diff --git a/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgLoader.cpp b/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgLoader.cpp
index 117d2ec9..4be56793 100644
--- a/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/svg/tvgSvgLoader.cpp
@@ -1745,6 +1745,112 @@ error_grad_alloc:
 }
 
 
+static void _styleInherit(SvgStyleProperty* child, const SvgStyleProperty* parent)
+{
+    if (parent == nullptr) return;
+    //Inherit the property of parent if not present in child.
+    if (!child->curColorSet) {
+        child->color = parent->color;
+        child->curColorSet = parent->curColorSet;
+    }
+    //Fill
+    if (!((int)child->fill.flags & (int)SvgFillFlags::Paint)) {
+        child->fill.paint.color = parent->fill.paint.color;
+        child->fill.paint.none = parent->fill.paint.none;
+        child->fill.paint.curColor = parent->fill.paint.curColor;
+        if (parent->fill.paint.url) child->fill.paint.url = _copyId(parent->fill.paint.url);
+    }
+    if (!((int)child->fill.flags & (int)SvgFillFlags::Opacity)) {
+        child->fill.opacity = parent->fill.opacity;
+    }
+    if (!((int)child->fill.flags & (int)SvgFillFlags::FillRule)) {
+        child->fill.fillRule = parent->fill.fillRule;
+    }
+    //Stroke
+    if (!((int)child->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Paint)) {
+        child->stroke.paint.color = parent->stroke.paint.color;
+        child->stroke.paint.none = parent->stroke.paint.none;
+        child->stroke.paint.curColor = parent->stroke.paint.curColor;
+        child->stroke.paint.url = parent->stroke.paint.url ? _copyId(parent->stroke.paint.url) : nullptr;
+    }
+    if (!((int)child->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Opacity)) {
+        child->stroke.opacity = parent->stroke.opacity;
+    }
+    if (!((int)child->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Width)) {
+        child->stroke.width = parent->stroke.width;
+    }
+    if (!((int)child->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Dash)) {
+        if (parent->stroke.dash.array.count > 0) {
+            child->stroke.dash.array.clear();
+            child->stroke.dash.array.reserve(parent->stroke.dash.array.count);
+            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < parent->stroke.dash.array.count; ++i) {
+                child->stroke.dash.array.push(parent->stroke.dash.array.data[i]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (!((int)child->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Cap)) {
+        child->stroke.cap = parent->stroke.cap;
+    }
+    if (!((int)child->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Join)) {
+        child->stroke.join = parent->stroke.join;
+    }
+}
+
+
+static void _styleCopy(SvgStyleProperty* to, const SvgStyleProperty* from)
+{
+    if (from == nullptr) return;
+    //Copy the properties of 'from' only if they were explicitly set (not the default ones).
+    if (from->curColorSet) {
+        to->color = from->color;
+        to->curColorSet = true;
+    }
+    //Fill
+    to->fill.flags = (SvgFillFlags)((int)to->fill.flags | (int)from->fill.flags);
+    if (((int)from->fill.flags & (int)SvgFillFlags::Paint)) {
+        to->fill.paint.color = from->fill.paint.color;
+        to->fill.paint.none = from->fill.paint.none;
+        to->fill.paint.curColor = from->fill.paint.curColor;
+        if (from->fill.paint.url) to->fill.paint.url = _copyId(from->fill.paint.url);
+    }
+    if (((int)from->fill.flags & (int)SvgFillFlags::Opacity)) {
+        to->fill.opacity = from->fill.opacity;
+    }
+    if (((int)from->fill.flags & (int)SvgFillFlags::FillRule)) {
+        to->fill.fillRule = from->fill.fillRule;
+    }
+    //Stroke
+    to->stroke.flags = (SvgStrokeFlags)((int)to->stroke.flags | (int)from->stroke.flags);
+    if (((int)from->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Paint)) {
+        to->stroke.paint.color = from->stroke.paint.color;
+        to->stroke.paint.none = from->stroke.paint.none;
+        to->stroke.paint.curColor = from->stroke.paint.curColor;
+        to->stroke.paint.url = from->stroke.paint.url ? _copyId(from->stroke.paint.url) : nullptr;
+    }
+    if (((int)from->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Opacity)) {
+        to->stroke.opacity = from->stroke.opacity;
+    }
+    if (((int)from->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Width)) {
+        to->stroke.width = from->stroke.width;
+    }
+    if (((int)from->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Dash)) {
+        if (from->stroke.dash.array.count > 0) {
+            to->stroke.dash.array.clear();
+            to->stroke.dash.array.reserve(from->stroke.dash.array.count);
+            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < from->stroke.dash.array.count; ++i) {
+                to->stroke.dash.array.push(from->stroke.dash.array.data[i]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (((int)from->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Cap)) {
+        to->stroke.cap = from->stroke.cap;
+    }
+    if (((int)from->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Join)) {
+        to->stroke.join = from->stroke.join;
+    }
+}
+
+
 static void _copyAttr(SvgNode* to, const SvgNode* from)
 {
     //Copy matrix attribute
@@ -1753,7 +1859,8 @@ static void _copyAttr(SvgNode* to, const SvgNode* from)
         if (to->transform) *to->transform = *from->transform;
     }
     //Copy style attribute
-    *to->style = *from->style;
+    _styleCopy(to->style, from->style);
+    to->style->flags = (SvgStyleFlags)((int)to->style->flags | (int)from->style->flags);
     if (from->style->fill.paint.url) to->style->fill.paint.url = strdup(from->style->fill.paint.url);
     if (from->style->stroke.paint.url) to->style->stroke.paint.url = strdup(from->style->stroke.paint.url);
     if (from->style->clipPath.url) to->style->clipPath.url = strdup(from->style->clipPath.url);
@@ -1829,9 +1936,9 @@ static void _cloneNode(SvgNode* from, SvgNode* parent)
     if (!from || !parent) return;
 
     newNode = _createNode(parent, from->type);
-
     if (!newNode) return;
 
