diff --git a/Source/svg/SVGParser.swift b/Source/svg/SVGParser.swift
index f1406535..fb4064b4 100644
--- a/Source/svg/SVGParser.swift
+++ b/Source/svg/SVGParser.swift
@@ -256,52 +256,57 @@ open class SVGParser {
     }
 
     fileprivate func parseElement(_ node: XMLIndexer, groupStyle: [String: String] = [:]) -> Node? {
-        if let element = node.element {
-            let styleAttributes = getStyleAttributes(groupStyle, element: element)
-            let position = getPosition(element)
-            switch element.name {
-            case "path":
-                if let path = parsePath(node) {
-                    return Shape(form: path, fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes), stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), place: position, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes), tag: getTag(element))
-                }
-            case "line":
-                if let line = parseLine(node) {
-                    return Shape(form: line, fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes), stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), place: position, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes), tag: getTag(element))
-                }
-            case "rect":
-                if let rect = parseRect(node) {
-                    return Shape(form: rect, fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes), stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), place: position, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes), tag: getTag(element))
-                }
-            case "circle":
-                if let circle = parseCircle(node) {
-                    return Shape(form: circle, fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes), stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), place: position, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes), tag: getTag(element))
-                }
-            case "ellipse":
-                if let ellipse = parseEllipse(node) {
-                    return Shape(form: ellipse, fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes), stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), place: position, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes), tag: getTag(element))
-                }
-            case "polygon":
-                if let polygon = parsePolygon(node) {
-                    return Shape(form: polygon, fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes), stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), place: position, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes), tag: getTag(element))
-                }
-            case "polyline":
-                if let polyline = parsePolyline(node) {
-                    return Shape(form: polyline, fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes), stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), place: position, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes), tag: getTag(element))
-                }
-            case "image":
-                return parseImage(node, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), pos: position, clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes))
-            case "text":
-                return parseText(node, textAnchor: getTextAnchor(styleAttributes), fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes),
-                                 stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), fontName: getFontName(styleAttributes), fontSize: getFontSize(styleAttributes), fontWeight: getFontWeight(styleAttributes), pos: position)
-            case "use":
-                return parseUse(node, groupStyle: styleAttributes, place: position)
-            case "mask":
-                break
-            default:
-                print("SVG parsing error. Shape \(element.name) not supported")
-                return .none
+        guard let element = node.element else { return .none }
+
+        let styleAttributes = getStyleAttributes(groupStyle, element: element)
+        if styleAttributes["display"] == "none" {
+            return .none
+        }
+
+        let position = getPosition(element)
+        switch element.name {
+        case "path":
+            if let path = parsePath(node) {
+                return Shape(form: path, fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes), stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), place: position, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes), tag: getTag(element))
+            }
+        case "line":
+            if let line = parseLine(node) {
+                return Shape(form: line, fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes), stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), place: position, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes), tag: getTag(element))
+            }
+        case "rect":
+            if let rect = parseRect(node) {
+                return Shape(form: rect, fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes), stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), place: position, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes), tag: getTag(element))
+            }
+        case "circle":
+            if let circle = parseCircle(node) {
+                return Shape(form: circle, fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes), stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), place: position, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes), tag: getTag(element))
+            }
+        case "ellipse":
+            if let ellipse = parseEllipse(node) {
+                return Shape(form: ellipse, fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes), stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), place: position, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes), tag: getTag(element))
             }
+        case "polygon":
+            if let polygon = parsePolygon(node) {
+                return Shape(form: polygon, fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes), stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), place: position, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes), tag: getTag(element))
+            }
+        case "polyline":
+            if let polyline = parsePolyline(node) {
+                return Shape(form: polyline, fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes), stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), place: position, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes), tag: getTag(element))
+            }
+        case "image":
+            return parseImage(node, opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), pos: position, clip: getClipPath(styleAttributes))
+        case "text":
+            return parseText(node, textAnchor: getTextAnchor(styleAttributes), fill: getFillColor(styleAttributes),
+                             stroke: getStroke(styleAttributes), opacity: getOpacity(styleAttributes), fontName: getFontName(styleAttributes), fontSize: getFontSize(styleAttributes), fontWeight: getFontWeight(styleAttributes), pos: position)
+        case "use":
+            return parseUse(node, groupStyle: styleAttributes, place: position)
+        case "mask":
+            break
+        default:
+            print("SVG parsing error. Shape \(element.name) not supported")
+            return .none
         }
+
         return .none
     }