diff --git a/specs/focal-point.md b/specs/focal-point.md
index 0a37e14..38d7419 100644
--- a/specs/focal-point.md
+++ b/specs/focal-point.md
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ the image into a box, so the two mechanisms split by size type:
 - **Hard-crop registered sizes** — the generated subsize file is physically re-cropped around the
   focal point, sourced from the original. Focal-correct across the whole `srcset`, no CSS.
 - **CSS `object-fit: cover; object-position: x% y%`** — emitted only where cover is in play: an
-  explicit per-call `focal-point` request, the crop-size upscale-too-small fallback, and SVG.
+  explicit per-call `focal-point` request and the crop-size upscale-too-small fallback. SVG is
+  excluded from the feature and never receives focal styling.
 - **Non-crop sizes without explicit cover** — no focal effect.
 
 **Precedence.** CSS position uses `explicit per-call coords → attachment metadata → center`.
@@ -34,6 +35,14 @@ render re-crops. A crop failure trips a per-attachment fuse and the image serves
 **Configuration.** `config('sproutset.focal_point')` (default `true`) gates the picker, metadata
 honoring, and cropping. The explicit per-call attribute is independent of the flag.
 
+**Picker eligibility.** The picker is offered — and focal saves accepted — only for attachments
+the registered WordPress image editor can process, probed with `wp_image_editor_supports()`.
+This excludes SVG. Because the probe reflects the server's GD/Imagick build, eligibility is
+capability-dependent: a host without AVIF support shows no picker on AVIF uploads. A first gate,
+`wp_attachment_is_image()`, constrains eligibility to `image/*` mime types; it is deliberately
+retained rather than replaced by the editor probe, because `wp_image_editor_supports()` alone
+returns `true` for `application/pdf` on an Imagick build with a Ghostscript delegate.
+
 Scenario: computes a crop window centred on the focal point
   Given an original larger than a square crop target and a focal point of 25/75
   When the crop window is computed
@@ -99,6 +108,16 @@ Scenario: saving the picker stores and clamps the focal point and invalidates cr
   When the attachment form is saved
   Then the coordinates are clamped and stored and the applied-marker is cleared
 
+Scenario: the picker is only offered for attachments the image editor can crop
+  Given an SVG attachment
+  When the attachment edit fields are built, and when a focal point save is posted for it
+  Then no focal point field is added and no coordinates are stored
+
+Scenario: SVG receives no focal styling
+  Given an SVG attachment with a stored focal point and an explicit per-call focal request
+  When the image is resolved
+  Then no style is produced
+
 ## Acceptance criteria
 
 | Scenario | Test |
@@ -116,3 +135,5 @@ Scenario: saving the picker stores and clamps the focal point and invalidates cr
 | an explicit per-call focal point overrides the stored one for CSS | `tests/Integration/WpImageResolverTest.php` → `test_explicit_coordinates_override_the_attachment_focal_point` |
 | the feature is inert when disabled | `tests/Integration/WpImageResolverTest.php` → `test_is_inert_when_the_feature_is_disabled`; `tests/Feature/FocalPointConfigTest.php` → `it('reflects a disabled focal point config flag')` |
 | saving the picker stores and clamps the focal point and invalidates crops | `tests/Integration/FocalPointMediaFieldTest.php` → `test_saves_and_clamps_the_focal_point_from_the_form`, `test_clears_the_applied_marker_when_the_focal_point_is_saved` |
+| the picker is only offered for attachments the image editor can crop | `tests/Integration/FocalPointMediaFieldTest.php` → `test_does_not_offer_the_picker_for_an_svg_attachment`, `test_ignores_a_focal_point_save_for_an_svg_attachment` |
+| SVG receives no focal styling | `tests/Integration/WpImageResolverTest.php` → `test_emits_no_focal_style_for_an_svg` |
diff --git a/src/Admin/FocalPointMediaField.php b/src/Admin/FocalPointMediaField.php
index ff2d87e..45f9e17 100644
--- a/src/Admin/FocalPointMediaField.php
+++ b/src/Admin/FocalPointMediaField.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public function register(): void
      */
     public function addField(array $formFields, WP_Post $attachment): array
     {
-        if (! wp_attachment_is_image($attachment->ID)) {
+        if (! $this->isCroppable($attachment->ID)) {
             return $formFields;
         }
 
