diff --git a/lib/server.c b/lib/server.c
index c8a8b4cc..7f79ad25 100644
--- a/lib/server.c
+++ b/lib/server.c
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ lws_get_mimetype(const char *file, const struct lws_http_mount *m)
 	if (!strcmp(&file[n - 4], ".txt"))
 		return "text/plain";
 
+	if (!strcmp(&file[n - 4], ".svg"))
+		return "image/svg+xml";
+
 	if (!strcmp(&file[n - 4], ".ttf"))
 		return "application/x-font-ttf";