diff --git a/pandoc.cabal b/pandoc.cabal
index 61ef5c522..14a407b85 100644
--- a/pandoc.cabal
+++ b/pandoc.cabal
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ Extra-Source-Files:
                  test/*.native
                  test/command/*.md
                  test/command/abbrevs
+                 test/command/SVG_logo-without-xml-declaration.svg
+                 test/command/SVG_logo.svg
+                 test/command/corrupt.svg
+                 test/command/inkscape-cube.svg
                  test/command/sub-file-chapter-1.tex
                  test/command/sub-file-chapter-2.tex
                  test/command/3510-subdoc.org
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/ImageSize.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/ImageSize.hs
index a0800e499..4d914a10c 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/ImageSize.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/ImageSize.hs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ imageType img = case B.take 4 img of
                      _                  -> mzero
 
 findSvgTag :: ByteString -> Bool
-findSvgTag img = B.null $ snd (B.breakSubstring img "<svg")
+findSvgTag img = "<svg" `B.isInfixOf` img || "<SVG" `B.isInfixOf` img
 
 imageSize :: WriterOptions -> ByteString -> Either String ImageSize
 imageSize opts img =
diff --git a/test/command/SVG_logo-without-xml-declaration.svg b/test/command/SVG_logo-without-xml-declaration.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..febcab6ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/command/SVG_logo-without-xml-declaration.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<svg viewBox="-50 -50 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+<title>SVG Logo</title>
+<rect id="background" x="-50" y="-50" width="100" height="100" rx="4" fill="#f90"/>
+<rect id="top-left" x="-50" y="-50" width="50" height="50" rx="4" fill="#ffb13b"/>
+<rect id="bottom-right" width="50" height="50" rx="4" fill="#de8500"/>
+<use stroke="#f90" stroke-width="22.6" xlink:href="#a"/>
+<circle r="26"/>
+<use stroke="#000" stroke-width="12" xlink:href="#a"/>
+<g id="a">
+	<g id="b">
+		<g id="c">
+			<circle id="n" cy="-31.6" r="7.1" fill="#fff"/>
+			<path d="m0 31.6v-63.2" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="10"/>
+			<use y="63.2" xlink:href="#n"/>
+		</g>
+		<use transform="rotate(90)" xlink:href="#c"/>
+	</g>
+	<use transform="rotate(45)" xlink:href="#b"/>
+</g>
+<path id="text-backdrop" d="m44.68 0v40c0 3.333-1.667 5-5 5h-79.38c-3.333 0-5-1.667-5-5v-40"/>
+<path id="shine" d="m36 4.21c2.9 0 5.3 2.4 5.3 5.3v18c-27.6-3.4-54.9-8-82-7.7v-10.2c0-2.93 2.4-5.3 5.3-5.3z" fill="#3f3f3f"/>
+<use stroke="#000" stroke-width="7.4" xlink:href="#s"/>
+<g id="svg-text" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="6.4">
+	<g id="s">
+		<path fill="none" d="m-31.74 31.17a8.26 8.26 0 1 0 8.26 -8.26 8.26 8.26 0 1 1 8.26 -8.26M23.23 23h8.288v 8.26a8.26 8.26 0 0 1 -16.52 0v-16.52a8.26 8.26 0 0 1 16.52 0"/>
+		<g stroke-width=".5" stroke="#000">
+			<path d="m4.76 3h6.83l-8.24 39.8h-6.85l-8.26-39.8h6.85l4.84 23.3z" fill="#fff"/>
+			<path d="m23.23 19.55v6.9m4.838-11.71h6.9m-70.16 16.43h6.9m9.62-16.52h6.9" stroke-linecap="square"/>
+		</g>
+	</g>
+</g>
+</svg>
diff --git a/test/command/SVG_logo.svg b/test/command/SVG_logo.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5333a5ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/command/SVG_logo.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<svg viewBox="-50 -50 100 100" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+<title>SVG Logo</title>
+<rect id="background" x="-50" y="-50" width="100" height="100" rx="4" fill="#f90"/>
