diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/PathMarkupParser.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/PathMarkupParser.cs
index e8824753b5..a322d404bf 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/PathMarkupParser.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/PathMarkupParser.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
         /// <param name="pathData">The path data.</param>
         public void Parse(string pathData)
         {
-            var tokens = ParseTokens(pathData);
+            var normalizedPathData = NormalizeWhiteSpaces(pathData);
+            var tokens = ParseTokens(normalizedPathData);
 
             CreateGeometry(tokens);
         }
@@ -107,6 +108,45 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
             _isDisposed = true;
         }
 
+        private static string NormalizeWhiteSpaces(string s)
+        {
+            int length = s.Length,
+                index = 0,
+                i = 0;
+            var source = s.ToCharArray();
+            var skip = false;
+
+            for (; i < length; i++)
+            {
+                var c = source[i];
+
+                if (char.IsWhiteSpace(c))
+                {
+                    if (skip)
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    source[index++] = c;
+
+                    skip = true;
+
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                skip = false;
+
+                source[index++] = c;
+            }
+
+            if (char.IsWhiteSpace(source[index - 1]))
+            {
+                index--;
+            }
+
+            return char.IsWhiteSpace(source[0]) ? new string(source, 1, index) : new string(source, 0, index);
+        }
+
         private static string CreatesSeparatorPattern()
         {
             var stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
@@ -123,7 +163,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
 
         private static IEnumerable<CommandToken> ParseTokens(string s)
         {
-            return Regex.Split(s, s_separatorPattern).Where(t => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(t)).Select(CommandToken.Parse);
+            var expressions = Regex.Split(s, s_separatorPattern).Where(t => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(t));
+
+            return expressions.Select(CommandToken.Parse);
         }
 
         private static Point MirrorControlPoint(Point controlPoint, Point center)
@@ -135,7 +177,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
 
         private void CreateGeometry(IEnumerable<CommandToken> commandTokens)
         {
-            _currentPoint = new Point();           
+            _currentPoint = new Point();
 
             foreach (var commandToken in commandTokens)
             {
@@ -468,7 +510,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
             private List<string> Arguments { get; }
 
             public static CommandToken Parse(string s)
-            {
+            {              
                 using (var reader = new StringReader(s))
                 {
                     var command = Command.None;
@@ -590,7 +632,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
                 var y = ReadDouble();
 
                 return new Point(origin.X + x, origin.Y + y);
-            }
+            }          
 
             private static bool ReadCommand(TextReader reader, ref Command command, ref bool relative)
             {
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Media/PathMarkupParserTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Media/PathMarkupParserTests.cs
index c8bea43fb0..35ec38789e 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Media/PathMarkupParserTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Media/PathMarkupParserTests.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ using Xunit;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests.Media
 {
+    using System.IO;
+
     public class PathMarkupParserTests
     {
         [Fact]
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests.Media
         }       
 
         [Theory]
+        [InlineData("         M0 0")]
         [InlineData("F1 M24,14 A2,2,0,1,1,20,14 A2,2,0,1,1,24,14 z")] // issue #1107
         [InlineData("M0 0L10 10z")]
         [InlineData("M50 50 L100 100 L150 50")]
@@ -173,5 +176,18 @@ namespace Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests.Media
                 Assert.True(true);
             }
         }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("0 0")]
+        [InlineData("j")]
+        public void Throws_InvalidDataException_On_None_Defined_Command(string pathData)
+        {
+            var pathGeometry = new PathGeometry();
+            using (var context = new PathGeometryContext(pathGeometry))
+            using (var parser = new PathMarkupParser(context))
+            {
+                Assert.Throws<InvalidDataException>(() => parser.Parse(pathData));
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
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