diff --git a/combo/apps/assets/templatetags/assets.py b/combo/apps/assets/templatetags/assets.py
index da0e81a3..84cde3c2 100644
--- a/combo/apps/assets/templatetags/assets.py
+++ b/combo/apps/assets/templatetags/assets.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def asset_url(*args, **kwargs):
         return ''
 
     geometry_string = kwargs.pop('size', None)
-    if not geometry_string:
+    if not geometry_string or asset.file.name.endswith('svg'):
         return asset.url
 
     return get_thumbnail(asset, geometry_string, **kwargs).url
diff --git a/tests/test_public_templatetags.py b/tests/test_public_templatetags.py
index bb25a180..70cacef8 100644
--- a/tests/test_public_templatetags.py
+++ b/tests/test_public_templatetags.py
@@ -163,3 +163,9 @@ def test_asset_template_tags():
         # pass image to sorl.thumbnail
         t = Template('''{% load assets %}{% asset_url page.picture "collectivity:banner" size="200x200" %}''')
         assert t.render(Context()).startswith('/media/cache/')
+
+        # unless it's in SVG
+        page.picture = File(StringIO('test'), 'test2.svg')
+        page.save()
+        t = Template('''{% load assets %}{% asset_url page.picture "collectivity:banner" size="200x200" %}''')
+        assert t.render(Context({'page': page})) == '/media/page-pictures/test2.svg'