diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index eadc7eb..a035f89 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var cheerio = require('cheerio'),
+    events = require('events'),
     fs = require('fs'),
     gutil = require('gulp-util'),
     mkdirp = require('mkdirp'),
@@ -76,10 +77,14 @@ var spriteSVG = function(options) {
             width: 0,
             imgName: options.imgName
         },
+        eventEmitter = new events.EventEmitter(),
         self,
         x = options.x,
         y = options.y;
 
+    // When a template file is loaded, render it
+    eventEmitter.on("loadedTemplate", renderTemplate);
+
     // Generate relative em/rem untis from pixels
     function pxToRelative(value) {
         return value / options.pixelBase;
@@ -98,7 +103,7 @@ var spriteSVG = function(options) {
                 dest: dest
             };
 
-            renderTemplate(file, cb);
+            eventEmitter.emit("loadedTemplate", file, cb);
         });
     }
 
@@ -112,17 +117,23 @@ var spriteSVG = function(options) {
 
         // For each sprite
         for (var i in data.sprites) {
-            var sprite = data.sprites[i],
-                // Create, initialise and populate an SVG
-                $svg = $('<svg/>')
-                    .attr({
-                        'height': sprite.h,
-                        'viewBox': sprite.viewBox,
-                        'width': sprite.w,
-                        'x': Math.ceil(sprite.fit.x)+options.padding,
-                        'y': Math.ceil(sprite.fit.y)+options.padding
-                    })
-                    .append(sprite.file);
+            var sprite = data.sprites[i];
+            // Create, initialise and populate an SVG
+            var spriteAttr = {
+                'height': sprite.h,
+                'viewBox': sprite.viewBox,
+                'width': sprite.w,
+                'x': Math.ceil(sprite.fit.x)+options.padding,
+                'y': Math.ceil(sprite.fit.y)+options.padding
+            };
+
+            if (sprite.fill){
+                Object.assign(spriteAttr, {'fill': sprite.fill});
+            }
+
+            var $svg = $('<svg/>')
+                .attr(spriteAttr)
+                .append(sprite.file);
 
             // Check and set parent SVG width
             if(sprite.fit.x+sprite.w+options.padding>data.width) {
@@ -168,15 +179,21 @@ var spriteSVG = function(options) {
             sprite.y = y+options.padding;
 
             // Create, initialise and populate an SVG
+            var svgSpriteAttrs = {
+                'height': sprite.h,
+                'viewBox': sprite.viewBox,
+                'width': sprite.w,
+                'x': Math.ceil(sprite.x),
+                'y': Math.ceil(sprite.y)
+            };
+
+            if (sprite.fill) {
+                Object.assign(svgSpriteAttrs, {'fill': sprite.fill});
+            }
+
             var $svg = $('<svg/>')
-                    .attr({
-                        'height': sprite.h,
-                        'viewBox': sprite.viewBox,
-                        'width': sprite.w,
-                        'x': Math.ceil(sprite.x),
-                        'y': Math.ceil(sprite.y)
-                    })
-                    .append(sprite.file);
+                .attr(svgSpriteAttrs)
+                .append(sprite.file);
 
             // Round up coordinates
             sprite.h = Math.ceil(sprite.h);
@@ -250,6 +267,10 @@ var spriteSVG = function(options) {
                 w: parseFloat(width)
             };
 
+        if ($file.attr('fill') !== undefined) {
+            Object.assign(sprite, {fill: $file.attr('fill')});
+        }
+
         // Add the sprite to our array
         data.sprites.push(sprite);
 
@@ -275,6 +296,7 @@ var spriteSVG = function(options) {
     // Render our template and then save the file
     function renderTemplate(file, cb) {
         var compiled = mustache.render(file.contents, file.data);
+
         mkdirp(path.dirname(file.dest), function(){
             fs.writeFile(file.dest, compiled, cb);
         });
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4bd6ea0..ea8a647 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gulp-svg-spritesheet",
-  "version": "0.0.5",
+  "version": "0.0.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8965324..b71efe2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "gulp-svg-spritesheet",
   "description": "Gulp SVG sprite sheet generator",
-  "version": "0.0.5",
+  "version": "0.0.6",
   "author": "Darren Hall <hello@darrenhall.info>",
   "contributors": [
     {