diff --git a/plugins/_applyTransforms.js b/plugins/_applyTransforms.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14a80ae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/_applyTransforms.js
@@ -0,0 +1,328 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// TODO implement as separate plugin
+
+const {
+  transformsMultiply,
+  transform2js,
+  transformArc,
+} = require('./_transforms.js');
+const { removeLeadingZero } = require('../lib/svgo/tools.js');
+const { referencesProps, attrsGroupsDefaults } = require('./_collections.js');
+
+const regNumericValues = /[-+]?(\d*\.\d+|\d+\.?)(?:[eE][-+]?\d+)?/g;
+const defaultStrokeWidth = attrsGroupsDefaults.presentation['stroke-width'];
+
+/**
+ * Apply transformation(s) to the Path data.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} elem current element
+ * @param {Array} path input path data
+ * @param {Object} params whether to apply transforms to stroked lines and transform precision (used for stroke width)
+ * @return {Array} output path data
+ */
+const applyTransforms = (elem, pathData, params) => {
+  // if there are no 'stroke' attr and references to other objects such as
+  // gradiends or clip-path which are also subjects to transform.
+  if (
+    !elem.hasAttr('transform') ||
+    !elem.attr('transform').value ||
+    // styles are not considered when applying transform
+    // can be fixed properly with new style engine
+    elem.hasAttr('style') ||
+    elem.someAttr(
+      (attr) =>
+        referencesProps.includes(attr.name) && attr.value.includes('url(')
+    )
+  ) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const matrix = transformsMultiply(transform2js(elem.attr('transform').value));
+  const stroke = elem.computedAttr('stroke');
+  const id = elem.computedAttr('id');
+  const transformPrecision = params.transformPrecision;
+
+  if (stroke && stroke != 'none') {
+    if (
+      !params.applyTransformsStroked ||
+      ((matrix.data[0] != matrix.data[3] ||
+        matrix.data[1] != -matrix.data[2]) &&
+        (matrix.data[0] != -matrix.data[3] || matrix.data[1] != matrix.data[2]))
+    )
+      return;
+
+    // "stroke-width" should be inside the part with ID, otherwise it can be overrided in <use>
+    if (id) {
+      let idElem = elem;
+      let hasStrokeWidth = false;
+
+      do {
+        if (idElem.hasAttr('stroke-width')) hasStrokeWidth = true;
+      } while (
+        !idElem.hasAttr('id', id) &&
+        !hasStrokeWidth &&
+        (idElem = idElem.parentNode)
+      );
+
+      if (!hasStrokeWidth) return;
+    }
+
+    const scale = +Math.sqrt(
+      matrix.data[0] * matrix.data[0] + matrix.data[1] * matrix.data[1]
+    ).toFixed(transformPrecision);
+
+    if (scale !== 1) {
+      const strokeWidth =
+        elem.computedAttr('stroke-width') || defaultStrokeWidth;
+
+      if (
+        !elem.hasAttr('vector-effect') ||
+        elem.attr('vector-effect').value !== 'non-scaling-stroke'
+      ) {
+        if (elem.hasAttr('stroke-width')) {
+          elem.attrs['stroke-width'].value = elem.attrs['stroke-width'].value
+            .trim()
+            .replace(regNumericValues, (num) => removeLeadingZero(num * scale));
+        } else {
+          elem.addAttr({
+            name: 'stroke-width',
+            value: strokeWidth.replace(regNumericValues, (num) =>
+              removeLeadingZero(num * scale)
+            ),
+          });
+        }
+
+        if (elem.hasAttr('stroke-dashoffset')) {
+          elem.attrs['stroke-dashoffset'].value = elem.attrs[
+            'stroke-dashoffset'
+          ].value
+            .trim()
+            .replace(regNumericValues, (num) => removeLeadingZero(num * scale));
+        }
