diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b35b4d5..d8dccb4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Each SVG icon **must** conform to the following:
 - Use a square `viewBox` attribute, preferably `0 0 24 24`
 - Only use a single color (e.g. black)
 - For best results, only use `<path>` elements
-- Do *not* use transforms
+- Initial (simple) support for the `translate` transformation is included. Others are not supported yet.
 
 Pixo includes experimental support for `<circle>`, `<polygon>`, and `<rect>` elements.
 
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 73f11a2..244dc4e 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ const circleToPath = (el, i) => {
   return {
     type: 'path',
     properties: {
-      d
+      d,
+      transform: el.properties.transform
     }
   }
 }
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ const polygonToPath = el => {
       if (i === 0) return [ a, x, y ].join(' ')
       return [ a, 'L', x, y ].join(' ')
     }, 'M') + ' z'
-  return { type: 'path', properties: { d } }
+  return { type: 'path', properties: { d, transform: el.properties.transform } }
 }
 
 const rectToPath = el => {
@@ -91,7 +92,92 @@ const rectToPath = el => {
     'H', x,
     'z'
   ].join(' ')
-  return { type: 'path', properties: { d } }
+  return { type: 'path', properties: { d, transform: el.properties.transform } }
+}
+
+const toFloat = (val = 0) => parseFloat(val) || 0
+
+const grammarSegmentToTransform = (grammar, xTransform, yTransform) => {
+  const split = grammar.split(' ')
+  return {
+    length: split.length,
+    conversion: arr => split.map((value, i, config) => {
+      if(value === 'x') {
+        return i + 1 < config.length && config[i+1] === 'y' ?
+          xTransform(arr[ i ], arr[ i + 1 ]):
+          xTransform(arr[ i ])
+      }
+      if(value === 'y') {
+        return i > 0 && config[i-1] === 'x' ?
+          yTransform(arr[ i ], arr[ i - 1 ]):
+          yTransform(arr[ i ])
+      }
+      return arr[i]
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+const grammarToTransform = (grammar, xTransform, yTransform) =>
+  Object.keys(grammar).reduce((acc, key) => Object.assign(acc, { [key]: grammarSegmentToTransform(grammar[key], xTransform, yTransform)}), {})
+
+const applyTransformToPath = (path, xTransform, yTransform) => {
+  const pathGrammar = grammarToTransform({
+    z: '',
+    h: 'x',
+    v: 'y',
+    m: 'x y',
+    l: 'x y',
+    t: 'x y',
+    s: 'x y x y',
+    q: 'x y x y',
+    c: 'x y x y x y',
+    a: 'rx ry ra arc sweep x y'
+  }, xTransform, yTransform)
+  let currentCommand = 'm'
+  let commandIndex = 0
+  const result = []
+  for(let i =0; i < path.length; i++){
+    if(pathGrammar[path.charAt(i).toLowerCase()]) {
+      if(i - commandIndex > 1){
+        const args = path.substring(commandIndex + 1, i).trim().split(' ').map(toFloat)
+        for (c=0; c<args.length; c+=currentCommand.length) {
+          result.push(...currentCommand.conversion(args.slice(c, c+currentCommand.length)))
+        }
+      }
+      result.push(path.charAt(i))
+      currentCommand = pathGrammar[path.charAt(i).toLowerCase()]
+      commandIndex = i
+    }
+  }
+  return result.join(' ')
+}
+
+const translatePath = (path, ax, ay) => applyTransformToPath(path, x => x + ax, y => y + ay)
+const scalePath = (path, a, b) => applyTransformToPath(path, x => x * a, y => y * (b || a))
+
+const transformPath = ({ d, transform }) => {
+  const regex = /(translate)\(((?:[-.0-9]+[' '|',']*){2})\)|(rotate)\(((?:[-.0-9]+[' '|',']*){1,3})\)|(scale)\(((?:[-.0-9]+[' '|',']*){1,2})\)|(skewX)\(([-.0-9]+)\)|(skewY)\(([-.0-9]+)\)|(matrix)\(((?:[-.0-9]+[' '|',']*){6})\)/g
+  if(!transform) {
+    return d
+  }
+  const transformFuncs = {
+    translate: translatePath,
+    scale: scalePath
+  }
+  const transforms = []
+  let match
+  while(match = regex.exec(transform)) {
+    const [ all, transform, args ] = match
+    if(transformFuncs[transform]) {
+      transforms.push([transformFuncs[transform], ...args.split(' ').map(toFloat)])
+    }
+    else {
+      console.log(`${transform} is not currently a supported transformation`)
+    }
+  }
+  return transforms.reduce((acc, [ transform, ...args ]) => 
+    transform.apply(null, [ acc, ...args ]),
+  d)
 }
 
