diff --git a/docs/CHANGES b/docs/CHANGES
index 105f976..7562f10 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGES
+++ b/docs/CHANGES
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   - New function  `FT_Get_Default_Named_Instance` to get the  index of
     the default named instance of an OpenType Variation Font.
 
+  - A new load flag `FT_LOAD_NO_SVG` to make FreeType ignore glyphs in
+    an 'SVG ' table.
+
 
 ======================================================================
 
diff --git a/include/freetype/freetype.h b/include/freetype/freetype.h
index 15609e6..81f0e86 100644
--- a/include/freetype/freetype.h
+++ b/include/freetype/freetype.h
@@ -3425,10 +3425,11 @@
    *
    *     [Since 2.12] If the glyph index maps to an entry in the face's
    *     'SVG~' table, load the associated SVG document from this table and
-   *     set the `format` field of @FT_GlyphSlotRec to @FT_GLYPH_FORMAT_SVG.
-   *     Note that FreeType itself can't render SVG documents; however, the
-   *     library provides hooks to seamlessly integrate an external renderer.
-   *     See sections @ot_svg_driver and @svg_fonts for more.
+   *     set the `format` field of @FT_GlyphSlotRec to @FT_GLYPH_FORMAT_SVG
+   *     ([since 2.13.1] provided @FT_LOAD_NO_SVG is not set).  Note that
+   *     FreeType itself can't render SVG documents; however, the library
+   *     provides hooks to seamlessly integrate an external renderer.  See
+   *     sections @ot_svg_driver and @svg_fonts for more.
    *
    *     [Since 2.10, experimental] If the glyph index maps to an entry in
    *     the face's 'COLR' table with a 'CPAL' palette table (as defined in
@@ -3442,6 +3443,9 @@
    *     @FT_Palette_Select instead of setting @FT_LOAD_COLOR for rendering
    *     so that the client application can handle blending by itself.
    *
+   *   FT_LOAD_NO_SVG ::
+   *     [Since 2.13.1] Ignore SVG glyph data when loading.
+   *
    *   FT_LOAD_COMPUTE_METRICS ::
    *     [Since 2.6.1] Compute glyph metrics from the glyph data, without the
    *     use of bundled metrics tables (for example, the 'hdmx' table in
@@ -3507,6 +3511,7 @@
 #define FT_LOAD_COLOR                        ( 1L << 20 )
 #define FT_LOAD_COMPUTE_METRICS              ( 1L << 21 )
 #define FT_LOAD_BITMAP_METRICS_ONLY          ( 1L << 22 )
+#define FT_LOAD_NO_SVG                       ( 1L << 24 )
 
   /* */
 
diff --git a/src/base/ftobjs.c b/src/base/ftobjs.c
index b7e8954..abfa3ab 100644
--- a/src/base/ftobjs.c
+++ b/src/base/ftobjs.c
@@ -1019,7 +1019,8 @@
       /*      elegant.                                            */
 
       /* try to load SVG documents if available */
-      if ( FT_HAS_SVG( face ) )
+      if ( ( load_flags & FT_LOAD_NO_SVG ) == 0 &&
+           FT_HAS_SVG( face )                   )
       {
         error = driver->clazz->load_glyph( slot, face->size,
                                            glyph_index,
diff --git a/src/cff/cffgload.c b/src/cff/cffgload.c
index cfa0aaf..c483d1d 100644
--- a/src/cff/cffgload.c
+++ b/src/cff/cffgload.c
@@ -356,14 +356,16 @@
 
 #ifdef FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SVG
     /* check for OT-SVG */
-    if ( ( load_flags & FT_LOAD_COLOR ) && face->svg )
+    if ( ( load_flags & FT_LOAD_NO_SVG ) == 0 &&
+         ( load_flags & FT_LOAD_COLOR )       &&
+         face->svg                            )
     {
       /*
        * We load the SVG document and try to grab the advances from the
        * table.  For the bearings we rely on the presetting hook to do that.
        */
 
-      SFNT_Service  sfnt  = (SFNT_Service)face->sfnt;
+      SFNT_Service  sfnt = (SFNT_Service)face->sfnt;
 
 
       if ( size && (size->root.metrics.x_ppem < 1 ||
diff --git a/src/truetype/ttgload.c b/src/truetype/ttgload.c
index b56db17..5f15a7f 100644
--- a/src/truetype/ttgload.c
+++ b/src/truetype/ttgload.c
@@ -2802,7 +2802,9 @@
 #ifdef FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SVG
 
     /* check for OT-SVG */
-    if ( ( load_flags & FT_LOAD_COLOR ) && face->svg )
+    if ( ( load_flags & FT_LOAD_NO_SVG ) == 0 &&
+         ( load_flags & FT_LOAD_COLOR )       &&
+         face->svg                            )
     {
       SFNT_Service  sfnt = (SFNT_Service)face->sfnt;