diff --git a/ext/import-svg.cpp b/ext/import-svg.cpp
index 6ae3134..63d3061 100644
--- a/ext/import-svg.cpp
+++ b/ext/import-svg.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static bool buildFromPath(Shape &shape, const char *pathDef) {
     return true;
 }
 
-bool loadSvgShape(Shape &output, const char *filename, Vector2 *dimensions) {
+bool loadSvgShape(Shape &output, const char *filename, int pathIndex, Vector2 *dimensions) {
     tinyxml2::XMLDocument doc;
     if (doc.LoadFile(filename))
         return false;
@@ -159,11 +159,29 @@ bool loadSvgShape(Shape &output, const char *filename, Vector2 *dimensions) {
     if (!root)
         return false;
 
-    tinyxml2::XMLElement *path = root->FirstChildElement("path");
-    if (!path) {
-        tinyxml2::XMLElement *g = root->FirstChildElement("g");
-        if (g)
-            path = g->FirstChildElement("path");
+    tinyxml2::XMLElement *path = NULL;
+    if( pathIndex > 0 ) {
+        path = root->FirstChildElement("path");
+        if (!path) {
+            tinyxml2::XMLElement *g = root->FirstChildElement("g");
+            if (g)
+                path = g->FirstChildElement("path");
+        }
+        while (path && --pathIndex > 0)
+            path = path->NextSiblingElement("path");
+    }
+    else {
+        // A pathIndex of 0 means "default", which is the same as specifying a -1 (i.e. last).
+
+        path = root->LastChildElement("path");
+        if (!path) {
+            tinyxml2::XMLElement *g = root->LastChildElement("g");
+            if (g)
+                path = g->LastChildElement("path");
+        }
+        while (path && ++pathIndex < 0) {
+            path = path->PreviousSiblingElement("path");
+        }
     }
     if (!path)
         return false;
diff --git a/ext/import-svg.h b/ext/import-svg.h
index 405ab69..62b0398 100644
--- a/ext/import-svg.h
+++ b/ext/import-svg.h
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 namespace msdfgen {
 
 /// Reads the first path found in the specified SVG file and stores it as a Shape in output.
-bool loadSvgShape(Shape &output, const char *filename, Vector2 *dimensions = NULL);
+bool loadSvgShape(Shape &output, const char *filename, int pathIndex, Vector2 *dimensions = NULL);
 
 }
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 93452d3..d75c24b 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ static bool parseUnsigned(unsigned &value, const char *arg) {
     return sscanf(arg, "%u%c", &value, &c) == 1;
 }
 
+static bool parseInteger(int &value, const char *arg) {
+    static char c;
+    return sscanf(arg, "%d%c", &value, &c) == 1;
+}
+
 static bool parseUnsignedLL(unsigned long long &value, const char *arg) {
     static char c;
     return sscanf(arg, "%llu%c", &value, &c) == 1;
@@ -280,8 +285,10 @@ static const char *helpText =
         "\tLoads text shape description from a file.\n"
     "  -stdin\n"
         "\tReads text shape description from the standard input.\n"
-    "  -svg <filename.svg>\n"
-        "\tLoads the first vector path encountered in the specified SVG file.\n"
+    "  -svg <filename.svg> [<pathIndex>]\n"
+        "\tLoads a vector <path> element from the specified SVG file. The optional index specifies a sibling\n"
+        "\tto use. E.g. 1 = first element, 2 = second element, -1 = last element, -2 = second to last, etc.\n"
+        "\tDefault: -1 (i.e. last path element).\n"
     "\n"
     "OPTIONS\n"
     "  -angle <angle>\n"
@@ -359,6 +366,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char * const *argv) {
     const char *testRenderMulti = NULL;
     bool outputSpecified = false;
     int unicode = 0;
+    int svgPathIndex = 0;
 
     int width = 64, height = 64;
     int testWidth = 0, testHeight = 0;
@@ -404,6 +412,10 @@ int main(int argc, const char * const *argv) {
             inputType = SVG;
             input = argv[argPos+1];
             argPos += 2;
+            // Optional path specifier
+            if( argPos+1 < argc && parseInteger(svgPathIndex, argv[argPos]) ) {
+                argPos += 1;
+            }
             continue;
         }
         ARG_CASE("-font", 2) {
@@ -618,7 +630,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char * const *argv) {
     Shape shape;
     switch (inputType) {
         case SVG: {
-            if (!loadSvgShape(shape, input, &svgDims))
+            if (!loadSvgShape(shape, input, svgPathIndex, &svgDims))
                 ABORT("Failed to load shape from SVG file.");
             break;
         }