diff --git a/src/gradient.class.js b/src/gradient.class.js
index 0488d748d84..6d57d73ef6a 100644
--- a/src/gradient.class.js
+++ b/src/gradient.class.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
       for (var position in colorStops) {
         var color = new fabric.Color(colorStops[position]);
         this.colorStops.push({
-          offset: position,
+          offset: parseFloat(position),
           color: color.toRgb(),
           opacity: color.getAlpha()
         });
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@
      */
     toSVG: function(object) {
       var coords = fabric.util.object.clone(this.coords),
-          markup, commonAttributes;
-
+          markup, commonAttributes, colorStops = this.colorStops,
+          needsSwap = coords.r1 > coords.r2;
       // colorStops must be sorted ascending
       this.colorStops.sort(function(a, b) {
         return a.offset - b.offset;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 
       if (!(object.group && object.group.type === 'path-group')) {
         for (var prop in coords) {
-          if (prop === 'x1' || prop === 'x2' || prop === 'r2') {
+          if (prop === 'x1' || prop === 'x2') {
             coords[prop] += this.offsetX - object.width / 2;
           }
           else if (prop === 'y1' || prop === 'y2') {
@@ -205,24 +205,45 @@
         ];
       }
       else if (this.type === 'radial') {
+        // svg radial gradient has just 1 radius. the biggest.
         markup = [
           '<radialGradient ',
           commonAttributes,
-          ' cx="', coords.x2,
-          '" cy="', coords.y2,
-          '" r="', coords.r2,
-          '" fx="', coords.x1,
-          '" fy="', coords.y1,
+          ' cx="', needsSwap ? coords.x1 : coords.x2,
+          '" cy="', needsSwap ? coords.y1 : coords.y2,
+          '" r="', needsSwap ? coords.r1 : coords.r2,
+          '" fx="', needsSwap ? coords.x2 : coords.x1,
+          '" fy="', needsSwap ? coords.y2 : coords.y1,
           '">\n'
         ];
       }
 
-      for (var i = 0; i < this.colorStops.length; i++) {
+      if (this.type === 'radial') {
+        if (needsSwap) {
+          // svg goes from internal to external radius. if radius are inverted, swap color stops.
+          colorStops = colorStops.concat().reverse();
+          for (var i = 0; i < colorStops.length; i++) {
+            colorStops[i].offset = 1 - colorStops[i].offset;
+          }
+        }
+        var minRadius = Math.min(coords.r1, coords.r2);
+        if (minRadius > 0) {
+          // i have to shift all colorStops and add new one in 0.
+          var maxRadius = Math.max(coords.r1, coords.r2),
+              percentageShift = minRadius / maxRadius;
+          for (var i = 0; i < colorStops.length; i++) {
+            colorStops[i].offset += percentageShift * (1 - colorStops[i].offset);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      for (var i = 0; i < colorStops.length; i++) {
+        var colorStop = colorStops[i];
         markup.push(
           '<stop ',
-            'offset="', (this.colorStops[i].offset * 100) + '%',
-            '" style="stop-color:', this.colorStops[i].color,
-            (this.colorStops[i].opacity !== null ? ';stop-opacity: ' + this.colorStops[i].opacity : ';'),
+            'offset="', (colorStop.offset * 100) + '%',
+            '" style="stop-color:', colorStop.color,
+            (colorStop.opacity !== null ? ';stop-opacity: ' + colorStop.opacity : ';'),
           '"/>\n'
         );
       }
@@ -274,7 +295,7 @@
         if (typeof opacity !== 'undefined') {
           color = new fabric.Color(color).setAlpha(opacity).toRgba();
         }
-        gradient.addColorStop(parseFloat(offset), color);
+        gradient.addColorStop(offset, color);
       }
 
       return gradient;
diff --git a/src/parser.js b/src/parser.js
index 5918f00a5a1..9ad08962ccf 100644
--- a/src/parser.js
+++ b/src/parser.js
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@
     var svgUid =  fabric.Object.__uid++,
         options = applyViewboxTransform(doc),
         descendants = fabric.util.toArray(doc.getElementsByTagName('*'));
-    options.crossOrigin = parsingOptions.crossOrigin;
+    options.crossOrigin = parsingOptions && parsingOptions.crossOrigin;
     options.svgUid = svgUid;
 
     if (descendants.length === 0 && fabric.isLikelyNode) {
diff --git a/test/unit/gradient.js b/test/unit/gradient.js
index fb5a92f852f..12bc6d161bf 100644
--- a/test/unit/gradient.js
+++ b/test/unit/gradient.js
@@ -36,6 +36,47 @@
     });
   }
 
