diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/GoogleMapsViewImpl.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/GoogleMapsViewImpl.kt
index cb9e084..0f4f13c 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/GoogleMapsViewImpl.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/GoogleMapsViewImpl.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class GoogleMapsViewImpl(
   val reactContext: ThemedReactContext,
   val locationHandler: LocationHandler,
   val playServiceHandler: PlayServicesHandler,
-  val markerBuilder: MarkerBuilder,
+  val markerBuilder: MapMarkerBuilder,
 ) : FrameLayout(reactContext),
   GoogleMap.OnCameraMoveStartedListener,
   GoogleMap.OnCameraMoveListener,
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/MapMarkerBuilder.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/MapMarkerBuilder.kt
index b47584e..dcf70f6 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/MapMarkerBuilder.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/MapMarkerBuilder.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.BitmapDescriptor
 import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.BitmapDescriptorFactory
 import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng
 import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.MarkerOptions
+import com.rngooglemapsplus.extensions.styleHash
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import kotlin.coroutines.coroutineContext
 
-class MarkerBuilder(
+class MapMarkerBuilder(
   private val scope: CoroutineScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.Default),
 ) {
   private val iconCache =
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ class MarkerBuilder(
 
   fun build(
     m: RNMarker,
-    icon: BitmapDescriptor,
+    icon: BitmapDescriptor?,
   ): MarkerOptions =
     MarkerOptions().apply {
       position(LatLng(m.coordinate.latitude, m.coordinate.longitude))
@@ -46,10 +47,13 @@ class MarkerBuilder(
   fun buildIconAsync(
     id: String,
     m: RNMarker,
-    onReady: (BitmapDescriptor) -> Unit,
+    onReady: (BitmapDescriptor?) -> Unit,
   ) {
     jobsById[id]?.cancel()
-
+    if (m.iconSvg == null) {
+      onReady(null)
+      return
+    }
     val key = m.styleHash()
     iconCache.get(key)?.let { cached ->
       onReady(cached)
@@ -98,17 +102,28 @@ class MarkerBuilder(
 
   private suspend fun renderBitmap(m: RNMarker): Bitmap? {
     var bmp: Bitmap? = null
+    if (m.iconSvg == null) {
+      return null
+    }
     try {
       coroutineContext.ensureActive()
-      val svg = SVG.getFromString(m.iconSvg)
+      val svg = SVG.getFromString(m.iconSvg.svgString)
 
       coroutineContext.ensureActive()
-      svg.setDocumentWidth(m.width.dpToPx())
-      svg.setDocumentHeight(m.height.dpToPx())
+      svg.setDocumentWidth(m.iconSvg.width.dpToPx())
+      svg.setDocumentHeight(m.iconSvg.height.dpToPx())
 
       coroutineContext.ensureActive()
       bmp =
-        createBitmap(m.width.dpToPx().toInt(), m.height.dpToPx().toInt(), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
+        createBitmap(
+          m.iconSvg.width
+            .dpToPx()
+            .toInt(),
+          m.iconSvg.height
+            .dpToPx()
+            .toInt(),
+          Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888,
+        )
 
       coroutineContext.ensureActive()
       val canvas = Canvas(bmp)
@@ -125,22 +140,3 @@ class MarkerBuilder(
     }
   }
 }
-
-fun RNMarker.markerEquals(b: RNMarker): Boolean =
-  id == b.id &&
-    zIndex == b.zIndex &&
-    coordinate == b.coordinate &&
-    anchor == b.anchor &&
-    markerStyleEquals(b)
-
-fun RNMarker.markerStyleEquals(b: RNMarker): Boolean =
-  width == b.width &&
-    height == b.height &&
-    iconSvg == b.iconSvg
-
-fun RNMarker.styleHash(): Int =
-  arrayOf<Any?>(
-    width,
-    height,
-    iconSvg,
-  ).contentHashCode()
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/RNGoogleMapsPlusView.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/RNGoogleMapsPlusView.kt
index bc2983b..572b1ba 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/RNGoogleMapsPlusView.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/RNGoogleMapsPlusView.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.LatLng
 import com.google.android.gms.maps.model.MapStyleOptions
 import com.margelo.nitro.core.Promise
 import com.rngooglemapsplus.extensions.circleEquals
+import com.rngooglemapsplus.extensions.markerEquals
+import com.rngooglemapsplus.extensions.markerStyleEquals
 import com.rngooglemapsplus.extensions.polygonEquals
 import com.rngooglemapsplus.extensions.polylineEquals
 import com.rngooglemapsplus.extensions.toCameraPosition
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ class RNGoogleMapsPlusView(
   private var locationHandler = LocationHandler(context)
   private var playServiceHandler = PlayServicesHandler(context)
 
