4 files changed, 42 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/document.cpp b/src/document.cpp
index 741e7c812..ebf5d312f 100644
--- a/src/document.cpp
+++ b/src/document.cpp
@@ -1634,11 +1634,18 @@ void SPDocument::setModifiedSinceSave(bool modified) {
 void SPDocument::importDefs(SPDocument *source)
 {
     Inkscape::XML::Node *root = source->getReprRoot();
-    Inkscape::XML::Node *defs = sp_repr_lookup_name(root, "svg:defs", 1);
     Inkscape::XML::Node *target_defs = this->getDefs()->getRepr();
+    std::vector<Inkscape::XML::Node const *> defsNodes = sp_repr_lookup_name_many(root, "svg:defs");
 
     prevent_id_clashes(source, this);
     
+    for (std::vector<Inkscape::XML::Node const *>::iterator defs = defsNodes.begin(); defs != defsNodes.end(); ++defs) {
+        importDefsNode(source, const_cast<Inkscape::XML::Node *>(*defs), target_defs);
+    }
+}
+
+void SPDocument::importDefsNode(SPDocument *source, Inkscape::XML::Node *defs, Inkscape::XML::Node *target_defs)
+{    
     int stagger=0;
 
     /*  Note, "clipboard" throughout the comments means "the document that is either the clipboard
diff --git a/src/document.h b/src/document.h
index 16b9bb28d..dd1e295a2 100644
--- a/src/document.h
+++ b/src/document.h
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ public:
 private:
     void do_change_uri(char const *const filename, bool const rebase);
     void setupViewport(SPItemCtx *ctx);
+    void importDefsNode(SPDocument *source, Inkscape::XML::Node *defs, Inkscape::XML::Node *target_defs);
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/xml/repr-util.cpp b/src/xml/repr-util.cpp
index 4cbe930a1..f7a437163 100644
--- a/src/xml/repr-util.cpp
+++ b/src/xml/repr-util.cpp
@@ -371,6 +371,34 @@ Inkscape::XML::Node *sp_repr_lookup_name( Inkscape::XML::Node *repr, gchar const
     return const_cast<Inkscape::XML::Node *>(found);
 }
 
+std::vector<Inkscape::XML::Node const *> sp_repr_lookup_name_many( Inkscape::XML::Node const *repr, gchar const *name, gint maxdepth )
+{
+    std::vector<Inkscape::XML::Node const *> nodes;
+    std::vector<Inkscape::XML::Node const *> found;
+    g_return_val_if_fail(repr != NULL, nodes);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(name != NULL, nodes);
+
+    GQuark const quark = g_quark_from_string(name);
+
+    if ( (GQuark)repr->code() == quark ) {
+        nodes.push_back(repr);
+    }
+
+    if ( maxdepth != 0 ) {
+        // maxdepth == -1 means unlimited
+        if ( maxdepth == -1 ) {
+            maxdepth = 0;
+        }
+
+        for (Inkscape::XML::Node const *child = repr->firstChild() ; child; child = child->next() ) {
+            found = sp_repr_lookup_name_many( child, name, maxdepth - 1);
+            nodes.insert(nodes.end(), found.begin(), found.end());
+        }
+    }
+
+    return nodes;
+}
+
 /**
  * Determine if the node is a 'title', 'desc' or 'metadata' element.
  */
diff --git a/src/xml/repr.h b/src/xml/repr.h
index 17763195a..e84b89813 100644
--- a/src/xml/repr.h
+++ b/src/xml/repr.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #ifndef SEEN_SP_REPR_H
 #define SEEN_SP_REPR_H
 
+#include <vector>
 #include <glibmm/quark.h>
 
 #include "xml/node.h"
@@ -144,6 +145,10 @@ Inkscape::XML::Node *sp_repr_lookup_name(Inkscape::XML::Node *repr,
 Inkscape::XML::Node const *sp_repr_lookup_name(Inkscape::XML::Node const *repr,
                                                char const *name,
                                                int maxdepth = -1);
+                                               
+std::vector<Inkscape::XML::Node const *> sp_repr_lookup_name_many(Inkscape::XML::Node const *repr,
+                                                                  char const *name,
+                                                                  int maxdepth = -1);
 
 Inkscape::XML::Node *sp_repr_lookup_child(Inkscape::XML::Node *repr,
                                           char const *key,