diff --git a/src/mediatypes.js b/src/mediatypes.js
index 5ab6b99..afd0eea 100644
--- a/src/mediatypes.js
+++ b/src/mediatypes.js
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ export const stacMediaTypes = ['application/json', geojsonMediaType, 'text/json'
 export const schemaMediaType = 'application/schema+json';
 
 /**
- * All image media types that Web Browsers can show (GIF, JPEG, PNG, WebP).
+ * All image media types that Web Browsers can show (GIF, JPEG, APNG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, SVG).
+ *
+ * SVG is included because browsers render it in `<img>` elements with scripts and external resources disabled.
  *
  * @type {Array.<string>}
  */
@@ -29,10 +31,10 @@ export const browserImageTypes = [
   'image/png',
   'image/webp',
   'image/avif',
+  'image/svg+xml',
   // To be considered in the future if needed.
   // see also https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Media/Guides/Formats/Image_types
   //'image/bmp',
-  //'image/svg+xml',
 ];
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/reference.js b/src/reference.js
index 8bc7229..703c5d4 100644
--- a/src/reference.js
+++ b/src/reference.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class STACReference extends STACObject {
     } else if (
       typeof this.type === 'undefined' &&
       hasText(extension) &&
-      (extension === 'jpg' || browserImageTypes.includes('image/' + extension))
+      (extension === 'jpg' || extension === 'svg' || browserImageTypes.includes('image/' + extension))
     ) {
       return true;
     } else {
diff --git a/src/stac.js b/src/stac.js
index 1a09a4f..81cd92a 100644
--- a/src/stac.js
+++ b/src/stac.js
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ import Asset from './asset.js';
 import STACHypermedia from './hypermedia.js';
 import { getBest } from './locales.js';
 
