diff --git a/e2e-tests/plot.spec.ts b/e2e-tests/plot.spec.ts
index 7e3895041..b1229ec38 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/plot.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/plot.spec.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,103 @@ import { beforeTest } from './common';
 
 test.beforeEach(beforeTest);
 
+test('SVG download includes foreignObject content and preserves hidden bookmark styling', async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  await page.goto(
+    'http://localhost:3000/?workspace=Upset+Examples&table=simpsons&sessionId=193',
+  );
+
+  await page.evaluate(() => {
+    const svgDownloadState = window as typeof window & {
+      __capturedSvgBlob?: Blob;
+      __originalCreateObjectURL?: typeof URL.createObjectURL;
+      __originalAnchorClick?: typeof HTMLAnchorElement.prototype.click;
+    };
+
+    svgDownloadState.__originalCreateObjectURL = URL.createObjectURL;
+    svgDownloadState.__originalAnchorClick = HTMLAnchorElement.prototype.click;
+
+    URL.createObjectURL = ((object: Blob | MediaSource) => {
+      if (object instanceof Blob && object.type === 'image/svg+xml') {
+        svgDownloadState.__capturedSvgBlob = object;
+      }
+
+      return 'blob:captured-svg';
+    }) as typeof URL.createObjectURL;
+
+    HTMLAnchorElement.prototype.click = () => {};
+  });
+
+  await page.getByLabel('Additional options menu').click();
+  await page.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'SVG Download of this upset plot' }).click();
+
+  const exportDetails = await page.evaluate(async () => {
+    const svgDownloadState = window as typeof window & {
+      __capturedSvgBlob?: Blob;
+      __originalCreateObjectURL?: typeof URL.createObjectURL;
+      __originalAnchorClick?: typeof HTMLAnchorElement.prototype.click;
+    };
+
+    const svgText = await svgDownloadState.__capturedSvgBlob?.text();
+
+    if (svgDownloadState.__originalCreateObjectURL) {
+      URL.createObjectURL = svgDownloadState.__originalCreateObjectURL;
+    }
+
+    if (svgDownloadState.__originalAnchorClick) {
+      HTMLAnchorElement.prototype.click = svgDownloadState.__originalAnchorClick;
+    }
+
+    if (!svgText) {
+      return {
+        bloatedSvgNodeCount: 0,
+        foreignObjectCount: 0,
+        xhtmlNodeCount: 0,
+        hiddenMuiIconCount: 0,
+      };
+    }
+
+    const doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(svgText, 'image/svg+xml');
+    const hiddenMuiIconCount = Array.from(
+      doc.querySelectorAll('svg.MuiSvgIcon-root'),
+    ).filter((icon) =>
+      /(?:opacity|fill-opacity):\s*0(?:;|$)/.test(icon.getAttribute('style') ?? ''),
+    ).length;
+    const bloatedSvgNodeCount = Array.from(doc.querySelectorAll('[style]')).filter(
+      (element) => {
+        if (
+          element.closest('foreignObject') ||
+          element.classList.contains('MuiSvgIcon-root')
+        ) {
+          return false;
+        }
+
+        const styleDeclarationCount = (element.getAttribute('style') ?? '')
+          .split(';')
+          .map((declaration) => declaration.trim())
+          .filter(Boolean).length;
+
+        return styleDeclarationCount > 10;
+      },
+    ).length;
+
+    return {
+      bloatedSvgNodeCount,
+      foreignObjectCount: doc.querySelectorAll('foreignObject').length,
+      xhtmlNodeCount: Array.from(doc.querySelectorAll('foreignObject *')).filter(
+        (element) => element.getAttribute('xmlns') === 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml',
+      ).length,
+      hiddenMuiIconCount,
+    };
+  });
+
+  expect(exportDetails.foreignObjectCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(exportDetails.xhtmlNodeCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(exportDetails.hiddenMuiIconCount).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  expect(exportDetails.bloatedSvgNodeCount).toBe(0);
+});
+
 /**
  * Toggles the advanced scale slider. Must be awaited
  * @param page page provided to test function
diff --git a/packages/upset/src/components/Upset.tsx b/packages/upset/src/components/Upset.tsx
index a77ff874f..769780b7e 100644
--- a/packages/upset/src/components/Upset.tsx
+++ b/packages/upset/src/components/Upset.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 import { Box, ThemeProvider } from '@mui/material';
-import { FC, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { ComponentType, FC, PropsWithChildren, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { RecoilRoot } from 'recoil';
 import defaultTheme from '../utils/theme';
 import { Root } from './Root';
 import { UpsetProps } from '../types';
 import { processRawData } from '../utils/data';
 
-const RecoilRootCompat = RecoilRoot as unknown as React.ComponentType<
-  React.PropsWithChildren
->;
+const RecoilRootCompat = RecoilRoot as unknown as ComponentType<PropsWithChildren>;
 