+    _styleInherit(newNode->style, parent->style);
     _copyAttr(newNode, from);
 
     auto child = from->child.data;
@@ -1841,16 +1948,19 @@ static void _cloneNode(SvgNode* from, SvgNode* parent)
 }
 
 
-static void _postponeCloneNode(SvgLoaderData* loader, SvgNode *node, char* id) {
+static void _postponeCloneNode(SvgLoaderData* loader, SvgNode *node, char* id)
+{
     loader->cloneNodes.push({node, id});
 }
 
 
-static void _clonePostponedNodes(Array<SvgNodeIdPair>* cloneNodes) {
+static void _clonePostponedNodes(Array<SvgNodeIdPair>* cloneNodes, SvgNode* doc)
+{
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < cloneNodes->count; ++i) {
         auto nodeIdPair = cloneNodes->data[i];
         auto defs = _getDefsNode(nodeIdPair.node);
         auto nodeFrom = _findChildById(defs, nodeIdPair.id);
+        if (!nodeFrom) nodeFrom = _findChildById(doc, nodeIdPair.id);
         _cloneNode(nodeFrom, nodeIdPair.node);
         free(nodeIdPair.id);
     }
@@ -2508,59 +2618,8 @@ static bool _svgLoaderParser(void* data, SimpleXMLType type, const char* content
 }
 
 
-static void _styleInherit(SvgStyleProperty* child, const SvgStyleProperty* parent)
+static void _inefficientNodeCheck(TVG_UNUSED SvgNode* node)
 {
-    if (parent == nullptr) return;
-    //Inherit the property of parent if not present in child.
-    if (!child->curColorSet) {
-        child->color = parent->color;
-        child->curColorSet = parent->curColorSet;
-    }
-    //Fill
-    if (!((int)child->fill.flags & (int)SvgFillFlags::Paint)) {
-        child->fill.paint.color = parent->fill.paint.color;
-        child->fill.paint.none = parent->fill.paint.none;
-        child->fill.paint.curColor = parent->fill.paint.curColor;
-        if (parent->fill.paint.url) child->fill.paint.url = _copyId(parent->fill.paint.url);
-    }
-    if (!((int)child->fill.flags & (int)SvgFillFlags::Opacity)) {
-        child->fill.opacity = parent->fill.opacity;
-    }
-    if (!((int)child->fill.flags & (int)SvgFillFlags::FillRule)) {
-        child->fill.fillRule = parent->fill.fillRule;
-    }
-    //Stroke
-    if (!((int)child->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Paint)) {
-        child->stroke.paint.color = parent->stroke.paint.color;
-        child->stroke.paint.none = parent->stroke.paint.none;
-        child->stroke.paint.curColor = parent->stroke.paint.curColor;
-        child->stroke.paint.url = parent->stroke.paint.url ? _copyId(parent->stroke.paint.url) : nullptr;
-    }
-    if (!((int)child->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Opacity)) {
-        child->stroke.opacity = parent->stroke.opacity;
-    }
-    if (!((int)child->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Width)) {
-        child->stroke.width = parent->stroke.width;
-    }
-    if (!((int)child->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Dash)) {
-        if (parent->stroke.dash.array.count > 0) {
-            child->stroke.dash.array.clear();
-            child->stroke.dash.array.reserve(parent->stroke.dash.array.count);
-            for (uint32_t i = 0; i < parent->stroke.dash.array.count; ++i) {
-                child->stroke.dash.array.push(parent->stroke.dash.array.data[i]);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    if (!((int)child->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Cap)) {
-        child->stroke.cap = parent->stroke.cap;
-    }
-    if (!((int)child->stroke.flags & (int)SvgStrokeFlags::Join)) {
-        child->stroke.join = parent->stroke.join;
-    }
-}
-
-
-static void _inefficientNodeCheck(TVG_UNUSED SvgNode* node){
 #ifdef THORVG_LOG_ENABLED
     auto type = simpleXmlNodeTypeToString(node->type);
 
@@ -2857,7 +2916,7 @@ void SvgLoader::run(unsigned tid)
         _updateComposite(loaderData.doc, loaderData.doc);
         if (defs) _updateComposite(loaderData.doc, defs);
 
-        if (loaderData.cloneNodes.count > 0) _clonePostponedNodes(&loaderData.cloneNodes);
+        if (loaderData.cloneNodes.count > 0) _clonePostponedNodes(&loaderData.cloneNodes, loaderData.doc);
 
         if (loaderData.gradients.count > 0) _updateGradient(loaderData.doc, &loaderData.gradients);
         if (defs) _updateGradient(loaderData.doc, &defs->node.defs.gradients);