diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/inline_image.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/inline_image.rb
index 9e411751..2c59f765 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/inline_image.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/inline_image.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ private
       'image/jpeg'
     when /\.gif$/i
       'image/gif'
+    when /\.svg$/i
+      'image/svg+xml'
     when /\.otf$/i
       'font/opentype'
     when /\.ttf$/i