+<rect id="top-left" x="-50" y="-50" width="50" height="50" rx="4" fill="#ffb13b"/>
+<rect id="bottom-right" width="50" height="50" rx="4" fill="#de8500"/>
+<use stroke="#f90" stroke-width="22.6" xlink:href="#a"/>
+<circle r="26"/>
+<use stroke="#000" stroke-width="12" xlink:href="#a"/>
+<g id="a">
+	<g id="b">
+		<g id="c">
+			<circle id="n" cy="-31.6" r="7.1" fill="#fff"/>
+			<path d="m0 31.6v-63.2" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="10"/>
+			<use y="63.2" xlink:href="#n"/>
+		</g>
+		<use transform="rotate(90)" xlink:href="#c"/>
+	</g>
+	<use transform="rotate(45)" xlink:href="#b"/>
+</g>
+<path id="text-backdrop" d="m44.68 0v40c0 3.333-1.667 5-5 5h-79.38c-3.333 0-5-1.667-5-5v-40"/>
+<path id="shine" d="m36 4.21c2.9 0 5.3 2.4 5.3 5.3v18c-27.6-3.4-54.9-8-82-7.7v-10.2c0-2.93 2.4-5.3 5.3-5.3z" fill="#3f3f3f"/>
+<use stroke="#000" stroke-width="7.4" xlink:href="#s"/>
+<g id="svg-text" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="6.4">
+	<g id="s">
+		<path fill="none" d="m-31.74 31.17a8.26 8.26 0 1 0 8.26 -8.26 8.26 8.26 0 1 1 8.26 -8.26M23.23 23h8.288v 8.26a8.26 8.26 0 0 1 -16.52 0v-16.52a8.26 8.26 0 0 1 16.52 0"/>
+		<g stroke-width=".5" stroke="#000">
+			<path d="m4.76 3h6.83l-8.24 39.8h-6.85l-8.26-39.8h6.85l4.84 23.3z" fill="#fff"/>
+			<path d="m23.23 19.55v6.9m4.838-11.71h6.9m-70.16 16.43h6.9m9.62-16.52h6.9" stroke-linecap="square"/>
+		</g>
+	</g>
+</g>
+</svg>
diff --git a/test/command/corrupt.svg b/test/command/corrupt.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfaa697f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/command/corrupt.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet etiam. A pede dolor neque pretium luctus pharetra vel rutrum. Orci nonummy ac. At eu est tempor 
+proin wisi. Nunc tincidunt proin. Suspendisse lorem commodo. Integer diam diam semper commodo dictum et tellus eu ultrices 
+nec erat pulvinar porttitor nulla nulla mauris orci libero eros elementum et possimus voluptate. Velit morbi et. Luctus diam 
+in. Lorem tincidunt sem dolor rerum mauris. Dis taciti posuere pellentesque sed rutrum. Lectus donec fusce in dictum pede. 
+In etiam congue. Aliquam aliquet elit arcu mauris enim. Risus at enim.
diff --git a/test/command/inkscape-cube.svg b/test/command/inkscape-cube.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..995c3c734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/command/inkscape-cube.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<!-- Created with Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/) -->
+
+<svg
+   xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
+   xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
+   xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
+   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd"
+   xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape"
+   width="38.772217mm"
+   height="46.163891mm"
+   viewBox="0 0 38.772217 46.163891"
+   version="1.1"
+   id="svg8"
+   inkscape:version="0.92.1 r"
+   sodipodi:docname="cube.svg">
+  <defs
+     id="defs2">
+    <inkscape:perspective
+       sodipodi:type="inkscape:persp3d"
+       inkscape:vp_x="-48.380952 : -45.023815 : 1"
+       inkscape:vp_y="0 : 1000 : 0"
+       inkscape:vp_z="161.61905 : -45.023817 : 1"
+       inkscape:persp3d-origin="56.619048 : -94.523816 : 1"
+       id="perspective4485" />
+  </defs>
+  <sodipodi:namedview
+     id="base"
+     pagecolor="#ffffff"
+     bordercolor="#666666"
+     borderopacity="1.0"
+     inkscape:pageopacity="0.0"
+     inkscape:pageshadow="2"
+     inkscape:zoom="0.98994949"
+     inkscape:cx="-63.181251"
+     inkscape:cy="-116.38602"
