diff --git a/src/core/const.js b/src/core/const.js
index 63ffdeb..95e55a5 100644
--- a/src/core/const.js
+++ b/src/core/const.js
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
  * @type {RegExp|string}
  * @example data:image/png;base64
  */
-export const DATA_URI = /^\s*data:(?:([\w-]+)\/([\w+.-]+))?(?:;(charset=[\w-]+|base64))?,(.*)/i;
+export const DATA_URI = /^\s*data:(?:([\w-]+)\/([\w+.-]+))?(?:;charset=([\w-]+))?(?:;(base64))?,(.*)/i;
 
 /**
  * Regexp for SVG size.

diff --git a/src/core/const.js b/src/core/const.js
index 63ffdeb..95e55a5 100644
--- a/src/core/const.js
+++ b/src/core/const.js
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
  * @type {RegExp|string}
  * @example data:image/png;base64
  */
-export const DATA_URI = /^\s*data:(?:([\w-]+)\/([\w+.-]+))?(?:;(charset=[\w-]+|base64))?,(.*)/i;
+export const DATA_URI = /^\s*data:(?:([\w-]+)\/([\w+.-]+))?(?:;charset=([\w-]+))?(?:;(base64))?,(.*)/i;
 
 /**
  * Regexp for SVG size.
diff --git a/src/core/utils/index.js b/src/core/utils/index.js
index 2d70db2..f656d6d 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/index.js
+++ b/src/core/utils/index.js
@@ -186,8 +186,9 @@
         return {
             mediaType: dataUriMatch[1] ? dataUriMatch[1].toLowerCase() : undefined,
             subType: dataUriMatch[2] ? dataUriMatch[2].toLowerCase() : undefined,
-            encoding: dataUriMatch[3] ? dataUriMatch[3].toLowerCase() : undefined,
-            data: dataUriMatch[4],
+            charset: dataUriMatch[3] ? dataUriMatch[3].toLowerCase() : undefined,
+            encoding: dataUriMatch[4] ? dataUriMatch[4].toLowerCase() : undefined,
+            data: dataUriMatch[5],
         };
     }
 

diff --git a/src/core/const.js b/src/core/const.js
index 63ffdeb..95e55a5 100644
--- a/src/core/const.js
+++ b/src/core/const.js
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
  * @type {RegExp|string}
  * @example data:image/png;base64
  */
-export const DATA_URI = /^\s*data:(?:([\w-]+)\/([\w+.-]+))?(?:;(charset=[\w-]+|base64))?,(.*)/i;
+export const DATA_URI = /^\s*data:(?:([\w-]+)\/([\w+.-]+))?(?:;charset=([\w-]+))?(?:;(base64))?,(.*)/i;
 
 /**
  * Regexp for SVG size.
diff --git a/src/core/utils/index.js b/src/core/utils/index.js
index 2d70db2..f656d6d 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/index.js
+++ b/src/core/utils/index.js
@@ -186,8 +186,9 @@
         return {
             mediaType: dataUriMatch[1] ? dataUriMatch[1].toLowerCase() : undefined,
             subType: dataUriMatch[2] ? dataUriMatch[2].toLowerCase() : undefined,
-            encoding: dataUriMatch[3] ? dataUriMatch[3].toLowerCase() : undefined,
-            data: dataUriMatch[4],
+            charset: dataUriMatch[3] ? dataUriMatch[3].toLowerCase() : undefined,
+            encoding: dataUriMatch[4] ? dataUriMatch[4].toLowerCase() : undefined,
+            data: dataUriMatch[5],
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/test/core/util.js b/test/core/util.js
index 9813d9a..41962ee 100755
--- a/test/core/util.js
+++ b/test/core/util.js
@@ -84,12 +84,50 @@
                 .to.equal('image');
             expect(dataUri.subType)
                 .to.equal('png');
+            expect(dataUri.charset)
+                .to.be.an('undefined');
             expect(dataUri.encoding)
                 .to.equal('base64');
             expect(dataUri.data)
                 .to.equal('94Z9RWUN77ZW');
         });
 
+        it('should decompose a data URI with charset', function ()
+        {
+            const dataUri = PIXI.utils.decomposeDataUri('data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8;base64,PGRpdiB4bWxucz0Pg==');
+
+            expect(dataUri)
+                .to.be.an('object');
+            expect(dataUri.mediaType)
+                .to.equal('image');
+            expect(dataUri.subType)
+                .to.equal('svg+xml');
+            expect(dataUri.charset)
+                .to.equal('utf8');
+            expect(dataUri.encoding)
+                .to.equal('base64');
+            expect(dataUri.data)
+                .to.equal('PGRpdiB4bWxucz0Pg==');
+        });
+
+        it('should decompose a data URI with charset without encoding', function ()
+        {
+            const dataUri = PIXI.utils.decomposeDataUri('data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,PGRpdiB4bWxucz0Pg==');
+
+            expect(dataUri)
+                .to.be.an('object');
+            expect(dataUri.mediaType)
+                .to.equal('image');
+            expect(dataUri.subType)
+                .to.equal('svg+xml');
+            expect(dataUri.charset)
+                .to.equal('utf8');
+            expect(dataUri.encoding)
+                .to.be.an('undefined');
+            expect(dataUri.data)
+                .to.equal('PGRpdiB4bWxucz0Pg==');
+        });
+
         it('should return undefined for anything else', function ()
         {
             const dataUri = PIXI.utils.decomposeDataUri('foo');