diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/Svg.cs b/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/Svg.cs
index 8888f0be..210599ea 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/Svg.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/Svg.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ public class Svg : Control
     public static readonly StyledProperty<string?> PathProperty =
         AvaloniaProperty.Register<Svg, string?>(nameof(Path));
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Defines the <see cref="Source"/> property.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static readonly StyledProperty<string?> SourceProperty =
+        AvaloniaProperty.Register<Svg, string?>(nameof(Source));
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Defines the <see cref="Stretch"/> property.
     /// </summary>
@@ -57,6 +63,15 @@ public string? Path
         set => SetValue(PathProperty, value);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the Svg source.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? Source
+    {
+        get => GetValue(SourceProperty);
+        set => SetValue(SourceProperty, value);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets a value controlling how the image will be stretched.
     /// </summary>
@@ -101,8 +116,8 @@ public bool EnableCache
 
     static Svg()
     {
-        AffectsRender<Svg>(PathProperty, StretchProperty, StretchDirectionProperty);
-        AffectsMeasure<Svg>(PathProperty, StretchProperty, StretchDirectionProperty);
+        AffectsRender<Svg>(PathProperty, SourceProperty, StretchProperty, StretchDirectionProperty);
+        AffectsMeasure<Svg>(PathProperty, SourceProperty, StretchProperty, StretchDirectionProperty);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -135,7 +150,6 @@ protected override Size MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
             : default;
 
         return Stretch.CalculateSize(availableSize, sourceSize, StretchDirection);
-
     }
 
     protected override Size ArrangeOverride(Size finalSize)
@@ -201,7 +215,14 @@ protected override void OnPropertyChanged(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs chang
         if (change.Property == PathProperty)
         {
             var path = change.GetNewValue<string?>();
-            Load(path);
+            LoadFromPath(path);
+            InvalidateVisual();
+        }
+
+        if (change.Property == SourceProperty)
+        {
+            var source = change.GetNewValue<string?>();
+            LoadFromSource(source);
             InvalidateVisual();
         }
 
@@ -219,7 +240,7 @@ protected override void OnPropertyChanged(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs chang
         }
     }
 
-    private void Load(string? path)
+    private void LoadFromPath(string? path, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null)
     {
         if (path is null)
         {
@@ -243,7 +264,7 @@ private void Load(string? path)
 
         try
         {
-            _svg = SvgSource.Load<SvgSource>(path, _baseUri);
+            _svg = SvgSource.Load<SvgSource>(path, _baseUri, entities);
 
             if (_enableCache && _cache is { } && _svg is { })
             {
@@ -257,6 +278,27 @@ private void Load(string? path)
         }
     }
 
+    private void LoadFromSource(string? source)
+    {
+        if (source is null)
+        {
+            _svg?.Dispose();
+            _svg = null;
+            DisposeCache();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            _svg = SvgSource.LoadFromSvg<SvgSource>(source);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            Logger.TryGet(LogEventLevel.Warning, LogArea.Control)?.Log(this, "Failed to load svg image: " + e);
+            _svg = null;
+        }
+    }
+
     private void DisposeCache()
     {
         if (_cache is null)
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/SvgImage.cs b/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/SvgImage.cs
index 41504cb4..ad26666b 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/SvgImage.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/SvgImage.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using Avalonia.Media;
-using Avalonia.Media.Imaging;
+using Avalonia.Media;
 using Avalonia.Metadata;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Svg.Skia;
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/SvgSource.cs b/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/SvgSource.cs
index fc1aa039..2ac07b7c 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/SvgSource.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/SvgSource.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Net.Http;
+using Svg;
 using Svg.Skia;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Svg.Skia;
@@ -18,13 +20,14 @@ public class SvgSource : SKSvg
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="path">The path to file or resource.</param>
     /// <param name="baseUri">The base uri.</param>
+    /// <param name="entities">The svg entities.</param>
     /// <returns>The svg source.</returns>
-    public static T? Load<T>(string path, Uri? baseUri) where T : SKSvg, new()
+    public static T? Load<T>(string path, Uri? baseUri, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null) where T : SKSvg, new()
     {
         if (File.Exists(path))
         {
             var source = new T();
-            source.Load(path);
+            source.Load(path, entities);
             return source;
         }
 
