diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.cpp b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.cpp
index 4c6af859..d385718c 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.cpp
@@ -849,10 +849,12 @@ LottieOffsetPath* LottieParser::parseOffsetPath()
 }
 
 
-LottieObject* LottieParser::parseObject()
+LottieObject* LottieParser::parseObject(const char* type)
 {
-    auto type = getString();
-    if (!type) return nullptr;
+    if (!type) {
+        type = getString();
+        if (!type) return nullptr;
+    }
 
     if (!strcmp(type, "gr")) return parseGroup();
     else if (!strcmp(type, "rc")) return parseRect();
@@ -879,6 +881,24 @@ LottieObject* LottieParser::parseObject()
 void LottieParser::parseObject(Array<LottieObject*>& parent)
 {
     enterObject();
+
+
+    //object type key is not listed as the first one
+    auto value = peekValue();
+    if (value && strcmp(value->GetString(), "ty")) {
+        if (auto type = findObjectType()) {
+            if (auto child = parseObject(type)) {
+                if (child->hidden) delete (child);
+                else parent.push(child);
+            } else {
+                //skip unsupported type
+                while (nextObjectKey()) skip();
+            }
+            free(type);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    //object type key either listed as the first one or never - skip the entire object
     while (auto key = nextObjectKey()) {
         if (KEY_AS("ty")) {
             if (auto child = parseObject()) {
@@ -1081,20 +1101,7 @@ void LottieParser::parseTimeRemap(LottieLayer* layer)
 void LottieParser::parseShapes(Array<LottieObject*>& parent)
 {
     enterArray();
-    while (nextArrayValue()) {
-        enterObject();
-        while (auto key = nextObjectKey()) {
-            if (KEY_AS("it")) {
-                enterArray();
-                while (nextArrayValue()) parseObject(parent);
-            } else if (KEY_AS("ty")) {
-                if (auto child = parseObject()) {
-                    if (child->hidden) delete(child);
-                    else parent.push(child);
-                }
-            } else skip();
-        }
-     }
+    while (nextArrayValue()) parseObject(parent);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.h b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.h
index aa1e85d5..9666fd2d 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.h
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParser.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ private:
     template<LottieProperty::Type type = LottieProperty::Type::Invalid, typename T> void parseProperty(T& prop, LottieObject* obj = nullptr);
     template<LottieProperty::Type type = LottieProperty::Type::Invalid, typename T> void parseSlotProperty(T& prop);
 
-    LottieObject* parseObject();
+    LottieObject* parseObject(const char* type = nullptr);
     LottieObject* parseAsset();
     void parseImage(LottieImage* image, const char* data, const char* subPath, bool embedded, float width, float height);
     LottieLayer* parseLayer(LottieLayer* precomp);
diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParserHandler.cpp b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParserHandler.cpp
index e5506f99..de454cf7 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParserHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParserHandler.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*
+    /*
  * Copyright (c) 2023 - 2025 the ThorVG project. All rights reserved.
 
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "tvgLottieParserHandler.h"
+#include "tvgStr.h"
 
 
 /************************************************************************/
@@ -184,6 +185,14 @@ int LookaheadParserHandler::peekType()
 }
 
 
+Value* LookaheadParserHandler::peekValue() {
+    if (state >= kHasNull && state <= kHasKey) {
+        return &val;
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+
 void LookaheadParserHandler::skipOut(int depth)
 {
     do {
@@ -233,6 +242,31 @@ void LookaheadParserHandler::skip()
 }
 
 
+char* LookaheadParserHandler::findObjectType()
+{
+    auto level = 0;
+    for (auto p = iss.src_; *p != '\0'; ++p) {
+        if (*p == '{') level++;
+        else if (*p == '}') {
+            if (--level < 0) break;
+        } else if (level == 0) {
+            if (!strncmp(p, "\"ty\"", 4)) {
+                p += 4;
+                while (*p != '\0' && (isspace(*p) || *p == '\n')) ++p;
+                if (*p++ != ':') return nullptr;
+                while (*p != '\0' && (isspace(*p) || *p == '\n')) ++p;
+                if (*p++ != '\"') return nullptr;
+                const char* start = p;
+                while (*p != '\0' && *p != '\"') ++p;
+                if (*p == '\"') return strDuplicate(start, p - start);
+                return nullptr;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+
 char* LookaheadParserHandler::getPos()
 {
     return iss.src_;
diff --git a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParserHandler.h b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParserHandler.h
index 6c595022..7e18d493 100644
--- a/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParserHandler.h
+++ b/src/loaders/lottie/tvgLottieParserHandler.h
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ struct LookaheadParserHandler
     void skip();
     void skipOut(int depth);
     int peekType();
+    Value* peekValue();
+    char* findObjectType();
     char* getPos();
 };