diff --git a/docs/change-log.md b/docs/change-log.md
index 87343422..19b701a9 100644
--- a/docs/change-log.md
+++ b/docs/change-log.md
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 - API: Event handlers may also be objects with `handleEvent` methods ([#1939](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/issues/1939)).
 - API: `m.route.link` accepts an optional `options` object ([#1930](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/pull/1930))
 - API: `m.request` supports `timeout` as attr - ([#1966](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/pull/1966))
-- Mocks: add limited support for the DOMParser API
+- Mocks: add limited support for the DOMParser API ([#2097](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/pull/2097))
+- API: add support for raw SVG in `m.trust()` string ([#2097](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/pull/2097))
 
 #### Bug fixes
 
diff --git a/docs/trust.md b/docs/trust.md
index d960e743..34e6ace8 100644
--- a/docs/trust.md
+++ b/docs/trust.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 ### Description
 
-Turns an HTML string into unescaped HTML. **Do not use `m.trust` on unsanitized user input.**
+Turns an HTML or SVG string into unescaped HTML or SVG. **Do not use `m.trust` on unsanitized user input.**
 
 Always try to use an [alternative method](#avoid-trusting-html) first, before considering using `m.trust`.
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Always try to use an [alternative method](#avoid-trusting-html) first, before co
 
 Argument    | Type                 | Required | Description
 ----------- | -------------------- | -------- | ---
-`html`      | `String`             | Yes      | A string containing HTML text
+`html`      | `String`             | Yes      | A string containing HTML or SVG text
 **returns** | `Vnode`              |          | A trusted HTML [vnode](vnodes.md) that represents the input string
 
 [How to read signatures](signatures.md)
diff --git a/render/render.js b/render/render.js
index 9efbde96..98e0f4d1 100644
--- a/render/render.js
+++ b/render/render.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module.exports = function($window) {
 			if (vnode.attrs != null) initLifecycle(vnode.attrs, vnode, hooks)
 			switch (tag) {
 				case "#": return createText(parent, vnode, nextSibling)
-				case "<": return createHTML(parent, vnode, nextSibling)
+				case "<": return createHTML(parent, vnode, ns, nextSibling)
 				case "[": return createFragment(parent, vnode, hooks, ns, nextSibling)
 				default: return createElement(parent, vnode, hooks, ns, nextSibling)
 			}
@@ -64,12 +64,16 @@ module.exports = function($window) {
 		insertNode(parent, vnode.dom, nextSibling)
 		return vnode.dom
 	}
-	function createHTML(parent, vnode, nextSibling) {
+	var possibleParents = {caption: "table", thead: "table", tbody: "table", tfoot: "table", tr: "tbody", th: "tr", td: "tr", colgroup: "table", col: "colgroup"}
+	function createHTML(parent, vnode, ns, nextSibling) {
 		var match = vnode.children.match(/^\s*?<(\w+)/im) || []
-		var parent1 = {caption: "table", thead: "table", tbody: "table", tfoot: "table", tr: "tbody", th: "tr", td: "tr", colgroup: "table", col: "colgroup"}[match[1]] || "div"
-		var temp = $doc.createElement(parent1)
-
-		temp.innerHTML = vnode.children
+		var temp = $doc.createElement(possibleParents[match[1]] || "div")
+		if (ns === "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg") {
+			temp.innerHTML = "<svg xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">" + vnode.children + "</svg>"
+			temp = temp.firstChild
+		} else {
+			temp.innerHTML = vnode.children
+		}
 		vnode.dom = temp.firstChild
 		vnode.domSize = temp.childNodes.length
 		var fragment = $doc.createDocumentFragment()
@@ -404,7 +408,7 @@ module.exports = function($window) {
 				}
 				switch (oldTag) {
 					case "#": updateText(old, vnode); break
-					case "<": updateHTML(parent, old, vnode, nextSibling); break
+					case "<": updateHTML(parent, old, vnode, ns, nextSibling); break
 					case "[": updateFragment(parent, old, vnode, recycling, hooks, nextSibling, ns); break
 					default: updateElement(old, vnode, recycling, hooks, ns)
 				}
@@ -422,10 +426,10 @@ module.exports = function($window) {
 		}
 		vnode.dom = old.dom
 	}
-	function updateHTML(parent, old, vnode, nextSibling) {
+	function updateHTML(parent, old, vnode, ns, nextSibling) {
 		if (old.children !== vnode.children) {
 			toFragment(old)
-			createHTML(parent, vnode, nextSibling)
+			createHTML(parent, vnode, ns, nextSibling)
 		}
 		else vnode.dom = old.dom, vnode.domSize = old.domSize
 	}
diff --git a/render/tests/test-createHTML.js b/render/tests/test-createHTML.js
index bb0d508c..a337213b 100644
--- a/render/tests/test-createHTML.js
+++ b/render/tests/test-createHTML.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ o.spec("createHTML", function() {
 		o(vnode.dom).equals(null)
 		o(vnode.domSize).equals(0)
 	})
-	o("handles multiple children", function() {
+	o("handles multiple children in HTML", function() {
 		var vnode = {tag: "<", children: "<a></a><b></b>"}
 		render(root, [vnode])
 
@@ -51,4 +51,34 @@ o.spec("createHTML", function() {
 			o(vnode.dom.nodeName).equals(tag.toUpperCase())
 		})
 	})
+	o("creates SVG", function() {
+		var vnode = {tag: "<", children: "<g></g>"}
+		render(root, [{tag:"svg", children: [vnode]}])
+
+		o(vnode.dom.nodeName).equals("g")
+		o(vnode.dom.namespaceURI).equals("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg")
+	})
+	o("creates text SVG", function() {
+		var vnode = {tag: "<", children: "a"}
+		render(root, [{tag:"svg", children: [vnode]}])
+
+		o(vnode.dom.nodeValue).equals("a")
+	})
+	o("handles empty SVG", function() {
+		var vnode = {tag: "<", children: ""}
+		render(root, [{tag:"svg", children: [vnode]}])
+
+		o(vnode.dom).equals(null)
+		o(vnode.domSize).equals(0)
+	})
+	o("handles multiple children in SVG", function() {
+		var vnode = {tag: "<", children: "<g></g><text></text>"}
+		render(root, [{tag:"svg", children: [vnode]}])
+
+		o(vnode.domSize).equals(2)
+		o(vnode.dom.nodeName).equals("g")
+		o(vnode.dom.namespaceURI).equals("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg")
+		o(vnode.dom.nextSibling.nodeName).equals("text")
+		o(vnode.dom.nextSibling.namespaceURI).equals("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg")
+	})
 })