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ public function saveField(array $post, array $attachment): array
             return $post;
         }
 
+        if (! $this->isCroppable($id)) {
+            return $post;
+        }
+
         FocalPointMeta::write($id, (float) $attachment['sproutset_focal_x'], (float) $attachment['sproutset_focal_y']);
         FocalPointMeta::clearApplied($id);
 
@@ -76,6 +80,17 @@ public function printAssets(): void
         echo $this->script();
     }
 
+    private function isCroppable(int $attachmentId): bool
+    {
+        if (! wp_attachment_is_image($attachmentId)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $mime = get_post_mime_type($attachmentId);
+
+        return $mime !== false && wp_image_editor_supports(['mime_type' => $mime]);
+    }
+
     private function markup(int $attachmentId, string $preview, float $x, float $y): string
     {
         return sprintf(
diff --git a/src/Images/WpImageResolver.php b/src/Images/WpImageResolver.php
index bd4b491..55b20ab 100644
--- a/src/Images/WpImageResolver.php
+++ b/src/Images/WpImageResolver.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ private function resolveSvg(ImageRequest $request): ?ResolvedImage
             width: null,
             height: null,
             alt: $this->alt($request),
-            style: FocalPointPosition::forCover($this->cssFocal($request), $request->focalPoint),
+            style: null,
             isSvg: true,
         );
     }
diff --git a/tests/Integration/FocalPointMediaFieldTest.php b/tests/Integration/FocalPointMediaFieldTest.php
index b4a6aba..5c3aea9 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/FocalPointMediaFieldTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/FocalPointMediaFieldTest.php
@@ -64,4 +64,26 @@ public function test_uses_the_real_attachment_id_in_the_input_names(): void
         $this->assertStringNotContainsString('{{ID}}', $html);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('draggable="false"', $html);
     }
+
+    public function test_does_not_offer_the_picker_for_an_svg_attachment(): void
+    {
+        $id = $this->seedAttachment('example.svg');
+        $attachment = get_post($id);
+
+        $fields = (new FocalPointMediaField)->addField([], $attachment);
+
+        $this->assertArrayNotHasKey('sproutset_focal_point', $fields);
+    }
+
+    public function test_ignores_a_focal_point_save_for_an_svg_attachment(): void
+    {
+        $id = $this->seedAttachment('example.svg');
+
+        (new FocalPointMediaField)->saveField(
+            ['ID' => $id],
+            ['sproutset_focal_x' => '25', 'sproutset_focal_y' => '75'],
+        );
+
+        $this->assertNull(FocalPointMeta::read($id));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Integration/WpImageResolverTest.php b/tests/Integration/WpImageResolverTest.php
index be02ca5..98efe8c 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/WpImageResolverTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/WpImageResolverTest.php
@@ -244,4 +244,16 @@ public function test_explicit_override_without_stored_metadata_never_triggers_ph
 
         $this->assertSame([], FocalPointMeta::appliedAt($id));
     }
+
+    public function test_emits_no_focal_style_for_an_svg(): void
+    {
+        $id = $this->seedAttachment('example.svg');
+        FocalPointMeta::write($id, 25.0, 75.0);
+
+        $resolved = $this->focalResolver(true)->resolve($this->focalRequest($id, 'large', true, 10.0, 20.0));
+
+        $this->assertNotNull($resolved);
+        $this->assertTrue($resolved->isSvg);
+        $this->assertNull($resolved->style);
+    }
 }