diff --git a/atst/app.py b/atst/app.py
index 46b017bb..1553679f 100644
--- a/atst/app.py
+++ b/atst/app.py
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ def make_flask_callbacks(app):
             "atat_permissions": [],
         }
 
+    @app.template_filter('iconSvg')
+    def iconSvg(name):
+        with open('static/icons/'+name+'.svg') as contents:
+            return contents.read()
+
 
 def map_config(config):
     return {
diff --git a/templates/components.html b/templates/components.html
index ea214631..a9b566cd 100644
--- a/templates/components.html
+++ b/templates/components.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% macro Icon(name, classes="") -%}
     {% autoescape false %}
-        <span class="icon icon--{{name}} {{classes}}" aria-hidden="true">{{ svg }}</span>
+        <span class="icon icon--{{name}} {{classes}}" aria-hidden="true">{{ name | iconSvg }}</span>
     {% endautoescape %}
 {%- endmacro %}