diff --git a/whtree/modules/tollium/lib/components/svg.whlib b/whtree/modules/tollium/lib/components/svg.whlib
index 6e84016abf..3a534d3837 100644
--- a/whtree/modules/tollium/lib/components/svg.whlib
+++ b/whtree/modules/tollium/lib/components/svg.whlib
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?wh
 
 LOADLIB "wh::crypto.whlib";
+LOADLIB "wh::datetime.whlib";
 LOADLIB "wh::files.whlib";
 LOADLIB "wh::float.whlib";
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ PUBLIC OBJECTTYPE TolliumSVGImage EXTEND TolliumComponentBase <
   //
 
   STRING __svg_source;
+  STRING __res_url;
 
   RECORD __css_vars;
   STRING css_vars_hash;
@@ -86,18 +88,27 @@ PUBLIC OBJECTTYPE TolliumSVGImage EXTEND TolliumComponentBase <
   UPDATE PUBLIC MACRO TolliumWebRender() {
     IF (this->dirtyflags.fully) {
       RECORD compinfo := CELL[
-        src := this->svg_source,
         vars := this->css_vars,
         this->hint,
         unmasked_events := GetUnmask(this, ["click"]),
         action := GetComponentName(this->__action),
         this->opacity,
       ];
+      IF (this->__res_url != "")
+        INSERT CELL url := this->__res_url INTO compinfo;
+      ELSE
+        INSERT CELL src := this->svg_source INTO compinfo;
 
       this->owner->tolliumcontroller->SendComponent(this, compinfo);
     } ELSE {
-      IF (this->dirtyflags.source)
-        this->ToddUpdate([ type := "source", src := this->svg_source ]);
+      IF (this->dirtyflags.source) {
+        RECORD compinfo := [ type := "source" ];
+        IF (this->__res_url != "")
+          INSERT CELL url := this->__res_url INTO compinfo;
+        ELSE
+          INSERT CELL src := this->svg_source INTO compinfo;
+        this->ToddUpdate(compinfo);
+      }
 
       IF (this->dirtyflags.vars)
         this->ToddUpdate([ type := "vars", vars := this->css_vars ]);
@@ -143,9 +154,10 @@ PUBLIC OBJECTTYPE TolliumSVGImage EXTEND TolliumComponentBase <
     RETURN "100px";
   }
 
-  MACRO SetSVGSource(STRING svg_source) {
-    IF (this->__svg_source != svg_source) {
+  MACRO SetSVGSource(STRING svg_source, STRING res_url DEFAULTSTO "") {
+    IF (this->__svg_source != svg_source OR res_url != this->__res_url) {
       this->__svg_source := svg_source;
+      this->__res_url := res_url;
       this->ExtUpdatedSource();
     }
   }
@@ -232,6 +244,14 @@ PUBLIC OBJECTTYPE TolliumSVGImage EXTEND TolliumComponentBase <
   // Public API
   //
 
+  /** Load an svg by absolute resource path
+      @long This loads an svg using an absolute resource path (eg. `mod::mymodule/web/img/image.svg`). Only SVG files are
+          supported. When an empty string is given, the component is cleared.
+
+          The SVG is sent as raw xml to the browser, unless the given resource is a public module asset (eg.
+          `mod::mymodule/public/image.svg`), in which case it is fetched client-side.
+      @param resource The resource to load
+  */
   PUBLIC MACRO LoadResource(STRING resource) {
     IF (resource = "") {
       this->svg_source := "";
@@ -240,6 +260,15 @@ PUBLIC OBJECTTYPE TolliumSVGImage EXTEND TolliumComponentBase <
     RECORD svg := WrapBlob(RetrieveWebHareResource(resource).data, GetNameFromPath(resource));
     IF (svg.mimetype != "image/svg+xml")
       THROW NEW TolliumException(this, `Only SVG resources can be loaded in an <svg> component`);
-    this->svg_source := BlobToString(svg.data);
+    // Only fetch public module assets client-side; other resource urls (eg. webdesign web/ folders) aren't always served
+    STRING res_url;
+    IF (resource LIKE "mod::?*/public/*") {
+      res_url := GetModuleResourceURL(resource);
+      // Add the modification time to the url, so the browser refetches the svg when it's changed on disk
+      RECORD props := GetDiskFileProperties(GetWebHareResourceDiskPath(resource));
+      IF (res_url != "" AND RecordExists(props))
+        res_url := res_url || "?mtime=" || GetUnixTimestamp(props.modified);
+    }
+    this->SetSVGSource(BlobToString(svg.data), res_url);
   }
 >;
diff --git a/whtree/modules/tollium/webdesigns/webinterface/components/svg/svg.ts b/whtree/modules/tollium/webdesigns/webinterface/components/svg/svg.ts
index 81c02d09fc..e7e15230e1 100644
--- a/whtree/modules/tollium/webdesigns/webinterface/components/svg/svg.ts
+++ b/whtree/modules/tollium/webdesigns/webinterface/components/svg/svg.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ declare global {
 }
 
