diff --git a/samples/AvaloniaSvgSkiaSample/MainWindow.axaml b/samples/AvaloniaSvgSkiaSample/MainWindow.axaml
index d9d83f41..871ab1c3 100644
--- a/samples/AvaloniaSvgSkiaSample/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/samples/AvaloniaSvgSkiaSample/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -140,9 +140,16 @@
           <ComboBoxItem>UniformToFill</ComboBoxItem>
         </ComboBox>
         <Grid ColumnDefinitions="50*,8,50*">
-          <Svg Grid.Column="0" Name="svgString" Source="{Binding #stringTextBox.Text}" />
+          <Svg Grid.Column="0" Name="svgString" 
+               Source="{Binding #stringTextBox.Text}"
+               Css="{Binding #cssTextBox.Text}" />
           <GridSplitter Grid.Column="1" />
-          <TextBox Grid.Column="2" Name="stringTextBox" AcceptsReturn="True" AcceptsTab="True" />
+          <Grid Grid.Column="2" RowDefinitions="Auto,50*,Auto,30*">
+            <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Text="Svg" />
+            <TextBox Grid.Row="1" Name="stringTextBox" AcceptsReturn="True" AcceptsTab="True" />
+            <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Text="Svg" />
+            <TextBox Grid.Row="3" Name="cssTextBox" AcceptsReturn="True" AcceptsTab="True" />
+          </Grid>
         </Grid>
       </DockPanel>
     </TabItem>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/Svg.cs b/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/Svg.cs
index e61521a8..0539456b 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/Svg.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Svg.Skia/Svg.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Logging;
 using Avalonia.Media;
@@ -246,38 +248,61 @@ protected override void OnPropertyChanged(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs chang
 
         if (change.Property == PathProperty)
         {
-            var path = change.GetNewValue<string?>();
             var css = GetCss(this);
             var currentCss = GetCurrentCss(this);
             var parameters = new SvgParameters(null, string.Concat(css, ' ', currentCss));
+            var path = change.GetNewValue<string?>();
             LoadFromPath(path, parameters);
             InvalidateVisual();
         }
 
         if (change.Property == CssProperty)
         {
-            var path = Path;
             var css = change.GetNewValue<string?>();
             var currentCss = GetCurrentCss(this);
             var parameters = new SvgParameters(null, string.Concat(css, ' ', currentCss));
-            LoadFromPath(path, parameters);
+            var path = Path;
+            var source = Source;
+            
+            if (path is { })
+            {
+                LoadFromPath(path, parameters);
+            }
+            else if (source is { })
+            {
+                LoadFromSource(source, parameters);
+            }
+
             InvalidateVisual();
         }
 
         if (change.Property == CurrentCssProperty)
         {
-            var path = Path;
             var css = GetCss(this);
             var currentCss = change.GetNewValue<string?>();
             var parameters = new SvgParameters(null, string.Concat(css, ' ', currentCss));
-            LoadFromPath(path, parameters);
+            var path = Path;
+            var source = Source;
+            
+            if (path is { })
+            {
+                LoadFromPath(path, parameters);
+            }
+            else if (source is { })
+            {
+                LoadFromSource(source, parameters);
+            }
+
             InvalidateVisual();
         }
 
         if (change.Property == SourceProperty)
         {
             var source = change.GetNewValue<string?>();
-            LoadFromSource(source);
+            var css = GetCss(this);
+            var currentCss = GetCurrentCss(this);
+            var parameters = new SvgParameters(null, string.Concat(css, ' ', currentCss));
+            LoadFromSource(source, parameters);
             InvalidateVisual();
         }
 
@@ -333,7 +358,7 @@ private void LoadFromPath(string? path, SvgParameters? parameters = null)
         }
     }
 
-    private void LoadFromSource(string? source)
+    private void LoadFromSource(string? source, SvgParameters? parameters = null)
     {
         if (source is null)
         {
@@ -345,7 +370,9 @@ private void LoadFromSource(string? source)
 
         try
         {
-            _svg = SvgSource.LoadFromSvg(source);
+            var bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(source);
+            using var ms = new MemoryStream(bytes);
+            _svg = SvgSource.LoadFromStream(ms, parameters);
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Svg/Svg.cs b/src/Avalonia.Svg/Svg.cs
index 693412a2..33a6e1cf 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Svg/Svg.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Svg/Svg.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Media;
 using Avalonia.Metadata;
@@ -239,28 +241,51 @@ protected override void OnPropertyChanged(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs chang
 
         if (change.Property == CssProperty)
         {
-            var path = Path;
             var css = change.GetNewValue<string?>();
             var currentCss = GetCurrentCss(this);
             var parameters = new SvgParameters(null, string.Concat(css, ' ', currentCss));
-            LoadFromPath(path, parameters);
+            var path = Path;
+            var source = Source;
+            
+            if (path is { })
+            {
+                LoadFromPath(path, parameters);
+            }
+            else if (source is { })
+            {
+                LoadFromSource(source, parameters);
+            }
+            
             InvalidateVisual();
         }
 
         if (change.Property == CurrentCssProperty)
         {
-            var path = Path;
             var css = GetCss(this);
             var currentCss = change.GetNewValue<string?>();
             var parameters = new SvgParameters(null, string.Concat(css, ' ', currentCss));
-            LoadFromPath(path, parameters);
+            var path = Path;
+            var source = Source;
+            
+            if (path is { })
+            {
+                LoadFromPath(path, parameters);
+            }
+            else if (source is { })
+            {
+                LoadFromSource(source, parameters);
+            }
+            
             InvalidateVisual();
         }
         
         if (change.Property == SourceProperty)
         {
+            var css = GetCss(this);
+            var currentCss = GetCurrentCss(this);
+            var parameters = new SvgParameters(null, string.Concat(css, ' ', currentCss));
             var source = change.GetNewValue<string?>();
-            LoadFromSource(source);
+            LoadFromSource(source, parameters);
             InvalidateVisual();
         }
     }
@@ -280,14 +305,16 @@ private void LoadFromPath(string? path, SvgParameters? parameters = null)
         }
     }
 
-    private void LoadFromSource(string? source)
+    private void LoadFromSource(string? source, SvgParameters? parameters = null)
     {
         _picture = default;
         _avaloniaPicture?.Dispose();
 
         if (source is not null)
         {
-            _picture = SvgSource.LoadPictureFromSvg(source);
+            var bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(source);
+            using var ms = new MemoryStream(bytes);
+            _picture = SvgSource.LoadPicture(ms, parameters);
             if (_picture is { })
             {
                 _avaloniaPicture = AvaloniaPicture.Record(_picture);
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Svg/SvgSource.cs b/src/Avalonia.Svg/SvgSource.cs
index 77c46db5..03f038aa 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Svg/SvgSource.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Svg/SvgSource.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public static SvgSource Load(Stream stream, SvgParameters? parameters = null)
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="source">The svg source.</param>
     /// <returns>The svg picture.</returns>
-    public static SKPicture? LoadPictureFromSvg(string source)
+    public static SKPicture? LoadPictureFromSvg(string source, SvgParameters? parameters = null)
     {
         var document = SM.SvgExtensions.FromSvg(source);
         return document is { } ? SM.SvgExtensions.ToModel(document, s_assetLoader, out _, out _) : default;