diff --git a/draftlogs/6445_fix.md b/draftlogs/6445_fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..96b19ecac29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/draftlogs/6445_fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ - Fix scaling of exports e.g. the SVG format by not adding vector-effect CSS to static plots [[#6445](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/pull/6445)]
diff --git a/src/components/errorbars/plot.js b/src/components/errorbars/plot.js
index 3a940fa28e0..01803e3abb5 100644
--- a/src/components/errorbars/plot.js
+++ b/src/components/errorbars/plot.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module.exports = function plot(gd, traces, plotinfo, transitionOpts) {
     var ya = plotinfo.yaxis;
 
     var hasAnimation = transitionOpts && transitionOpts.duration > 0;
+    var isStatic = gd._context.staticPlot;
 
     traces.each(function(d) {
         var trace = d[0].trace;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ module.exports = function plot(gd, traces, plotinfo, transitionOpts) {
 
                 if(isNew) {
                     yerror = errorbar.append('path')
-                        .style('vector-effect', 'non-scaling-stroke')
+                        .style('vector-effect', isStatic ? 'none' : 'non-scaling-stroke')
                         .classed('yerror', true);
                 } else if(hasAnimation) {
                     yerror = yerror
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ module.exports = function plot(gd, traces, plotinfo, transitionOpts) {
 
                 if(isNew) {
                     xerror = errorbar.append('path')
-                        .style('vector-effect', 'non-scaling-stroke')
+                        .style('vector-effect', isStatic ? 'none' : 'non-scaling-stroke')
                         .classed('xerror', true);
                 } else if(hasAnimation) {
                     xerror = xerror
diff --git a/src/traces/bar/plot.js b/src/traces/bar/plot.js
index 8876dc3db21..087b9287bf1 100644
--- a/src/traces/bar/plot.js
+++ b/src/traces/bar/plot.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ function plot(gd, plotinfo, cdModule, traceLayer, opts, makeOnCompleteCallback)
     var xa = plotinfo.xaxis;
     var ya = plotinfo.yaxis;
     var fullLayout = gd._fullLayout;
+    var isStatic = gd._context.staticPlot;
 
     if(!opts) {
         opts = {
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ function plot(gd, plotinfo, cdModule, traceLayer, opts, makeOnCompleteCallback)
 
             var sel = transition(Lib.ensureSingle(bar, 'path'), fullLayout, opts, makeOnCompleteCallback);
             sel
-                .style('vector-effect', 'non-scaling-stroke')
+                .style('vector-effect', isStatic ? 'none' : 'non-scaling-stroke')
                 .attr('d', (isNaN((x1 - x0) * (y1 - y0)) || (isBlank && gd._context.staticPlot)) ? 'M0,0Z' : 'M' + x0 + ',' + y0 + 'V' + y1 + 'H' + x1 + 'V' + y0 + 'Z')
                 .call(Drawing.setClipUrl, plotinfo.layerClipId, gd);
 
diff --git a/src/traces/barpolar/plot.js b/src/traces/barpolar/plot.js
index 41015dc3c08..7f4f0f45cf5 100644
--- a/src/traces/barpolar/plot.js
+++ b/src/traces/barpolar/plot.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ var Drawing = require('../../components/drawing');
 var helpers = require('../../plots/polar/helpers');
 
 module.exports = function plot(gd, subplot, cdbar) {
+    var isStatic = gd._context.staticPlot;
     var xa = subplot.xaxis;
     var ya = subplot.yaxis;
     var radialAxis = subplot.radialAxis;
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = function plot(gd, subplot, cdbar) {
         var bars = pointGroup.selectAll('g.point').data(Lib.identity);
 
         bars.enter().append('g')
-            .style('vector-effect', 'non-scaling-stroke')
+            .style('vector-effect', isStatic ? 'none' : 'non-scaling-stroke')
             .style('stroke-miterlimit', 2)
             .classed('point', true);
 
diff --git a/src/traces/box/plot.js b/src/traces/box/plot.js
index d62c00079f5..3fd80ce070e 100644
--- a/src/traces/box/plot.js
+++ b/src/traces/box/plot.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var JITTERCOUNT = 5; // points either side of this to include
 var JITTERSPREAD = 0.01; // fraction of IQR to count as "dense"
 
 function plot(gd, plotinfo, cdbox, boxLayer) {
+    var isStatic = gd._context.staticPlot;
     var xa = plotinfo.xaxis;
     var ya = plotinfo.yaxis;
 
@@ -37,13 +38,13 @@ function plot(gd, plotinfo, cdbox, boxLayer) {
             valAxis = ya;
         }
 
-        plotBoxAndWhiskers(plotGroup, {pos: posAxis, val: valAxis}, trace, t);
+        plotBoxAndWhiskers(plotGroup, {pos: posAxis, val: valAxis}, trace, t, isStatic);
         plotPoints(plotGroup, {x: xa, y: ya}, trace, t);
         plotBoxMean(plotGroup, {pos: posAxis, val: valAxis}, trace, t);
     });
 }
 
