diff --git a/src/elements/Svg.tsx b/src/elements/Svg.tsx
index 5a718b124..68a9c33cf 100644
--- a/src/elements/Svg.tsx
+++ b/src/elements/Svg.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import React, { Component, createRef } from 'react';
 import {
   findNodeHandle,
   MeasureInWindowOnSuccessCallback,
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ export default class Svg extends Shape<
     preserveAspectRatio: 'xMidYMid meet',
   };
 
+  gRef = createRef<
+    G<TransformProps & ResponderProps & StrokeProps & FillProps & ClipProps>
+  >();
+
   measureInWindow = (callback: MeasureInWindowOnSuccessCallback) => {
     const { root } = this;
     root && root.measureInWindow(callback);
@@ -81,17 +85,51 @@ export default class Svg extends Shape<
       height?: NumberProp;
       bbWidth?: NumberProp;
       bbHeight?: NumberProp;
-    },
+    } & FillProps &
+      StrokeProps &
+      TransformProps,
   ) => {
-    const { width, height } = props;
-    if (width) {
-      props.bbWidth = width;
+    const {
+      fill,
+      fillOpacity,
+      fillRule,
+      stroke,
+      strokeWidth,
+      strokeOpacity,
+      strokeDasharray,
+      strokeDashoffset,
+      strokeLinecap,
+      strokeLinejoin,
+      strokeMiterlimit,
+      transform,
+      ...svgProps
+    } = props;
+
+    const gProps = {
+      fill,
+      fillOpacity,
+      fillRule,
+      stroke,
+      strokeWidth,
+      strokeOpacity,
+      strokeDasharray,
+      strokeDashoffset,
+      strokeLinecap,
+      strokeLinejoin,
+      strokeMiterlimit,
+      transform,
+    };
+
+    if (svgProps.width) {
+      svgProps.bbWidth = svgProps.width;
     }
-    if (height) {
-      props.bbHeight = height;
+    if (svgProps.height) {
+      svgProps.bbHeight = svgProps.height;
     }
-    const { root } = this;
-    root && root.setNativeProps(props);
+
+    const { root, gRef } = this;
+    root && root.setNativeProps(svgProps);
+    gRef && gRef.current && gRef.current.setNativeProps(gProps);
   };
 
   toDataURL = (callback: () => void, options?: Object) => {
@@ -216,6 +254,7 @@ export default class Svg extends Shape<
             strokeLinecap,
             strokeLinejoin,
             strokeMiterlimit,
+            ref: this.gRef,
           }}
         />
       </RNSVGSvg>
diff --git a/src/xml.tsx b/src/xml.tsx
index 828f104e2..bac63557f 100644
--- a/src/xml.tsx
+++ b/src/xml.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import React, {
   useEffect,
   useMemo,
   useState,
+  forwardRef,
+  Ref,
 } from 'react';
 import Rect from './elements/Rect';
 import Circle from './elements/Circle';
@@ -94,34 +96,46 @@ export type XmlState = { ast: JsxAST | null };
 
 export type AstProps = { ast: JsxAST | null } & AdditionalProps;
 
-export function SvgAst({ ast, override }: AstProps) {
+function SvgAstInternal({
+  ast,
+  override,
+  forwardedRef,
+}: AstProps & { forwardedRef?: Ref<Svg> }) {
   if (!ast) {
     return null;
   }
   const { props, children } = ast;
   return (
-    <Svg {...props} {...override}>
+    <Svg {...props} {...override} ref={forwardedRef}>
       {children}
     </Svg>
   );
 }
 
+export const SvgAst = forwardRef<Svg, AstProps>((props, ref) => (
+  <SvgAstInternal {...props} forwardedRef={ref} />
+));
+
 export const err = console.error.bind(console);
 
-export function SvgXml(props: XmlProps) {
-  const { onError = err, xml, override } = props;
+function SvgXmlInternal(props: XmlProps & { forwardedRef?: Ref<Svg> }) {
+  const { onError = err, xml, override, forwardedRef } = props;
   const ast = useMemo<JsxAST | null>(() => (xml !== null ? parse(xml) : null), [
     xml,
   ]);
 
   try {
-    return <SvgAst ast={ast} override={override || props} />;
+    return <SvgAst ast={ast} override={override || props} ref={forwardedRef} />;
   } catch (error) {
     onError(error);
     return null;
   }
 }
 
+export const SvgXml = forwardRef<Svg, XmlProps>((props, ref) => (
+  <SvgXmlInternal {...props} forwardedRef={ref} />
+));
+
 export async function fetchText(uri: string) {
   const response = await fetch(uri);
   return await response.text();