+
+        if (elem.hasAttr('stroke-dasharray')) {
+          elem.attrs['stroke-dasharray'].value = elem.attrs[
+            'stroke-dasharray'
+          ].value
+            .trim()
+            .replace(regNumericValues, (num) => removeLeadingZero(num * scale));
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (id) {
+    // Stroke and stroke-width can be redefined with <use>
+    return;
+  }
+
+  applyMatrixToPathData(pathData, matrix.data);
+
+  // remove transform attr
+  elem.removeAttr('transform');
+
+  return;
+};
+
+const transformAbsolutePoint = (matrix, x, y) => {
+  const newX = matrix[0] * x + matrix[2] * y + matrix[4];
+  const newY = matrix[1] * x + matrix[3] * y + matrix[5];
+  return [newX, newY];
+};
+
+const transformRelativePoint = (matrix, x, y) => {
+  const newX = matrix[0] * x + matrix[2] * y;
+  const newY = matrix[1] * x + matrix[3] * y;
+  return [newX, newY];
+};
+
+const applyMatrixToPathData = (pathData, matrix) => {
+  let start = [0, 0];
+  let cursor = [0, 0];
+
+  for (const pathItem of pathData) {
+    let { instruction: command, data: args } = pathItem;
+    // moveto (x y)
+    if (command === 'M') {
+      cursor[0] = args[0];
+      cursor[1] = args[1];
+      start[0] = cursor[0];
+      start[1] = cursor[1];
+      const [x, y] = transformAbsolutePoint(matrix, args[0], args[1]);
+      args[0] = x;
+      args[1] = y;
+    }
+    if (command === 'm') {
+      cursor[0] += args[0];
+      cursor[1] += args[1];
+      start[0] = cursor[0];
+      start[1] = cursor[1];
+      const [x, y] = transformRelativePoint(matrix, args[0], args[1]);
+      args[0] = x;
+      args[1] = y;
+    }
+
+    // horizontal lineto (x)
+    // convert to lineto to handle two-dimentional transforms
+    if (command === 'H') {
+      command = 'L';
+      args = [args[0], cursor[1]];
+    }
+    if (command === 'h') {
+      command = 'l';
+      args = [args[0], 0];
+    }
+
+    // vertical lineto (y)
+    // convert to lineto to handle two-dimentional transforms
+    if (command === 'V') {
+      command = 'L';
+      args = [cursor[0], args[0]];
+    }
+    if (command === 'v') {
+      command = 'l';
+      args = [0, args[0]];
+    }
+
+    // lineto (x y)
+    if (command === 'L') {
+      cursor[0] = args[0];
+      cursor[1] = args[1];
+      const [x, y] = transformAbsolutePoint(matrix, args[0], args[1]);
+      args[0] = x;
+      args[1] = y;
+    }
+    if (command === 'l') {
+      cursor[0] += args[0];
+      cursor[1] += args[1];
+      const [x, y] = transformRelativePoint(matrix, args[0], args[1]);
+      args[0] = x;
+      args[1] = y;
+    }
+
+    // curveto (x1 y1 x2 y2 x y)
+    if (command === 'C') {
+      cursor[0] = args[4];
+      cursor[1] = args[5];
+      const [x1, y1] = transformAbsolutePoint(matrix, args[0], args[1]);
+      const [x2, y2] = transformAbsolutePoint(matrix, args[2], args[3]);
+      const [x, y] = transformAbsolutePoint(matrix, args[4], args[5]);
+      args[0] = x1;
+      args[1] = y1;
+      args[2] = x2;
+      args[3] = y2;
+      args[4] = x;
+      args[5] = y;
+    }
+    if (command === 'c') {
+      cursor[0] += args[4];
+      cursor[1] += args[5];
+      const [x1, y1] = transformRelativePoint(matrix, args[0], args[1]);
+      const [x2, y2] = transformRelativePoint(matrix, args[2], args[3]);
+      const [x, y] = transformRelativePoint(matrix, args[4], args[5]);
+      args[0] = x1;
+      args[1] = y1;
+      args[2] = x2;
+      args[3] = y2;
+      args[4] = x;
+      args[5] = y;
+    }
+
+    // smooth curveto (x2 y2 x y)
+    if (command === 'S') {
+      cursor[0] = args[2];
+      cursor[1] = args[3];
+      const [x2, y2] = transformAbsolutePoint(matrix, args[0], args[1]);
