diff --git a/readme_renderer/clean.py b/readme_renderer/clean.py
index b081e28..6cd5972 100644
--- a/readme_renderer/clean.py
+++ b/readme_renderer/clean.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "dl", "dt", "h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "h5", "h6", "hr", "img", "p", "pre",
     "span", "sub", "summary", "sup", "table", "tbody", "td", "th", "thead",
     "tr", "tt", "kbd", "var", "input", "section", "aside", "nav", "s", "figure",
-    "figcaption",
+    "figcaption", "picture",
 }
 
 ALLOWED_ATTRIBUTES = {
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/test_GFM_picture.html b/tests/fixtures/test_GFM_picture.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..460cf35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/test_GFM_picture.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<picture>
+  <img src="/media/cc0-images/painted-hand-298-332.jpg" alt="">
+</picture>
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/test_GFM_picture.md b/tests/fixtures/test_GFM_picture.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6de454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/test_GFM_picture.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<picture>
+  <img src="/media/cc0-images/painted-hand-298-332.jpg" alt="" />
+</picture>