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ public class SvgSource : SKSvg
                 {
                     var stream = response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync().Result;
                     var source = new T();
-                    source.Load(stream);
+                    source.Load(stream, entities);
                     return source;
                 }
             }
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ public class SvgSource : SKSvg
         if (uri.IsAbsoluteUri && uri.IsFile)
         {
             var source = new T();
-            source.Load(uri.LocalPath);
+            source.Load(uri.LocalPath, entities);
             return source;
         }
         else
@@ -65,8 +68,45 @@ public class SvgSource : SKSvg
                 return default;
             }
             var source = new T();
-            source.Load(stream);
+            source.Load(stream, entities);
             return source;
         }
     }
+
+    /// <summary>t
+    /// Loads svg source from svg source.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="source">The svg source.</param>
+    /// <returns>The svg source.</returns>
+    public static T? LoadFromSvg<T>(string source) where T : SKSvg, new()
+    {
+        var skSvg = new T();
+        skSvg.FromSvg(source);
+        return skSvg;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>t
+    /// Loads svg source from file or resource.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="stream">The svg stream.</param>
+    /// <param name="entities">The svg entities.</param>
+    /// <returns>The svg source.</returns>
+    public static T? LoadFromStream<T>(Stream stream, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null) where T : SKSvg, new()
+    {
+        var skSvg = new T();
+        skSvg.Load(stream, entities);
+        return skSvg;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>t
+    /// Loads svg source from svg document.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="document">The svg document.</param>
+    /// <returns>The svg source.</returns>
+    public static T? LoadFromSvgDocument<T>(SvgDocument document) where T : SKSvg, new()
+    {
+        var skSvg = new T();
+        skSvg.FromSvgDocument(document);
+        return skSvg;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Svg.Model/SvgExtensions.IO.cs b/src/Svg.Model/SvgExtensions.IO.cs
index 4d2284ad..75146e5e 100644
--- a/src/Svg.Model/SvgExtensions.IO.cs
+++ b/src/Svg.Model/SvgExtensions.IO.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.IO.Compression;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Xml;
 using Svg.Model.Drawables;
 #if USE_SKIASHARP
 using SkiaSharp;
@@ -296,12 +297,12 @@ internal static SvgDocument LoadSvgz(System.IO.Stream stream, Uri baseUri)
         return picture;
     }
 #endif
-    public static SvgDocument? OpenSvg(string path)
+    public static SvgDocument? OpenSvg(string path, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null)
     {
-        return SvgDocument.Open<SvgDocument>(path, null);
+        return SvgDocument.Open<SvgDocument>(path, entities);
     }
 
-    public static SvgDocument? OpenSvgz(string path)
+    public static SvgDocument? OpenSvgz(string path, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null)
     {
         using var fileStream = System.IO.File.OpenRead(path);
         using var gzipStream = new GZipStream(fileStream, CompressionMode.Decompress);
@@ -310,27 +311,32 @@ internal static SvgDocument LoadSvgz(System.IO.Stream stream, Uri baseUri)
         gzipStream.CopyTo(memoryStream);
         memoryStream.Position = 0;
 
-        return Open(memoryStream);
+        return Open(memoryStream, entities);
     }
 
-    public static SvgDocument? Open(string path)
+    public static SvgDocument? Open(string path, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null)
     {
         var extension = System.IO.Path.GetExtension(path);
         return extension.ToLower() switch
         {
-            ".svg" => OpenSvg(path),
-            ".svgz" => OpenSvgz(path),
-            _ => OpenSvg(path),
+            ".svg" => OpenSvg(path, entities),
+            ".svgz" => OpenSvgz(path, entities),
+            _ => OpenSvg(path, entities),
         };
     }
 
-    public static SvgDocument? Open(System.IO.Stream stream)
+    public static SvgDocument? Open(System.IO.Stream stream, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null)
     {
-        return SvgDocument.Open<SvgDocument>(stream, null);
+        return SvgDocument.Open<SvgDocument>(stream, entities);
     }
 
     public static SvgDocument? FromSvg(string svg)
     {
         return SvgDocument.FromSvg<SvgDocument>(svg);
     }
+
+    public static SvgDocument? Open(XmlReader reader)
+    {
+        return SvgDocument.Open<SvgDocument>(reader);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Svg.Skia/SKSvg.Model.cs b/src/Svg.Skia/SKSvg.Model.cs
index b2a8ce76..9fb6633b 100644
--- a/src/Svg.Skia/SKSvg.Model.cs
+++ b/src/Svg.Skia/SKSvg.Model.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System;
 using Svg.Model;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Xml;
 using Svg.Model.Drawables;
 using ShimSkiaSharp;
 
@@ -9,6 +10,41 @@ namespace Svg.Skia;
 
 public class SKSvg : IDisposable
 {
+    public static SKSvg CreateFromStream(System.IO.Stream stream, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null)
+    {
+        var skSvg = new SKSvg();
+        skSvg.Load(stream, entities);
+        return skSvg;
+    }
+
+    public static SKSvg CreateFromFile(string path, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null)
+    {
+        var skSvg = new SKSvg();
+        skSvg.Load(path, entities);
+        return skSvg;
+    }
+
+    public static SKSvg CreateFromXmlReader(XmlReader reader)
+    {
+        var skSvg = new SKSvg();
+        skSvg.Load(reader);
+        return skSvg;
+    }
+
+    public static SKSvg CreateFromSvg(string svg)
+    {
+        var skSvg = new SKSvg();
+        skSvg.FromSvg(svg);
+        return skSvg;
+    }
+
+    public static SKSvg CreateFromSvgDocument(SvgDocument svgDocument)
+    {
+        var skSvg = new SKSvg();
+        skSvg.FromSvgDocument(svgDocument);
+        return skSvg;
+    }
+
     public static SkiaSharp.SKPicture? ToPicture(SvgFragment svgFragment, SkiaModel skiaModel, IAssetLoader assetLoader)
     {
         var picture = SvgExtensions.ToModel(svgFragment, assetLoader, out _, out _);
@@ -57,10 +93,10 @@ public SKSvg()
         AssetLoader = new SkiaAssetLoader(SkiaModel);
     }
 
