diff --git a/modules/ext.math.js b/modules/ext.math.js
index b50b8894c..b3fe74478 100644
--- a/modules/ext.math.js
+++ b/modules/ext.math.js
@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@
 	'use strict';
 	var img, url;
 
+	function insertImg( png ) {
+		$( '.mwe-math-fallback-image-inline, .mwe-math-fallback-image-display' ).each( function ( ) {
+			// Create a new image to use as the fallback.
+			img = document.createElement( 'img' );
+			url = this.style.backgroundImage.match( /url\(\s*(['"]?)([^\1\)]*)\1\s*\)/ )[ 2 ];
+			if ( png ) {
+				url = url.replace( 'media/math/render/svg/', 'media/math/render/png/' );
+			}
+			img.setAttribute( 'src', url );
+			img.setAttribute( 'class', 'tex mwe-math-fallback-image-' + ( $( this ).hasClass( 'mwe-math-fallback-image-inline' ) ? 'inline' : 'display' ) );
+			img.setAttribute( 'aria-hidden', 'true' );
+			this.parentNode.insertBefore( img, this );
+
+			// Hide the old SVG fallback.
+			$( this ).css( 'display', 'none' );
+		} );
+	}
+
 	// If MathPlayer is installed we show the MathML rendering.
 	if ( navigator.userAgent.indexOf( 'MathPlayer' ) > -1 ) {
 		$( '.mwe-math-mathml-a11y' ).removeClass( 'mwe-math-mathml-a11y' );
@@ -12,17 +30,9 @@
 	// We verify whether SVG as <img> is supported and otherwise use the
 	// PNG fallback. See https://github.com/Modernizr/Modernizr/blob/master/feature-detects/svg/asimg.js
 	if ( !document.implementation.hasFeature( 'http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/feature#Image', '1.1' ) ) {
-		$( '.mwe-math-fallback-image-inline, .mwe-math-fallback-image-display' ).each( function () {
-			// Create a new PNG image to use as the fallback.
-			img = document.createElement( 'img' );
-			url = this.style.backgroundImage.match( /url\('?([^']*)'?\)/ )[ 1 ];
-			img.setAttribute( 'src', url.replace( 'media/math/render/svg/', 'media/math/render/png/' ) );
-			img.setAttribute( 'class', 'tex mwe-math-fallback-image-' + ( $( this ).hasClass( 'mwe-math-fallback-image-inline' ) ? 'inline' : 'display' ) );
-			img.setAttribute( 'aria-hidden', 'true' );
-			this.parentNode.insertBefore( img, this );
-
-			// Hide the SVG fallback.
-			$( this ).css( 'display', 'none' );
-		} );
+		insertImg( true );
+	} else if ( $.client.profile().name.match( /msie|edge/ ) ) {
+		// For all IE versions the meta tags are rendered blurry, while img tags are rendered fine.
+		insertImg( false );
 	}
 }( jQuery ) );