diff --git a/packages/agera/src/effect.spec.ts b/packages/agera/src/effect.spec.ts
index e7a80565..782f8d93 100644
--- a/packages/agera/src/effect.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/agera/src/effect.spec.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   trigger,
   mountable,
   onMounted,
+  createScope,
   deferScope,
   boundDeferScope,
   startScope,
@@ -2207,6 +2208,35 @@ describe('agera', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('createScope', () => {
+    it('should stop a scope created under it whose body threw', () => {
+      const $count = signal(1)
+      const scope = createScope()
+
+      expect(() => deferScope(() => {
+        computed(() => $count() * 2)()
+        throw new Error('Failed')
+      }, scope)).toThrow('Failed')
+      expect($count.node.subs).toBeDefined()
+
+      stopScope(scope)
+
+      expect($count.node.subs).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+
+    it('should be stopped with its parent', () => {
+      const $count = signal(1)
+      const parent = createScope()
+
+      deferScope(() => {
+        computed(() => $count() * 2)()
+      }, createScope(parent))
+      stopScope(parent)
+
+      expect($count.node.subs).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('observe', () => {
     it('should not trigger signal mount', () => {
       const $num = mountable(signal(0))
diff --git a/packages/agera/src/effect.ts b/packages/agera/src/effect.ts
index 5b53ff38..3295b21a 100644
--- a/packages/agera/src/effect.ts
+++ b/packages/agera/src/effect.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   effect,
   deferEffect,
   effectScope,
+  createScope,
   deferScope,
   boundDeferScope,
   startScope,
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export {
   deferEffect,
   boundDeferScope,
   effectScope,
+  createScope,
   deferScope,
   startScope,
   stopScope,
diff --git a/packages/agera/src/internals/system.ts b/packages/agera/src/internals/system.ts
index 5cd8d67c..fa5481cb 100644
--- a/packages/agera/src/internals/system.ts
+++ b/packages/agera/src/internals/system.ts
@@ -1304,7 +1304,14 @@ export function selector<T, U = T, R = boolean>(
 // state of that site, so they follow the parent's start and stop.
 //
 
-function createScope(parent: ReactiveNode | undefined): ReactiveNode {
+/**
+ * Create an empty scope to create scopes under. Stopping it stops all of
+ * them, even one whose body threw before `deferScope` returned its handle.
+ * @internal
+ * @param parent - Optional parent scope to link the created scope to.
+ * @returns Scope handle.
+ */
+export function createScope(parent?: DeferredScope): DeferredScope {
   const e: ReactiveNode = {
     deps: undefined,
     depsTail: undefined,
@@ -1319,24 +1326,24 @@ function createScope(parent: ReactiveNode | undefined): ReactiveNode {
   }
 
   if (parent !== undefined) {
-    link(e, parent, 0)
+    link(e, parent as unknown as ReactiveNode, 0)
     // Inherit the state of the position, exactly as `effectScope` does, so
     // a subtree defers and starts as one
-    e.modes |= parent.modes & LazyMode
+    e.modes |= (parent as unknown as ReactiveNode).modes & LazyMode
   }
 
-  return e
+  return e as unknown as DeferredScope
 }
 
 /**
  * Defer scope creation to delay its effects execution.
  * @internal
  * @param fn - The deferred scope function to run.
- * @param parent - Optional parent scope node to link the created scope to.
+ * @param parent - Optional parent scope to link the created scope to.
  * @returns Deferred scope handle.
  */
-export function deferScope(fn: () => void, parent?: ReactiveNode): DeferredScope {
-  const e = createScope(parent)
+export function deferScope(fn: () => void, parent?: DeferredScope): DeferredScope {
+  const e = createScope(parent) as unknown as ReactiveNode
   const prevSub = pushActiveSub(e)
 
   // The single mint of the token: a deferred scope is lazy wherever it is
@@ -1595,7 +1602,7 @@ export function resumeScope(scope: DeferredScope): void {
  * @returns Function to create linked deferred scopes.
  */
 export function boundDeferScope() {
-  const anchor = createScope(activeSub)
+  const anchor = createScope(activeSub as unknown as DeferredScope | undefined)
 
   return (fn: () => void, replace?: DeferredScope): DeferredScope => {
     if (replace !== undefined) {
diff --git a/packages/store/.size-limit.js b/packages/store/.size-limit.js
index 49fa7218..da2c82c5 100644
--- a/packages/store/.size-limit.js
+++ b/packages/store/.size-limit.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default [
     name: 'All publics (Brotli)',
     path: 'dist/index.production.js',
     import: '*',
-    limit: '6.3 kB',
+    limit: '6.35 kB',
     modifyRolldownConfig
   },
   {