-function plotBoxAndWhiskers(sel, axes, trace, t) {
+function plotBoxAndWhiskers(sel, axes, trace, t, isStatic) {
     var isHorizontal = trace.orientation === 'h';
     var valAxis = axes.val;
     var posAxis = axes.pos;
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ function plotBoxAndWhiskers(sel, axes, trace, t) {
     ) ? Lib.identity : []);
 
     paths.enter().append('path')
-        .style('vector-effect', 'non-scaling-stroke')
+        .style('vector-effect', isStatic ? 'none' : 'non-scaling-stroke')
         .attr('class', 'box');
 
     paths.exit().remove();
diff --git a/src/traces/carpet/plot.js b/src/traces/carpet/plot.js
index f8b944e7d66..75f2f9bf198 100644
--- a/src/traces/carpet/plot.js
+++ b/src/traces/carpet/plot.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var strTranslate = Lib.strTranslate;
 var alignmentConstants = require('../../constants/alignment');
 
 module.exports = function plot(gd, plotinfo, cdcarpet, carpetLayer) {
+    var isStatic = gd._context.staticPlot;
     var xa = plotinfo.xaxis;
     var ya = plotinfo.yaxis;
     var fullLayout = gd._fullLayout;
@@ -31,15 +32,15 @@ module.exports = function plot(gd, plotinfo, cdcarpet, carpetLayer) {
 
         axisLayer.style('opacity', trace.opacity);
 
-        drawGridLines(xa, ya, majorLayer, aax, 'a', aax._gridlines, true);
-        drawGridLines(xa, ya, majorLayer, bax, 'b', bax._gridlines, true);
-        drawGridLines(xa, ya, minorLayer, aax, 'a', aax._minorgridlines, true);
-        drawGridLines(xa, ya, minorLayer, bax, 'b', bax._minorgridlines, true);
+        drawGridLines(xa, ya, majorLayer, aax, 'a', aax._gridlines, true, isStatic);
+        drawGridLines(xa, ya, majorLayer, bax, 'b', bax._gridlines, true, isStatic);
+        drawGridLines(xa, ya, minorLayer, aax, 'a', aax._minorgridlines, true, isStatic);
+        drawGridLines(xa, ya, minorLayer, bax, 'b', bax._minorgridlines, true, isStatic);
 
         // NB: These are not omitted if the lines are not active. The joins must be executed
         // in order for them to get cleaned up without a full redraw
-        drawGridLines(xa, ya, boundaryLayer, aax, 'a-boundary', aax._boundarylines);
-        drawGridLines(xa, ya, boundaryLayer, bax, 'b-boundary', bax._boundarylines);
+        drawGridLines(xa, ya, boundaryLayer, aax, 'a-boundary', aax._boundarylines, isStatic);
+        drawGridLines(xa, ya, boundaryLayer, bax, 'b-boundary', bax._boundarylines, isStatic);
 
         var labelOrientationA = drawAxisLabels(gd, xa, ya, trace, cd0, labelLayer, aax._labels, 'a-label');
         var labelOrientationB = drawAxisLabels(gd, xa, ya, trace, cd0, labelLayer, bax._labels, 'b-label');
@@ -79,13 +80,13 @@ function drawClipPath(trace, t, layer, xaxis, yaxis) {
     path.attr('d', clipPathData);
 }
 
-function drawGridLines(xaxis, yaxis, layer, axis, axisLetter, gridlines) {
+function drawGridLines(xaxis, yaxis, layer, axis, axisLetter, gridlines, isStatic) {
     var lineClass = 'const-' + axisLetter + '-lines';
     var gridJoin = layer.selectAll('.' + lineClass).data(gridlines);
 
     gridJoin.enter().append('path')
         .classed(lineClass, true)
-        .style('vector-effect', 'non-scaling-stroke');
+        .style('vector-effect', isStatic ? 'none' : 'non-scaling-stroke');
 
     gridJoin.each(function(d) {
         var gridline = d;
diff --git a/src/traces/contour/plot.js b/src/traces/contour/plot.js
index 76b4520fea9..e1728aca3c4 100644
--- a/src/traces/contour/plot.js
+++ b/src/traces/contour/plot.js
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ function joinAllPaths(pi, perimeter) {
 }
 
 function makeLinesAndLabels(plotgroup, pathinfo, gd, cd0, contours) {
+    var isStatic = gd._context.staticPlot;
     var lineContainer = Lib.ensureSingle(plotgroup, 'g', 'contourlines');
     var showLines = contours.showlines !== false;
     var showLabels = contours.showlabels;
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ function makeLinesAndLabels(plotgroup, pathinfo, gd, cd0, contours) {
     // if we're showing labels, because the fill paths include the perimeter
     // so can't be used to position the labels correctly.
     // In this case we'll remove the lines after making the labels.
-    var linegroup = exports.createLines(lineContainer, showLines || showLabels, pathinfo);
+    var linegroup = exports.createLines(lineContainer, showLines || showLabels, pathinfo, isStatic);
 
     var lineClip = exports.createLineClip(lineContainer, clipLinesForLabels, gd, cd0.trace.uid);
 
