diff --git a/src/elements_parser.js b/src/elements_parser.js
index 170849ab..35637097 100644
--- a/src/elements_parser.js
+++ b/src/elements_parser.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ fabric.ElementsParser.prototype._createObject = function(klass, el, index) {
   }
   else {
     var obj = klass.fromElement(el, this.options);
+    this.resolveGradient(obj);
     this.reviver && this.reviver(el, obj);
     this.instances[index] = obj;
     this.checkIfDone();
@@ -52,18 +53,31 @@ fabric.ElementsParser.prototype._createObject = function(klass, el, index) {
 fabric.ElementsParser.prototype.createCallback = function(index, el) {
   var _this = this;
   return function(obj) {
+    _this.resolveGradient(obj);
     _this.reviver && _this.reviver(el, obj);
     _this.instances[index] = obj;
     _this.checkIfDone();
   };
 };
 
+fabric.ElementsParser.prototype.resolveGradient = function(obj) {
+  
+    var instanceFillValue = obj.get('fill');
+    if (!(/^url\(/).test(instanceFillValue)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    var gradientId = instanceFillValue.slice(5, instanceFillValue.length - 1);
+    if (fabric.gradientDefs[gradientId]) {
+      obj.set('fill',
+        fabric.Gradient.fromElement(fabric.gradientDefs[gradientId], obj));
+    }
+};
+
 fabric.ElementsParser.prototype.checkIfDone = function() {
   if (--this.numElements === 0) {
     this.instances = this.instances.filter(function(el) {
       return el != null;
     });
-    fabric.resolveGradients(this.instances);
     this.callback(this.instances);
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/parser.js b/src/parser.js
index 49f2eb93..de6c1c64 100644
--- a/src/parser.js
+++ b/src/parser.js
@@ -632,27 +632,6 @@
 
   extend(fabric, {
 
-    /**
-     * Initializes gradients on instances, according to gradients parsed from a document
-     * @param {Array} instances
-     */
-    resolveGradients: function(instances) {
-      for (var i = instances.length; i--; ) {
-        var instanceFillValue = instances[i].get('fill');
-
-        if (!(/^url\(/).test(instanceFillValue)) {
-          continue;
-        }
-
-        var gradientId = instanceFillValue.slice(5, instanceFillValue.length - 1);
-
-        if (fabric.gradientDefs[gradientId]) {
-          instances[i].set('fill',
-            fabric.Gradient.fromElement(fabric.gradientDefs[gradientId], instances[i]));
-        }
-      }
-    },
-
     /**
      * Parses an SVG document, returning all of the gradient declarations found in it
      * @static