+      const [x, y] = transformAbsolutePoint(matrix, args[2], args[3]);
+      args[0] = x2;
+      args[1] = y2;
+      args[2] = x;
+      args[3] = y;
+    }
+    if (command === 's') {
+      cursor[0] += args[2];
+      cursor[1] += args[3];
+      const [x2, y2] = transformRelativePoint(matrix, args[0], args[1]);
+      const [x, y] = transformRelativePoint(matrix, args[2], args[3]);
+      args[0] = x2;
+      args[1] = y2;
+      args[2] = x;
+      args[3] = y;
+    }
+
+    // quadratic Bézier curveto (x1 y1 x y)
+    if (command === 'Q') {
+      cursor[0] = args[2];
+      cursor[1] = args[3];
+      const [x1, y1] = transformAbsolutePoint(matrix, args[0], args[1]);
+      const [x, y] = transformAbsolutePoint(matrix, args[2], args[3]);
+      args[0] = x1;
+      args[1] = y1;
+      args[2] = x;
+      args[3] = y;
+    }
+    if (command === 'q') {
+      cursor[0] += args[2];
+      cursor[1] += args[3];
+      const [x1, y1] = transformRelativePoint(matrix, args[0], args[1]);
+      const [x, y] = transformRelativePoint(matrix, args[2], args[3]);
+      args[0] = x1;
+      args[1] = y1;
+      args[2] = x;
+      args[3] = y;
+    }
+
+    // smooth quadratic Bézier curveto (x y)
+    if (command === 'T') {
+      cursor[0] = args[0];
+      cursor[1] = args[1];
+      const [x, y] = transformAbsolutePoint(matrix, args[0], args[1]);
+      args[0] = x;
+      args[1] = y;
+    }
+    if (command === 't') {
+      cursor[0] += args[0];
+      cursor[1] += args[1];
+      const [x, y] = transformRelativePoint(matrix, args[0], args[1]);
+      args[0] = x;
+      args[1] = y;
+    }
+
+    // elliptical arc (rx ry x-axis-rotation large-arc-flag sweep-flag x y)
+    if (command === 'A') {
+      transformArc(cursor, args, matrix);
+      cursor[0] = args[5];
+      cursor[1] = args[6];
+      // reduce number of digits in rotation angle
+      if (Math.abs(args[2]) > 80) {
+        const a = args[0];
+        const rotation = args[2];
+        args[0] = args[1];
+        args[1] = a;
+        args[2] = rotation + (rotation > 0 ? -90 : 90);
+      }
+      const [x, y] = transformAbsolutePoint(matrix, args[5], args[6]);
+      args[5] = x;
+      args[6] = y;
+    }
+    if (command === 'a') {
+      transformArc([0, 0], args, matrix);
+      cursor[0] += args[5];
+      cursor[1] += args[6];
+      // reduce number of digits in rotation angle
+      if (Math.abs(args[2]) > 80) {
+        const a = args[0];
+        const rotation = args[2];
+        args[0] = args[1];
+        args[1] = a;
+        args[2] = rotation + (rotation > 0 ? -90 : 90);
+      }
+      const [x, y] = transformRelativePoint(matrix, args[5], args[6]);
+      args[5] = x;
+      args[6] = y;
+    }
+
+    pathItem.instruction = command;
+    pathItem.data = args;
+  }
+};
+exports.applyTransforms = applyTransforms;
diff --git a/plugins/_path.js b/plugins/_path.js
index 933ab7a5..4793102b 100644
--- a/plugins/_path.js
+++ b/plugins/_path.js
@@ -2,16 +2,7 @@
 
 const { parsePathData, stringifyPathData } = require('../lib/path.js');
 
-var regNumericValues = /[-+]?(\d*\.\d+|\d+\.?)(?:[eE][-+]?\d+)?/g,
-  transform2js = require('./_transforms').transform2js,
-  transformsMultiply = require('./_transforms').transformsMultiply,
-  transformArc = require('./_transforms').transformArc,
-  collections = require('./_collections.js'),
-  referencesProps = collections.referencesProps,
-  defaultStrokeWidth =
-    collections.attrsGroupsDefaults.presentation['stroke-width'],
-  removeLeadingZero = require('../lib/svgo/tools').removeLeadingZero,
-  prevCtrlPoint;
+var prevCtrlPoint;
 
 /**
  * Convert path string to JS representation.
