diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 825a396fa..6ed9d73dc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), DirectoryOperationsListener {
             config.saveFolderGrouping(SHOW_ALL, GROUP_BY_DATE_TAKEN or GROUP_DESCENDING)
         }
 
+        if (!config.wasSVGShowingHandled) {
+            config.wasSVGShowingHandled = true
+            if (config.filterMedia and TYPE_SVGS == 0) {
+                config.filterMedia += TYPE_SVGS
+            }
+        }
+
         checkRecycleBinItems()
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
index ffee3cab3..9916efcee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Config.kt
@@ -346,6 +346,10 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
         get() = prefs.getBoolean(WAS_RECYCLE_BIN_PINNED, false)
         set(wasRecycleBinPinned) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(WAS_RECYCLE_BIN_PINNED, wasRecycleBinPinned).apply()
 
+    var wasSVGShowingHandled: Boolean
+        get() = prefs.getBoolean(WAS_SVG_SHOWING_HANDLED, false)
+        set(wasSVGShowingHandled) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(WAS_SVG_SHOWING_HANDLED, wasSVGShowingHandled).apply()
+
     var groupBy: Int
         get() = prefs.getInt(GROUP_BY, GROUP_BY_NONE)
         set(groupBy) = prefs.edit().putInt(GROUP_BY, groupBy).apply()
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
index c7a3eb776..3fecd735f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const val GROUP_BY = "group_by"
 const val EVER_SHOWN_FOLDERS = "ever_shown_folders"
 const val SHOW_RECYCLE_BIN_AT_FOLDERS = "show_recycle_bin_at_folders"
 const val ALLOW_ZOOMING_IMAGES = "allow_zooming_images"
+const val WAS_SVG_SHOWING_HANDLED = "was_svg_showing_handled"
 
 // slideshow
 const val SLIDESHOW_INTERVAL = "slideshow_interval"