diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
index 7abde998778a..3c8bcf7d9c6f 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
@@ -747,7 +747,8 @@ def validate_movie_writer(s):
 
 
 validate_movie_frame_fmt = ValidateInStrings(
-    'animation.frame_format', ['png', 'jpeg', 'tiff', 'raw', 'rgba'],
+    'animation.frame_format', ['png', 'jpeg', 'tiff', 'raw', 'rgba', 'ppm',
+                               'sgi', 'bmp', 'pbm', 'svg'],
     _deprecated_since="3.3")
 validate_axis_locator = ValidateInStrings(
     'major', ['minor', 'both', 'major'], _deprecated_since="3.3")
@@ -1491,7 +1492,8 @@ def _convert_validator_spec(key, conv):
     "animation.codec":        validate_string,
     "animation.bitrate":      validate_int,
     # Controls image format when frames are written to disk
-    "animation.frame_format": ["png", "jpeg", "tiff", "raw", "rgba"],
+    "animation.frame_format": ["png", "jpeg", "tiff", "raw", "rgba", "ppm",
+                               "sgi", "bmp", "pbm", "svg"],
     # Additional arguments for HTML writer
     "animation.html_args":    validate_stringlist,
     # Path to ffmpeg binary. If just binary name, subprocess uses $PATH.
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_rcparams.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_rcparams.py
index b34577a3ee93..97ae564af1fe 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_rcparams.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_rcparams.py
@@ -204,6 +204,15 @@ def test_Issue_1713(tmpdir):
     assert rc.get('timezone') == 'UTC'
 
 
+def test_animation_frame_formats():
+    # Animation frame_format should allow any of the following
+    # if any of these are not allowed, an exception will be raised
+    # test for gh issue #17908
+    for fmt in ['png', 'jpeg', 'tiff', 'raw', 'rgba', 'ppm',
+                'sgi', 'bmp', 'pbm', 'svg']:
+        mpl.rcParams['animation.frame_format'] = fmt
+
+
 def generate_validator_testcases(valid):
     validation_tests = (
         {'validator': validate_bool,