diff --git a/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/SVGPictureDrawable.java b/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/SVGPictureDrawable.java
index 5130fb6..4df7d13 100644
--- a/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/SVGPictureDrawable.java
+++ b/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/SVGPictureDrawable.java
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ package org.petero.droidfish;
 
 import com.larvalabs.svgandroid.SVG;
 
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
+import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.PictureDrawable;
 
 /**
@@ -13,6 +16,9 @@ public class SVGPictureDrawable extends PictureDrawable {
 
     private final int iWidth;
     private final int iHeight;
+    
+    private Rect cachedBounds;
+    private Bitmap cachedBitmap;
 
     public SVGPictureDrawable(SVG svg) {
         super(svg.getPicture());
@@ -42,6 +48,14 @@ public class SVGPictureDrawable extends PictureDrawable {
 
     @Override
     public void draw(Canvas canvas) {
-        canvas.drawPicture(getPicture(), getBounds());
+        Rect b = getBounds();
+        if (!b.equals(cachedBounds)) {
+            Bitmap bm = Bitmap.createBitmap(b.right-b.left, b.bottom-b.top, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
+            Canvas bmCanvas = new Canvas(bm);
+            bmCanvas.drawPicture(getPicture(), getBounds());
+            cachedBitmap = bm;
+            cachedBounds = b;
+        }
+        canvas.drawBitmap(cachedBitmap, null, b, null);
     }
 }