diff --git a/packages/hiccup-svg/src/svg.ts b/packages/hiccup-svg/src/svg.ts
index c5e74c0896..b48820f37b 100644
--- a/packages/hiccup-svg/src/svg.ts
+++ b/packages/hiccup-svg/src/svg.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,31 @@
 import { XML_SVG, XML_XLINK } from "@thi.ng/prefixes";
+import { convertTree } from "./convert";
 import { fattribs } from "./format";
 
 /**
  * Defines an <svg> root element with default XML namespaces. By default
- * currently still sets SVG version to 1.1 to support Safari and other
- * legacy tooling.
+ * currently still sets SVG version to 1.1 to support Safari and other legacy
+ * tooling.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * If the `convert: true` attrib is given, all body elements will be
+ * automatically converted using {@link convertTree}. The `convert` attrib is
+ * NOT going to be serialized in the final output.
  *
  * @param attribs - attributes object
  * @param body - shape primitives
  */
-export const svg = (attribs: any, ...body: any[]): any[] => [
-    "svg",
-    fattribs({
+export const svg = (attribs: any, ...body: any[]): any[] => {
+    attribs = fattribs({
         version: "1.1",
         xmlns: XML_SVG,
         "xmlns:xlink": XML_XLINK,
         ...attribs,
-    }),
-    ...body,
-];
+    });
+    if (attribs.convert) {
+        delete attribs.convert;
+        return ["svg", attribs, ...body.map(convertTree)];
+    } else {
+        return ["svg", attribs, ...body];
+    }
+};