diff --git a/lib/svg-icon-registry.service.ts b/lib/svg-icon-registry.service.ts
index 76296e4..33ed99f 100644
--- a/lib/svg-icon-registry.service.ts
+++ b/lib/svg-icon-registry.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Injectable, Optional, SkipSelf } from '@angular/core';
+import { Inject, Injectable, Optional, SkipSelf } from '@angular/core';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
@@ -8,57 +8,63 @@ import 'rxjs/add/operator/do';
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/finally';
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/map';
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/share';
+import 'rxjs/observable/throw';
+import 'rxjs/add/operator/catch';
 
-
-@Injectable()
 export class SvgIconRegistryService {
 
-	private iconsByUrl = new Map<string, SVGElement>();
-	private iconsLoadingByUrl = new Map<string, Observable<SVGElement>>();
-
-	constructor(private http:HttpClient) {
-	}
+  private iconsByUrl = new Map<string, SVGElement>();
+  private iconsLoadingByUrl = new Map<string, Observable<SVGElement>>();
 
-	loadSvg(url:string): Observable<SVGElement> {
+  constructor(private http: HttpClient, private fallbackIconUrl: string) {
+  }
 
-		if (this.iconsByUrl.has(url)) {
-			return Observable.of(this.iconsByUrl.get(url));
-		} else if (this.iconsLoadingByUrl.has(url)) {
-			return this.iconsLoadingByUrl.get(url);
-		} else {
-			const o = <Observable<SVGElement>> this.http.get(url, { responseType: 'text' })
-				.map(svg => {
-					const div = document.createElement('DIV');
-					div.innerHTML = svg;
-					return <SVGElement>div.querySelector('svg');
-				})
-				.do(svg => {
-					this.iconsByUrl.set(url, svg);
-				})
-				.finally(() => {
-					this.iconsLoadingByUrl.delete(url);
-				})
-				.share();
+  loadSvg(url: string): Observable<SVGElement> {
+    if (this.iconsByUrl.has(url)) {
+      return Observable.of(this.iconsByUrl.get(url));
+    } else if (this.iconsLoadingByUrl.has(url)) {
+      return this.iconsLoadingByUrl.get(url);
+    } else {
+      const o = this.http.get(url, {responseType: 'text'})
+        .map(svg => {
+          const div = document.createElement('DIV');
+          div.innerHTML = svg;
+          return <SVGElement>div.querySelector('svg');
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+          if (this.fallbackIconUrl) {
+            return this.loadSvg(this.fallbackIconUrl);
+          } else {
+            return Observable.throw(error);
+          }
+        })
+        .do(svg => {
+          this.iconsByUrl.set(url, svg);
+        })
+        .finally(() => {
+          this.iconsLoadingByUrl.delete(url);
+        })
+        .share();
+      this.iconsLoadingByUrl.set(url, o);
+      return o;
+    }
 
-			this.iconsLoadingByUrl.set(url, o);
-			return o;
-		}
-	}
+  }
 
-	unloadSvg(url:string) {
-		if (this.iconsByUrl.has(url)) {
-			this.iconsByUrl.delete(url);
-		}
-	}
+  unloadSvg(url: string) {
+    if (this.iconsByUrl.has(url)) {
+      this.iconsByUrl.delete(url);
+    }
+  }
 
 }
 
-export function SVG_ICON_REGISTRY_PROVIDER_FACTORY(parentRegistry:SvgIconRegistryService, http:HttpClient) {
-	return parentRegistry || new SvgIconRegistryService(http);
+export function SVG_ICON_REGISTRY_PROVIDER_FACTORY(parentRegistry: SvgIconRegistryService, http: HttpClient, fallBackIconUrl: string) {
+  return parentRegistry || new SvgIconRegistryService(http, fallBackIconUrl);
 }
 
 export const SVG_ICON_REGISTRY_PROVIDER = {
-	provide: SvgIconRegistryService,
-	deps: [ [new Optional(), new SkipSelf(), SvgIconRegistryService], HttpClient ],
-	useFactory: SVG_ICON_REGISTRY_PROVIDER_FACTORY
+  provide: SvgIconRegistryService,
+  deps: [[new Optional(), new SkipSelf(), SvgIconRegistryService], HttpClient, [new Inject('FALLBACK_ICON')]],
+  useFactory: SVG_ICON_REGISTRY_PROVIDER_FACTORY,
 };