diff --git a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 02fa58c6b..356c9dbf0 100644
--- a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ set(file_formats
   file/jpeg_format.cpp
   file/pcx_format.cpp
   file/png_format.cpp
+  file/svg_format.cpp
   file/tga_format.cpp)
 if(WITH_WEBP_SUPPORT)
   list(APPEND file_formats file/webp_format.cpp)
diff --git a/src/app/file/file_formats_manager.cpp b/src/app/file/file_formats_manager.cpp
index de68d408a..143f5eae4 100644
--- a/src/app/file/file_formats_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/app/file/file_formats_manager.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ extern FileFormat* CreateIcoFormat();
 extern FileFormat* CreateJpegFormat();
 extern FileFormat* CreatePcxFormat();
 extern FileFormat* CreatePngFormat();
+extern FileFormat* CreateSvgFormat();
 extern FileFormat* CreateTgaFormat();
 
 #ifdef ASEPRITE_WITH_WEBP_SUPPORT
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ FileFormatsManager::FileFormatsManager()
   registerFormat(CreateJpegFormat());
   registerFormat(CreatePcxFormat());
   registerFormat(CreatePngFormat());
+  registerFormat(CreateSvgFormat());
   registerFormat(CreateTgaFormat());
 
 #ifdef ASEPRITE_WITH_WEBP_SUPPORT
diff --git a/src/app/file/svg_format.cpp b/src/app/file/svg_format.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d269e1868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/file/svg_format.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+// Aseprite
+// Copyright (c) 2018  Igara Studio S.A.
+//
+// This program is distributed under the terms of
+// the End-User License Agreement for Aseprite.
+//
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "app/doc.h"
+#include "app/file/file.h"
+#include "app/file/file_format.h"
+#include "app/file/format_options.h"
+#include "base/cfile.h"
+#include "base/file_handle.h"
+#include "doc/doc.h"
+
+namespace app {
+
+using namespace base;
+
+class SvgFormat : public FileFormat {
+  const char* onGetName() const override {
+    return "svg";
+  }
+
+  void onGetExtensions(base::paths& exts) const override {
+    exts.push_back("svg");
+  }
+
+  dio::FileFormat onGetDioFormat() const override {
+    return dio::FileFormat::SVG_IMAGE;
+  }
+
+  int onGetFlags() const override {
+    return
+      FILE_SUPPORT_SAVE |
+      FILE_SUPPORT_RGB |
+      FILE_SUPPORT_RGBA |
+      FILE_SUPPORT_GRAY |
+      FILE_SUPPORT_INDEXED |
+      FILE_SUPPORT_SEQUENCES;
+  }
+
+  bool onLoad(FileOp* fop) override;
+#ifdef ENABLE_SAVE
+  bool onSave(FileOp* fop) override;
+#endif
+};
+
+FileFormat* CreateSvgFormat()
+{
+  return new SvgFormat;
+}
+
+  bool SvgFormat::onLoad(FileOp* fop) { return false;}
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_SAVE
+
+bool SvgFormat::onSave(FileOp* fop)
+{
+  const Image* image = fop->sequenceImage();
+  int x, y, c, r, g, b, a, alpha;
+  FileHandle handle(open_file_with_exception_sync_on_close(fop->filename(), "wb"));
+  FILE* f = handle.get();
+  auto printcol = [f](int x, int y, int r, int g, int b, int a) {
+    fprintf(f, "<rect x=\"%d\" y=\"%d\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" fill=\"#%02X%02X%02X\" ", x, y, r, g, b);
+    if (a != 255)
+      fprintf(f, "opacity=\"%f\" ", (float)a / 255.0);
+    fprintf(f, "/>\n");
+  };
+  fprintf(f, "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" ?>\n");
+  fprintf(f, "<svg version=\"1.1\" width=\"%d\" height=\"%d\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\n",
+          image->width(), image->height());
+
+  switch (image->pixelFormat()) {
+
+    case IMAGE_RGB: {
+      for (y=0; y<image->height(); y++) {
+        for (x=0; x<image->width(); x++) {
+          c = get_pixel_fast<RgbTraits>(image, x, y);
+          alpha = rgba_geta(c);
+          if (alpha != 0x00)
+            printcol(x, y, rgba_getr(c), rgba_getg(c), rgba_getb(c), alpha);
+        }
+        fop->setProgress((float)y / (float)(image->height()));
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+    case IMAGE_GRAYSCALE: {
+      for (y=0; y<image->height(); y++) {
+        for (x=0; x<image->width(); x++) {
+          c = get_pixel_fast<GrayscaleTraits>(image, x, y);
+          auto v = graya_getv(c);
+          alpha = graya_geta(c);
+          if (alpha != 0x00)
+            printcol(x, y, v, v, v, alpha);
+        }
+        fop->setProgress((float)y / (float)(image->height()));
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+    case IMAGE_INDEXED: {
+      unsigned char image_palette[256][4];
+      for (y=0; y<256; y++) {
+        fop->sequenceGetColor(y, &r, &g, &b);
+        image_palette[y][0] = r;
+        image_palette[y][1] = g;
+        image_palette[y][2] = b;
+        fop->sequenceGetAlpha(y, &a);
+        image_palette[y][3] = a;
+      }
+      color_t mask_color = -1;
+      if (fop->document()->sprite()->backgroundLayer() == NULL ||
+          !fop->document()->sprite()->backgroundLayer()->isVisible()) {
+        mask_color = fop->document()->sprite()->transparentColor();
+      }
+      for (y=0; y<image->height(); y++) {
+        for (x=0; x<image->width(); x++) {
+          c = get_pixel_fast<IndexedTraits>(image, x, y);
+          if (c != mask_color)
+            printcol(x, y, image_palette[c][0] & 0xff,
+                     image_palette[c][1] & 0xff,
+                     image_palette[c][2] & 0xff,
+                     image_palette[c][3] & 0xff);
+        }
+        fop->setProgress((float)y / (float)(image->height()));
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  fprintf(f, "</svg>");
+  if (ferror(f)) {
+    fop->setError("Error writing file.\n");
+    return false;
+  }
+  else {
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
+} // namespace app
diff --git a/src/dio/detect_format.cpp b/src/dio/detect_format.cpp
index 9e29dacb6..51af8cbbe 100644
--- a/src/dio/detect_format.cpp
+++ b/src/dio/detect_format.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ FileFormat detect_format_by_file_extension(const std::string& filename)
 
   if (ext == "png")
     return FileFormat::PNG_IMAGE;
+  
+  if (ext == "svg")
+    return FileFormat::SVG_IMAGE;
 
   if (ext == "tga")
     return FileFormat::TARGA_IMAGE;
diff --git a/src/dio/file_format.h b/src/dio/file_format.h
index 6650efe2d..60db98736 100644
--- a/src/dio/file_format.h
+++ b/src/dio/file_format.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ enum class FileFormat {
   PAL_PALETTE,
   PCX_IMAGE,
   PNG_IMAGE,
+  SVG_IMAGE,
   TARGA_IMAGE,
   WEBP_ANIMATION,
 };