diff --git a/FL/Fl_SVG_Image.H b/FL/Fl_SVG_Image.H
index d49d1db59..4e50b390d 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_SVG_Image.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_SVG_Image.H
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ public:
   Fl_SVG_Image *as_svg_image() override { return this; }
   const Fl_SVG_Image *as_svg_image() const override { return this; }
   void normalize() override;
+  void scale(int w, int h, int keep_aspect = 1, int can_expand = 0) override;
 };
 
 #endif // FL_SVG_IMAGE_H
diff --git a/src/Fl_SVG_Image.cxx b/src/Fl_SVG_Image.cxx
index 1e3a05d06..f8e8a024b 100644
--- a/src/Fl_SVG_Image.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_SVG_Image.cxx
@@ -412,4 +412,9 @@ void Fl_SVG_Image::normalize() {
   if (!array) resize(w(), h());
 }
 
+
+void Fl_SVG_Image::scale(int w, int h, int keep_aspect, int can_expand) {
+  Fl_Image::scale(w, h, keep_aspect, 1);
+}
+
 #endif // FLTK_USE_SVG