diff --git a/lib/src/replaced_element.dart b/lib/src/replaced_element.dart
index ba50aa3c3f..e13414b8b4 100644
--- a/lib/src/replaced_element.dart
+++ b/lib/src/replaced_element.dart
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ class ImageContentElement extends ReplacedElement {
           return child;
         },
       );
+    } else if (src.endsWith(".svg")) {
+      return SvgPicture.network(src);
     } else {
       precacheImage(
         NetworkImage(src),