diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9819a923..d89d5ebd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1692,12 +1692,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "cty",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rctree"
-version = "0.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3b42e27ef78c35d3998403c1d26f3efd9e135d3e5121b0a4845cc5cc27547f4f"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rdrand"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -2141,9 +2135,9 @@ checksum = "957e51f3646910546462e67d5f7599b9e4fb8acdd304b087a6494730f9eebf04"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "usvg"
-version = "0.37.0"
+version = "0.38.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "38b0a51b72ab80ca511d126b77feeeb4fb1e972764653e61feac30adc161a756"
+checksum = "377f62b4a3c173de8654c1aa80ab1dac1154e6f13a779a9943e53780120d1625"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "log",
@@ -2156,9 +2150,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "usvg-parser"
-version = "0.37.0"
+version = "0.38.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9bd4e3c291f45d152929a31f0f6c819245e2921bfd01e7bd91201a9af39a2bdc"
+checksum = "351a05e6f2023d6b4e946f734240a3927aefdcf930d7d42587a2c8a8869814b0"
 dependencies = [
  "data-url",
  "flate2",
@@ -2174,9 +2168,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "usvg-text-layout"
-version = "0.37.0"
+version = "0.38.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d383a3965de199d7f96d4e11a44dd859f46e86de7f3dca9a39bf82605da0a37c"
+checksum = "8c41888b9d5cf431fe852eaf9d047bbde83251b98f1749c2f08b1071e6db46e2"
 dependencies = [
  "fontdb",
  "kurbo",
@@ -2190,11 +2184,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "usvg-tree"
-version = "0.37.0"
+version = "0.38.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8ee3d202ebdb97a6215604b8f5b4d6ef9024efd623cf2e373a6416ba976ec7d3"
+checksum = "18863e0404ed153d6e56362c5b1146db9f4f262a3244e3cf2dbe7d8a85909f05"
 dependencies = [
- "rctree",
  "strict-num",
  "svgtypes",
  "tiny-skia-path 0.11.4",
diff --git a/examples/wgpu_svg/Cargo.toml b/examples/wgpu_svg/Cargo.toml
index b1770d4b..cc901e4c 100644
--- a/examples/wgpu_svg/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/wgpu_svg/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ lyon = { path = "../../crates/lyon", features = ["extra"] }
 clap = "2.32.0"
 wgpu = "0.13.1"
 winit = "0.27.5"
-usvg = { version = "0.37", features = []}
+usvg = { version = "0.38", features = []}
 tiny-skia-path = "0.11"
 futures = "0.3.5"
 bytemuck = "1.2.0"
diff --git a/examples/wgpu_svg/src/main.rs b/examples/wgpu_svg/src/main.rs
index ff1bac1b..7ef6c45e 100644
--- a/examples/wgpu_svg/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/wgpu_svg/src/main.rs
@@ -93,67 +93,7 @@ fn main() {
         ty: f32::NAN,
     };
     let view_box = rtree.view_box;
-    for node in rtree.root.descendants() {
-        if let usvg::NodeKind::Path(ref p) = *node.borrow() {
-            let t = node.abs_transform();
-            if t != prev_transform {
-                transforms.push(GpuTransform {
-                    data0: [t.sx, t.kx, t.ky, t.sy],
-                    data1: [t.tx, t.ty, 0.0, 0.0],
-                });
-            }
-            prev_transform = t;
-
-            let transform_idx = transforms.len() as u32 - 1;
-
-            if let Some(ref fill) = p.fill {
-                // fall back to always use color fill
-                // no gradients (yet?)
-                let color = match fill.paint {
-                    usvg::Paint::Color(c) => c,
-                    _ => FALLBACK_COLOR,
-                };
-
-                primitives.push(GpuPrimitive::new(
-                    transform_idx,
-                    color,
-                    fill.opacity.get() as f32,
-                ));
-
-                fill_tess
-                    .tessellate(
-                        convert_path(p),
-                        &FillOptions::tolerance(0.01),
-                        &mut BuffersBuilder::new(
-                            &mut mesh,
-                            VertexCtor {
-                                prim_id: primitives.len() as u32 - 1,
-                            },
-                        ),
-                    )
-                    .expect("Error during tessellation!");
-            }
-
-            if let Some(ref stroke) = p.stroke {
-                let (stroke_color, stroke_opts) = convert_stroke(stroke);
-                primitives.push(GpuPrimitive::new(
-                    transform_idx,
-                    stroke_color,
-                    stroke.opacity.get() as f32,
-                ));
-                let _ = stroke_tess.tessellate(
-                    convert_path(p),
-                    &stroke_opts.with_tolerance(0.01),
-                    &mut BuffersBuilder::new(
-                        &mut mesh,
-                        VertexCtor {
-                            prim_id: primitives.len() as u32 - 1,
-                        },
-                    ),
-                );
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    collect_geom(&rtree.root, &mut prev_transform, &mut transforms, &mut primitives, &mut fill_tess, &mut mesh, &mut stroke_tess);
 
     if app.is_present("TESS_ONLY") {
         return;
@@ -498,6 +438,72 @@ fn main() {
     });
 }
 
+fn collect_geom(group: &Group, prev_transform: &mut Transform, transforms: &mut Vec<GpuTransform>, primitives: &mut Vec<GpuPrimitive>, fill_tess: &mut FillTessellator, mesh: &mut VertexBuffers<GpuVertex, u32>, stroke_tess: &mut StrokeTessellator) {
+    for node in &group.children {
+        if let usvg::Node::Group(group) = node {
+            collect_geom(group, prev_transform, transforms, primitives, fill_tess, mesh, stroke_tess)
+        } else  if let usvg::Node::Path(ref p) = node {
+            let t = node.abs_transform();
+            if t != *prev_transform {
+                transforms.push(GpuTransform {
+                    data0: [t.sx, t.kx, t.ky, t.sy],
+                    data1: [t.tx, t.ty, 0.0, 0.0],
+                });
+            }
+            *prev_transform = t;
+
+            let transform_idx = transforms.len() as u32 - 1;
+
+            if let Some(ref fill) = p.fill {
+                // fall back to always use color fill
+                // no gradients (yet?)
+                let color = match fill.paint {
+                    usvg::Paint::Color(c) => c,
+                    _ => FALLBACK_COLOR,
+                };
+
+                primitives.push(GpuPrimitive::new(
+                    transform_idx,
+                    color,
+                    fill.opacity.get() as f32,
+                ));
+
+                fill_tess
+                    .tessellate(
+                        convert_path(p),
+                        &FillOptions::tolerance(0.01),
+                        &mut BuffersBuilder::new(
+                            mesh,
+                            VertexCtor {
+                                prim_id: primitives.len() as u32 - 1,
+                            },
+                        ),
+                    )
+                    .expect("Error during tessellation!");
+            }
+
+            if let Some(ref stroke) = p.stroke {
+                let (stroke_color, stroke_opts) = convert_stroke(stroke);
+                primitives.push(GpuPrimitive::new(
+                    transform_idx,
+                    stroke_color,
+                    stroke.opacity.get(),
+                ));
+                let _ = stroke_tess.tessellate(
+                    convert_path(p),
+                    &stroke_opts.with_tolerance(0.01),
+                    &mut BuffersBuilder::new(
+                        mesh,
+                        VertexCtor {
+                            prim_id: primitives.len() as u32 - 1,
+                        },
+                    ),
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct GpuVertex {