1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/extension/internal/cairo-renderer.cpp b/src/extension/internal/cairo-renderer.cpp
index 0e68ae130..6d75c1e5d 100644
--- a/src/extension/internal/cairo-renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/extension/internal/cairo-renderer.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ namespace Extension {
 namespace Internal {
 
 CairoRenderer::CairoRenderer(void)
+  : _omitText(false)
 {}
 
 CairoRenderer::~CairoRenderer(void)
@@ -568,6 +569,11 @@ CairoRenderer::setStateForItem(CairoRenderContext *ctx, SPItem const *item)
 void
 CairoRenderer::renderItem(CairoRenderContext *ctx, SPItem *item)
 {
+    if ( _omitText && (SP_IS_TEXT(item) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(item)) ) {
+        // skip text if _omitText is true
+        return;
+    }
+
     ctx->pushState();
     setStateForItem(ctx, item);