diff --git a/app/main/forms.py b/app/main/forms.py
index 4b1deece3..fd0e85f50 100644
--- a/app/main/forms.py
+++ b/app/main/forms.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ from app.main.validators import (
     NoCommasInPlaceHolders,
     NoEmbeddedImagesInSVG,
     NoPlaceholders,
+    NoTextInSVG,
     OnlySMSCharacters,
     ValidEmail,
     ValidGovEmail,
@@ -1884,7 +1885,8 @@ class SVGFileUpload(StripWhitespaceForm):
         validators=[
             FileAllowed(['svg'], 'SVG Images only!'),
             DataRequired(message="You need to upload a file to submit"),
-            NoEmbeddedImagesInSVG()
+            NoEmbeddedImagesInSVG(),
+            NoTextInSVG(),
         ]
     )
 
diff --git a/app/main/validators.py b/app/main/validators.py
index cda57b3a5..949c1e941 100644
--- a/app/main/validators.py
+++ b/app/main/validators.py
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ class NoEmbeddedImagesInSVG(NoElementInSVG):
     message = 'This SVG has an embedded raster image in it and will not render well'
 
 
+class NoTextInSVG(NoElementInSVG):
+    element = 'text'
+    message = 'This SVG has text which has not been converted to paths and may not render well'
+
+
 class OnlySMSCharacters:
 
     def __init__(self, *args, template_type, **kwargs):
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_letter_branding.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_letter_branding.py
index 4a5bdcbe6..3c150222e 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_letter_branding.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_letter_branding.py
@@ -357,6 +357,14 @@ def test_create_letter_branding_when_uploading_valid_file(
         ''',
         'This SVG has an embedded raster image in it and will not render well',
     ),
+    (
+        '''
+            <svg height="100" width="100">
+                <text>Will render differently depending on fonts installed</text>
+            </svg>
+        ''',
+        'This SVG has text which has not been converted to paths and may not render well',
+    ),
 ))
 def test_create_letter_branding_fails_validation_when_uploading_SVG_with_bad_element(
     mocker,