diff --git a/src/fonts/mathjax_config.js b/src/fonts/mathjax_config.js
index 0fb1c2a6d2c..a810af204a0 100644
--- a/src/fonts/mathjax_config.js
+++ b/src/fonts/mathjax_config.js
@@ -16,16 +16,20 @@
 if(typeof MathJax !== 'undefined') {
     exports.MathJax = true;
 
-    MathJax.Hub.Config({
-        messageStyle: 'none',
-        skipStartupTypeset: true,
-        displayAlign: 'left',
-        tex2jax: {
-            inlineMath: [['$', '$'], ['\\(', '\\)']]
-        }
-    });
+    var globalConfig = (window.PlotlyConfig || {}).MathJaxConfig !== 'local';
+
+    if(globalConfig) {
+        MathJax.Hub.Config({
+            messageStyle: 'none',
+            skipStartupTypeset: true,
+            displayAlign: 'left',
+            tex2jax: {
+                inlineMath: [['$', '$'], ['\\(', '\\)']]
+            }
+        });
+        MathJax.Hub.Configured();
+    }
 
-    MathJax.Hub.Configured();
 } else {
     exports.MathJax = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/svg_text_utils.js b/src/lib/svg_text_utils.js
index b320c560183..54f0a660962 100644
--- a/src/lib/svg_text_utils.js
+++ b/src/lib/svg_text_utils.js
@@ -163,14 +163,48 @@ function cleanEscapesForTex(s) {
 }
 
 function texToSVG(_texString, _config, _callback) {
-    var randomID = 'math-output-' + Lib.randstr({}, 64);
-    var tmpDiv = d3.select('body').append('div')
-        .attr({id: randomID})
-        .style({visibility: 'hidden', position: 'absolute'})
-        .style({'font-size': _config.fontSize + 'px'})
-        .text(cleanEscapesForTex(_texString));
-
-    MathJax.Hub.Queue(['Typeset', MathJax.Hub, tmpDiv.node()], function() {
+
+    var originalRenderer,
+        originalConfig,
+        originalProcessSectionDelay,
+        tmpDiv;
+
+    MathJax.Hub.Queue(
+    function() {
+        originalConfig = Lib.extendDeepAll({}, MathJax.Hub.config);
+
+        originalProcessSectionDelay = MathJax.Hub.processSectionDelay;
+        if(MathJax.Hub.processSectionDelay !== undefined) {
+            // MathJax 2.5+
+            MathJax.Hub.processSectionDelay = 0;
+        }
+
+        return MathJax.Hub.Config({
+            messageStyle: 'none',
+            tex2jax: {
+                inlineMath: [['$', '$'], ['\\(', '\\)']]
+            },
+            displayAlign: 'left',
+        });
+    },
+    function() {
+        // Get original renderer
+        originalRenderer = MathJax.Hub.config.menuSettings.renderer;
+        if(originalRenderer !== 'SVG') {
+            return MathJax.Hub.setRenderer('SVG');
+        }
+    },
+    function() {
+        var randomID = 'math-output-' + Lib.randstr({}, 64);
+        tmpDiv = d3.select('body').append('div')
+            .attr({id: randomID})
+            .style({visibility: 'hidden', position: 'absolute'})
+            .style({'font-size': _config.fontSize + 'px'})
+            .text(cleanEscapesForTex(_texString));
+
+        return MathJax.Hub.Typeset(tmpDiv.node());
+    },
+    function() {
         var glyphDefs = d3.select('body').select('#MathJax_SVG_glyphs');
 
         if(tmpDiv.select('.MathJax_SVG').empty() || !tmpDiv.select('svg').node()) {
@@ -183,6 +217,16 @@ function texToSVG(_texString, _config, _callback) {
         }
 
         tmpDiv.remove();
+
+        if(originalRenderer !== 'SVG') {
+            return MathJax.Hub.setRenderer(originalRenderer);
+        }
+    },
+    function() {
+        if(originalProcessSectionDelay !== undefined) {
+            MathJax.Hub.processSectionDelay = originalProcessSectionDelay;
+        }
+        return MathJax.Hub.Config(originalConfig);
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/tasks/stats.js b/tasks/stats.js
index da597ce71b9..c746f1c9a60 100644
--- a/tasks/stats.js
+++ b/tasks/stats.js
@@ -65,6 +65,19 @@ function getInfoContent() {
         '',
         'You can grab the relevant MathJax files in `./dist/extras/mathjax/`.',
         '',
+        'By default, plotly.js will modify the global MathJax configuration on load.',
+        'This can lead to undesirable behavior if plotly.js is loaded alongside',
+        'other libraries that also rely on MathJax. To disable this global configuration',
+        'process, set the `MathJaxConfig` property to `\'local\'` in the `window.PlotlyConfig`',
+        'object.  This property must be set before the plotly.js script tag, for example:',
+        '',
+        '```html',
+        '<script>',
+        '   window.PlotlyConfig = {MathJaxConfig: \'local\'}',
+        '</script>',
+        '<script src="plotly.min.js"></script>',
+        '```',
+        '',
         '### To include localization',
         '',
         'Plotly.js defaults to US English (en-US) and includes British English (en) in the standard bundle.',