diff --git a/crates/svg/src/import/css.rs b/crates/svg/src/import/css.rs
index 92b61a70a..30432771a 100644
--- a/crates/svg/src/import/css.rs
+++ b/crates/svg/src/import/css.rs
@@ -342,14 +342,37 @@ fn top_level_commas(list: &str) -> impl Iterator<Item = &str> {
 
 /// Rules from every `<style>` element, in source order.
 fn parse_sheet(css: &str, out: &mut Vec<Rule>) {
-    // Drop comments.
+    // Drop comments outside strings.
     let mut text = String::with_capacity(css.len());
-    let mut rest = css;
-    while let Some(i) = rest.find("/*") {
-        text.push_str(&rest[..i]);
-        rest = rest[i + 2..].find("*/").map_or("", |j| &rest[i + 2 + j + 2..]);
+    let mut chars = css.chars().peekable();
+    let mut quote = None;
+    let mut escaped = false;
+    while let Some(c) = chars.next() {
+        if let Some(q) = quote {
+            text.push(c);
+            if escaped {
+                escaped = false;
+            } else if c == '\\' {
+                escaped = true;
+            } else if c == q {
+                quote = None;
+            }
+        } else if c == '\'' || c == '"' {
+            quote = Some(c);
+            text.push(c);
+        } else if c == '/' && chars.peek() == Some(&'*') {
+            chars.next();
+            let mut prev_star = false;
+            for c in chars.by_ref() {
+                if prev_star && c == '/' {
+                    break;
+                }
+                prev_star = c == '*';
+            }
+        } else {
+            text.push(c);
+        }
     }
-    text.push_str(rest);
     let mut s = text.as_str();
     loop {
         s = s.trim_start();
diff --git a/crates/svg/tests/it/import_text.rs b/crates/svg/tests/it/import_text.rs
index 78716ef6e..f688e60e3 100644
--- a/crates/svg/tests/it/import_text.rs
+++ b/crates/svg/tests/it/import_text.rs
@@ -249,6 +249,13 @@ fn font_variation_settings_become_variable_font_settings() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn comment_markers_inside_css_strings_are_not_comments() {
+    let d = open(r#"<style>text { font-family: "A/*B"; fill: red }</style><text y="10">x</text>"#);
+    let t = only_text(&d);
+    assert_eq!(t.first_style().fill.color().map(|c| c.to_hex()).as_deref(), Some("#ff0000"));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn css_selectors_reach_text() {
     let d = open(