@@ -95,216 +86,6 @@ var relative2absolute = (exports.relative2absolute = function (data) {
   });
 });
 
-/**
- * Apply transformation(s) to the Path data.
- *
- * @param {Object} elem current element
- * @param {Array} path input path data
- * @param {Object} params whether to apply transforms to stroked lines and transform precision (used for stroke width)
- * @return {Array} output path data
- */
-exports.applyTransforms = function (elem, path, params) {
-  // if there are no 'stroke' attr and references to other objects such as
-  // gradiends or clip-path which are also subjects to transform.
-  if (
-    !elem.hasAttr('transform') ||
-    !elem.attr('transform').value ||
-    // styles are not considered when applying transform
-    // can be fixed properly with new style engine
-    elem.hasAttr('style') ||
-    elem.someAttr(
-      (attr) =>
-        referencesProps.includes(attr.name) && attr.value.includes('url(')
-    )
-  ) {
-    return path;
-  }
-
-  var matrix = transformsMultiply(transform2js(elem.attr('transform').value)),
-    stroke = elem.computedAttr('stroke'),
-    id = elem.computedAttr('id'),
-    transformPrecision = params.transformPrecision,
-    scale;
-
-  if (stroke && stroke != 'none') {
-    if (
-      !params.applyTransformsStroked ||
-      ((matrix.data[0] != matrix.data[3] ||
-        matrix.data[1] != -matrix.data[2]) &&
-        (matrix.data[0] != -matrix.data[3] || matrix.data[1] != matrix.data[2]))
-    )
-      return path;
-
-    // "stroke-width" should be inside the part with ID, otherwise it can be overrided in <use>
-    if (id) {
-      var idElem = elem,
-        hasStrokeWidth = false;
-
-      do {
-        if (idElem.hasAttr('stroke-width')) hasStrokeWidth = true;
-      } while (
-        !idElem.hasAttr('id', id) &&
-        !hasStrokeWidth &&
-        (idElem = idElem.parentNode)
-      );
-
-      if (!hasStrokeWidth) return path;
-    }
-
-    scale = +Math.sqrt(
-      matrix.data[0] * matrix.data[0] + matrix.data[1] * matrix.data[1]
-    ).toFixed(transformPrecision);
-
-    if (scale !== 1) {
-      var strokeWidth = elem.computedAttr('stroke-width') || defaultStrokeWidth;
-
-      if (
-        !elem.hasAttr('vector-effect') ||
-        elem.attr('vector-effect').value !== 'non-scaling-stroke'
-      ) {
-        if (elem.hasAttr('stroke-width')) {
-          elem.attrs['stroke-width'].value = elem.attrs['stroke-width'].value
-            .trim()
-            .replace(regNumericValues, function (num) {
-              return removeLeadingZero(num * scale);
-            });
-        } else {
-          elem.addAttr({
-            name: 'stroke-width',
-            value: strokeWidth.replace(regNumericValues, function (num) {
-              return removeLeadingZero(num * scale);
-            }),
-          });
-        }
-
-        if (elem.hasAttr('stroke-dashoffset')) {
-          elem.attrs['stroke-dashoffset'].value = elem.attrs[
-            'stroke-dashoffset'
-          ].value
-            .trim()
-            .replace(regNumericValues, (num) => removeLeadingZero(num * scale));
-        }
-
-        if (elem.hasAttr('stroke-dasharray')) {
-          elem.attrs['stroke-dasharray'].value = elem.attrs[
-            'stroke-dasharray'
-          ].value
