANDLE_STYLE + 'left: 15%; background: red;'}
+    {isConnectable}
+  />
+  <Handle
+    type="source"
+    position={Position.Bottom}
+    id="blue"
+    style={DEFAULT_HANDLE_STYLE + 'left: 50%; background: blue;'}
+    {isConnectable}
+  />
+  <Handle
+    type="source"
+    position={Position.Bottom}
+    id="orange"
+    style={DEFAULT_HANDLE_STYLE + 'left: 85%; background: orange;'}
+    {isConnectable}
+  />
+</div>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/ConnectionLine/ConnectionLine.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/ConnectionLine/ConnectionLine.svelte
index f2abe041..4635dad5 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/ConnectionLine/ConnectionLine.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/ConnectionLine/ConnectionLine.svelte
@@ -3,13 +3,21 @@
 
   import { useStore } from '$lib/store';
 
-  const { connectionPath, width, height, connection } = useStore();
+  export let containerStyle: string = '';
+  export let style: string = '';
+  export let usingCustomLine: boolean = false;
+
+  const { width, height, connection } = useStore();
 </script>
 
-{#if $connectionPath}
-  <svg width={$width} height={$height} class="svelte-flow__connectionline">
-    <g class={cc(['svelte-flow__connection', $connection.connectionStatus])}>
-      <path d={$connectionPath} fill="none" class="svelte-flow__connection-path" />
+{#if $connection.path}
+  <svg width={$width} height={$height} class="svelte-flow__connectionline" style={containerStyle}>
+    <g class={cc(['svelte-flow__connection', $connection.status])} {style}>
+      <slot name="connectionLine" />
+      <!-- slot fallbacks do not work if slots are forwarded in parent -->
+      {#if !usingCustomLine}
+        <path d={$connection.path} fill="none" class="svelte-flow__connection-path" />
+      {/if}
     </g>
   </svg>
 {/if}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/SvelteFlow.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/SvelteFlow.svelte
index 6c47f37e..bb450236 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/SvelteFlow.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/SvelteFlow.svelte
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
   export let connectionRadius: $$Props['connectionRadius'] = undefined;
   export let connectionLineType: $$Props['connectionLineType'] = undefined;
   export let connectionMode: $$Props['connectionMode'] = ConnectionMode.Strict;
+  export let connectionLineStyle: $$Props['connectionLineStyle'] = '';
+  export let connectionLineContainerStyle: $$Props['connectionLineContainerStyle'] = '';
   export let onMoveStart: $$Props['onMoveStart'] = undefined;
   export let onMove: $$Props['onMove'] = undefined;
   export let onMoveEnd: $$Props['onMoveEnd'] = undefined;
@@ -160,7 +162,13 @@
     <Pane on:paneclick panOnDrag={panOnDrag === undefined ? true : panOnDrag}>
       <ViewportComponent>
         <EdgeRenderer on:edgeclick on:edgecontextmenu {defaultEdgeOptions} />
-        <ConnectionLine />
+        <ConnectionLine
+          containerStyle={connectionLineContainerStyle}
+          style={connectionLineStyle}
+          usingCustomLine={$$slots.connectionLine}
+        >
+          <slot name="connectionLine" slot="connectionLine" />
+        </ConnectionLine>
         <div class="svelte-flow__edgelabel-renderer" />
         <NodeRenderer
           on:nodeclick
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/types.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/types.ts
index b7667a92..9343934b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/types.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/container/SvelteFlow/types.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ export type SvelteFlowProps = DOMAttributes<HTMLDivElement> & {
   initialViewport?: Viewport;
   connectionRadius?: number;
   connectionMode?: ConnectionMode;
+  connectionLineStyle?: string;
+  connectionLineContainerStyle?: string;
   selectionMode?: SelectionMode;
   snapGrid?: SnapGrid;
   defaultMarkerColor?: string;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useConnection.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useConnection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6db9e735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/hooks/useConnection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import type { Readable } from 'svelte/store';
+
+import { useStore } from '$lib/store';
+import type { ConnectionProps } from '$lib/store/derived-connection-props';
+
+export function useConnection(): Readable<ConnectionProps> {
+  const { connection } = useStore();
+
+  return connection;
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/index.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/index.ts
index 66b1af10..f1af3791 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/index.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export { useStore } from '$lib/store';
 export * from '$lib/utils';
 export * from '$lib/hooks/useSvelteFlow';
 export * from '$lib/hooks/useUpdateNodeInternals';
+export * from '$lib/hooks/useConnection';
 
