diff --git a/vtm-android-gdx/build.gradle b/vtm-android-gdx/build.gradle
index 735a8ae5..5eb1a45b 100644
--- a/vtm-android-gdx/build.gradle
+++ b/vtm-android-gdx/build.gradle
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile project(':vtm-gdx')
     compile project(':vtm-themes')
     compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-backend-android:$gdxVersion"
+    compile 'com.caverock:androidsvg:1.2.2-beta-1'
     compile 'com.noveogroup.android:android-logger:1.3.6'
 }
 
diff --git a/vtm-android-gdx/src/org/oscim/android/canvas/AndroidGraphics.java b/vtm-android-gdx/src/org/oscim/android/canvas/AndroidGraphics.java
index 34d229e2..5165e7a8 100644
--- a/vtm-android-gdx/src/org/oscim/android/canvas/AndroidGraphics.java
+++ b/vtm-android-gdx/src/org/oscim/android/canvas/AndroidGraphics.java
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ public final class AndroidGraphics extends CanvasAdapter {
         return new AndroidBitmap(inputStream);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Bitmap decodeSvgBitmapImpl(InputStream inputStream) {
+        try {
+            return new AndroidSvgBitmap(inputStream);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Bitmap loadBitmapAssetImpl(String relativePathPrefix, String src) {
         try {
diff --git a/vtm-android-gdx/src/org/oscim/android/canvas/AndroidSvgBitmap.java b/vtm-android-gdx/src/org/oscim/android/canvas/AndroidSvgBitmap.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb510e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vtm-android-gdx/src/org/oscim/android/canvas/AndroidSvgBitmap.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 devemux86
+ *
+ * This program 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 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.oscim.android.canvas;
+
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.Picture;
+import android.graphics.RectF;
+
+import com.caverock.androidsvg.SVG;
+
+import org.oscim.backend.CanvasAdapter;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+public class AndroidSvgBitmap extends AndroidBitmap {
+    private static final float DEFAULT_SIZE = 400f;
+
+    private static android.graphics.Bitmap getResourceBitmap(InputStream inputStream) throws IOException {
+        synchronized (SVG.getVersion()) {
+            try {
+                SVG svg = SVG.getFromInputStream(inputStream);
+                Picture picture = svg.renderToPicture();
+
+                float scaleFactor = CanvasAdapter.dpi / 160;
+                double scale = scaleFactor / Math.sqrt((picture.getHeight() * picture.getWidth()) / DEFAULT_SIZE);
+
+                float bitmapWidth = (float) (picture.getWidth() * scale);
+                float bitmapHeight = (float) (picture.getHeight() * scale);
+
+                android.graphics.Bitmap bitmap = android.graphics.Bitmap.createBitmap((int) Math.ceil(bitmapWidth),
+                        (int) Math.ceil(bitmapHeight), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
+                Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bitmap);
+                canvas.drawPicture(picture, new RectF(0, 0, bitmapWidth, bitmapHeight));
+
+                return bitmap;
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                throw new IOException(e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    AndroidSvgBitmap(InputStream inputStream) throws IOException {
+        super(getResourceBitmap(inputStream));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vtm-android/build.gradle b/vtm-android/build.gradle
index 1bdc01d8..8cdec00d 100644
--- a/vtm-android/build.gradle
+++ b/vtm-android/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.github.dcendents.android-maven'
 
 dependencies {
     compile project(':vtm')
+    compile 'com.caverock:androidsvg:1.2.2-beta-1'
 }
 