-            .trim()
-            .replace(regNumericValues, (num) => removeLeadingZero(num * scale));
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  } else if (id) {
-    // Stroke and stroke-width can be redefined with <use>
-    return path;
-  }
-
-  let lastMovetoCoords = [0, 0];
-
-  path.forEach(function (pathItem) {
-    // h -> l
-    if (pathItem.instruction === 'h') {
-      pathItem.instruction = 'l';
-      pathItem.data[1] = 0;
-
-      // v -> l
-    } else if (pathItem.instruction === 'v') {
-      pathItem.instruction = 'l';
-      pathItem.data[1] = pathItem.data[0];
-      pathItem.data[0] = 0;
-    }
-
-    // if there is a translate() transform
-    if (pathItem.instruction === 'M') {
-      // then apply it only to the first absoluted M
-      const newPoint = transformPoint(
-        matrix.data,
-        pathItem.data[0],
-        pathItem.data[1]
-      );
-      pathItem.data[0] = newPoint[0];
-      pathItem.data[1] = newPoint[1];
-      pathItem.coords[0] = newPoint[0];
-      pathItem.coords[1] = newPoint[1];
-      lastMovetoCoords[0] = pathItem.coords[0];
-      lastMovetoCoords[1] = pathItem.coords[1];
-      // clear translate() data from transform matrix
-      matrix.data[4] = 0;
-      matrix.data[5] = 0;
-    } else if (pathItem.instruction === 'm') {
-      const newPoint = transformPoint(
-        matrix.data,
-        pathItem.data[0],
-        pathItem.data[1]
-      );
-      pathItem.data[0] = newPoint[0];
-      pathItem.data[1] = newPoint[1];
-      pathItem.coords[0] = pathItem.base[0] + newPoint[0];
-      pathItem.coords[1] = pathItem.base[1] + newPoint[1];
-      lastMovetoCoords[0] = pathItem.coords[0];
-      lastMovetoCoords[1] = pathItem.coords[1];
-    } else if (pathItem.instruction === 'Z' || pathItem.instruction === 'z') {
-      pathItem.coords[0] = lastMovetoCoords[0];
-      pathItem.coords[1] = lastMovetoCoords[1];
-    } else {
-      if (pathItem.instruction == 'a') {
-        transformArc(pathItem.data, matrix.data);
-
-        // reduce number of digits in rotation angle
-        if (Math.abs(pathItem.data[2]) > 80) {
-          var a = pathItem.data[0],
-            rotation = pathItem.data[2];
-          pathItem.data[0] = pathItem.data[1];
-          pathItem.data[1] = a;
-          pathItem.data[2] = rotation + (rotation > 0 ? -90 : 90);
-        }
-
-        const newPoint = transformPoint(
-          matrix.data,
-          pathItem.data[5],
-          pathItem.data[6]
-        );
-        pathItem.data[5] = newPoint[0];
-        pathItem.data[6] = newPoint[1];
-      } else {
-        for (var i = 0; i < pathItem.data.length; i += 2) {
-          const newPoint = transformPoint(
-            matrix.data,
-            pathItem.data[i],
-            pathItem.data[i + 1]
-          );
-          pathItem.data[i] = newPoint[0];
-          pathItem.data[i + 1] = newPoint[1];
-        }
-      }
-
-      pathItem.coords[0] =
-        pathItem.base[0] + pathItem.data[pathItem.data.length - 2];
-      pathItem.coords[1] =
-        pathItem.base[1] + pathItem.data[pathItem.data.length - 1];
-    }
-  });
-
-  // remove transform attr
-  elem.removeAttr('transform');
-
-  return path;
-};
-
-/**
- * Apply transform 3x3 matrix to x-y point.
