diff --git a/src/core/vdom/create-element.js b/src/core/vdom/create-element.js
index 783cfa7127b..c9f30d2287e 100644
--- a/src/core/vdom/create-element.js
+++ b/src/core/vdom/create-element.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export function _createElement (
   let vnode, ns
   if (typeof tag === 'string') {
     let Ctor
-    ns = config.getTagNamespace(tag)
+    ns = (context.$vnode && context.$vnode.ns) || config.getTagNamespace(tag)
     if (config.isReservedTag(tag)) {
       // platform built-in elements
       vnode = new VNode(
diff --git a/test/unit/modules/vdom/create-element.spec.js b/test/unit/modules/vdom/create-element.spec.js
index e2e8ce27a6d..c060343df19 100644
--- a/test/unit/modules/vdom/create-element.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/modules/vdom/create-element.spec.js
@@ -141,6 +141,24 @@ describe('create-element', () => {
     expect(vnode.children[0].children[0].ns).toBeUndefined()
   })
 
+  // #6506
+  it('render SVGAElement in a component correctly', () => {
+    const vm = new Vue({
+      template: `
+        <svg>
+          <test></test>
+        </svg>
+      `,
+      components: {
+        test: { render: h => h('a') }
+      }
+    }).$mount()
+    const testComp = vm.$children[0]
+    expect(testComp.$vnode.ns).toBe('svg')
+    expect(testComp._vnode.tag).toBe('a')
+    expect(testComp._vnode.ns).toBe('svg')
+  })
+
   it('warn observed data objects', () => {
     new Vue({
       data: {