 android {
diff --git a/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/canvas/AndroidGraphics.java b/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/canvas/AndroidGraphics.java
index 34d229e2..5165e7a8 100644
--- a/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/canvas/AndroidGraphics.java
+++ b/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/canvas/AndroidGraphics.java
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ public final class AndroidGraphics extends CanvasAdapter {
         return new AndroidBitmap(inputStream);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Bitmap decodeSvgBitmapImpl(InputStream inputStream) {
+        try {
+            return new AndroidSvgBitmap(inputStream);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Bitmap loadBitmapAssetImpl(String relativePathPrefix, String src) {
         try {
diff --git a/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/canvas/AndroidSvgBitmap.java b/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/canvas/AndroidSvgBitmap.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb510e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vtm-android/src/org/oscim/android/canvas/AndroidSvgBitmap.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 devemux86
+ *
+ * This program 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 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.oscim.android.canvas;
+
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.Picture;
+import android.graphics.RectF;
+
+import com.caverock.androidsvg.SVG;
+
+import org.oscim.backend.CanvasAdapter;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+public class AndroidSvgBitmap extends AndroidBitmap {
+    private static final float DEFAULT_SIZE = 400f;
+
+    private static android.graphics.Bitmap getResourceBitmap(InputStream inputStream) throws IOException {
+        synchronized (SVG.getVersion()) {
+            try {
+                SVG svg = SVG.getFromInputStream(inputStream);
+                Picture picture = svg.renderToPicture();
+
+                float scaleFactor = CanvasAdapter.dpi / 160;
+                double scale = scaleFactor / Math.sqrt((picture.getHeight() * picture.getWidth()) / DEFAULT_SIZE);
+
+                float bitmapWidth = (float) (picture.getWidth() * scale);
+                float bitmapHeight = (float) (picture.getHeight() * scale);
+
+                android.graphics.Bitmap bitmap = android.graphics.Bitmap.createBitmap((int) Math.ceil(bitmapWidth),
+                        (int) Math.ceil(bitmapHeight), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
+                Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bitmap);
+                canvas.drawPicture(picture, new RectF(0, 0, bitmapWidth, bitmapHeight));
+
+                return bitmap;
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                throw new IOException(e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    AndroidSvgBitmap(InputStream inputStream) throws IOException {
+        super(getResourceBitmap(inputStream));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vtm-desktop/build.gradle b/vtm-desktop/build.gradle
index 76171c02..dbfa4e9d 100644
--- a/vtm-desktop/build.gradle
+++ b/vtm-desktop/build.gradle
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile files('natives')
     compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-desktop"
     compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-backend-jglfw:$gdxVersion"
+    compile 'com.kitfox.svg:svg-salamander:1.0'
     compile 'org.slf4j:slf4j-simple:1.7.21'
 }
 
