diff --git a/image/test/mochitest/animated1.svg b/image/test/mochitest/animated1.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..87118c4ea085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/image/test/mochitest/animated1.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+     xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
+     style="animation: colorAnim 1s steps(2) infinite alternate"
+     width="40" height="40">
+  <style>
+    @keyframes colorAnim {
+      from { background-color: green }
+      to { background-color: blue }
+    }
+  </style>
+</svg>
+
diff --git a/image/test/mochitest/mochitest.ini b/image/test/mochitest/mochitest.ini
index 06e62085417b..d50d93898d31 100644
--- a/image/test/mochitest/mochitest.ini
+++ b/image/test/mochitest/mochitest.ini
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 support-files =
   INT32_MIN.bmp
   animated1.gif
+  animated1.svg
   animated2.gif
   animated-gif.gif
   animated-gif2.gif
diff --git a/image/test/mochitest/test_animated_css_image.html b/image/test/mochitest/test_animated_css_image.html
index 8d6c27cd5cee..3b35b0e55905 100644
--- a/image/test/mochitest/test_animated_css_image.html
+++ b/image/test/mochitest/test_animated_css_image.html
@@ -150,7 +150,25 @@ const kTests = [
     element(doc) {
       return doc.documentElement;
     },
-  }
+  },
+
+  // bug 1719375: CSS animation in SVG image.
+  {
+    html: `
+      <!doctype html>
+      <style>
+        div {
+          width: 100px;
+          height: 100px;
+          background-image: url(animated1.svg);
+        }
+      </style>
+      <div></div>
+    `,
+    element(doc) {
+      return doc.querySelector("div");
+    },
+  },
 ];
 
 onload = async function() {
diff --git a/layout/base/PresShell.cpp b/layout/base/PresShell.cpp
index eeefd50f00de..db5474d5e60b 100644
--- a/layout/base/PresShell.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/PresShell.cpp
@@ -10788,6 +10788,14 @@ bool PresShell::ShouldBeActive() const {
            mIsActive));
 
   Document* doc = mDocument;
+
+  if (doc->IsBeingUsedAsImage()) {
+    // Documents used as an image can remain active. They do not tick their
+    // refresh driver if not painted, and they can't run script or such so they
+    // can't really observe much else.
+    return true;
+  }
+
   if (Document* displayDoc = doc->GetDisplayDocument()) {
     // Ok, we're an external resource document -- we need to use our display
     // document's docshell to determine "IsActive" status, since we lack