 // types
 export type { Edge, EdgeProps, EdgeTypes, DefaultEdgeOptions } from '$lib/types/edges';
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/connection-path.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/derived-connection-props.ts
similarity index 68%
rename from packages/svelte/src/lib/store/connection-path.ts
rename to packages/svelte/src/lib/store/derived-connection-props.ts
index aea51c3f..f9586885 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/connection-path.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/derived-connection-props.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { derived } from 'svelte/store';
+import { derived, type Writable } from 'svelte/store';
 import {
   getBezierPath,
   getSmoothStepPath,
@@ -10,6 +10,35 @@ import {
 } from '@xyflow/system';
 
 import type { SvelteFlowStoreState } from './types';
+import type { ConnectionData } from '$lib/types';
+
+export type ConnectionProps = {
+  path: string | null;
+  sourceX: number | null;
+  sourceY: number | null;
+  sourcePosition: Position | undefined | null;
+  targetX: number | null;
+  targetY: number | null;
+  targetPosition: Position | undefined | null;
+  pointerPosition: ConnectionData['connectionPosition'] | null;
+  startHandle: ConnectionData['connectionStartHandle'] | null;
+  endHandle: ConnectionData['connectionEndHandle'] | null;
+  status: ConnectionData['connectionStatus'] | null;
+};
+
+export const initConnectionProps = {
+  path: null,
+  sourceX: null,
+  sourceY: null,
+  sourcePosition: null,
+  targetX: null,
+  targetY: null,
+  targetPosition: null,
+  pointerPosition: null,
+  startHandle: null,
+  endHandle: null,
+  status: null
+};
 
 const oppositePosition = {
   [Position.Left]: Position.Right,
@@ -18,10 +47,13 @@ const oppositePosition = {
   [Position.Bottom]: Position.Top
 };
 
-export function getConnectionPath(store: SvelteFlowStoreState) {
+export function getDerivedConnectionProps(
+  store: SvelteFlowStoreState,
+  currentConnection: Writable<ConnectionData>
+) {
   return derived(
     [
-      store.connection,
+      currentConnection,
       store.connectionLineType,
       store.connectionMode,
       store.nodes,
@@ -29,7 +61,7 @@ export function getConnectionPath(store: SvelteFlowStoreState) {
     ],
     ([connection, connectionLineType, connectionMode, nodes, transform]) => {
       if (!connection.connectionStartHandle?.nodeId) {
-        return null;
+        return initConnectionProps;
       }
 
       const fromNode = nodes.find((n) => n.id === connection.connectionStartHandle?.nodeId);
@@ -80,7 +112,14 @@ export function getConnectionPath(store: SvelteFlowStoreState) {
         [path] = getStraightPath(pathParams);
       }
 
-      return path;
+      return {
+        path,
+        ...pathParams,
+        pointerPosition: connection.connectionPosition,
+        startHandle: connection.connectionStartHandle,
+        endHandle: connection.connectionEndHandle,
+        status: connection.connectionStatus
+      };
     }
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts
index 8b7f5156..4d411746 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { getContext, setContext } from 'svelte';
-import { derived, get } from 'svelte/store';
+import { derived, get, writable } from 'svelte/store';
 import {
   internalsSymbol,
   createMarkerIds,
@@ -19,18 +19,13 @@ import {
 } from '@xyflow/system';
 
 import { addEdge as addEdgeUtil } from '$lib/utils';
-import type { EdgeTypes, NodeTypes, Node, Edge, FitViewOptions } from '$lib/types';
-import { getConnectionPath } from './connection-path';
-import {
-  initConnectionData,
-  initialEdgeTypes,
-  initialNodeTypes,
-  getInitialStore
-} from './initial-store';
+import type { EdgeTypes, NodeTypes, Node, Edge, FitViewOptions, ConnectionData } from '$lib/types';
+import { initialEdgeTypes, initialNodeTypes, getInitialStore } from './initial-store';
 import type { SvelteFlowStore } from './types';
 import { syncNodeStores, syncEdgeStores } from './utils';
 import { getEdgeTree } from './edge-tree';
 import { getVisibleNodes } from './visible-nodes';
+import { getDerivedConnectionProps } from './derived-connection-props';
 
 export const key = Symbol();
 
@@ -256,25 +251,22 @@ export function createStore(): SvelteFlowStore {
     });
   }
 
-  const updateConnection: UpdateConnection = (update) => {
-    const currentConnectionData = get(store.connection);
+  const initConnectionUpdateData = {
+    connectionStartHandle: null,
+    connectionEndHandle: null,
+    connectionPosition: null,
+    connectionStatus: null
+  };
 
-    const nextConnectionData = currentConnectionData
-      ? {
-          ...initConnectionData,
-          ...currentConnectionData,
-          ...update
-        }
-      : {
-          ...initConnectionData,
-          ...update
-        };
-
-    store.connection.set(nextConnectionData);
+  // by creating an internal, unexposed store and using a derived store
+  // we prevent using slow get() calls
+  const currentConnection = writable<ConnectionData>(initConnectionUpdateData);
+  const updateConnection: UpdateConnection = (newConnection: ConnectionData) => {
+    currentConnection.set(newConnection);
   };
 
   function cancelConnection() {
-    updateConnection(initConnectionData);
+    updateConnection(initConnectionUpdateData);
   }
 
   function reset() {
@@ -296,7 +288,7 @@ export function createStore(): SvelteFlowStore {
 
