diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/ignore-svg11-argb32.txt b/.gitlab-ci/ignore-svg11-argb32.txt
index 2f53dd340..71365a16e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/ignore-svg11-argb32.txt
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/ignore-svg11-argb32.txt
@@ -49,4 +49,3 @@ text-rotate
 text-unhinted-metrics
 tighten-bounds
 unbounded-operator
-user-font-color
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/ignore-svg11-rgb24.txt b/.gitlab-ci/ignore-svg11-rgb24.txt
index 44ddbff0e..d78bfa26f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/ignore-svg11-rgb24.txt
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/ignore-svg11-rgb24.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ filter-bilinear-extents
 filter-nearest-offset
 filter-nearest-transformed
 finer-grained-fallbacks
-ft-color-font
 ft-show-glyphs-positioning
 ft-text-vertical-layout-type1
 ft-text-vertical-layout-type3
@@ -106,4 +105,3 @@ tighten-bounds
 unbounded-operator
 xcb-surface-source
 xlib-surface-source
-user-font-color
diff --git a/src/cairo-svg-surface-private.h b/src/cairo-svg-surface-private.h
index e2a194081..72820f152 100644
--- a/src/cairo-svg-surface-private.h
+++ b/src/cairo-svg-surface-private.h
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@
 
 #include "cairo-surface-private.h"
 
+typedef struct _cairo_svg_color_glyph {
+    cairo_hash_entry_t   base;
+    cairo_scaled_font_t *scaled_font;
+    unsigned long        glyph_index;
+    cairo_bool_t         supported;
+} cairo_svg_color_glyph_t;
+
 struct _cairo_svg_surface_start {
     cairo_surface_t base;
 
diff --git a/src/cairo-svg-surface.c b/src/cairo-svg-surface.c
index 249f46f53..dbff5a19f 100644
--- a/src/cairo-svg-surface.c
+++ b/src/cairo-svg-surface.c
@@ -117,6 +117,25 @@ _cairo_svg_source_surface_equal (const void *key_a, const void *key_b)
     return a->id == b->id;
 }
 
+static cairo_bool_t
+_cairo_svg_color_glyph_equal (const void *key_a, const void *key_b)
+{
+    const cairo_svg_color_glyph_t *a = key_a;
+    const cairo_svg_color_glyph_t *b = key_b;
+
+    if (a->scaled_font != b->scaled_font)
+	return FALSE;
+
+    return (a->glyph_index == b->glyph_index);
+}
+
+static void
+_cairo_svg_color_glyph_init_key (cairo_svg_color_glyph_t *key)
+{
+    key->base.hash = _cairo_hash_uintptr (_CAIRO_HASH_INIT_VALUE, (uintptr_t)key->scaled_font);
+    key->base.hash = _cairo_hash_uintptr (key->base.hash, key->glyph_index);
+}
+
 static void
 _cairo_svg_source_surface_pluck (void *entry, void *closure)
 {
@@ -128,6 +147,18 @@ _cairo_svg_source_surface_pluck (void *entry, void *closure)
     free (source_surface);
 }
 
+static void
+_cairo_svg_color_glyph_pluck (void *entry, void *closure)
+{
+    cairo_svg_color_glyph_t *glyph_entry = entry;
+    cairo_hash_table_t *patterns = closure;
+
+    _cairo_hash_table_remove (patterns, &glyph_entry->base);
+    cairo_scaled_font_destroy (glyph_entry->scaled_font);
+
+    free (glyph_entry);
+}
+
 static void
 _cairo_svg_paint_init_key (cairo_svg_paint_t *paint)
 {
@@ -526,6 +557,8 @@ typedef struct _cairo_svg_surface {
 
     cairo_svg_document_t *document;
 
+    cairo_hash_table_t *color_glyphs;
+
     cairo_svg_stream_t xml_node;
     cairo_array_t page_set;
 
@@ -1080,13 +1113,19 @@ _cairo_svg_surface_create_for_document (cairo_svg_document_t *document,
 
     surface->document = _cairo_svg_document_reference (document);
 
