diff --git a/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/mimetype/MimeTypes.kt b/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/mimetype/MimeTypes.kt
index 82c1cb2c71..357fce2feb 100644
--- a/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/mimetype/MimeTypes.kt
+++ b/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/mimetype/MimeTypes.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ object MimeTypes {
     const val Jpeg = "image/jpeg"
     const val Gif = "image/gif"
     const val WebP = "image/webp"
+    const val Svg = "image/svg+xml"
 
     const val Videos = "video/*"
     const val Mp4 = "video/mp4"
diff --git a/libraries/mediaupload/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaupload/impl/AndroidMediaPreProcessor.kt b/libraries/mediaupload/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaupload/impl/AndroidMediaPreProcessor.kt
index 3fb96a75b3..5f662d416f 100644
--- a/libraries/mediaupload/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaupload/impl/AndroidMediaPreProcessor.kt
+++ b/libraries/mediaupload/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaupload/impl/AndroidMediaPreProcessor.kt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class AndroidMediaPreProcessor @Inject constructor(
          */
         private const val IMAGE_SCALE_REF_SIZE = 640
 
-        private val notCompressibleImageTypes = listOf(MimeTypes.Gif, MimeTypes.WebP)
+        private val notCompressibleImageTypes = listOf(MimeTypes.Gif, MimeTypes.WebP, MimeTypes.Svg)
     }
 
     private val contentResolver = context.contentResolver
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ class AndroidMediaPreProcessor @Inject constructor(
     ): Result<MediaUploadInfo> = withContext(coroutineDispatchers.computation) {
         runCatching {
             val result = when {
+                // Special case for SVG, since Android can't read its metadata or create a thumbnail, it must be sent as a file
+                mimeType == MimeTypes.Svg -> {
+                    processFile(uri, mimeType)
+                }
                 mimeType.isMimeTypeImage() -> {
                     val shouldBeCompressed = compressIfPossible && mimeType !in notCompressibleImageTypes
                     processImage(uri, mimeType, shouldBeCompressed)