diff --git a/src/microdot/microdot.py b/src/microdot/microdot.py
index ba2bae0..d73d979 100644
--- a/src/microdot/microdot.py
+++ b/src/microdot/microdot.py
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ class Response:
         'json': 'application/json',
         'png': 'image/png',
         'txt': 'text/plain',
+        'svg': 'image/svg+xml',
     }
 
     send_file_buffer_size = 1024