-  private val markerBuilder = MarkerBuilder()
+  private val markerBuilder = MapMarkerBuilder()
   private val polylineBuilder = MapPolylineBuilder()
   private val polygonBuilder = MapPolygonBuilder()
   private val circleBuilder = MapCircleBuilder()
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/extensions/RNMarkerExtension.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/extensions/RNMarkerExtension.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01fde5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/rngooglemapsplus/extensions/RNMarkerExtension.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.rngooglemapsplus.extensions
+
+import com.rngooglemapsplus.RNMarker
+
+fun RNMarker.markerEquals(b: RNMarker): Boolean =
+  id == b.id &&
+    zIndex == b.zIndex &&
+    coordinate == b.coordinate &&
+    anchor == b.anchor &&
+    markerStyleEquals(b)
+
+fun RNMarker.markerStyleEquals(b: RNMarker): Boolean = iconSvg == b.iconSvg
+
+fun RNMarker.styleHash(): Int =
+  arrayOf<Any?>(
+    iconSvg,
+  ).contentHashCode()
diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 7fae52d..aae64d8 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -2356,7 +2356,7 @@ PODS:
     - React-perflogger (= 0.82.0-rc.4)
     - React-utils (= 0.82.0-rc.4)
     - SocketRocket
-  - RNGoogleMapsPlus (1.0.3-dev.0):
+  - RNGoogleMapsPlus (1.1.0-dev.1):
     - boost
     - DoubleConversion
     - fast_float
@@ -2708,7 +2708,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   ReactAppDependencyProvider: 1202b833d8cca6c917dabcf679837c34a9ca5723
   ReactCodegen: 19febbd1fdc8928493972f8d5290f2952e14c9d2
   ReactCommon: 2caf7281b37aa1ca389e18839dd594099efb1489
-  RNGoogleMapsPlus: f9d77f78190272ae61db89e5e424d735342fcddc
+  RNGoogleMapsPlus: 45deb9a3ba72d6557af3bfbf970f51de523364a1
   SocketRocket: d4aabe649be1e368d1318fdf28a022d714d65748
   SVGKit: 1ad7513f8c74d9652f94ed64ddecda1a23864dea
   Yoga: 2fb906b2084fd388a52edae73c54c39c3f50e86c
diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index 6ccf5a8..5052dc0 100644
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -251,9 +251,14 @@ export const makeMarker = (id: number): RNMarker => ({
   zIndex: id,
   coordinate: randomCoordinates(37.7749, -122.4194, 0.2),
   anchor: { x: 0.5, y: 1.0 },
-  width: (64 / 100) * 50,
-  height: (88 / 100) * 50,
-  iconSvg: makeSvgIcon(64, 88),
+  iconSvg:
+    id % 2 === 0
+      ? {
+          width: (64 / 100) * 50,
+          height: (88 / 100) * 50,
+          svgString: makeSvgIcon(64, 88),
+        }
+      : undefined,
 });
 
 export default function App() {
diff --git a/ios/MapMarkerBuilder.swift b/ios/MapMarkerBuilder.swift
index 2c431a4..4ee13be 100644
--- a/ios/MapMarkerBuilder.swift
+++ b/ios/MapMarkerBuilder.swift
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ final class MapMarkerBuilder {
     attributes: .concurrent
   )
 