 interface SVGAttributes extends ActionableAttributes {
-  src: string;
+  // Raw SVG source (not set if url is set)
+  src?: string;
+  // URL to fetch the SVG from (eg. a public module asset)
+  url?: string;
   vars?: Record<string, string>;
   opacity?: number;
 }
@@ -19,6 +22,11 @@ interface SVGAttributes extends ActionableAttributes {
 type SVGUpdate = {
   type: "source";
   src: string;
+  url?: never;
+} | {
+  type: "source";
+  url: string;
+  src?: never;
 } | {
   type: "opacity";
   opacity: number;
@@ -37,6 +45,9 @@ export class ObjSVGImage extends ActionableComponent<SVGAttributes> {
   componenttype = "svg";
   private clickable = false;
   private svgSrc = "";
+  private svgUrl = "";
+  // Incremented on every source change, so a slow fetch doesn't overwrite a newer source
+  private sourceGeneration = 0;
   private opacity = 1;
   private wrapperNode!: HTMLDivElement;
   // Shadow root holding the SVG, so its <style> elements and ids don't leak into (or collide with) the rest of the document
@@ -130,13 +141,22 @@ export class ObjSVGImage extends ActionableComponent<SVGAttributes> {
     this.node.append(this.wrapperNode);
   }
 
-  private updateNode(data: { src?: string; opacity?: number }) {
-    if (data.src !== undefined && data.src !== this.svgSrc) {
-      const svgNode = this.importSVG(data.src);
-      if (svgNode)
-        this.svgRoot.replaceChildren(svgNode);
-      else
-        this.svgRoot.replaceChildren();
+  private updateNode(data: { src?: string; url?: string; opacity?: number }) {
+    if (data.url) {
+      if (data.url !== this.svgUrl) {
+        const url = data.url;
+        const generation = ++this.sourceGeneration;
+        this.svgUrl = url;
+        this.loadSVGFromURL(url, generation).catch(e => {
+          console.error(`Could not load SVG from '${url}'`, e);
+          if (generation === this.sourceGeneration)
+            this.showSVG("");
+        });
+      }
+    } else if (data.src !== undefined && (data.src !== this.svgSrc || this.svgUrl)) {
+      ++this.sourceGeneration;
+      this.svgUrl = "";
+      this.showSVG(data.src);
     }
     if (data.opacity !== undefined && data.opacity !== this.opacity) {
       this.opacity = data.opacity;
@@ -144,6 +164,23 @@ export class ObjSVGImage extends ActionableComponent<SVGAttributes> {
     }
   }
 
+  private showSVG(src: string) {
+    const svgNode = this.importSVG(src);
+    if (svgNode)
+      this.svgRoot.replaceChildren(svgNode);
+    else
+      this.svgRoot.replaceChildren();
+  }
+
+  private async loadSVGFromURL(url: string, generation: number) {
+    const response = await fetch(url);
+    if (!response.ok)
+      throw new Error(`HTTP status ${response.status}`);
+    const src = await response.text();
+    if (generation === this.sourceGeneration) // Ignore if the source was changed while we were fetching
+      this.showSVG(src);
+  }
+
   private updateCSSVars(cssVars?: Record<string, string>) {
     // Remove existing variables (i.e. all explicitly set custom properties on the wrapper node) that don't have a new value
     // Iterating a CSSStyleDeclaration yields its set property names (incl. custom properties); copy as we're modifying it
diff --git a/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/lib/screens/tests/basecomponents.whlib b/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/lib/screens/tests/basecomponents.whlib
index 9dc15e3e41..5cfe4e15ab 100644
--- a/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/lib/screens/tests/basecomponents.whlib
+++ b/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/lib/screens/tests/basecomponents.whlib
@@ -602,6 +602,11 @@ PUBLIC OBJECTTYPE SVGTest EXTEND TolliumScreenBase
     ^svg->onclick := DEFAULT FUNCTION PTR;
   }
 
