diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/PathView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/PathView.java
index 06829bd00..4821fa7ba 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/PathView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/horcrux/svg/PathView.java
@@ -14,9 +14,25 @@
 import android.graphics.Path;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+class ParsedPath {
+  final Path path;
+  final List<PathElement> elements;
+
+  ParsedPath(Path path, List<PathElement> elements) {
+    this.path = path;
+    this.elements = elements;
+  }
+}
+
 @SuppressLint("ViewConstructor")
 class PathView extends RenderableView {
   private Path mPath;
+  private static final Map<String, ParsedPath> sPathCache = new HashMap<>();
 
   public PathView(ReactContext reactContext) {
     super(reactContext);
@@ -36,6 +52,27 @@ public void setD(String d) {
     invalidate();
   }
 
+  void setDByParsing(String d) {
+     mPath = PathParser.parse(d);
+     elements = PathParser.elements;
+     for (PathElement elem : elements) {
+         point.y *= mScale;
+       }
+     }
+  }
+
+  public void setD(String d) {
+    ParsedPath cached = sPathCache.get(d);
+    if (cached != null) {
+      mPath = cached.path;
+      elements = cached.elements;
+    } else {
+      setDByParsing(d);
+      sPathCache.put(d, new ParsedPath(mPath, elements));
+    }
+     invalidate();
+  }
+
   @Override
   Path getPath(Canvas canvas, Paint paint) {
     return mPath;