diff --git a/deegree-core/deegree-core-rendering-2d/src/test/resources/org/deegree/rendering/r2d/similaritytests/point_wellknownname_svgpath.gml b/deegree-core/deegree-core-rendering-2d/src/test/resources/org/deegree/rendering/r2d/similaritytests/point_wellknownname_svgpath.gml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2df16aae77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deegree-core/deegree-core-rendering-2d/src/test/resources/org/deegree/rendering/r2d/similaritytests/point_wellknownname_svgpath.gml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<gml:FeatureCollection id="FC_1"
+                       xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2"
+                       xmlns="http://deegree.org/app"
+                       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+                       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2 https://schemas.opengis.net/gml/3.2.1/gml.xsd">
+  <gml:boundedBy>
+    <gml:Envelope srsName="EPSG:25832">
+      <gml:lowerCorner>0.0 0.0</gml:lowerCorner>
+      <gml:upperCorner>100.0 100.0</gml:upperCorner>
+    </gml:Envelope>
+  </gml:boundedBy>
+  <gml:featureMember>
+    <Object gml:id="FEATURE_1">
+      <id>1</id>
+      <name>dummy</name>
+      <geom>
+        <gml:Point xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2" gml:id="GML_1">
+          <gml:pos>50.000000 50.000000</gml:pos>
+        </gml:Point>
+      </geom>
+    </Object>
+  </gml:featureMember>
+</gml:FeatureCollection>
diff --git a/deegree-core/deegree-core-rendering-2d/src/test/resources/org/deegree/rendering/r2d/similaritytests/point_wellknownname_svgpath.png b/deegree-core/deegree-core-rendering-2d/src/test/resources/org/deegree/rendering/r2d/similaritytests/point_wellknownname_svgpath.png
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index 0000000000..0570d49237
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diff --git a/deegree-core/deegree-core-rendering-2d/src/test/resources/org/deegree/rendering/r2d/similaritytests/point_wellknownname_svgpath.xml b/deegree-core/deegree-core-rendering-2d/src/test/resources/org/deegree/rendering/r2d/similaritytests/point_wellknownname_svgpath.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6c984d16a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deegree-core/deegree-core-rendering-2d/src/test/resources/org/deegree/rendering/r2d/similaritytests/point_wellknownname_svgpath.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<FeatureTypeStyle xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/se"
+                  xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc"
+                  xmlns:app="http://www.deegree.org/app"
+                  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+                  xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/se http://schemas.opengis.net/se/1.1.0/FeatureStyle.xsd">
+
+  <Rule>
+    <PointSymbolizer><Graphic><Mark><WellKnownName>svgpath://m 8,14 0,-6 h -4.5 c 0,0 0,-7.5 6.6,-7.5 6,0 6.5,7.5 6.6,7.5 l -4.5,0 0,6 z m -4,0 v -2 h 2 v 2 z</WellKnownName><Fill><SvgParameter name="fill">#FF0000</SvgParameter><SvgParameter name="fill-opacity">0.4</SvgParameter></Fill><Stroke><SvgParameter name="stroke">#000000</SvgParameter><SvgParameter name="stroke-width">1</SvgParameter></Stroke></Mark><Size>40</Size>
+        <Displacement><DisplacementX>0</DisplacementX><DisplacementY>0</DisplacementY></Displacement></Graphic></PointSymbolizer>
+  </Rule>
+</FeatureTypeStyle>
diff --git a/deegree-core/deegree-core-style/src/main/java/org/deegree/style/styling/wkn/SvgPathLoader.java b/deegree-core/deegree-core-style/src/main/java/org/deegree/style/styling/wkn/SvgPathLoader.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01703134ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deegree-core/deegree-core-style/src/main/java/org/deegree/style/styling/wkn/SvgPathLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ This file is part of deegree, http://deegree.org/
+ Copyright (C) 2022 by:
+ - grit graphische Informationstechnik Beratungsgesellschaft mbH -
+
+ This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
+ any later version.
+ This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+ FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
+ details.
