diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.test.ts b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.test.ts
index afed2eff73..2b17d04144 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.test.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,17 @@ const mockEntityId = {
   namespace: '',
   name: '',
 };
-
 describe('addBaseUrl', () => {
+  const originalFetch = global.fetch;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    global.fetch = jest.fn();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    global.fetch = originalFetch;
+  });
+
   it('contains relative paths', () => {
     createTestShadowDom(fixture, {
       preTransformers: [
@@ -86,4 +95,34 @@ describe('addBaseUrl', () => {
       '',
     );
   });
+
+  it('transforms svg img src to data uri', async () => {
+    const svgContent = '<svg></svg>';
+    const expectedSrc = `data:image/svg+xml;base64,${Buffer.from(
+      svgContent,
+    ).toString('base64')}`;
+
+    (global.fetch as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
+      text: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(svgContent),
+    });
+
+    const root = createTestShadowDom('<img id="x" src="test.svg" />', {
+      preTransformers: [
+        addBaseUrl({
+          techdocsStorageApi,
+          entityId: mockEntityId,
+          path: '',
+        }),
+      ],
+      postTransformers: [],
+    });
+
+    await new Promise<void>(done => {
+      process.nextTick(() => {
+        const actualSrc = root.getElementById('x')?.getAttribute('src');
+        expect(expectedSrc).toEqual(actualSrc);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.ts b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.ts
index 9bb5418bc2..98db162b46 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/src/reader/transformers/addBaseUrl.ts
@@ -38,10 +38,27 @@ export const addBaseUrl = ({
         .forEach(async (elem: T) => {
           const elemAttribute = elem.getAttribute(attributeName);
           if (!elemAttribute) return;
-          elem.setAttribute(
-            attributeName,
-            await techdocsStorageApi.getBaseUrl(elemAttribute, entityId, path),
+
+          // Special handling for SVG images.
+          const newValue = await techdocsStorageApi.getBaseUrl(
+            elemAttribute,
+            entityId,
+            path,
           );
+          if (attributeName === 'src' && elemAttribute.endsWith('.svg')) {
+            try {
+              const svg = await fetch(newValue);
+              const svgContent = await svg.text();
+              elem.setAttribute(
+                attributeName,
+                `data:image/svg+xml;base64,${btoa(svgContent)}`,
+              );
+            } catch (e) {
+              elem.setAttribute('alt', `Error: ${elemAttribute}`);
+            }
+          } else {
+            elem.setAttribute(attributeName, newValue);
+          }
         });
     };