diff --git a/bl-kernel/admin/themes/default/init.php b/bl-kernel/admin/themes/default/init.php
index bc67c0d9..75b46d9c 100644
--- a/bl-kernel/admin/themes/default/init.php
+++ b/bl-kernel/admin/themes/default/init.php
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 	{
 		type: "json",
 		action: HTML_PATH_ADMIN_ROOT+"ajax/uploader",
-		allow : "*.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png)",
+		allow : "*.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|svg)",
 		params: {"type":"profilePicture", "username":"'.$username.'"},
 
 		loadstart: function() {
@@ -391,4 +391,4 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 		echo $html.$script;
 	}
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/bl-kernel/ajax/uploader.php b/bl-kernel/ajax/uploader.php
index 74206383..281dddaf 100644
--- a/bl-kernel/ajax/uploader.php
+++ b/bl-kernel/ajax/uploader.php
@@ -47,11 +47,20 @@ if($type=='profilePicture')
 else {
 	// Generate the thumbnail
 	$Image = new Image();
-	$Image->setImage(PATH_TMP.'original'.'.'.$fileExtension, THUMBNAILS_WIDTH, THUMBNAILS_HEIGHT, 'crop');
-	$Image->saveImage(PATH_UPLOADS_THUMBNAILS.$tmpName, THUMBNAILS_QUALITY, true);
+	
+	//Handling all other formats than svg
+	if (strcasecmp($fileExtension, 'svg') != 0) {
+		$Image->setImage(PATH_TMP.'original'.'.'.$fileExtension, THUMBNAILS_WIDTH, THUMBNAILS_HEIGHT, 'crop');
+		$Image->saveImage(PATH_UPLOADS_THUMBNAILS.$tmpName, THUMBNAILS_QUALITY, true);
+	}
 
 	// Move the original to the upload folder.
 	rename(PATH_TMP.'original'.'.'.$fileExtension, PATH_UPLOADS.$tmpName);
+	
+	//If it is a svg file, just save a copy in thumbnail-folder
+	if (strcasecmp($fileExtension, 'svg') == 0) {
+		symlink(PATH_UPLOADS.$tmpName, PATH_UPLOADS_THUMBNAILS.$tmpName);
+	}
 }
 
 // Remove the Bludit temporary file.