     // derived state
     edgeTree: getEdgeTree(store),
-    connectionPath: getConnectionPath(store),
+    connection: getDerivedConnectionProps(store, currentConnection),
     visibleNodes: getVisibleNodes(store),
     markers: derived(
       [store.edges, store.defaultMarkerColor, store.flowId],
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/initial-store.ts b/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/initial-store.ts
index 1c82f301..0e76e319 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/initial-store.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/store/initial-store.ts
@@ -24,22 +24,9 @@ import BezierEdge from '$lib/components/edges/BezierEdge.svelte';
 import StraightEdge from '$lib/components/edges/StraightEdge.svelte';
 import SmoothStepEdge from '$lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte';
 import StepEdge from '$lib/components/edges/StepEdge.svelte';
-import type {
-  ConnectionData,
-  NodeTypes,
-  EdgeTypes,
-  EdgeLayouted,
-  Node,
-  FitViewOptions
-} from '$lib/types';
+import type { NodeTypes, EdgeTypes, EdgeLayouted, Node, FitViewOptions } from '$lib/types';
 import { createNodesStore, createEdgesStore } from './utils';
-
-export const initConnectionData = {
-  connectionStartHandle: null,
-  connectionEndHandle: null,
-  connectionPosition: null,
-  connectionStatus: null
-};
+import { initConnectionProps, type ConnectionProps } from './derived-connection-props';
 
 export const initialNodeTypes = {
   input: InputNode,
@@ -87,8 +74,7 @@ export const getInitialStore = () => ({
   transform: writable<Transform>([0, 0, 1]),
   connectionMode: writable<ConnectionMode>(ConnectionMode.Strict),
   domNode: writable<HTMLDivElement | null>(null),
-  connectionPath: readable<string | null>(null),
-  connection: writable<ConnectionData>(initConnectionData),
+  connection: readable<ConnectionProps>(initConnectionProps),
   connectionLineType: writable<ConnectionLineType>(ConnectionLineType.Bezier),
   connectionRadius: writable<number>(20),
   isValidConnection: writable<IsValidConnection>(() => true),
diff --git a/packages/system/src/types/general.ts b/packages/system/src/types/general.ts
index ba1c6e3c..d23dee9b 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/types/general.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/types/general.ts
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ export type UpdateNodePositions = (
 export type PanBy = (delta: XYPosition) => boolean;
 
 export type UpdateConnection = (params: {
-  connectionPosition?: XYPosition | null;
-  connectionStatus?: ConnectionStatus | null;
-  connectionStartHandle?: ConnectingHandle | null;
-  connectionEndHandle?: ConnectingHandle | null;
+  connectionPosition: XYPosition | null;
+  connectionStatus: ConnectionStatus | null;
+  connectionStartHandle: ConnectingHandle | null;
+  connectionEndHandle: ConnectingHandle | null;
 }) => void;
diff --git a/packages/system/src/xyhandle/XYHandle.ts b/packages/system/src/xyhandle/XYHandle.ts
index 732b3e60..6ec86528 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/xyhandle/XYHandle.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/xyhandle/XYHandle.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ const nullConnection: Connection = { source: null, target: null, sourceHandle: n
 
 const alwaysValid = () => true;
 
+let connectionStartHandle: ConnectingHandle | null = null;
+
 function onPointerDown(
   event: MouseEvent | TouchEvent,
   {
@@ -129,15 +131,18 @@ function onPointerDown(
     autoPanId = requestAnimationFrame(autoPan);
   }
 
+  // Stays the same for all consecutive pointermove events
+  connectionStartHandle = {
+    nodeId,
+    handleId,
+    type: handleType,
+  };
+
   updateConnection({
     connectionPosition,
     connectionStatus: null,
     // connectionNodeId etc will be removed in the next major in favor of connectionStartHandle
-    connectionStartHandle: {
-      nodeId,
-      handleId,
-      type: handleType,
-    },
+    connectionStartHandle,
     connectionEndHandle: null,
   });
 
@@ -173,6 +178,7 @@ function onPointerDown(
     isValid = result.isValid;
 
     updateConnection({
+      connectionStartHandle,
       connectionPosition:
         closestHandle && isValid
           ? rendererPointToPoint(
@@ -220,6 +226,7 @@ function onPointerDown(
     isValid = false;
     connection = null;
     handleDomNode = null;
+    connectionStartHandle = null;
 
     doc.removeEventListener('mousemove', onPointerMove as EventListener);
     doc.removeEventListener('mouseup', onPointerUp as EventListener);