diff --git a/src/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap b/src/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
index cef0208..11a33cc 100644
--- a/src/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 // Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
+exports[`do not handle path tag inside svg 1`] = `
+"function Icon(props) {
+  return <svg><path></path></svg>;
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`do not handle path tag with d attribute outside svg 1`] = `
+"function Icon(props) {
+  return <path d=\\"M10 10\\"></path>;
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`handle path tag w/o d attribute 1`] = `
+"import { Path as _Path } from \\"three\\";
+import { extend as _extend } from \\"@react-three/fiber\\";
+_extend({
+  Path: _Path
+});
+function Comp(props) {
+  return <path></path>;
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`handles JSX 1`] = `
 "import { Mesh as _Mesh, BoxGeometry as _BoxGeometry, MeshBasicMaterial as _MeshBasicMaterial } from \\"three\\";
 import { extend as _extend } from \\"@react-three/fiber\\";
diff --git a/src/index.test.ts b/src/index.test.ts
index 9e420e3..414625a 100644
--- a/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/index.test.ts
@@ -75,3 +75,36 @@ it('handles template strings', () => {
   )
   expect(code).toMatchSnapshot()
 })
+
+it('do not handle path tag inside svg',()=>{
+  const code  = transform(
+    `
+    function Icon(props) {
+      return <svg><path></path></svg>;
+    }
+    `
+  )
+  expect(code).toMatchSnapshot()
+})
+
+it('do not handle path tag with d attribute outside svg',()=>{
+  const code  = transform(
+    `
+    function Icon(props) {
+      return <path d="M10 10"></path>;
+    }
+    `
+  )
+  expect(code).toMatchSnapshot()
+})
+
+it('handle path tag w/o d attribute',()=>{
+  const code  = transform(
+    `
+    function Comp(props) {
+      return <path></path>;
+    }
+    `
+  )
+  expect(code).toMatchSnapshot()
+})
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 38c956f..0de579a 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,31 @@ export default declare((api) => {
 
         // Parse identifiers (e.g. <mesh />, <animated.mesh />)
         let type = 'property' in name ? name.property.name : name.name
+
+        // Skip SVG path with 'd' attribute (SVG path data)
+        if (type === 'path') {
+          const hasDAttribute = path.node.attributes.some(
+            (attr) =>
+              t.isJSXAttribute(attr) &&
+              t.isJSXIdentifier(attr.name) &&
+              attr.name.name === 'd'
+          )
+          if (hasDAttribute) return
+
+          // fallback
+          let parent: NodePath | null = path.parentPath
+          while (parent) {
+            if (
+              t.isJSXElement(parent.node) &&
+              t.isJSXIdentifier(parent.node.openingElement.name) &&
+              parent.node.openingElement.name.name === 'svg'
+            ) {
+              return
+            }
+            parent = parent.parentPath
+          }
+        }
+
         const declaration = path.scope.getBinding(type)?.path.node
         if (t.isVariableDeclarator(declaration)) {
           if (t.isStringLiteral(declaration.init)) {