diff --git a/src/Canvg.ts b/src/Canvg.ts
index 787e57305..7025b3f58 100644
--- a/src/Canvg.ts
+++ b/src/Canvg.ts
@@ -153,17 +153,17 @@ export default class Canvg {
 	 * Render only first frame, ignoring animations and mouse.
 	 * @param options - Rendering options.
 	 */
-	async render(options: IScreenStartOptions = {}) {
-		this.start({
-			enableRedraw: true,
-			ignoreAnimation: true,
-			ignoreMouse: true,
+	render(options: Omit<IScreenStartOptions, 'enableRedraw' | 'ignoreMouse' | 'ignoreAnimation'> = {}) {
+		const {
+			documentElement,
+			screen,
+			options: baseOptions
+		} = this;
+
+		return screen.render(documentElement, {
+			...baseOptions,
 			...options
 		});
-
-		await this.ready();
-
-		this.stop();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/Document/Document.ts b/src/Document/Document.ts
index 45f9fbb62..80ae3a86a 100644
--- a/src/Document/Document.ts
+++ b/src/Document/Document.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ export default class Document {
 
 		this.screen.wait(this.isImagesLoaded.bind(this));
 		this.screen.wait(this.isFontsLoaded.bind(this));
+		this.screen.waitPromise(this.loadImages.bind(this));
+		this.screen.waitPromise(this.loadFonts.bind(this));
 	}
 
 	private bindCreateImage(createImage: CreateImage, anonymousCrossOrigin?: boolean) {
@@ -178,6 +180,14 @@ export default class Document {
 		return this.fonts.every(_ => _.loaded);
 	}
 
+	async loadImages(): Promise<void> {
+		await Promise.all(this.images.map(_ => _.loadingPromise));
+	}
+
+	async loadFonts(): Promise<void> {
+		await Promise.all(this.fonts.map(_ => _.loadingPromise));
+	}
+
 	createDocumentElement(document: DOMDocument) {
 		const documentElement = this.createElement<SVGElement>(document.documentElement);
 
diff --git a/src/Document/ImageElement.ts b/src/Document/ImageElement.ts
index 16240d3b0..947dfcc9b 100644
--- a/src/Document/ImageElement.ts
+++ b/src/Document/ImageElement.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const dataUriRegex = /^\s*data:(([^/,;]+\/[^/,;]+)(?:;([^,;=]+=[^,;=]+))?)?(?:;(
 export default class ImageElement extends RenderedElement {
 	type = 'image';
 	loaded = false;
+	loadingPromise: Promise<void>;
 	protected readonly isSvg: boolean;
 	protected image: CanvasImageSource | string;
 
@@ -32,9 +33,9 @@ export default class ImageElement extends RenderedElement {
 		document.images.push(this);
 
 		if (!isSvg) {
-			void this.loadImage(href);
+			this.loadingPromise = this.loadImage(href);
 		} else {
-			void this.loadSvg(href);
+			this.loadingPromise = this.loadSvg(href);
 		}
 
 		this.isSvg = isSvg;
diff --git a/src/SVGFontLoader.ts b/src/SVGFontLoader.ts
index 9bd5f3215..5e795c0af 100644
--- a/src/SVGFontLoader.ts
+++ b/src/SVGFontLoader.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import Document from './Document';
 
 export default class SVGFontLoader {
 	loaded = false;
+	loadingPromise: Promise<void>;
 
 	constructor(
 		private readonly document: Document
@@ -9,7 +10,12 @@ export default class SVGFontLoader {
 		document.fonts.push(this);
 	}
 
-	async load(fontFamily: string, url: string) {
+	load(fontFamily: string, url: string) {
+		this.loadingPromise = this.loadCore(url, fontFamily);
+		return this.loadingPromise;
+	}
+
+	private async loadCore(fontFamily: string, url: string) {
 		try {
 			const {
 				document
diff --git a/src/Screen.ts b/src/Screen.ts
index 01b84a797..1ce51e3f1 100644
--- a/src/Screen.ts
+++ b/src/Screen.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ export default class Screen {
 	private readyPromise: Promise<void>;
 	private resolveReady: () => void;
 	private waits: (() => boolean)[] = [];
+	private loadingPromises: (() => Promise<void>)[] = [];
 	private frameDuration = 0;
 	private isReadyLock = false;
 	private isFirstRender = true;
@@ -128,6 +129,10 @@ export default class Screen {
 		this.waits.push(checker);
 	}
 
+	waitPromise(promise: () => Promise<void>) {
+		this.loadingPromises.push(promise);
+	}
+
 	ready() {
 		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
 		if (!this.readyPromise) {
@@ -157,6 +162,11 @@ export default class Screen {
 		return isReadyLock;
 	}
 
+	private async finishLoading(): Promise<void> {
+		await Promise.all(this.loadingPromises.map(_ => _()));
+		this.loadingPromises = [];
+	}
+
 	setDefaults(ctx: RenderingContext2D) {
 		// initial values and defaults
 		ctx.strokeStyle = 'rgba(0,0,0,0)';
@@ -283,6 +293,21 @@ export default class Screen {
 		ctx.translate(-minX, -minY);
 	}
 
+	async render(
+		element: Element,
+		{
+			ignoreDimensions = false,
+			ignoreClear = false,
+			scaleWidth,
+			scaleHeight,
+			offsetX,
+			offsetY
+		}: IScreenStartOptions = {}
+	) {
+		await this.finishLoading();
+		this.renderFrame(element, ignoreDimensions, ignoreClear, scaleWidth, scaleHeight, offsetX, offsetY);
+	}
+
 	start(
 		element: Element,
 		{
@@ -310,7 +335,7 @@ export default class Screen {
 		});
 
 		if (this.isReady()) {
-			this.render(
+			this.renderFrame(
 				element,
 				ignoreDimensions,
 				ignoreClear,
@@ -339,7 +364,7 @@ export default class Screen {
 					ignoreAnimation,
 					forceRedraw
 				)) {
-					this.render(
+					this.renderFrame(
 						element,
 						ignoreDimensions,
 						ignoreClear,
@@ -407,7 +432,7 @@ export default class Screen {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	private render(
+	private renderFrame(
 		element: Element,
 		ignoreDimensions: boolean,
 		ignoreClear: boolean,