diff --git a/jsvg/src/main/java/com/github/weisj/jsvg/parser/impl/ParserUtil.java b/jsvg/src/main/java/com/github/weisj/jsvg/parser/impl/ParserUtil.java
index e08e7179..6e9223cb 100644
--- a/jsvg/src/main/java/com/github/weisj/jsvg/parser/impl/ParserUtil.java
+++ b/jsvg/src/main/java/com/github/weisj/jsvg/parser/impl/ParserUtil.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * MIT License
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2025 Jannis Weis
+ * Copyright (c) 2025-2026 Jannis Weis
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and
  * associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
@@ -101,15 +101,18 @@ public static float parseFloat(@Nullable String value, float fallback) {
         if (value == null || value.isEmpty()) return fallback;
         List<String> list = new ArrayList<>();
         int max = value.length();
+        boolean splitOnWhitespace = splitter.splitOnWhitespace();
         int start = 0;
         int i = 0;
         boolean inWhiteSpace = false;
+        boolean lastSplitWasWhiteSpace = false;
         for (; i < max; i++) {
             char c = value.charAt(i);
             if (Character.isWhitespace(c)) {
-                if (!inWhiteSpace && splitter.splitOnWhitespace() && i - start > 0) {
+                if (!inWhiteSpace && splitOnWhitespace && i - start > 0) {
                     list.add(value.substring(start, i));
                     start = i + 1;
+                    lastSplitWasWhiteSpace = true;
                 }
                 inWhiteSpace = true;
                 continue;
@@ -117,9 +120,12 @@ public static float parseFloat(@Nullable String value, float fallback) {
             inWhiteSpace = false;
             ListSplitter.SplitResult result = splitter.testChar(c, i - start);
             if (result.shouldSplit()) {
-                list.add(value.substring(start, i));
+                if (!(lastSplitWasWhiteSpace && i == start)) list.add(value.substring(start, i));
                 start = result.shouldIncludeChar() ? i : i + 1;
+                lastSplitWasWhiteSpace = false;
+                continue;
             }
+            lastSplitWasWhiteSpace = false;
         }
         if (i - start > 0) list.add(value.substring(start, i));
         return list.toArray(new String[0]);
diff --git a/jsvg/src/test/java/com/github/weisj/jsvg/attribute/AttributeParserTest.java b/jsvg/src/test/java/com/github/weisj/jsvg/attribute/AttributeParserTest.java
index d208b6f2..3800add2 100644
--- a/jsvg/src/test/java/com/github/weisj/jsvg/attribute/AttributeParserTest.java
+++ b/jsvg/src/test/java/com/github/weisj/jsvg/attribute/AttributeParserTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * MIT License
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Jannis Weis
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2026 Jannis Weis
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and
  * associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@
 package com.github.weisj.jsvg.attribute;
 
 import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 
+import com.github.weisj.jsvg.parser.NumberListSplitter;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import com.github.weisj.jsvg.attributes.transform.TransformPart;
 import com.github.weisj.jsvg.paint.impl.DefaultPaintParser;
 import com.github.weisj.jsvg.parser.impl.AttributeParser;
 import com.github.weisj.jsvg.parser.impl.SeparatorMode;
@@ -51,6 +55,21 @@ void testStringListRequiredComma() {
         testStringList(true);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testNumberSplitter() {
+        BiConsumer<String, String[]> test = (str, expected) -> {
+            String[] result = parser.parseStringList(str, NumberListSplitter.INSTANCE);
+            Assertions.assertArrayEquals(expected, result);
+        };
+        test.accept("1,1", new String[] {"1", "1"});
+        test.accept("1 1", new String[] {"1", "1"});
+        test.accept("1-1", new String[] {"1", "-1"});
+        test.accept("1, 1", new String[] {"1", "1"});
+        test.accept("1,  1", new String[] {"1", "1"});
+        test.accept("1 , 1", new String[] {"1", "1"});
+        test.accept("1, ,1", new String[] {"1", "", "1"});
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testFloatList() {
         Random r = new Random();
@@ -91,4 +110,22 @@ private <T> String appendToList(T[] arr, Random r, boolean requireComma) {
         }
         return builder.toString();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void testTransformScaleAllowsCommaAndWhitespace() {
+        TransformPart part = parser.parseTransformPart(TransformPart.TransformType.SCALE, "-1, 1");
+        Assertions.assertNotNull(part);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testTransformScaleAllowsMixedCommaAndWhitespace() {
+        TransformPart part = parser.parseTransformPart(TransformPart.TransformType.SCALE, "-1 , 1");
+        Assertions.assertNotNull(part);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testTransformCommaOnlyKeepsEmptyEntryBetweenCommas() {
+        String[] values = parser.parseStringList("1,,1", SeparatorMode.COMMA_ONLY);
+        Assertions.assertArrayEquals(new String[] {"1", "", "1"}, values);
+    }
 }