diff --git a/snap-core.cabal b/snap-core.cabal
--- a/snap-core.cabal
+++ b/snap-core.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:           snap-core
-version:        0.5.1.2
+version:        0.5.1.3
 synopsis:       Snap: A Haskell Web Framework (Core)
 
 description:
diff --git a/src/Snap/Util/FileServe.hs b/src/Snap/Util/FileServe.hs
--- a/src/Snap/Util/FileServe.hs
+++ b/src/Snap/Util/FileServe.hs
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 -- >   ( ".qt"      , "video/quicktime"                   ),
 -- >   ( ".sig"     , "application/pgp-signature"         ),
 -- >   ( ".spl"     , "application/futuresplash"          ),
+-- >   ( ".svg"     , "image/svg+xml"                     ),
 -- >   ( ".swf"     , "application/x-shockwave-flash"     ),
 -- >   ( ".tar"     , "application/x-tar"                 ),
 -- >   ( ".tar.bz2" , "application/x-bzip-compressed-tar" ),
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@
   ( ".qt"      , "video/quicktime"                   ),
   ( ".sig"     , "application/pgp-signature"         ),
   ( ".spl"     , "application/futuresplash"          ),
+  ( ".svg"     , "image/svg+xml"                     ),
   ( ".swf"     , "application/x-shockwave-flash"     ),
   ( ".tar"     , "application/x-tar"                 ),
   ( ".tar.bz2" , "application/x-bzip-compressed-tar" ),