+    surface->color_glyphs = _cairo_hash_table_create (_cairo_svg_color_glyph_equal);
+    if (unlikely (surface->color_glyphs == NULL)) {
+	status = _cairo_error (CAIRO_STATUS_NO_MEMORY);
+	goto CLEANUP1;
+    }
+
     surface->xml_node = _cairo_svg_stream_create ();
     _cairo_array_init (&surface->page_set, sizeof (cairo_svg_page_t));
 
     surface->source_surfaces = _cairo_hash_table_create (_cairo_svg_source_surface_equal);
     if (unlikely (surface->source_surfaces == NULL)) {
 	status = _cairo_error (CAIRO_STATUS_NO_MEMORY);
-	goto CLEANUP;
+	goto CLEANUP2;
     }
 
     _cairo_surface_clipper_init (&surface->clipper, _cairo_svg_surface_clipper_intersect_clip_path);
@@ -1110,7 +1149,9 @@ _cairo_svg_surface_create_for_document (cairo_svg_document_t *document,
     }
 
     /* ignore status as we are on the error path */
-    CLEANUP:
+CLEANUP2:
+    (void) _cairo_hash_table_destroy (surface->color_glyphs);
+CLEANUP1:
     (void) _cairo_svg_stream_destroy (&surface->xml_node);
     (void) _cairo_svg_document_destroy (document);
 
@@ -1346,6 +1387,59 @@ _cairo_svg_document_emit_outline_glyph_data (cairo_svg_document_t *document,
     return status;
 }
 
+static cairo_int_status_t
+_cairo_svg_document_emit_color_glyph_data (cairo_svg_document_t *document,
+					   cairo_scaled_font_t *scaled_font,
+					   unsigned long glyph_index)
+{
+    cairo_status_t status;
+
+    cairo_scaled_glyph_t *scaled_glyph;
+    status = _cairo_scaled_glyph_lookup (scaled_font,
+					 glyph_index,
+					 CAIRO_SCALED_GLYPH_INFO_METRICS | CAIRO_SCALED_GLYPH_INFO_RECORDING_SURFACE,
+					 NULL, /* foreground color */
+					 &scaled_glyph);
+    if (unlikely (status)) {
+	return status;
+    }
+    // User fonts always have a recording surface, but they may not be color glyphs.
+    if (scaled_glyph->color_glyph_set && !scaled_glyph->color_glyph) {
+	return CAIRO_INT_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED;
+    }
+
+    cairo_surface_t *paginated_surface = _cairo_svg_surface_create_for_document (document,
+										 CAIRO_CONTENT_COLOR_ALPHA,
+										 0,
+										 0,
+										 FALSE);
+    cairo_svg_surface_t *svg_surface = (cairo_svg_surface_t *) _cairo_paginated_surface_get_target (paginated_surface);
+    status = paginated_surface->status;
+    if (unlikely (status)) {
+	goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    cairo_surface_set_fallback_resolution (paginated_surface,
+					   document->owner->x_fallback_resolution,
+					   document->owner->y_fallback_resolution);
+
+    cairo_pattern_t *pattern = cairo_pattern_create_for_surface (scaled_glyph->recording_surface);
+    _cairo_svg_surface_emit_composite_pattern (&document->xml_node_glyphs,
+					       svg_surface,
+					       (cairo_surface_pattern_t *) pattern,
+					       invalid_pattern_id,
+					       NULL);
+    cairo_pattern_destroy (pattern);
+
+cleanup:
+    if (status == CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	status = cairo_surface_status (paginated_surface);
+    }
+    cairo_surface_destroy (paginated_surface);
+
+    return status;
+}
+
 static cairo_int_status_t
 _cairo_svg_document_emit_bitmap_glyph_data (cairo_svg_document_t *document,
 					    cairo_scaled_font_t *scaled_font,
@@ -1483,7 +1577,7 @@ _cairo_svg_document_emit_bitmap_glyph_data (cairo_svg_document_t *document,
 	goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    cleanup:
+cleanup:
     if (status == CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 	status = cairo_surface_status (paginated_surface);
     }
@@ -1510,13 +1604,19 @@ _cairo_svg_document_emit_glyph (cairo_svg_document_t	*document,
 			      font_id,
 			      subset_glyph_index);
 
