diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py
index feac9f31817c..5424351631f3 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py
@@ -874,6 +874,9 @@ def draw_image(self, gc, x, y, im, transform=None):
 
             attrib['transform'] = generate_transform(
                 [('matrix', flipped.frozen())])
+            attrib['style'] = (
+                'image-rendering:crisp-edges;'
+                'image-rendering:pixelated')
             self.writer.element(
                 'image',
                 width=short_float_fmt(w), height=short_float_fmt(h),