diff --git a/etc/inc/system.inc b/etc/inc/system.inc
index 093acaf2e0..d0f21aad12 100644
--- a/etc/inc/system.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/system.inc
@@ -1209,6 +1209,7 @@ mimetype.assign             = (
   ".jpg"          =>      "image/jpeg",
   ".jpeg"         =>      "image/jpeg",
   ".png"          =>      "image/png",
+  ".svg"          =>      "image/svg+xml",
   ".xbm"          =>      "image/x-xbitmap",
   ".xpm"          =>      "image/x-xpixmap",
   ".xwd"          =>      "image/x-xwindowdump",