+  MACRO DoLoadPublic()
+  {
+    ^svg->LoadResource("mod::webhare_testsuite/public/img/svgtest.svg");
+  }
+
   MACRO DoActionClick()
   {
     this->AddLog("action");
diff --git a/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/public/img/svgtest.svg b/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/public/img/svgtest.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6cc370ccf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/public/img/svgtest.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="100" height="100" viewBox="0 0 100 100">
+  <!-- A public module asset, so the svg component fetches it by url instead of receiving its source (see testsvg.ts) -->
+  <polygon id="triangle" points="50,0 100,100 0,100" style="fill: var(--fill, rgb(0, 0, 0))" />
+</svg>
diff --git a/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/screens/tests/basecomponents.xml b/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/screens/tests/basecomponents.xml
index f09a8e6dcf..bc99da9951 100644
--- a/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/screens/tests/basecomponents.xml
+++ b/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/screens/tests/basecomponents.xml
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@
       <action name="updateopacity" onexecute="doupdateopacity" title="S03 Update opacity" />
       <action name="clearaction" onexecute="doclearaction" title="S04 Clear action" />
       <action name="clearonclick" onexecute="doclearonclick" title="S05 Clear onclick" />
+      <action name="loadpublic" onexecute="doloadpublic" title="S06 Load public resource" />
       <action name="actionclick" onexecute="doactionclick" title="Click" />
     </actions>
 
@@ -481,6 +482,7 @@
         <item action="updateopacity" />
         <item action="clearaction" />
         <item action="clearonclick" />
+        <item action="loadpublic" />
       </menu>
     </menus>
 
diff --git a/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/tests/tollium/components/testsvg.ts b/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/tests/tollium/components/testsvg.ts
index 4da9d8da42..1c0e8f32b8 100644
--- a/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/tests/tollium/components/testsvg.ts
+++ b/whtree/modules/webhare_testsuite/tests/tollium/components/testsvg.ts
@@ -110,5 +110,29 @@ test.runTests(
       test.click(test.qR(getSVGRoot(), "#dot"));
       await test.waitForUI();
       test.eq(/^action\nclick box \d+ \d+\nclick dot \d+ \d+$/, getLog(), "Clicking should not have logged anything");
+    },
+
+    "Load public resource by url",
+    async function () {
+      test.click(test.getMenu(["S06"]));
+      await test.waitForUI();
+      // The SVG is fetched asynchronously after the update is applied
+      const triangle = await test.wait(() => getSVGRoot().querySelector<SVGElement>("svg #triangle"));
+      test.assert(!getSVGRoot().querySelector("#dot"), "The old SVG should have been replaced");
+      test.eq("rgb(0, 0, 255)", getComputedStyle(triangle).fill, "CSS variables should apply to an SVG loaded by url");
+
+      const win = getSVGComp().ownerDocument.defaultView!;
+      const fetched = win.performance.getEntriesByType("resource").map(entry => new URL(entry.name)).find(url => url.pathname === "/.wh/mod/webhare_testsuite/public/img/svgtest.svg");
+      test.assert(fetched, "The SVG should have been fetched from its public url");
+      test.eq(/^\d+$/, fetched.searchParams.get("mtime") ?? "", "The url should contain the modification time for cache busting");
+    },
+
+    "Switch from url back to the same source",
+    async function () {
+      // S02 sets the same source as before; it should still replace the SVG loaded by url
+      test.click(test.getMenu(["S02"]));
+      await test.waitForUI();
+      test.assert(!getSVGRoot().querySelector("#triangle"), "The SVG loaded by url should have been replaced");
+      test.assert(getSVGRoot().querySelector("svg #dot"));
     }
   ]);