+     inkscape:document-units="mm"
+     inkscape:current-layer="layer1"
+     showgrid="false"
+     fit-margin-top="0"
+     fit-margin-left="0"
+     fit-margin-right="0"
+     fit-margin-bottom="0"
+     inkscape:window-width="1920"
+     inkscape:window-height="1136"
+     inkscape:window-x="1920"
+     inkscape:window-y="30"
+     inkscape:window-maximized="1" />
+  <metadata
+     id="metadata5">
+    <rdf:RDF>
+      <cc:Work
+         rdf:about="">
+        <dc:format>image/svg+xml</dc:format>
+        <dc:type
+           rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage" />
+        <dc:title></dc:title>
+      </cc:Work>
+    </rdf:RDF>
+  </metadata>
+  <g
+     inkscape:label="Ebene 1"
+     inkscape:groupmode="layer"
+     id="layer1"
+     transform="translate(-149.67857,78.746839)">
+    <g
+       sodipodi:type="inkscape:box3d"
+       id="g4487"
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+         sodipodi:type="inkscape:box3dside"
+         id="path4489"
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+         sodipodi:type="inkscape:box3dside"
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diff --git a/test/command/svg.md b/test/command/svg.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcf00ddae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/command/svg.md
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+```
+% pandoc -f latex -t icml
+\includegraphics{command/corrupt.svg}
+^D
+<ParagraphStyleRange AppliedParagraphStyle="ParagraphStyle/Paragraph">
+  <CharacterStyleRange AppliedCharacterStyle="$ID/NormalCharacterStyle">
+    <Rectangle Self="uec" StrokeWeight="0" ItemTransform="1.00000 0 0 1.00000 150.00000 -100.00000">
+      <Properties>
+        <PathGeometry>
+          <GeometryPathType PathOpen="false">
+            <PathPointArray>
+              <PathPointType Anchor="-150.00000 -100.00000" LeftDirection="-150.00000 -100.00000" RightDirection="-150.00000 -100.00000" />
+              <PathPointType Anchor="-150.00000 100.00000" LeftDirection="-150.00000 100.00000" RightDirection="-150.00000 100.00000" />
+              <PathPointType Anchor="150.00000 100.00000" LeftDirection="150.00000 100.00000" RightDirection="150.00000 100.00000" />
+              <PathPointType Anchor="150.00000 -100.00000" LeftDirection="150.00000 -100.00000" RightDirection="150.00000 -100.00000" />
+            </PathPointArray>
+          </GeometryPathType>
+        </PathGeometry>
+      </Properties>
+      <Image Self="ue6" ItemTransform="1.00000 0 0 1.00000 -150.00000 -100.00000">
+        <Properties>
+          <Profile type="string">
+            $ID/Embedded
+          </Profile>
+        </Properties>
+        <Link Self="ueb" LinkResourceURI="file:command/corrupt.svg" />
+      </Image>
+    </Rectangle>
+  </CharacterStyleRange>
+</ParagraphStyleRange>
+```
+
+```
+% pandoc -f latex -t icml
+\includegraphics{command/SVG_logo.svg}
+^D
+<ParagraphStyleRange AppliedParagraphStyle="ParagraphStyle/Paragraph">
+  <CharacterStyleRange AppliedCharacterStyle="$ID/NormalCharacterStyle">
+    <Rectangle Self="uec" StrokeWeight="0" ItemTransform="1.00000 0 0 1.00000 150.00000 -100.00000">
+      <Properties>
+        <PathGeometry>
+          <GeometryPathType PathOpen="false">
+            <PathPointArray>
+              <PathPointType Anchor="-150.00000 -100.00000" LeftDirection="-150.00000 -100.00000" RightDirection="-150.00000 -100.00000" />
+              <PathPointType Anchor="-150.00000 100.00000" LeftDirection="-150.00000 100.00000" RightDirection="-150.00000 100.00000" />
+              <PathPointType Anchor="150.00000 100.00000" LeftDirection="150.00000 100.00000" RightDirection="150.00000 100.00000" />
