diff --git a/utility/src/main/java/org/oppia/android/util/parser/image/UrlImageParser.kt b/utility/src/main/java/org/oppia/android/util/parser/image/UrlImageParser.kt
index 89a819763b6..50d6f88c352 100644
--- a/utility/src/main/java/org/oppia/android/util/parser/image/UrlImageParser.kt
+++ b/utility/src/main/java/org/oppia/android/util/parser/image/UrlImageParser.kt
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ class UrlImageParser private constructor(
     val imageUrl = "$gcsPrefix/$gcsResourceName/$imagePath"
     val proxyDrawable = ProxyDrawable()
     // TODO(#1039): Introduce custom type OppiaImage for rendering Bitmap and Svg.
-    val isSvg = machineLocale.run { imageUrl.endsWithIgnoreCase("svg") }
+    val isSvg = machineLocale.run {
+      imageUrl.endsWithIgnoreCase("svg") || imageUrl.endsWithIgnoreCase("svgz")
+    }
     val adjustedType = if (type == INLINE_TEXT_IMAGE && !isSvg) {
       // Treat non-svg in-line images as block, instead, since only SVG is supported.
       consoleLogger.w("UrlImageParser", "Forcing image $filename to block image")
diff --git a/utility/src/test/java/org/oppia/android/util/parser/image/UrlImageParserTest.kt b/utility/src/test/java/org/oppia/android/util/parser/image/UrlImageParserTest.kt
index 8d78cc635d3..d1480089590 100644
--- a/utility/src/test/java/org/oppia/android/util/parser/image/UrlImageParserTest.kt
+++ b/utility/src/test/java/org/oppia/android/util/parser/image/UrlImageParserTest.kt
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ class UrlImageParserTest {
     assertThat(loadedBitmaps.first()).contains("test_image.svg")
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun testGetDrawable_svgz_loadsSvgzBlockImage() {
+    urlImageParser.getDrawable("test_image.svgz")
+
+    val loadedBitmaps = testGlideImageLoader.getLoadedBlockSvgs()
+    assertThat(loadedBitmaps).hasSize(1)
+    assertThat(loadedBitmaps.first()).contains("test_image.svgz")
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun testLoadDrawable_bitmap_blockType_loadsBitmapImage() {
     urlImageParser.loadDrawable("test_image.png", BLOCK_IMAGE)
@@ -109,6 +118,15 @@ class UrlImageParserTest {
     assertThat(loadedBitmaps.first()).contains("test_image.svg")
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun testLoadDrawable_svgz_blockType_loadsSvgzBlockImage() {
+    urlImageParser.loadDrawable("test_image.svgz", BLOCK_IMAGE)
+
+    val loadedBitmaps = testGlideImageLoader.getLoadedBlockSvgs()
+    assertThat(loadedBitmaps).hasSize(1)
+    assertThat(loadedBitmaps.first()).contains("test_image.svgz")
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun testLoadDrawable_svg_inlineType_loadsSvgTextImage() {
     urlImageParser.loadDrawable("test_image.svg", INLINE_TEXT_IMAGE)
@@ -119,6 +137,16 @@ class UrlImageParserTest {
     assertThat(loadedBitmaps.first()).contains("test_image.svg")
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun testLoadDrawable_svgz_inlineType_loadsSvgzTextImage() {
+    urlImageParser.loadDrawable("test_image.svgz", INLINE_TEXT_IMAGE)
+
+    // The request to load the bitmap inline is ignored since inline bitmaps aren't supported.
+    val loadedBitmaps = testGlideImageLoader.getLoadedTextSvgs()
+    assertThat(loadedBitmaps).hasSize(1)
+    assertThat(loadedBitmaps.first()).contains("test_image.svgz")
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun testLoadDrawable_latex_inlineType_loadsInlineLatexImage() {
     urlImageParser.loadMathDrawable(