diff --git a/editor/svgcanvas.js b/editor/svgcanvas.js
index 754745fc..d6604300 100644
--- a/editor/svgcanvas.js
+++ b/editor/svgcanvas.js
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ var selectedElements = [];
 // * curStyles - Boolean indicating that current style attributes should be applied first
 //
 // Returns: The new element
-var addSvgElementFromJson = this.addSvgElementFromJson = function(data) {
+var addSvgElementFromJson = this.addSvgElementFromJson = function addSvgElementFromJson(data) {
 	var shape = svgedit.utilities.getElem(data.attr.id);
 	// if shape is a path but we need to create a rect/ellipse, then remove the path
 	var current_layer = getCurrentDrawing().getCurrentLayer();
@@ -218,6 +218,12 @@ var addSvgElementFromJson = this.addSvgElementFromJson = function(data) {
 	}
 	svgedit.utilities.assignAttributes(shape, data.attr, 100);
 	svgedit.utilities.cleanupElement(shape);
+
+	// Children
+	if(data.children) data.children.forEach(function(child){
+		shape.appendChild(addSvgElementFromJson(child));
+	});
+
 	return shape;
 };