bqplot
diff --git a/bqplot/figure.py b/bqplot/figure.py
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         super(Figure, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
         self._upload_png_callback = None
+        self._upload_svg_callback = None
         self.on_msg(self._handle_custom_msgs)
 
     @default('scale_x')
@@ -210,6 +211,20 @@ def get_png_data(self, callback, scale=None):
         self._upload_png_callback = callback
         self.send({'type': 'upload_png', 'scale': scale})
 
+    def get_svg_data(self, callback):
+        '''
+        Gets the Figure as an SVG memory view (utf-8 encoded bytes).
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        callback: callable
+            Called with the SVG data (utf-8 encoded bytes) as the only positional argument.
+        '''
+        if self._upload_svg_callback:
+            raise Exception('get_svg_data already in progress')
+        self._upload_svg_callback = callback
+        self.send({'type': 'upload_svg'})
+
     @validate('min_aspect_ratio', 'max_aspect_ratio')
     def _validate_aspect_ratio(self, proposal):
         value = proposal['value']
@@ -227,6 +242,11 @@ def _handle_custom_msgs(self, _, content, buffers=None):
                 self._upload_png_callback(buffers[0])
             finally:
                 self._upload_png_callback = None
+        elif content.get('event') == 'upload_svg':
+            try:
+                self._upload_svg_callback(buffers[0])
+            finally:
+                self._upload_svg_callback = None
 
     _view_name = Unicode('Figure').tag(sync=True)
     _model_name = Unicode('FigureModel').tag(sync=True)

diff --git a/js/src/Figure.ts b/js/src/Figure.ts
@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@ export class Figure extends DOMWidgetView {
     this.model.on('save_png', this.save_png, this);
     this.model.on('save_svg', this.save_svg, this);
     this.model.on('upload_png', this.upload_png, this);
+    this.model.on('upload_svg', this.upload_svg, this);
+    console.log('RENDER FFS');
 
     this.webGLCanvas.width = this.plotareaWidth;
     this.webGLCanvas.height = this.plotareaHeight;
@@ -1396,6 +1398,21 @@ export class Figure extends DOMWidgetView {
     });
   }
 
+  async upload_svg(model) {
+    const svg_string = await this.get_svg();
+    const svg_blob = new Blob([svg_string], {
+      type: 'image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8',
+    });
+    const svg_buffer = await svg_blob.arrayBuffer();
+    model.send(
+      {
+        event: 'upload_svg',
+      },
+      null,
+      [svg_buffer]
+    );
+  }
+
   save_png(filename, scale) {
     // Render a SVG data into a canvas and download as PNG.
 

diff --git a/js/src/FigureModel.ts b/js/src/FigureModel.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ export class FigureModel extends widgets.DOMWidgetModel {
       this.trigger('save_svg', msg.filename);
     } else if (msg.type === 'upload_png') {
       this.trigger('upload_png', this, msg.scale);
+    } else if (msg.type === 'upload_svg') {
+      this.trigger('upload_svg', this, msg.scale);
     }
   }