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+ Contact information:
+
+ grit graphische Informationstechnik Beratungsgesellschaft mbH
+ Landwehrstr. 143, 59368 Werne
+ Germany
+ http://www.grit.de/
+
+ lat/lon GmbH
+ Aennchenstr. 19, 53177 Bonn
+ Germany
+ http://lat-lon.de/
+
+ Department of Geography, University of Bonn
+ Prof. Dr. Klaus Greve
+ Postfach 1147, 53001 Bonn
+ Germany
+ http://www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/deegree/
+
+ e-mail: info@deegree.org
+ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+package org.deegree.style.styling.wkn;
+
+import java.awt.Shape;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+import org.apache.batik.parser.AWTPathProducer;
+import org.apache.batik.parser.ParseException;
+import org.apache.batik.parser.PathParser;
+import org.deegree.style.styling.mark.WellKnownNameLoader;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+public class SvgPathLoader implements WellKnownNameLoader {
+
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger( SvgPathLoader.class );
+
+    public static final String PREFIX = "svgpath://";
+
+    @Override
+    public Shape parse( String wellKnownName, Function<String, URL> resolver ) {
+        if ( wellKnownName == null || !wellKnownName.startsWith( PREFIX ) )
+            return null;
+
+        String wkn = wellKnownName.substring( PREFIX.length() );
+
+        Shape s = null;
+        AWTPathProducer pathProducer = new AWTPathProducer();
+        PathParser pp = new PathParser();
+        pp.setPathHandler( pathProducer );
+        try {
+            pp.parse( wkn );
+            s = pathProducer.getShape();
+        } catch ( ParseException ex ) {
+            LOG.warn( "Could not Parse SVGPath {}: {}", wkn, ex.getMessage() );
+            LOG.trace( "Exception", ex );
+        }
+
+        return s;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/deegree-core/deegree-core-style/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.deegree.style.styling.mark.WellKnownNameLoader b/deegree-core/deegree-core-style/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.deegree.style.styling.mark.WellKnownNameLoader
index edb1f28d7d..b0e8ce0f00 100644
--- a/deegree-core/deegree-core-style/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.deegree.style.styling.mark.WellKnownNameLoader
+++ b/deegree-core/deegree-core-style/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.deegree.style.styling.mark.WellKnownNameLoader
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ org.deegree.style.styling.wkn.ShapeLoader
 org.deegree.style.styling.wkn.ExtShapeLoader
 org.deegree.style.styling.wkn.TrueTypeFontLoader
 org.deegree.style.styling.wkn.QGisShapeLoader
-#org.deegree.style.styling.wkn.SvgPathLoader
+org.deegree.style.styling.wkn.SvgPathLoader
 #org.deegree.style.styling.wkn.WKTLoader
 #org.deegree.style.styling.wkn.WKTLinearizeLoader
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deegree-services/deegree-webservices-handbook/src/main/asciidoc/images/se_wkn_example/svgpath_example.png b/deegree-services/deegree-webservices-handbook/src/main/asciidoc/images/se_wkn_example/svgpath_example.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9b6cd38bb
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diff --git a/deegree-services/deegree-webservices-handbook/src/main/asciidoc/renderstyles.adoc b/deegree-services/deegree-webservices-handbook/src/main/asciidoc/renderstyles.adoc
index 4414e2e965..fbeeb531e4 100644
--- a/deegree-services/deegree-webservices-handbook/src/main/asciidoc/renderstyles.adoc
+++ b/deegree-services/deegree-webservices-handbook/src/main/asciidoc/renderstyles.adoc
@@ -771,6 +771,18 @@ image::se_wkn_example/extshape_arrow_t_00_10.png[]
 <WellKnownName>extshape://arrow?t=0.2&amp;hr=2&amp;ab=0.5</WellKnownName>
 ----
 
+====== Custom Symbol from SVG path svgpath://
+
+It is also possible to define a symbol from a SVG path data.
+The syntax of SVG path data is described at https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/paths.html#PathData
+
+.Example of custom symbol with \`svgpath://`
+[cols="10,90"]
+|===
+a|image::se_wkn_example/svgpath_example.png[]
+a|`svgpath://m 8,14 0,-6 h -4.5 c 0,0 0,-7.5 6.6,-7.5 6,0 6.5,7.5 6.6,7.5 l -4.5,0 0,6 z m -4,0 v -2 h 2 v 2 z`
+|===
+
 ====== Use Symbol from character code ttf://
 
 Also TrueType font files can be used as source for symbols.