diff --git a/syntax/attribute_value.ml b/syntax/attribute_value.ml
index 4630d6e11..a38710c72 100644
--- a/syntax/attribute_value.ml
+++ b/syntax/attribute_value.ml
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ let list
   |> Common.list loc
   |> fun e -> Some e
 
-let spaces = list (Re_str.regexp " +") "space"
-let commas = list (Re_str.regexp " *, *") "comma"
-let semicolons = list (Re_str.regexp " *; *") "semicolon"
+let spaces = list (Re_str.regexp "[ \t\r\f]+") "space"
+let commas = list (Re_str.regexp "[ \t\r\f]*,[ \t\r\f]*") "comma"
+let semicolons = list (Re_str.regexp "[ \t\r\f]*;[ \t\r\f]*") "semicolon"
 
-let spaces_or_commas_regexp = Re_str.regexp "\\( *, *\\)\\| +"
+let spaces_or_commas_regexp = Re_str.regexp "\\([ \t\r\f]*,[ \t\r\f]*\\)\\|[ \t\r\f]+"
 let spaces_or_commas_ = exp_list spaces_or_commas_regexp "space- or comma"
 let spaces_or_commas = list spaces_or_commas_regexp "space- or comma"
 
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ let offset =
       else Some [%expr `Number [%e n]]
     end [@metaloc loc]
 
-let transform =
-  let regexp = Re_str.regexp "\\([^(]+\\)(\\([^)]*\\))" in
+let transform_item =
+  let regexp = Re_str.regexp "\\([a-zA-Z]+\\)[ \t\r\f]*(\\([^)]*\\))" in
 
   fun ?separated_by:_ ?default:_ loc name s ->
     if not @@ does_match regexp s then
@@ -408,6 +408,25 @@ let transform =
 
     Some e
 
+let rec transform =
+  let regexp_wsp = Re_str.regexp "[ \t\r\f]*" in
+  let regexp = Re_str.regexp "[ \t\r\f]*\\([a-zA-Z]+[ \t\r\f]*([^)]*)\\)\\(.*\\)" in
+
+  fun ?separated_by:_ ?default:_ loc name s ->
+    if does_match regexp_wsp s then
+      Some [%expr []]
+    else if does_match regexp_wsp s then
+      begin
+        let item = Re_str.matched_group 1 s in
+        let rest = Re_str.matched_group 2 s in
+        Option.bind (transform_item ~separated_by ~default loc name item) (fun item ->
+          Option.bind (transform ~separated_by ~default loc name rest) (fun l ->
+            Some (item :: l)))
+      end
+    else
+      Common.error loc "Value of %s is not a list of SVG transform" name
+    [@metaloc loc]
+
 
 
 (* String-like. *)
diff --git a/syntax/reflect/reflect.ml b/syntax/reflect/reflect.ml
index dafd1975b..d8abebf60 100644
--- a/syntax/reflect/reflect.ml
+++ b/syntax/reflect/reflect.ml
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ let rec to_attribute_parser lang name ~loc = function
     [%expr spaces_or_commas svg_length]
 
   | [[%type: transforms]] ->
-    [%expr spaces_or_commas transform]
+    [%expr transform]
 
   | [[%type: paint]] ->
     [%expr paint]
diff --git a/test/test_jsx.re b/test/test_jsx.re
index 18a5d4a7c..3f811a9b8 100644
--- a/test/test_jsx.re
+++ b/test/test_jsx.re
@@ -341,6 +341,11 @@ let svg = (
         [<path fill_rule="evenodd" />],
         [path(~a=[a_fill_rule(`Evenodd)], [])],
       ),
+      (
+			 "transform with random spacing",
+        [<g transform="translate   ( 200 ,  200) rotate(1)    matrix(-0,1,.1,.0,1e-5,1.E5) scale ( 1 , 0 ) skewY(-0.)"></g>],
+				[g(~a:[a_transform([`Translate((200., Some(200.))), `Rotate((1., None)), `Matrix((-0., 1, 0.1, 0., 1e-5, 1e5)), `Scale((1., Some 0.)), `SkewY(-0.)])], [])],
+      ),
     ],
   ),
 );
diff --git a/test/test_ppx.ml b/test/test_ppx.ml
index b521aada4..0d45c154c 100644
--- a/test/test_ppx.ml
+++ b/test/test_ppx.ml
@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ let svg = "svg", SvgTests.make Svg.[
   [[%svg "<path fill-rule='evenodd'/>"]],
   [path ~a:[a_fill_rule `Evenodd] []] ;
 
+  "transform with random spacing",
+  [[%svg "<g transform='translate   ( 200 ,  200) rotate(1)    matrix(-0,1,.1,.0,1e-5,1.E5) scale ( 1 , 0 ) skewY(-0.)'></g>"]],
+  [g ~a:[a_transform [`Translate (200., Some 200.); `Rotate (1., None); `Matrix (-0., 1, 0.1, 0., 1e-5, 1e5); `Scale (1., Some 0.); `SkewY (-0.)]] []] ;
+
 ]
 
 let svg_element_names = "svg element names", SvgTests.make Svg.[