-    public SkiaSharp.SKPicture? Load(System.IO.Stream stream)
+    public SkiaSharp.SKPicture? Load(System.IO.Stream stream, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null)
     {
         Reset();
-        var svgDocument = SvgExtensions.Open(stream);
+        var svgDocument = SvgExtensions.Open(stream, entities);
         if (svgDocument is { })
         {
             Model = SvgExtensions.ToModel(svgDocument, AssetLoader, out var drawable, out _);
@@ -71,10 +107,24 @@ public SKSvg()
         return null;
     }
 
-    public SkiaSharp.SKPicture? Load(string path)
+    public SkiaSharp.SKPicture? Load(string path, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null)
     {
         Reset();
-        var svgDocument = SvgExtensions.Open(path);
+        var svgDocument = SvgExtensions.Open(path, entities);
+        if (svgDocument is { })
+        {
+            Model = SvgExtensions.ToModel(svgDocument, AssetLoader, out var drawable, out _);
+            Drawable = drawable;
+            Picture = SkiaModel.ToSKPicture(Model);
+            return Picture;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public SkiaSharp.SKPicture? Load(XmlReader reader)
+    {
+        Reset();
+        var svgDocument = SvgExtensions.Open(reader);
         if (svgDocument is { })
         {
             Model = SvgExtensions.ToModel(svgDocument, AssetLoader, out var drawable, out _);
diff --git a/src/Svg.Skia/SKSvg.NoModel.cs b/src/Svg.Skia/SKSvg.NoModel.cs
index ef3e9d50..d3a8b83a 100644
--- a/src/Svg.Skia/SKSvg.NoModel.cs
+++ b/src/Svg.Skia/SKSvg.NoModel.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,48 @@
 #if USE_SKIASHARP
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Xml;
 using Svg.Model;
 
 namespace Svg.Skia;
 
 public class SKSvg : IDisposable
 {
+    public static SKSvg CreateFromStream(System.IO.Stream stream, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null)
+    {
+        var skSvg = new SKSvg();
+        skSvg.Load(stream, entities);
+        return skSvg;
+    }
+
+    public static SKSvg CreateFromFile(string path, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null)
+    {
+        var skSvg = new SKSvg();
+        skSvg.Load(path, entities);
+        return skSvg;
+    }
+
+    public static SKSvg CreateFromXmlReader(XmlReader reader)
+    {
+        var skSvg = new SKSvg();
+        skSvg.Load(reader);
+        return skSvg;
+    }
+
+    public static SKSvg CreateFromSvg(string svg)
+    {
+        var skSvg = new SKSvg();
+        skSvg.FromSvg(svg);
+        return skSvg;
+    }
+
+    public static SKSvg CreateFromSvgDocument(SvgDocument svgDocument)
+    {
+        var skSvg = new SKSvg();
+        skSvg.FromSvgDocument(svgDocument);
+        return skSvg;
+    }
+
     public static SkiaSharp.SKPicture? ToPicture(SvgFragment svgFragment, IAssetLoader assetLoader)
     {
         return SvgExtensions.ToPicture(svgFragment, assetLoader, out _, out _);
@@ -23,10 +60,22 @@ public SKSvg()
         AssetLoader = new SkiaAssetLoader();
     }
 
-    public SkiaSharp.SKPicture? Load(System.IO.Stream stream)
+    public SkiaSharp.SKPicture? Load(System.IO.Stream stream, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null)
+    {
+        Reset();
+        var svgDocument = SvgExtensions.Open(stream, entities);
+        if (svgDocument is { })
+        {
+            Picture = SvgExtensions.ToPicture(svgDocument, AssetLoader, out var _, out _);
+            return Picture;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public SkiaSharp.SKPicture? Load(string path, Dictionary<string, string>? entities = null)
     {
         Reset();
-        var svgDocument = SvgExtensions.Open(stream);
+        var svgDocument = SvgExtensions.Open(path, entities);
         if (svgDocument is { })
         {
             Picture = SvgExtensions.ToPicture(svgDocument, AssetLoader, out var _, out _);
@@ -35,10 +84,10 @@ public SKSvg()
         return null;
     }
 
-    public SkiaSharp.SKPicture? Load(string path)
+    public SkiaSharp.SKPicture? Load(XmlReader reader)
     {
         Reset();
-        var svgDocument = SvgExtensions.Open(path);
+        var svgDocument = SvgExtensions.Open(reader);
         if (svgDocument is { })
         {
             Picture = SvgExtensions.ToPicture(svgDocument, AssetLoader, out var _, out _);