+const isSvg = (img) =>
+  hasText(img.type)
+    ? isMediaType(img.type, 'image/svg+xml')
+    : typeof img.href === 'string' && /\.svg$/i.test(img.href.split(/[?#]/)[0]);
+
 /**
  * Class for STAC spec entities (Item, Catalog and Collection).
  *
@@ -88,6 +93,9 @@ class STAC extends STACHypermedia {
    * the first alternate asset that a browser can show is returned instead.
    * Such an asset is merged with the metadata of its parent asset (see
    * `Asset.fillAlternate`) and `getContext()` returns the parent asset.
+   * SVG assets are also replaced with a raster alternate asset, if available.
+   *
+   * SVG images are sorted after raster images.
    *
    * @param {boolean} browserOnly - Return only images that can be shown in a browser natively (PNG/JPG/GIF/WEBP + HTTP/S).
    * @param {string|null} prefer - If not `null` (default), prefers a role over the other. Either `thumbnail` or `overview`.
@@ -115,15 +123,21 @@ class STAC extends STACHypermedia {
       // See https://github.com/radiantearth/stac-browser/issues/910
       thumbnails = thumbnails
         .map((img) => {
-          if (img.canBrowserDisplayImage()) {
+          if (img.canBrowserDisplayImage() && !isSvg(img)) {
             return img;
-          } else if (img.isAsset) {
-            return img.getAlternates(true).find((alt) => alt.canBrowserDisplayImage()) || null;
           }
-          return null;
+          // Prefer a raster alternate over an SVG or non-displayable asset
+          const alternates = img.isAsset ? img.getAlternates(true).filter((alt) => alt.canBrowserDisplayImage()) : [];
+          const raster = alternates.find((alt) => !isSvg(alt));
+          if (raster) {
+            return raster;
+          }
+          return img.canBrowserDisplayImage() ? img : alternates[0] || null;
         })
         .filter((img) => img !== null);
     }
+    // Sort SVG images after raster images (two filters for a stable order)
+    thumbnails = thumbnails.filter((img) => !isSvg(img)).concat(thumbnails.filter(isSvg));
     if (prefer && thumbnails.length > 1) {
       // Prefer one role over the other.
       // The two step approach with two filters ensures the same sort bevahiour across all browsers:
diff --git a/tests/item.test.js b/tests/item.test.js
index 89fc773..6c85995 100644
--- a/tests/item.test.js
+++ b/tests/item.test.js
@@ -200,6 +200,55 @@ describe('getThumbnails with alternate assets', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('getThumbnails with SVG', () => {
+  const makeItem = (assets) =>
+    new Item({
+      stac_version: '1.1.0',
+      type: 'Feature',
+      id: 'svg-thumbnail',
+      geometry: null,
+      properties: { datetime: '2024-01-01T00:00:00Z' },
+      links: [{ rel: 'self', href: 'https://example.com/item.json', type: 'application/geo+json' }],
+      assets,
+    });
+
+  test('sorts SVG after raster images', () => {
+    const item = makeItem({
+      svg: { href: 'https://example.com/a.svg', type: 'image/svg+xml', roles: ['thumbnail'] },
+      untyped: { href: 'https://example.com/b.svg?x=1', roles: ['thumbnail'] },
+      png: { href: 'https://example.com/c.png', type: 'image/png', roles: ['thumbnail'] },
+      jpg: { href: 'https://example.com/d.jpg', type: 'image/jpeg', roles: ['thumbnail'] },
+    });
+    expect(item.getThumbnails(false).map((img) => img.getKey())).toEqual(['png', 'jpg', 'svg', 'untyped']);
+  });
+
+  test('prefers a raster alternate over an SVG asset', () => {
+    const item = makeItem({
+      thumbnail: {
+        href: 'https://example.com/thumbnail.svg',
+        type: 'image/svg+xml',
+        roles: ['thumbnail'],
+        alternate: {
+          png: { href: 'https://example.com/thumbnail.png', type: 'image/png' },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    const thumbnails = item.getThumbnails(true);
+    expect(thumbnails.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(thumbnails[0].getAbsoluteUrl()).toBe('https://example.com/thumbnail.png');
+    expect(thumbnails[0].getContext()).toBe(item.getAsset('thumbnail'));
+    // Without browserOnly the SVG asset is returned as is
+    expect(item.getThumbnails(false)[0].getAbsoluteUrl()).toBe('https://example.com/thumbnail.svg');
+  });
+
+  test('keeps an SVG asset without a raster alternate', () => {
+    const item = makeItem({
+      thumbnail: { href: 'https://example.com/thumbnail.svg', type: 'image/svg+xml', roles: ['thumbnail'] },
+    });
+    expect(item.getThumbnails(true)[0].getAbsoluteUrl()).toBe('https://example.com/thumbnail.svg');
+  });
+});
+
 test('getAssets', () => {
   expect(item.getAssets()).toEqual(Object.values(item.assets));
 });
diff --git a/tests/link.test.js b/tests/link.test.js
index 8d334b2..c403009 100644
--- a/tests/link.test.js
+++ b/tests/link.test.js
@@ -77,12 +77,15 @@ test('canBrowserDisplayImage', () => {
   expect(link('image/png').canBrowserDisplayImage()).toBeTruthy();
   expect(link('image/webp').canBrowserDisplayImage()).toBeTruthy();
   expect(link('IMAGE/WEBP').canBrowserDisplayImage()).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(link('image/svg+xml').canBrowserDisplayImage()).toBeTruthy();
 
   expect(new Link({ href: 'https://example.com/image.jpg' }).canBrowserDisplayImage(true)).toBeTruthy();
   expect(new Link({ href: 'http://example.com/image.jpg' }).canBrowserDisplayImage(true)).toBeTruthy();
   expect(new Link({ href: 'HTTP://EXAMPLE.COM/IMAGE.JPEG' }).canBrowserDisplayImage(true)).toBeTruthy();
   expect(new Link({ href: './image.jpg' }).canBrowserDisplayImage(true)).toBeTruthy();
   expect(link('image/jpeg').canBrowserDisplayImage(true)).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(new Link({ href: 'https://example.com/icon.svg' }).canBrowserDisplayImage(true)).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(new Link({ href: 'https://example.com/icon.svg' }).canBrowserDisplayImage()).toBeFalsy();
 
   expect(new Link({ href: 'https://example.com/image.bmp' }).canBrowserDisplayImage(true)).toBeFalsy();
   expect(new Link({ href: 's3://example.com/image.jpg' }).canBrowserDisplayImage(true)).toBeFalsy();