 const getPath = data => data.children
@@ -102,7 +188,8 @@ const getPath = data => data.children
   .map(rectToPath)
   .filter(child => child.type === 'path')
   .filter(child => !child.properties.fill || child.properties.fill !== 'none')
-  .map(child => child.properties.d)
+  .map(child => ({ d: child.properties.d, transform: child.properties.transform }))
+  .map(transformPath)
   .join(' ')
 
 const parse = ({
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 0c559b7..a9aaa13 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -65,6 +65,19 @@ const rect = {
   </svg>`
 }
 
+const translatedRect = {
+  name: 'Rect',
+  content: `<svg viewBox='0 0 32 32'>
+    <rect
+      x='2'
+      y='9'
+      width='28'
+      height='14'
+      transform='translate(40 20)'
+    />
+  </svg>`
+}
+
 const svgs = [
   basic,
   multipath,
@@ -129,6 +142,11 @@ test('handles rect elements', t => {
   t.snapshot(components)
 })
 
+test('handles translations', t => {
+  const components = pixo([ translatedRect ])
+  t.snapshot(components)
+})
+
 test('polygonToPath converts polygon elements to path', t => {
   const path = pixo.polygonToPath({
     type: 'polygon',
@@ -178,6 +196,20 @@ test('warns when an unsupported element is used', t => {
   console.log.restore()
 })
 
+test('warns when an unsupported transform is used', t => {
+  sinon.spy(console, 'log')
+  pixo([
+    {
+      name: 'Unsupported',
+      content: `<svg viewBox='0 0 32 32'>
+        <path d="M 0 0 L 56 32" transform="matrix(1 2 3 4 5 6)" />
+      </svg>`
+    }
+  ])
+  t.is(console.log.calledOnce, true)
+  console.log.restore()
+})
+
 test('ignores elements in defs and clipPath elements', t => {
   const svg = pixo.parse({
     name: 'Defs',
diff --git a/test.js.md b/test.js.md
index 7df9b3c..3070db4 100644
--- a/test.js.md
+++ b/test.js.md
@@ -910,4 +910,40 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://ava.li).
         export default RectIcon`,
         name: 'Rect',
       },
-    ]
+    
+
+## handles translations
+
+> Snapshot 1
+
+    [
+      {
+        content: `import React from 'react'␊
+        ␊
+        const RectIcon = ({␊
+          size,␊
+          color,␊
+          ...props␊
+        }) => (␊
+          <svg␊
+            {...props}␊
+            viewBox='0 0 32 32'␊
+            width={size}␊
+            height={size}␊
+            fill={color}␊
+          >␊
+            <path d='M 42 29 H 70 V 43 H 42 z' />␊
+          </svg>␊
+        )␊
+        ␊
+        RectIcon.displayName = 'RectIcon'␊
+        ␊
+        RectIcon.defaultProps = {␊
+          size: 24,␊
+          color: 'currentcolor'␊
+        }␊
+        ␊
+        export default RectIcon`,
+        name: 'Rect',
+      },
+    ]
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