diff --git a/libs/flake/KoSvgPaste.cpp b/libs/flake/KoSvgPaste.cpp
index 21efa62187..d914c55d51 100644
--- a/libs/flake/KoSvgPaste.cpp
+++ b/libs/flake/KoSvgPaste.cpp
@@ -1,81 +1,99 @@
 /*
  *  Copyright (c) 2017 Dmitry Kazakov <dimula73@gmail.com>
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  *  (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *  This program 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 General Public License for more details.
  *
  *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #include "KoSvgPaste.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QMimeData>
 
 #include <SvgParser.h>
 #include <KoDocumentResourceManager.h>
 #include <KoXmlReader.h>
 #include <FlakeDebug.h>
 #include <QRectF>
 
 bool KoSvgPaste::hasShapes()
 {
     const QMimeData *mimeData = QApplication::clipboard()->mimeData();
-    return mimeData && mimeData->hasFormat("image/svg+xml");
+    bool hasSvg = false;
+    if (mimeData) {
+        Q_FOREACH(const QString &format, mimeData->formats()) {
+            if (format.toLower().contains("svg")) {
+                hasSvg = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return hasSvg;
 }
 
 QList<KoShape*> KoSvgPaste::fetchShapes(const QRectF viewportInPx, qreal resolutionPPI, QSizeF *fragmentSize)
 {
     QList<KoShape*> shapes;
 
     const QMimeData *mimeData = QApplication::clipboard()->mimeData();
     if (!mimeData) return shapes;
 
-    QByteArray data = mimeData->data("image/svg+xml");
+    QByteArray data;
+
+    Q_FOREACH(const QString &format, mimeData->formats()) {
+        if (format.toLower().contains("svg")) {
+            data = mimeData->data(format);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (data.isEmpty()) {
         return shapes;
     }
 
     return fetchShapesFromData(data, viewportInPx, resolutionPPI, fragmentSize);
 
 }
 
 QList<KoShape*> KoSvgPaste::fetchShapesFromData(const QByteArray &data, const QRectF viewportInPx, qreal resolutionPPI, QSizeF *fragmentSize)
 {
     QList<KoShape*> shapes;
 
     if (data.isEmpty()) {
         return shapes;
     }
 
 
 
     QString errorMsg;
     int errorLine = 0;
     int errorColumn = 0;
 
     KoXmlDocument doc = SvgParser::createDocumentFromSvg(data, &errorMsg, &errorLine, &errorColumn);
     if (doc.isNull()) {
         qWarning() << "Failed to process an SVG file at"
                    << errorLine << ":" << errorColumn << "->" << errorMsg;
         return shapes;
     }
 
     KoDocumentResourceManager resourceManager;
     SvgParser parser(&resourceManager);
     parser.setResolution(viewportInPx, resolutionPPI);
 
     shapes = parser.parseSvg(doc.documentElement(), fragmentSize);
 
     return shapes;
 }