diff --git a/src/pixie/fileformats/svg.nim b/src/pixie/fileformats/svg.nim
index b2ffc57..6681e92 100644
--- a/src/pixie/fileformats/svg.nim
+++ b/src/pixie/fileformats/svg.nim
@@ -186,22 +186,35 @@ proc draw(
     if ctx.stroke != ColorRGBA() and ctx.strokeWidth > 0:
       img.strokePath(path, ctx.stroke, ctx.strokeWidth, ctx.transform)
 
-  of "circle":
+  of "circle", "ellipse":
     # Reference for magic constant:
     # https://dl3.pushbulletusercontent.com/a3fLVC8boTzRoxevD1OgCzRzERB9z2EZ/unknown.png
-    let
-      ctx = decodeCtx(ctxStack[^1], node)
+    let ctx = decodeCtx(ctxStack[^1], node)
+
+    var cx, cy: float32 # Default to 0.0 unless set by cx and cy on node
+    if node.attr("cx") != "":
       cx = parseFloat(node.attr("cx"))
+    if node.attr("cy") != "":
       cy = parseFloat(node.attr("cy"))
-      r = parseFloat(node.attr("r"))
-      magic = (4.0 * (-1.0 + sqrt(2.0)) / 3) * r
+
+    var rx, ry: float32
+    if node.tag == "circle":
+      rx = parseFloat(node.attr("r"))
+      ry = rx
+    else:
+      rx = parseFloat(node.attr("rx"))
+      ry = parseFloat(node.attr("ry"))
+
+    let
+      magicX = (4.0 * (-1.0 + sqrt(2.0)) / 3) * rx
+      magicY = (4.0 * (-1.0 + sqrt(2.0)) / 3) * ry
 
     let path = newPath()
-    path.moveTo(cx + r, cy)
-    path.bezierCurveTo(cx + r, cy + magic, cx + magic, cy + r, cx, cy + r)
-    path.bezierCurveTo(cx - magic, cy + r, cx - r, cy + magic, cx - r, cy)
-    path.bezierCurveTo(cx - r, cy - magic, cx - magic, cy - r, cx, cy - r)
-    path.bezierCurveTo(cx + magic, cy - r, cx + r, cy - magic, cx + r, cy)
+    path.moveTo(cx + rx, cy)
+    path.bezierCurveTo(cx + rx, cy + magicY, cx + magicX, cy + ry, cx, cy + ry)
+    path.bezierCurveTo(cx - magicX, cy + ry, cx - rx, cy + magicY, cx - rx, cy)
+    path.bezierCurveTo(cx - rx, cy - magicY, cx - magicX, cy - ry, cx, cy - ry)
+    path.bezierCurveTo(cx + magicX, cy - ry, cx + rx, cy - magicY, cx + rx, cy)
     path.closePath()
 
     let d = $path
diff --git a/tests/images/svg/ellipse01.png b/tests/images/svg/ellipse01.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3b815a
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/images/svg/ellipse01.png differ
diff --git a/tests/images/svg/ellipse01.svg b/tests/images/svg/ellipse01.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8403ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/images/svg/ellipse01.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
+<svg width="12cm" height="4cm" viewBox="0 0 1200 400"
+     xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1">
+  <desc>Example ellipse01 - examples of ellipses</desc>
+
+  <!-- Show outline of viewport using 'rect' element -->
+  <rect x="1" y="1" width="1198" height="398"
+        fill="none" stroke="blue" stroke-width="2" />
+
+  <g transform="translate(300 200)">
+    <ellipse rx="250" ry="100"
+          fill="red"  />
+  </g>
+
+  <ellipse transform="translate(900 200) rotate(-30)" 
+        rx="250" ry="100"
+        fill="none" stroke="blue" stroke-width="20"  />
+
+</svg>
+
diff --git a/tests/test_svg.nim b/tests/test_svg.nim
index 9356964..2148145 100644
--- a/tests/test_svg.nim
+++ b/tests/test_svg.nim
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const files = [
   "rect01",
   "rect02",
   "circle01",
+  "ellipse01",
   "triangle01",
   "quad01",
   "Ghostscript_Tiger"