 /**
  * Renders the Upset component.
diff --git a/packages/upset/src/utils/downloads.ts b/packages/upset/src/utils/downloads.ts
index 587f8c9f0..c3da9a60d 100644
--- a/packages/upset/src/utils/downloads.ts
+++ b/packages/upset/src/utils/downloads.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,139 @@
+const SVG_NAMESPACE = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
+const XHTML_NAMESPACE = 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml';
+const XLINK_NAMESPACE = 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink';
+
+const FOREIGN_OBJECT_HTML_STYLE_PROPERTIES = [
+  'display',
+  'visibility',
+  'opacity',
+  'overflow',
+  'overflow-x',
+  'overflow-y',
+  'width',
+  'height',
+  'max-width',
+  'max-height',
+  'min-width',
+  'min-height',
+  'margin',
+  'margin-top',
+  'margin-right',
+  'margin-bottom',
+  'margin-left',
+  'padding',
+  'padding-top',
+  'padding-right',
+  'padding-bottom',
+  'padding-left',
+  'color',
+  'font-family',
+  'font-size',
+  'font-weight',
+  'font-style',
+  'line-height',
+  'letter-spacing',
+  'text-align',
+  'text-overflow',
+  'text-wrap',
+  'white-space',
+  'word-break',
+  'box-sizing',
+  'position',
+] as const;
+
+const FOREIGN_OBJECT_SVG_STYLE_PROPERTIES = [
+  'display',
+  'visibility',
+  'opacity',
+  'overflow',
+  'width',
+  'height',
+  'max-width',
+  'max-height',
+  'position',
+] as const;
+
+const SVG_ICON_STYLE_PROPERTIES = [
+  'display',
+  'visibility',
+  'opacity',
+  'overflow',
+  'color',
+  'fill',
+  'fill-opacity',
+] as const;
+
+const isMuiSvgIcon = (element: Element) => element.classList.contains('MuiSvgIcon-root');
+
+const inlineSelectedStyles = (
+  sourceElement: Element,
+  clonedElement: Element,
+  properties: readonly string[],
+) => {
+  const computedStyles = window.getComputedStyle(sourceElement);
+  const styledElement = clonedElement as HTMLElement | SVGElement;
+
+  properties.forEach((property) => {
+    if (styledElement.style.getPropertyValue(property)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const value = computedStyles.getPropertyValue(property);
+
+    if (!value) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    styledElement.style.setProperty(
+      property,
+      value,
+      computedStyles.getPropertyPriority(property),
+    );
+  });
+};
+
+const serializeExportSubtree = (
+  sourceElement: Element,
+  clonedElement: Element,
+  inForeignObject = false,
+) => {
+  const isInsideForeignObject =
+    inForeignObject || sourceElement.localName === 'foreignObject';
+
+  if (sourceElement.namespaceURI === XHTML_NAMESPACE) {
+    clonedElement.setAttribute('xmlns', XHTML_NAMESPACE);
+  }
+
+  if (isMuiSvgIcon(sourceElement)) {
+    inlineSelectedStyles(sourceElement, clonedElement, SVG_ICON_STYLE_PROPERTIES);
+  } else if (isInsideForeignObject) {
+    const properties =
+      sourceElement.namespaceURI === XHTML_NAMESPACE
+        ? FOREIGN_OBJECT_HTML_STYLE_PROPERTIES
+        : FOREIGN_OBJECT_SVG_STYLE_PROPERTIES;
+
+    inlineSelectedStyles(sourceElement, clonedElement, properties);
+  }
+
+  Array.from(sourceElement.children).forEach((child, index) => {
+    const clonedChild = clonedElement.children.item(index);
+
+    if (clonedChild) {
+      serializeExportSubtree(child, clonedChild, isInsideForeignObject);
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+export const serializeSVGForDownload = (svg: SVGSVGElement) => {
+  const clone = svg.cloneNode(true) as SVGSVGElement;
+
+  clone.setAttribute('xmlns', SVG_NAMESPACE);
+  clone.setAttribute('xmlns:xlink', XLINK_NAMESPACE);
+  serializeExportSubtree(svg, clone);
+
+  return new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(clone);
+};
+
 /**
  * Downloads an SVG file of the current UpSet plot.
  * @param filename - The name of the downloaded file. Defaults to "upset-plot-[current date]".
@@ -5,12 +141,12 @@
 export function downloadSVG(filename = `upset-plot-${new Date().toJSON().slice(0, 10)}`) {
   const svg = document.getElementById('upset-svg');
 
-  if (!svg) {
+  if (!(svg instanceof SVGSVGElement)) {
     console.error("Couldn't find SVG element");
     return;
   }
 
-  const blob = new Blob([svg.outerHTML], { type: 'image/svg+xml' });
+  const blob = new Blob([serializeSVGForDownload(svg)], { type: 'image/svg+xml' });
   const href = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
   const link = document.createElement('a');
   link.href = href;