+              <PathPointType Anchor="150.00000 -100.00000" LeftDirection="150.00000 -100.00000" RightDirection="150.00000 -100.00000" />
+            </PathPointArray>
+          </GeometryPathType>
+        </PathGeometry>
+      </Properties>
+      <Image Self="ue6" ItemTransform="1.00000 0 0 1.00000 -150.00000 -100.00000">
+        <Properties>
+          <Profile type="string">
+            $ID/Embedded
+          </Profile>
+        </Properties>
+        <Link Self="ueb" LinkResourceURI="file:command/SVG_logo.svg" />
+      </Image>
+    </Rectangle>
+  </CharacterStyleRange>
+</ParagraphStyleRange>
+```
+
+```
+% pandoc -f latex -t icml
+\includegraphics{command/SVG_logo-without-xml-declaration.svg}
+^D
+<ParagraphStyleRange AppliedParagraphStyle="ParagraphStyle/Paragraph">
+  <CharacterStyleRange AppliedCharacterStyle="$ID/NormalCharacterStyle">
+    <Rectangle Self="uec" StrokeWeight="0" ItemTransform="1.00000 0 0 1.00000 150.00000 -100.00000">
+      <Properties>
+        <PathGeometry>
+          <GeometryPathType PathOpen="false">
+            <PathPointArray>
+              <PathPointType Anchor="-150.00000 -100.00000" LeftDirection="-150.00000 -100.00000" RightDirection="-150.00000 -100.00000" />
+              <PathPointType Anchor="-150.00000 100.00000" LeftDirection="-150.00000 100.00000" RightDirection="-150.00000 100.00000" />
+              <PathPointType Anchor="150.00000 100.00000" LeftDirection="150.00000 100.00000" RightDirection="150.00000 100.00000" />
+              <PathPointType Anchor="150.00000 -100.00000" LeftDirection="150.00000 -100.00000" RightDirection="150.00000 -100.00000" />
+            </PathPointArray>
+          </GeometryPathType>
+        </PathGeometry>
+      </Properties>
+      <Image Self="ue6" ItemTransform="1.00000 0 0 1.00000 -150.00000 -100.00000">
+        <Properties>
+          <Profile type="string">
+            $ID/Embedded
+          </Profile>
+        </Properties>
+        <Link Self="ueb" LinkResourceURI="file:command/SVG_logo-without-xml-declaration.svg" />
+      </Image>
+    </Rectangle>
+  </CharacterStyleRange>
+</ParagraphStyleRange>
+```
+
+
+```
+% pandoc -f latex -t icml
+\includegraphics{command/inkscape-cube.svg}
+^D
+<ParagraphStyleRange AppliedParagraphStyle="ParagraphStyle/Paragraph">
+  <CharacterStyleRange AppliedCharacterStyle="$ID/NormalCharacterStyle">
+    <Rectangle Self="uec" StrokeWeight="0" ItemTransform="1.00000 0 0 1.00000 54.75000 -65.25000">
+      <Properties>
+        <PathGeometry>
+          <GeometryPathType PathOpen="false">
+            <PathPointArray>
+              <PathPointType Anchor="-54.75000 -65.25000" LeftDirection="-54.75000 -65.25000" RightDirection="-54.75000 -65.25000" />
+              <PathPointType Anchor="-54.75000 65.25000" LeftDirection="-54.75000 65.25000" RightDirection="-54.75000 65.25000" />
+              <PathPointType Anchor="54.75000 65.25000" LeftDirection="54.75000 65.25000" RightDirection="54.75000 65.25000" />
+              <PathPointType Anchor="54.75000 -65.25000" LeftDirection="54.75000 -65.25000" RightDirection="54.75000 -65.25000" />
+            </PathPointArray>
+          </GeometryPathType>
+        </PathGeometry>
+      </Properties>
+      <Image Self="ue6" ItemTransform="1.00000 0 0 1.00000 -54.75000 -65.25000">
+        <Properties>
+          <Profile type="string">
+            $ID/Embedded
+          </Profile>
+        </Properties>
+        <Link Self="ueb" LinkResourceURI="file:command/inkscape-cube.svg" />
+      </Image>
+    </Rectangle>
+  </CharacterStyleRange>
+</ParagraphStyleRange>
+```
+