- *
- * @param {Array} matrix transform 3x3 matrix
- * @param {Array} point x-y point
- * @return {Array} point with new coordinates
- */
-function transformPoint(matrix, x, y) {
-  return [
-    matrix[0] * x + matrix[2] * y + matrix[4],
-    matrix[1] * x + matrix[3] * y + matrix[5],
-  ];
-}
-
 /**
  * Compute Cubic Bézie bounding box.
  *
diff --git a/plugins/_transforms.js b/plugins/_transforms.js
index 699d5f81..b615292b 100644
--- a/plugins/_transforms.js
+++ b/plugins/_transforms.js
@@ -261,19 +261,22 @@ function transformToMatrix(transform) {
  * rotate(θ)·scale(a b)·rotate(φ). This gives us new ellipse params a, b and θ.
  * SVD is being done with the formulae provided by Wolffram|Alpha (svd {{m0, m2}, {m1, m3}})
  *
+ * @param {Array} cursor [x, y]
  * @param {Array} arc [a, b, rotation in deg]
  * @param {Array} transform transformation matrix
  * @return {Array} arc transformed input arc
  */
-exports.transformArc = function (arc, transform) {
+exports.transformArc = function (cursor, arc, transform) {
+  const x = arc[5] - cursor[0];
+  const y = arc[6] - cursor[1];
   var a = arc[0],
     b = arc[1],
     rot = (arc[2] * Math.PI) / 180,
     cos = Math.cos(rot),
     sin = Math.sin(rot),
     h =
-      Math.pow(arc[5] * cos + arc[6] * sin, 2) / (4 * a * a) +
-      Math.pow(arc[6] * cos - arc[5] * sin, 2) / (4 * b * b);
+      Math.pow(x * cos + y * sin, 2) / (4 * a * a) +
+      Math.pow(y * cos - x * sin, 2) / (4 * b * b);
   if (h > 1) {
     h = Math.sqrt(h);
     a *= h;
diff --git a/plugins/convertPathData.js b/plugins/convertPathData.js
index 985a779b..780bdd28 100644
--- a/plugins/convertPathData.js
+++ b/plugins/convertPathData.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 const { computeStyle } = require('../lib/style.js');
 const { pathElems } = require('./_collections.js');
-const { path2js, js2path, applyTransforms } = require('./_path.js');
+const { path2js, js2path } = require('./_path.js');
+const { applyTransforms } = require('./_applyTransforms.js');
 const { cleanupOutData } = require('../lib/svgo/tools');
 
 exports.type = 'perItem';
@@ -82,12 +83,12 @@ exports.fn = function (item, params) {
 
     // TODO: get rid of functions returns
     if (data.length) {
-      convertToRelative(data);
-
       if (params.applyTransforms) {
-        data = applyTransforms(item, data, params);
+        applyTransforms(item, data, params);
       }
 
+      convertToRelative(data);
+
       data = filters(data, params, {
         maybeHasStrokeAndLinecap,
         hasMarkerMid,
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ const convertToRelative = (pathData) => {
 
     // closepath
     if (command === 'Z' || command === 'z') {
-      // reset current cursor
+      // reset cursor
       cursor[0] = start[0];
       cursor[1] = start[1];
     }
diff --git a/test/plugins/convertPathData.24.svg b/test/plugins/convertPathData.24.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b88b65e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/plugins/convertPathData.24.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Apply transforms
+
+- both absolute and relative arcs should be transformed correctly
+
+===
+
+<svg width="1200" height="1200">
+  <path transform="translate(100) scale(2)" d="m200 200 h-100 a100 100 0 1 0 100 -100 z"/>
+  <path transform="translate(100) scale(2)" d="M400 200 H300 A100 100 0 1 0 400 100 z"/>
+</svg>
+
+@@@
+
+<svg width="1200" height="1200">
+    <path d="M500 400H300a200 200 0 1 0 200-200z"/>
+    <path d="M900 400H700a200 200 0 1 0 200-200z"/>
+</svg>