-    status = _cairo_svg_document_emit_outline_glyph_data (document,
-							  scaled_font,
-							  scaled_font_glyph_index);
-    if (status == CAIRO_INT_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED)
-	status = _cairo_svg_document_emit_bitmap_glyph_data (document,
-							     scaled_font,
-							     scaled_font_glyph_index);
+    status = _cairo_svg_document_emit_color_glyph_data (document,
+							scaled_font,
+							scaled_font_glyph_index);
+    if (status == CAIRO_INT_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED) {
+	status = _cairo_svg_document_emit_outline_glyph_data (document,
+							      scaled_font,
+							      scaled_font_glyph_index);
+	if (status == CAIRO_INT_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED) {
+	    status = _cairo_svg_document_emit_bitmap_glyph_data (document,
+								 scaled_font,
+								 scaled_font_glyph_index);
+	}
+    }
     if (unlikely (status))
 	return status;
 
@@ -1660,6 +1760,11 @@ _cairo_svg_surface_finish (void *abstract_surface)
     _cairo_hash_table_foreach (surface->source_surfaces, _cairo_svg_source_surface_pluck, surface->source_surfaces);
     _cairo_hash_table_destroy (surface->source_surfaces);
 
+     _cairo_hash_table_foreach (surface->color_glyphs,
+				_cairo_svg_color_glyph_pluck,
+				surface->color_glyphs);
+     _cairo_hash_table_destroy (surface->color_glyphs);
+
     status = _cairo_svg_document_destroy (surface->document);
     if (final_status == CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 	final_status = status;
@@ -2430,6 +2535,28 @@ _cairo_svg_surface_emit_composite_recording_pattern (cairo_svg_stream_t *output,
 	    return status;
 	}
 
+	// FIXME error handling order
+	cairo_svg_paint_t *paint_entry = _cairo_calloc (sizeof (cairo_svg_paint_t));
+	if (paint_entry == NULL) {
+	    return _cairo_error (CAIRO_STATUS_NO_MEMORY);
+	}
+
+	cairo_rectangle_int_t extents;
+	cairo_bool_t is_bounded;
+	// how to get extents ???
+	is_bounded =_cairo_surface_get_extents (pattern->surface, &extents);
+	//assert (is_bounded); ???
+	paint_entry->source_id = surface->source_id;
+	paint_entry->box.p1.x = extents.x;
+	paint_entry->box.p1.y = extents.y;
+	paint_entry->box.p2.x = extents.x + extents.width;
+	paint_entry->box.p2.y = extents.y + extents.height;
+	_cairo_svg_paint_box_add_padding (&paint_entry->box);
+
+	_cairo_array_init (&paint_entry->paint_elements, sizeof (cairo_svg_paint_element_t));
+	_cairo_svg_paint_init_key (paint_entry);
+	status = _cairo_hash_table_insert (document->paints, &paint_entry->base);
+
 	surface->transitive_paint_used = TRUE;
     }
 
@@ -4082,14 +4209,25 @@ _cairo_svg_surface_show_glyphs_impl (cairo_svg_stream_t *output,
     return status;
 }
 
+static cairo_bool_t
+_cairo_svg_surface_has_show_text_glyphs (void *abstract_surface)
+{
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
 static cairo_int_status_t
-_cairo_svg_surface_show_glyphs (void *abstract_surface,
-				cairo_operator_t op,
-				const cairo_pattern_t *source,
-				cairo_glyph_t *glyphs,
-				int num_glyphs,
-				cairo_scaled_font_t *scaled_font,
-				const cairo_clip_t *clip)
+_cairo_svg_surface_show_text_glyphs (void *abstract_surface,
+				     cairo_operator_t		 op,
+				     const cairo_pattern_t	*source,
+				     const char                 *utf8,
+				     int                         utf8_len,
+				     cairo_glyph_t		*glyphs,
+				     int			 num_glyphs,
+				     const cairo_text_cluster_t *clusters,
+				     int                         num_clusters,
+				     cairo_text_cluster_flags_t  cluster_flags,
+				     cairo_scaled_font_t	*scaled_font,
+				     const cairo_clip_t		*clip)
 {
     cairo_svg_surface_t *surface = abstract_surface;
     cairo_int_status_t status;
@@ -4126,6 +4264,63 @@ _cairo_svg_surface_get_supported_mime_types (void	   *abstract_surface)
     return _cairo_svg_supported_mime_types;
 }
 
