diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8a51c890..b4afa5a3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- Fix detection of SVG starting with a comment.
 
 ## [2.9.0] - 2020-01-30
 ### Added
diff --git a/imagemeta/svg.go b/imagemeta/svg.go
index 8dbae67e..a4096f3d 100644
--- a/imagemeta/svg.go
+++ b/imagemeta/svg.go
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ func init() {
 	}
 	RegisterFormat("<?xml ", decodeMeta)
 	RegisterFormat("<svg", decodeMeta)
+	// We believe that file starting with HTML comment is SVG
+	RegisterFormat("<!--", decodeMeta)
 }