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@ function makeLinesAndLabels(plotgroup, pathinfo, gd, cd0, contours) {
     if(showLabels && !showLines) linegroup.remove();
 }
 
-exports.createLines = function(lineContainer, makeLines, pathinfo) {
+exports.createLines = function(lineContainer, makeLines, pathinfo, isStatic) {
     var smoothing = pathinfo[0].smoothing;
 
     var linegroup = lineContainer.selectAll('g.contourlevel')
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ exports.createLines = function(lineContainer, makeLines, pathinfo) {
                 return Drawing.smoothopen(d, smoothing);
             })
             .style('stroke-miterlimit', 1)
-            .style('vector-effect', 'non-scaling-stroke');
+            .style('vector-effect', isStatic ? 'none' : 'non-scaling-stroke');
 
         var closedcontourlines = linegroup.selectAll('path.closedline')
             .data(function(d) { return d.ppaths || d.paths; });
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ exports.createLines = function(lineContainer, makeLines, pathinfo) {
                 return Drawing.smoothclosed(d, smoothing);
             })
             .style('stroke-miterlimit', 1)
-            .style('vector-effect', 'non-scaling-stroke');
+            .style('vector-effect', isStatic ? 'none' : 'non-scaling-stroke');
     }
 
     return linegroup;
diff --git a/src/traces/contourcarpet/plot.js b/src/traces/contourcarpet/plot.js
index 2b2181c9a84..807b5c01402 100644
--- a/src/traces/contourcarpet/plot.js
+++ b/src/traces/contourcarpet/plot.js
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ function mapPathinfo(pathinfo, map) {
 }
 
 function makeLinesAndLabels(plotgroup, pathinfo, gd, cd0, contours, plotinfo, carpet) {
+    var isStatic = gd._context.staticPlot;
     var lineContainer = Lib.ensureSingle(plotgroup, 'g', 'contourlines');
     var showLines = contours.showlines !== false;
     var showLabels = contours.showlabels;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ function makeLinesAndLabels(plotgroup, pathinfo, gd, cd0, contours, plotinfo, ca
     // if we're showing labels, because the fill paths include the perimeter
     // so can't be used to position the labels correctly.
     // In this case we'll remove the lines after making the labels.
-    var linegroup = contourPlot.createLines(lineContainer, showLines || showLabels, pathinfo);
+    var linegroup = contourPlot.createLines(lineContainer, showLines || showLabels, pathinfo, isStatic);
 
     var lineClip = contourPlot.createLineClip(lineContainer, clipLinesForLabels, gd, cd0.trace.uid);
 
diff --git a/src/traces/scatter/plot.js b/src/traces/scatter/plot.js
index 6a3bc9ee0d3..eb2e3977943 100644
--- a/src/traces/scatter/plot.js
+++ b/src/traces/scatter/plot.js
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ function createFills(gd, traceJoin, plotinfo) {
 }
 
 function plotOne(gd, idx, plotinfo, cdscatter, cdscatterAll, element, transitionOpts) {
+    var isStatic = gd._context.staticPlot;
     var i;
 
     // Since this has been reorganized and we're executing this on individual traces,
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ function plotOne(gd, idx, plotinfo, cdscatter, cdscatterAll, element, transition
 
     lineJoin.enter().append('path')
         .classed('js-line', true)
-        .style('vector-effect', 'non-scaling-stroke')
+        .style('vector-effect', isStatic ? 'none' : 'non-scaling-stroke')
         .call(Drawing.lineGroupStyle)
         .each(makeUpdate(true));
 
diff --git a/src/traces/violin/plot.js b/src/traces/violin/plot.js
index b46292d319d..da5a8a837b7 100644
--- a/src/traces/violin/plot.js
+++ b/src/traces/violin/plot.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ var linePoints = require('../scatter/line_points');
 var helpers = require('./helpers');
 
 module.exports = function plot(gd, plotinfo, cdViolins, violinLayer) {
+    var isStatic = gd._context.staticPlot;
     var fullLayout = gd._fullLayout;
     var xa = plotinfo.xaxis;
     var ya = plotinfo.yaxis;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ module.exports = function plot(gd, plotinfo, cdViolins, violinLayer) {
         var violins = plotGroup.selectAll('path.violin').data(Lib.identity);
 
         violins.enter().append('path')
-            .style('vector-effect', 'non-scaling-stroke')
+            .style('vector-effect', isStatic ? 'none' : 'non-scaling-stroke')
             .attr('class', 'violin');
 
         violins.exit().remove();
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ module.exports = function plot(gd, plotinfo, cdViolins, violinLayer) {
         meanPaths.enter().append('path')
             .attr('class', 'meanline')
             .style('fill', 'none')
-            .style('vector-effect', 'non-scaling-stroke');
+            .style('vector-effect', isStatic ? 'none' : 'non-scaling-stroke');
         meanPaths.exit().remove();
         meanPaths.each(function(d) {
             var v = valAxis.c2p(d.mean, true);
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diff --git a/test/image/baselines/line_scatter.png b/test/image/baselines/line_scatter.png
index 227f9fd3c91..95b08021ecf 100644
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