diff --git a/src/parser.js b/src/parser.js
index 9b1ce184..6d6b6413 100644
--- a/src/parser.js
+++ b/src/parser.js
@@ -700,8 +700,8 @@
       var value,
           parentAttributes = { };
 
-      // if there's a parent container (`g` node), parse its attributes recursively upwards
-      if (element.parentNode && /^[g|a]$/i.test(element.parentNode.nodeName)) {
+      // if there's a parent container (`g` or `a` or `symbol` node), parse its attributes recursively upwards
+      if (element.parentNode && /^symbol|[g|a]$/i.test(element.parentNode.nodeName)) {
         parentAttributes = fabric.parseAttributes(element.parentNode, attributes);
       }