+static cairo_bool_t
+_cairo_svg_surface_supports_color_glyph (void                  *abstract_surface,
+					 cairo_scaled_font_t   *scaled_font,
+					 unsigned long          glyph_index)
+{
+    cairo_svg_surface_t *surface = abstract_surface;
+    cairo_svg_color_glyph_t glyph_key;
+    cairo_svg_color_glyph_t *glyph_entry;
+    cairo_scaled_glyph_t *scaled_glyph;
+    cairo_status_t status;
+
+    glyph_key.scaled_font = scaled_font;
+    glyph_key.glyph_index = glyph_index;
+
+    _cairo_svg_color_glyph_init_key (&glyph_key);
+    glyph_entry = _cairo_hash_table_lookup (surface->color_glyphs, &glyph_key.base);
+    if (glyph_entry)
+	return glyph_entry->supported;
+
+    glyph_entry = _cairo_malloc (sizeof (cairo_svg_color_glyph_t));
+    if (glyph_entry == NULL) {
+	status = _cairo_surface_set_error (&surface->base,
+					   _cairo_error (CAIRO_STATUS_NO_MEMORY));
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    glyph_entry->scaled_font = cairo_scaled_font_reference (scaled_font);
+    glyph_entry->glyph_index = glyph_index;
+    _cairo_svg_color_glyph_init_key (glyph_entry);
+
+    glyph_entry->supported = FALSE;
+    _cairo_scaled_font_freeze_cache (scaled_font);
+    status = _cairo_scaled_glyph_lookup (scaled_font,
+					 glyph_index,
+					 CAIRO_SCALED_GLYPH_INFO_RECORDING_SURFACE,
+					 NULL, /* foreground color */
+					 &scaled_glyph);
+    if (unlikely (status))
+	goto done;
+
+    glyph_entry->supported = !(scaled_glyph->recording_uses_foreground_color ||
+			       scaled_glyph->recording_uses_foreground_marker);
+
+done:
+    _cairo_scaled_font_thaw_cache (scaled_font);
+
+    status = _cairo_hash_table_insert (surface->color_glyphs,
+				       &glyph_entry->base);
+    if (unlikely(status)) {
+	status = _cairo_surface_set_error (&surface->base,
+					   _cairo_error (CAIRO_STATUS_NO_MEMORY));
+	return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    return glyph_entry->supported;
+}
+
 static const cairo_surface_backend_t cairo_svg_surface_backend = {
 	CAIRO_SURFACE_TYPE_SVG,
 	_cairo_svg_surface_finish,
@@ -4156,10 +4351,14 @@ static const cairo_surface_backend_t cairo_svg_surface_backend = {
 	_cairo_svg_surface_stroke,
 	_cairo_svg_surface_fill,
 	_cairo_svg_surface_fill_stroke,
-	_cairo_svg_surface_show_glyphs,
-	NULL, /* has_show_text_glyphs */
-	NULL, /* show_text_glyphs */
+	NULL, /* show_glyphs */
+	_cairo_svg_surface_has_show_text_glyphs,
+	_cairo_svg_surface_show_text_glyphs,
 	_cairo_svg_surface_get_supported_mime_types,
+	NULL, /* tag */
+	_cairo_svg_surface_supports_color_glyph,
+	NULL, /* analyze_recording_surface */
+	NULL, /* command_id */
 };
 
 static cairo_status_t
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