diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2e1786a6fc..4f20d177a5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ External library support:
   --enable-libopenmpt      enable decoding tracked files via libopenmpt [no]
   --enable-libopus         enable Opus de/encoding via libopus [no]
   --enable-libpulse        enable Pulseaudio input via libpulse [no]
+  --enable-librsvg         enable SVG rasterization via librsvg [no]
   --enable-librubberband   enable rubberband needed for rubberband filter [no]
   --enable-librtmp         enable RTMP[E] support via librtmp [no]
   --enable-libschroedinger enable Dirac de/encoding via libschroedinger [no]
@@ -1557,6 +1558,7 @@ EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_LIST="
     libopenmpt
     libopus
     libpulse
+    librsvg
     librtmp
     libschroedinger
     libshine
@@ -2867,6 +2869,7 @@ libopenmpt_demuxer_deps="libopenmpt"
 libopus_decoder_deps="libopus"
 libopus_encoder_deps="libopus"
 libopus_encoder_select="audio_frame_queue"
+librsvg_decoder_deps="librsvg"
 libschroedinger_decoder_deps="libschroedinger"
 libschroedinger_encoder_deps="libschroedinger"
 libshine_encoder_deps="libshine"
@@ -5819,6 +5822,7 @@ enabled libopus           && {
     }
 }
 enabled libpulse          && require_pkg_config libpulse pulse/pulseaudio.h pa_context_new
+enabled librsvg           && require_pkg_config librsvg-2.0 librsvg-2.0/librsvg/rsvg.h rsvg_handle_render_cairo
 enabled librtmp           && require_pkg_config librtmp librtmp/rtmp.h RTMP_Socket
 enabled librubberband     && require_pkg_config "rubberband >= 1.8.1" rubberband/rubberband-c.h rubberband_new
 enabled libschroedinger   && require_pkg_config schroedinger-1.0 schroedinger/schro.h schro_init
diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index b5c8cc1f98..5829063ee8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_SUBVIEWER1_DECODER)      += textdec.o ass.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_SUBVIEWER_DECODER)       += subviewerdec.o ass.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_SUNRAST_DECODER)         += sunrast.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_SUNRAST_ENCODER)         += sunrastenc.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_LIBRSVG_DECODER)         += librsvgdec.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_SVQ1_DECODER)            += svq1dec.o svq1.o svq13.o h263data.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_SVQ1_ENCODER)            += svq1enc.o svq1.o  h263data.o  \
                                           h263.o ituh263enc.o
diff --git a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
index 7fcc26f2c1..425a32c924 100644
--- a/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
+++ b/libavcodec/allcodecs.c
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ static void register_all(void)
     REGISTER_DECODER(SPEEDHQ,           speedhq);
     REGISTER_DECODER(SRGC,              srgc);
     REGISTER_ENCDEC (SUNRAST,           sunrast);
+    REGISTER_DECODER(LIBRSVG,           librsvg);
     REGISTER_ENCDEC (SVQ1,              svq1);
     REGISTER_DECODER(SVQ3,              svq3);
     REGISTER_ENCDEC (TARGA,             targa);
diff --git a/libavcodec/librsvgdec.c b/libavcodec/librsvgdec.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29b771c5a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/librsvgdec.c
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+/*
+ * Librsvg rasterization wrapper
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Rostislav Pehlivanov <atomnuker@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include "avcodec.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "libavutil/opt.h"
+#include "librsvg-2.0/librsvg/rsvg.h"
+
+typedef struct LibRSVGContext {
+    AVClass *class;
+
+    int width;
+    int height;
+    int keep_ar;
+} LibRSVGContext;
+
+static int librsvg_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data, int *got_frame, AVPacket *pkt)
+{
+    int ret;
+    LibRSVGContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
+    AVFrame *frame = data;
+
+    RsvgHandle *handle;
+    RsvgDimensionData unscaled_dimensions, dimensions;
+    cairo_surface_t *image;
+    cairo_t *crender = NULL;
+    GError *error = NULL;
+
+    *got_frame = 0;
+
+    handle = rsvg_handle_new_from_data(pkt->data, pkt->size, &error);
+    if (error) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error parsing svg!\n");
+        g_error_free(error);
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
+    rsvg_handle_get_dimensions(handle, &dimensions);
+    rsvg_handle_get_dimensions(handle, &unscaled_dimensions);
+    dimensions.width  = s->width  ? s->width  : dimensions.width;
+    dimensions.height = s->height ? s->height : dimensions.height;
+    if (s->keep_ar && (s->width || s->height)) {
+        double default_ar = unscaled_dimensions.width/(double)unscaled_dimensions.height;
+        if (!s->width)
+            dimensions.width  = lrintf(dimensions.height * default_ar);
+        else
+            dimensions.height = lrintf(dimensions.width  / default_ar);
+    }
+
+    if ((ret = ff_set_dimensions(avctx, dimensions.width, dimensions.height)))
+        return ret;
+    avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_BGRA;
+
+    if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame, 0)))
+        return ret;
+    frame->pict_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
+    frame->key_frame = 1;
+
+    image = cairo_image_surface_create_for_data(frame->data[0], CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32,
+                                                frame->width, frame->height,
+                                                frame->linesize[0]);
+    if (cairo_surface_status(image) != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+
+    crender = cairo_create(image);
+
+    cairo_set_source_rgba(crender, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0f);
+    cairo_paint_with_alpha(crender, 0.0f);
+
+    cairo_scale(crender, dimensions.width / (double)unscaled_dimensions.width,
+                dimensions.height / (double)unscaled_dimensions.height);
+
+    rsvg_handle_render_cairo(handle, crender);
+
+    cairo_destroy(crender);
+    cairo_surface_destroy(image);
+    g_object_unref(handle);
+
+    *got_frame = 1;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#define OFFSET(x) offsetof(LibRSVGContext, x)
+#define DEC (AV_OPT_FLAG_DECODING_PARAM | AV_OPT_FLAG_VIDEO_PARAM)
+static const AVOption options[] = {
+    { "width", "Width to render to (0 for default)", OFFSET(width), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, INT_MAX, DEC },
+    { "height", "Height to render to (0 for default)", OFFSET(height), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, INT_MAX, DEC },
+    { "keep_ar", "Keep aspect ratio with custom width/height", OFFSET(keep_ar), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, { .i64 = 1 }, 0, 1, DEC },
+    { NULL },
+};
+
+static const AVClass librsvg_decoder_class = {
+    .class_name = "Librsvg",
+    .item_name  = av_default_item_name,
+    .option     = options,
+    .version    = LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT,
+};
+
+AVCodec ff_librsvg_decoder = {
+    .name           = "librsvg",
+    .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("Librsvg rasterizer"),
+    .priv_class     = &librsvg_decoder_class,
+    .type           = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
+    .id             = AV_CODEC_ID_SVG,
+    .decode         = librsvg_decode_frame,
+    .priv_data_size = sizeof(LibRSVGContext),
+    .capabilities   = AV_CODEC_CAP_LOSSLESS | AV_CODEC_CAP_DR1,
+};