+  function createRadialGradientWithInternalRadius() {
+    return new fabric.Gradient({
+      type: 'radial',
+      coords: {
+        x1: 0,
+        y1: 10,
+        x2: 100,
+        y2: 200,
+        r1: 10,
+        r2: 50
+      },
+      colorStops: [
+        { offset: 0, color: 'red' },
+        { offset: 1, color: 'green', opacity: 0 }
+      ]
+    });
+  }
+
+  function createRadialGradientSwapped() {
+    return new fabric.Gradient({
+      type: 'radial',
+      coords: {
+        x1: 0,
+        y1: 10,
+        x2: 100,
+        y2: 200,
+        r1: 50,
+        r2: 10
+      },
+      colorStops: [
+        { offset: 0, color: 'red' },
+        { offset: 1, color: 'green', opacity: 0 }
+      ]
+    });
+  }
+
+  var SVG_LINEAR = '<linearGradient id="SVGID_0" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x1="-50" y1="-40" x2="50" y2="150">\n<stop offset="0%" style="stop-color:red;stop-opacity: 0"/>\n<stop offset="100%" style="stop-color:green;stop-opacity: undefined"/>\n</linearGradient>\n';
+  var SVG_RADIAL = '<radialGradient id="SVGID_0" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" cx="50" cy="150" r="50" fx="-50" fy="-40">\n<stop offset="0%" style="stop-color:red;stop-opacity: undefined"/>\n<stop offset="100%" style="stop-color:green;stop-opacity: 0"/>\n</radialGradient>\n';
+  var SVG_INTERNALRADIUS = '<radialGradient id="SVGID_0" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" cx="50" cy="150" r="50" fx="-50" fy="-40">\n<stop offset="20%" style="stop-color:red;stop-opacity: undefined"/>\n<stop offset="100%" style="stop-color:green;stop-opacity: 0"/>\n</radialGradient>\n';
+  var SVG_SWAPPED = '<radialGradient id="SVGID_0" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" cx="-50" cy="-40" r="50" fx="50" fy="150">\n<stop offset="20%" style="stop-color:green;stop-opacity: 0"/>\n<stop offset="100%" style="stop-color:red;stop-opacity: undefined"/>\n</radialGradient>\n';
+
   test('constructor linearGradient', function() {
     ok(fabric.Gradient);
 
@@ -634,10 +675,35 @@
 
   test('toSVG', function() {
     var gradient = createLinearGradient();
-
     ok(typeof gradient.toSVG == 'function');
+  });
+
+  test('toSVG linear', function() {
+    fabric.Object.__uid = 0;
+    var gradient = createLinearGradient();
+    var obj = new fabric.Object({ width: 100, height: 100 });
+    equal(gradient.toSVG(obj), SVG_LINEAR);
+  });
+
+  test('toSVG radial', function() {
+    fabric.Object.__uid = 0;
+    var gradient = createRadialGradient();
+    var obj = new fabric.Object({ width: 100, height: 100 });
+    equal(gradient.toSVG(obj), SVG_RADIAL);
+  });
+
+  test('toSVG radial with r1 > 0', function() {
+    fabric.Object.__uid = 0;
+    var gradient = createRadialGradientWithInternalRadius();
+    var obj = new fabric.Object({ width: 100, height: 100 });
+    equal(gradient.toSVG(obj), SVG_INTERNALRADIUS);
+  });
 
-    // TODO: test toSVG
+  test('toSVG radial with r1 > 0', function() {
+    fabric.Object.__uid = 0;
+    var gradient = createRadialGradientSwapped();
+    var obj = new fabric.Object({ width: 100, height: 100 });
+    equal(gradient.toSVG(obj), SVG_SWAPPED);
   });
 
 })();