diff --git a/vtm-desktop/src/org/oscim/awt/AwtGraphics.java b/vtm-desktop/src/org/oscim/awt/AwtGraphics.java
index ba15e3fd..a7cef279 100644
--- a/vtm-desktop/src/org/oscim/awt/AwtGraphics.java
+++ b/vtm-desktop/src/org/oscim/awt/AwtGraphics.java
@@ -100,6 +100,16 @@ public class AwtGraphics extends CanvasAdapter {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Bitmap decodeSvgBitmapImpl(InputStream inputStream) {
+        try {
+            return new AwtSvgBitmap(inputStream);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Bitmap loadBitmapAssetImpl(String relativePathPrefix, String src) {
         try {
diff --git a/vtm-desktop/src/org/oscim/awt/AwtSvgBitmap.java b/vtm-desktop/src/org/oscim/awt/AwtSvgBitmap.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d9a6d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vtm-desktop/src/org/oscim/awt/AwtSvgBitmap.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 devemux86
+ *
+ * This program 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 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.oscim.awt;
+
+import com.kitfox.svg.SVGCache;
+import com.kitfox.svg.SVGDiagram;
+import com.kitfox.svg.app.beans.SVGIcon;
+
+import org.oscim.backend.CanvasAdapter;
+
+import java.awt.Dimension;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URI;
+
+public class AwtSvgBitmap extends AwtBitmap {
+    private static final float DEFAULT_SIZE = 400f;
+
+    private static BufferedImage getResourceBitmap(InputStream inputStream) throws IOException {
+        synchronized (SVGCache.getSVGUniverse()) {
+            try {
+                URI uri = SVGCache.getSVGUniverse().loadSVG(inputStream, Integer.toString(inputStream.hashCode()));
+                SVGDiagram diagram = SVGCache.getSVGUniverse().getDiagram(uri);
+
+                float scaleFactor = CanvasAdapter.dpi / 240;
+                double scale = scaleFactor / Math.sqrt((diagram.getHeight() * diagram.getWidth()) / DEFAULT_SIZE);
+
+                float bitmapWidth = (float) (diagram.getWidth() * scale);
+                float bitmapHeight = (float) (diagram.getHeight() * scale);
+
+                SVGIcon icon = new SVGIcon();
+                icon.setAntiAlias(true);
+                icon.setPreferredSize(new Dimension((int) bitmapWidth, (int) bitmapHeight));
+                icon.setScaleToFit(true);
+                icon.setSvgURI(uri);
+                BufferedImage bufferedImage = new BufferedImage(icon.getIconWidth(), icon.getIconHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+                icon.paintIcon(null, bufferedImage.createGraphics(), 0, 0);
+
+                return bufferedImage;
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                throw new IOException(e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    AwtSvgBitmap(InputStream inputStream) throws IOException {
+        super(getResourceBitmap(inputStream));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vtm-ios/src/org/oscim/ios/backend/IosGraphics.java b/vtm-ios/src/org/oscim/ios/backend/IosGraphics.java
index 6b1f2fdc..57e38dac 100644
--- a/vtm-ios/src/org/oscim/ios/backend/IosGraphics.java
+++ b/vtm-ios/src/org/oscim/ios/backend/IosGraphics.java
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ public class IosGraphics extends CanvasAdapter {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected Bitmap decodeSvgBitmapImpl(InputStream inputStream) {
+        // TODO
+        return null;
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected Bitmap loadBitmapAssetImpl(String relativePathPrefix, String src) {
         try {
diff --git a/vtm-web/src/org/oscim/gdx/client/GwtGdxGraphics.java b/vtm-web/src/org/oscim/gdx/client/GwtGdxGraphics.java
index 92d2e2ae..fb91935f 100644
--- a/vtm-web/src/org/oscim/gdx/client/GwtGdxGraphics.java
+++ b/vtm-web/src/org/oscim/gdx/client/GwtGdxGraphics.java
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ public class GwtGdxGraphics extends CanvasAdapter {
         return null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Bitmap decodeSvgBitmapImpl(InputStream in) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Bitmap loadBitmapAssetImpl(String relativePathPrefix, String src) {
         String pathName = (relativePathPrefix == null || relativePathPrefix.length() == 0 ? "" : relativePathPrefix + File.separatorChar) + src;
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/backend/CanvasAdapter.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/backend/CanvasAdapter.java
index e37f1aed..2c1f14bd 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/backend/CanvasAdapter.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/backend/CanvasAdapter.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 /**
  * The Class CanvasAdapter.
@@ -100,6 +101,18 @@ public abstract class CanvasAdapter {
         return g.decodeBitmapImpl(inputStream);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create SVG {@link Bitmap} from InputStream.
+     *
+     * @param inputStream the input stream
+     * @return the SVG bitmap
+     */
+    protected abstract Bitmap decodeSvgBitmapImpl(InputStream inputStream);
+
+    public static Bitmap decodeSvgBitmap(InputStream inputStream) {
+        return g.decodeSvgBitmapImpl(inputStream);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create {@link Bitmap} from bundled assets.
      *
@@ -138,7 +151,11 @@ public abstract class CanvasAdapter {
             return null;
         }
 
-        Bitmap bitmap = decodeBitmap(inputStream);
+        Bitmap bitmap;
+        if (src.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).endsWith(".svg"))
+            bitmap = decodeSvgBitmap(inputStream);
+        else
+            bitmap = decodeBitmap(inputStream);
         inputStream.close();
         return bitmap;
     }
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/XmlThemeBuilder.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/XmlThemeBuilder.java
index f76570be..cdee055d 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/XmlThemeBuilder.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/theme/XmlThemeBuilder.java
@@ -837,7 +837,8 @@ public class XmlThemeBuilder extends DefaultHandler {
 
         validateExists("src", src, elementName);
 
-        if (src.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).endsWith(".png")) {
+        String lowSrc = src.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
+        if (lowSrc.endsWith(".png") || lowSrc.endsWith(".svg")) {
             try {
                 Bitmap bitmap = CanvasAdapter.getBitmapAsset(mRelativePathPrefix, src);
                 if (bitmap != null)