@@ -290,6 +290,32 @@ def _check_is_iterable_of_str(infos, key):
                         f'iterable of str, not {type(infos)}.')
 
 
+def _svg_blend_mode(mpl_blend_mode):
+    supported_blend_modes = {
+        "over": "normal",
+        "multiply": "multiply",
+        "screen": "screen",
+        "overlay": "overlay",
+        "darken": "darken",
+        "lighten": "lighten",
+        "color dodge": "color-dodge",
+        "color burn": "color-burn",
+        "hard light": "hard-light",
+        "soft light": "soft-light",
+        "difference": "difference",
+        "exclusion": "exclusion",
+        "hue": "hue",
+        "saturation": "saturation",
+        "color": "color",
+        "luminosity": "luminosity",
+    }
+    if mpl_blend_mode in supported_blend_modes:
+        return supported_blend_modes[mpl_blend_mode]
+    _log.warning(f"The '{mpl_blend_mode}' blend mode is not supported by the SVG "
+                 f"backend. Falling back to the 'over' blend mode.")
+    return "normal"
+
+
 class RendererSVG(RendererBase):
     def __init__(self, width, height, svgwriter, basename=None, image_dpi=72,
                  *, metadata=None):
@@ -581,6 +607,8 @@ def _get_style_dict(self, gc, rgbFace):
 
         if forced_alpha and gc.get_alpha() != 1.0:
             attrib['opacity'] = _short_float_fmt(gc.get_alpha())
+        if (blend_mode := _svg_blend_mode(gc.get_blend_mode())) != "normal":
+            attrib["mix-blend-mode"] = blend_mode
 
         offset, seq = gc.get_dashes()
         if seq is not None:
@@ -950,6 +978,8 @@ def draw_image(self, gc, x, y, im, transform=None):
             return
 
         clip_attrs = self._get_clip_attrs(gc)
+        if (blend_mode := _svg_blend_mode(gc.get_blend_mode())) != "normal":
+            clip_attrs["style"] = f"mix-blend-mode: {blend_mode}"
         if clip_attrs:
             # Can't apply clip-path directly to the image because the image has
             # a transformation, which would also be applied to the clip-path.
@@ -1274,6 +1304,8 @@ def draw_text(self, gc, x, y, s, prop, angle, ismath=False, mtext=None):
         # docstring inherited
 
         clip_attrs = self._get_clip_attrs(gc)
+        if (blend_mode := _svg_blend_mode(gc.get_blend_mode())) != "normal":
+            clip_attrs["style"] = f"mix-blend-mode: {blend_mode}"
         if clip_attrs:
             # Cannot apply clip-path directly to the text, because
             # it has a transformation