-  func build(_ m: RNMarker, icon: UIImage) -> GMSMarker {
+  func build(_ m: RNMarker, icon: UIImage?) -> GMSMarker {
     let marker = GMSMarker(
       position: CLLocationCoordinate2D(
         latitude: m.coordinate.latitude,
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ final class MapMarkerBuilder {
   ) {
     tasks[id]?.cancel()
 
+    if m.iconSvg == nil {
+      onReady(nil)
+      return
+    }
+
     let key = m.styleHash()
     if let cached = iconCache.object(forKey: key) {
       onReady(cached)
@@ -85,7 +90,6 @@ final class MapMarkerBuilder {
 
     if !prev.markerStyleEquals(next) {
       buildIconAsync(next.id, next) { img in
-        guard let img else { return }
         m.tracksViewChanges = true
         m.icon = img
         if prev.anchor?.x != next.anchor?.x || prev.anchor?.y != next.anchor?.y {
@@ -117,21 +121,26 @@ final class MapMarkerBuilder {
   }
 
   private func renderUIImage(_ m: RNMarker) async -> UIImage? {
-    await withTaskCancellationHandler(
+    guard let iconSvg = m.iconSvg else {
+      return nil
+    }
+
+    return await withTaskCancellationHandler(
       operation: {
-        await withCheckedContinuation { cont in
+        await withCheckedContinuation {
+          (cont: CheckedContinuation<UIImage?, Never>) in
           queue.async {
             if Task.isCancelled {
               cont.resume(returning: nil)
               return
             }
 
-            let targetW = max(1, Int(CGFloat(m.width)))
-            let targetH = max(1, Int(CGFloat(m.height)))
+            let targetW = max(1, Int(CGFloat(iconSvg.width)))
+            let targetH = max(1, Int(CGFloat(iconSvg.height)))
             let size = CGSize(width: targetW, height: targetH)
 
             guard
-              let data = m.iconSvg.data(using: .utf8),
+              let data = iconSvg.svgString.data(using: .utf8),
               let svgImg = SVGKImage(data: data)
             else {
               cont.resume(returning: nil)
diff --git a/ios/RNGoogleMapsPlusView.swift b/ios/RNGoogleMapsPlusView.swift
index 631be21..be6ed92 100644
--- a/ios/RNGoogleMapsPlusView.swift
+++ b/ios/RNGoogleMapsPlusView.swift
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ final class RNGoogleMapsPlusView: HybridRNGoogleMapsPlusViewSpec {
             }
           } else {
             markerBuilder.buildIconAsync(next.id, next) { icon in
-              guard let icon else { return }
               let marker = self.markerBuilder.build(next, icon: icon)
               self.impl.addMarker(id: id, marker: marker)
             }
diff --git a/ios/extensions/RNMarker+Extension.swift b/ios/extensions/RNMarker+Extension.swift
index a039853..e3636e1 100644
--- a/ios/extensions/RNMarker+Extension.swift
+++ b/ios/extensions/RNMarker+Extension.swift
@@ -10,15 +10,16 @@ extension RNMarker {
   }
 
   func markerStyleEquals(_ b: RNMarker) -> Bool {
-    width == b.width && height == b.height
-      && iconSvg == b.iconSvg
+    iconSvg?.width == b.iconSvg?.width && iconSvg?.height == b.iconSvg?.height
+      && iconSvg?.svgString == b.iconSvg?.svgString
+
   }
 
   func styleHash() -> NSString {
     var hasher = Hasher()
-    hasher.combine(width)
-    hasher.combine(height)
-    hasher.combine(iconSvg)
+    hasher.combine(iconSvg?.width)
+    hasher.combine(iconSvg?.height)
+    hasher.combine(iconSvg?.svgString)
     return String(hasher.finalize()) as NSString
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 59b6952..8373399 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -131,9 +131,13 @@ export type RNMarker = {
   zIndex?: number;
   coordinate: RNLatLng;
   anchor?: RNPosition;
+  iconSvg?: RNMarkerSvg;
+};
+
+export type RNMarkerSvg = {
   width: number;
   height: number;
-  iconSvg: string;
+  svgString: string;
 };
 
 export type RNPolygon = {