diff --git a/src/modules/sbstudio/api/base.py b/src/modules/sbstudio/api/base.py
index 0cc083d8..768c657a 100644
--- a/src/modules/sbstudio/api/base.py
+++ b/src/modules/sbstudio/api/base.py
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ def create_formation_from_svg(
         num_points: int,
         size: float,
         angle: float,
+        center: Point3D,
     ) -> Tuple[List[Point3D], List[Color3D]]:
         """Samples the path objects of an SVG string into a list of coordinates
         and corresponding colors.
@@ -398,6 +399,7 @@ def create_formation_from_svg(
             n: the number of points to generate
             size: the maximum extent of the returned points along the main axes
             angle: the mimimum angle change at path nodes to treat them as corners
+            center: the center of the created formation
 
         Returns:
             the list of evenly sampled points and corresponding colors
@@ -412,6 +414,7 @@ def create_formation_from_svg(
                 "n": num_points,
                 "size": size,
                 "angle": angle,
+                "center": center.as_json(),
             },
         }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/sbstudio/model/point.py b/src/modules/sbstudio/model/point.py
index c9f54d24..f9123047 100644
--- a/src/modules/sbstudio/model/point.py
+++ b/src/modules/sbstudio/model/point.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ def as_vector(self) -> Vector:
         """Converts a Point3D instance to a Blender vector."""
         return Vector((self.x, self.y, self.z))
 
+    def as_json(self) -> list[float]:
+        """Converts a Point3D instance to a JSON serializable format."""
+        return [round(value, ndigits=3) for value in [self.x, self.y, self.z]]
+
 
 @dataclass
 class Point4D:
diff --git a/src/modules/sbstudio/plugin/operators/add_markers_from_svg.py b/src/modules/sbstudio/plugin/operators/add_markers_from_svg.py
index 72c5a972..b810dbc9 100644
--- a/src/modules/sbstudio/plugin/operators/add_markers_from_svg.py
+++ b/src/modules/sbstudio/plugin/operators/add_markers_from_svg.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from bpy.props import BoolProperty, FloatProperty, IntProperty, StringProperty
 from bpy_extras.io_utils import ImportHelper
 
+from sbstudio.model.point import Point3D
 from sbstudio.plugin.api import call_api_from_blender_operator
 
 from .base import StaticMarkerCreationOperator, PointsAndColors
@@ -82,13 +83,14 @@ def _create_points(self, context) -> PointsAndColors:
                 num_points=self.count,
                 size=self.size,
                 angle=degrees(self.angle),
+                center=Point3D(*context.scene.cursor.location),
                 api=api,
             )
         return PointsAndColors(points, colors)
 
 
 def parse_svg(
-    filename: str, *, num_points: int, size: float, angle: float, api
+    filename: str, *, num_points: int, size: float, angle: float, center: Point3D, api
 ) -> Tuple[NDArray[float], NDArray[float]]:
     """Parse an .svg file (containing a list of static positions and colors)
     using the backend API
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ def parse_svg(
         num_points: the number of points to generate
         size: the maximum extent of the points along the main axes
         angle: maximum angle change at nodes to treat the path continuous around them, in degrees
+        center: the center of the created formation
         api: the Skybrush Studio API object
 
     Returns:
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ def parse_svg(
     source = Path(filename).read_text()
 
     points, colors = api.create_formation_from_svg(
-        source=source, num_points=num_points, size=size, angle=angle
+        source=source, num_points=num_points, size=size, angle=angle, center=center
     )
 
     # rotate from XY to ZY plane