diff --git a/IJSVGExample/IJSVGExample.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/curtishard.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate b/IJSVGExample/IJSVGExample.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/curtishard.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate
index 934c7f8..1760ac5 100644
Binary files a/IJSVGExample/IJSVGExample.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/curtishard.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate and b/IJSVGExample/IJSVGExample.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/curtishard.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate differ
diff --git a/source/IJSVG.m b/source/IJSVG.m
index b012a0f..38b78f2 100644
--- a/source/IJSVG.m
+++ b/source/IJSVG.m
@@ -347,9 +347,11 @@ static NSColor * _baseColor = nil;
                 {
                     dispatch_block_t block = ^(void)
                     {
-                        [self _drawPath:(IJSVGPath *)child
-                                   rect:rect
-                                context:context];
+                        IJSVGPath * p = (IJSVGPath *)child;
+                        if( p.shouldRender )
+                            [self _drawPath:p
+                                       rect:rect
+                                    context:context];
                     };
                     
                     // draw the clip
diff --git a/source/IJSVGNode.h b/source/IJSVGNode.h
index 37614c6..c58dcd0 100644
--- a/source/IJSVGNode.h
+++ b/source/IJSVGNode.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ static CGFloat IJSVGInheritedFloatValue = -99.9999991;
     IJSVGGradient * fillGradient;
     
     BOOL usesDefaultFillColor;
+    BOOL shouldRender;
     
     NSColor * fillColor;
     NSColor * strokeColor;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ static CGFloat IJSVGInheritedFloatValue = -99.9999991;
 
 @property ( nonatomic, assign ) IJSVGNodeType type;
 @property ( nonatomic, copy ) NSString * name;
+@property ( nonatomic, assign ) BOOL shouldRender;
 @property ( nonatomic, assign ) BOOL usesDefaultFillColor;
 @property ( nonatomic, assign ) CGFloat x;
 @property ( nonatomic, assign ) CGFloat y;
diff --git a/source/IJSVGNode.m b/source/IJSVGNode.m
index 29959f0..ffb9509 100644
--- a/source/IJSVGNode.m
+++ b/source/IJSVGNode.m
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 @implementation IJSVGNode
 
+@synthesize shouldRender;
 @synthesize type;
 @synthesize name;
 @synthesize x;
@@ -124,6 +125,8 @@
     self.lineJoinStyle = node.lineJoinStyle;
     self.parentNode = node.parentNode;
     
+    self.shouldRender = node.shouldRender;
+    
     // dash array needs physical memory copied
     CGFloat * nStrokeDashArray = (CGFloat *)malloc(node.strokeDashArrayCount*sizeof(CGFloat));
     memcpy( self.strokeDashArray, nStrokeDashArray, node.strokeDashArrayCount*sizeof(CGFloat));
@@ -147,6 +150,7 @@
         self.fillOpacity = 1.f;
         self.strokeOpacity = 1.f;
         self.strokeDashOffset = 0.f;
+        self.shouldRender = YES;
         self.strokeWidth = IJSVGInheritedFloatValue;
         self.windingRule = IJSVGWindingRuleInherit;
         self.lineCapStyle = IJSVGLineCapStyleInherit;
diff --git a/source/IJSVGParser.m b/source/IJSVGParser.m
index b31a972..03285b8 100644
--- a/source/IJSVGParser.m
+++ b/source/IJSVGParser.m
@@ -319,6 +319,14 @@
     {
         IJSVGStyle * style = [IJSVGStyle parseStyleString:[styleNode stringValue]];
         
+        // actual display
+        NSString * display = nil;
+        if( ( display = [style property:@"display"] ) != nil )
+        {
+            if( [display isEqualToString:@"none"] )
+                node.shouldRender = NO;
+        }
+        
         // fill color
         NSColor * fill = nil;
         if( ( fill = [style property:@"fill"] ) != nil )