diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e5919d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+language: node_js
+node_js:
+  - "0.10"
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 0063e78..0a7ac6e 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ function parseHtmlStart(tag, tagName, attributes, selfClosing) {
     hooks = hooksFromAttributes(attributes, 'Element');
   }
   var attributesMap = parseAttributes(attributes);
-  var namespaceUri = (lowerTagName === 'svg') ?
-    templates.NAMESPACE_URIS.svg : parseNode.namespaceUri;
+  var namespaceUri = attributes.xmlns ? attributes.xmlns :
+    (lowerTagName === 'svg') ? templates.NAMESPACE_URIS.svg :
+    parseNode.namespaceUri;
   var Constructor = templates.Element;
   if (lowerTagName === 'tag') {
     Constructor = templates.DynamicElement;
diff --git a/test/templates.mocha.js b/test/templates.mocha.js
index faaec61..8be06c9 100644
--- a/test/templates.mocha.js
+++ b/test/templates.mocha.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ var contexts = derbyTemplates.contexts;
 var templates = derbyTemplates.templates;
 var parsing = require('../lib/index');
 
+var SVG = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
+
 var model = {
   data: {
     _page: {
@@ -65,6 +67,63 @@ describe('Parse and render literal HTML', function() {
 
 });
 
+describe('Parse and render SVG', function() {
+  function test(name, source, expected, check) {
+    it(name, function() {
+      var template = parsing.createTemplate(source);
+      expect(check(template.content)).equal(expected);
+    });
+  }
+
+  describe('renders an SVG tag', function() {
+    test('Empty SVG', '<svg />', SVG, function(content) {
+      return content[0].ns;
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('renders a g element', function() {
+    test('by itself (no namespace)',
+      '<g />', undefined, function(content) {
+        return content[0].ns;
+      });
+    test('inside of SVG',
+      '<svg><g /></svg>', SVG, function(content) {
+        return content[0].content[0].ns;
+      });
+    test('with explicit namespace',
+      '<g xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" />',
+      SVG,
+      function(content) {
+        return content[0].ns;
+      });
+  });
+});
+
+
+describe('Dynamically render SVG and/or HTML', function() {
+  function test(name, source, expected, check) {
+    it(name, function() {
+      var template = parsing.createTemplate(source);
+      expect(check(template.content)).eql(expected);
+    });
+  }
+
+  test('as a result of test',
+    '{{if layout.renderer == "svg"}}' +
+      '<g xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" />' +
+    '{{else}}' +
+      '<div />' +
+    '{{/if}}',
+    [SVG, undefined],
+    function(content) {
+      return [
+        content[0].contents[0][0].ns,
+        content[0].contents[1][0].ns,
+      ];
+    });
+});
+
+
 describe('Parse and render dynamic text and blocks', function() {
 
   function test(source, expected) {