diff --git a/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp b/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp
index c2187c9d9d..0a15bc0a20 100644
--- a/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp
@@ -428,6 +428,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
             " and any other value means that 6 or 7 decimals are used.")
 		("print-space-names", "Prints IfcSpace LongName and Name in the geometry output. Applicable for SVG output")
 		("print-space-areas", "Prints calculated IfcSpace areas in square meters. Applicable for SVG output")
+		("space-name-transform", po::value<std::string>(),
+			"Additional transform to the space labels in SVG")
 		("edge-arrows", "Adds arrow heads to edge segments to signify edge direction")
 		;
 
@@ -1015,6 +1017,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 				vmap["storey-height-line-length"].as<double>()
 			);
 		}
+		if (vmap.count("space-name-transform")) {
+			static_cast<SvgSerializer*>(serializer.get())->setSpaceNameTransform(
+				vmap["space-name-transform"].as<std::string>()
+			);
+		}		
 	}
 
     if (convert_back_units) {
diff --git a/src/serializers/SvgSerializer.cpp b/src/serializers/SvgSerializer.cpp
index 40325202e5..7650ac46c9 100644
--- a/src/serializers/SvgSerializer.cpp
+++ b/src/serializers/SvgSerializer.cpp
@@ -1345,7 +1345,11 @@ void SvgSerializer::write(const geometry_data& data) {
 				xcoords.push_back(path.add(center_point->X()));
 				path.add("\" y=\"");
 				ycoords.push_back(path.add(center_point->Y()));
-				path.add("\">");
+				path.add("\"");
+				if (space_name_transform_) {
+					path.add(" transform=\"" + *space_name_transform_ + "\"");
+				}
+				path.add(">");
 				for (auto lit = labels.begin(); lit != labels.end(); ++lit) {
 					const auto& l = *lit;
 					double dy = labels.begin() == lit
diff --git a/src/serializers/SvgSerializer.h b/src/serializers/SvgSerializer.h
index f80447d3e7..0772e03bdb 100644
--- a/src/serializers/SvgSerializer.h
+++ b/src/serializers/SvgSerializer.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ protected:
 	boost::optional<double> scale_, calculated_scale_, center_x_, center_y_, scale_backup_;
 	boost::optional<double> storey_height_line_length_;
 	boost::optional<std::pair<double, double>> size_, size_backup_;
+	boost::optional<std::string> space_name_transform_;
 
 	bool with_section_heights_from_storey_, print_space_names_, print_space_areas_;
 	storey_height_display_types storey_height_display_;
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ public:
 	void setDrawStoreyHeights(storey_height_display_types sh) { storey_height_display_ = sh; }
 	void setDrawDoorArcs(bool b) { draw_door_arcs_ = b; }
 	void setStoreyHeightLineLength(double d) { storey_height_line_length_ = d; }
+	void setSpaceNameTransform(const std::string& v) { space_name_transform_ = v; }
 
 	std::array<std::array<double, 3>, 3> resize();
 	void resetScale();