diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 9eaec07..c8052db 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 {
  "extends": "airbnb",
- "root": true
+ "root": true,
+ "rules": {
+  "react/require-default-props": "off",
+  "react/jsx-filename-extension": "off",
+  "no-plusplus": "off"
+ }
 }
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 996d68d..9178f9f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # gitignore
 node_modules
 lib
+*.tgz
 
 # Only apps should have lockfiles
 npm-shrinkwrap.json
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index cd3ca40..0000000
--- a/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-node_modules
-src
diff --git a/auto-id.js b/auto-id.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9305ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/auto-id.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module.exports = {
+  AutoIdProvider: require('./lib/AutoIdProvider').default,
+  useId: require('./lib/useId').default,
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 220821c..2550f51 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,14 +2,19 @@
   "name": "babel-plugin-inline-react-svg",
   "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "A babel plugin that optimizes and inlines SVGs for your react components.",
+  "files": [
+    "lib",
+    "auto-id.js"
+  ],
   "main": "lib/index.js",
+  "sideEffects": false,
   "scripts": {
     "test": "npm run tests-only",
     "pretests-only": "npm run build",
     "tests-only": "babel-node test/sanity.js",
-    "build": "babel src --out-dir lib",
+    "build": "babel src --out-dir lib --verbose",
     "lint": "eslint src/",
-    "prepublish": "npm run build",
+    "prepare": "npm run build",
     "pretest": "npm run lint"
   },
   "repository": {
@@ -33,6 +38,7 @@
     "@babel/cli": "^7.4.3",
     "@babel/core": "^7.0.0",
     "@babel/node": "^7.2.2",
+    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.8.4",
     "@babel/preset-react": "^7.0.0",
     "babel-preset-airbnb": "^3.2.1",
     "eslint": "^5.16.0",
@@ -40,15 +46,17 @@
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.16.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.2.1",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.12.4",
-    "react": "^15.3.1"
+    "react": "^16.8.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.0.0"
+    "@babel/core": "^7.0.0",
+    "react": "^16.8.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils": "^7.0.0",
     "@babel/parser": "^7.0.0",
     "lodash.isplainobject": "^4.0.6",
+    "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "resolve": "^1.10.0",
     "svgo": "^0.7.2"
   }
diff --git a/src/AutoIdProvider.js b/src/AutoIdProvider.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..731a0cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AutoIdProvider.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import React, { useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+
+let globalId = 0;
+
+// By default, if no AutoIdProvider is present, this `globalId` is the ID
+// counter. This will work fine for browser-only apps. For SSR support, use
+// AutoIdProvider, which will have a scoped counter per request.
+const Context = React.createContext(() => `svg-id-${globalId++}`);
+
+/**
+ * Provide auto generated IDs for the `useId` hook, with support for a custom
+ * ID generator. Using this will ensure that each server-side request that
+ * renders your app has their own ID counter that starts at 0.
+ */
+export default function AutoIdProvider({ children, getId: customGetId }) {
+  const nextId = useRef(0);
+
+  const getId = useCallback(
+    () => (customGetId ? customGetId(nextId) : `svg-id-${nextId.current++}`),
+    [customGetId],
+  );
+
+  return <Context.Provider value={getId}>{children}</Context.Provider>;
+}
+
+AutoIdProvider.Context = Context;
+
+AutoIdProvider.propTypes = {
+  children: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
+  getId: PropTypes.func,
+};
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index ed9a63f..284939a 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -25,23 +25,40 @@ export default declare(({
     SVG_NAME,
     SVG_CODE,
     SVG_DEFAULT_PROPS_CODE,
+    NUM_IDS = 0,
+    HOOK_NAME,
   }) => {
+    const useIds = new Array(NUM_IDS).fill('HOOK_NAME()');
     const namedTemplate = `
-      var SVG_NAME = function SVG_NAME(props) { return SVG_CODE; };
+      var SVG_NAME = function SVG_NAME(props) {
+        ${NUM_IDS ? `var ids = [${useIds.join(', ')}];` : ''}
+        return SVG_CODE;
+      };
       ${SVG_DEFAULT_PROPS_CODE ? 'SVG_NAME.defaultProps = SVG_DEFAULT_PROPS_CODE;' : ''}
       ${IS_EXPORT ? 'export { SVG_NAME };' : ''}
     `;
     const anonymousTemplate = `
-      var Component = function (props) { return SVG_CODE; };
+      var Component = function (props) {
+        ${NUM_IDS ? `var ids = [${useIds.join(', ')}];` : ''}
+        return SVG_CODE;
+      };
       ${SVG_DEFAULT_PROPS_CODE ? 'Component.defaultProps = SVG_DEFAULT_PROPS_CODE;' : ''}
       Component.displayName = 'EXPORT_FILENAME';
       export default Component;
     `;
 
     if (SVG_NAME !== 'default') {
-      return template(namedTemplate)({ SVG_NAME, SVG_CODE, SVG_DEFAULT_PROPS_CODE });
+      return template(namedTemplate)(NUM_IDS ? {
+        SVG_NAME, SVG_CODE, SVG_DEFAULT_PROPS_CODE, HOOK_NAME,
+      } : {
+        SVG_NAME, SVG_CODE, SVG_DEFAULT_PROPS_CODE,
+      });
     }
-    return template(anonymousTemplate)({ SVG_CODE, SVG_DEFAULT_PROPS_CODE, EXPORT_FILENAME });
+    return template(anonymousTemplate)(NUM_IDS ? {
+      SVG_CODE, SVG_DEFAULT_PROPS_CODE, EXPORT_FILENAME, HOOK_NAME,
+    } : {
+      SVG_CODE, SVG_DEFAULT_PROPS_CODE, EXPORT_FILENAME,
+    });
   };
 
   function applyPlugin(importIdentifier, importPath, path, state, isExport, exportFilename) {
@@ -80,15 +97,25 @@ export default declare(({
         plugins: ['jsx'],
       });
 
-      traverse(parsedSvgAst, transformSvg(t));
+      const ids = new Map();
+      traverse(parsedSvgAst, transformSvg(t, { ids }));
 
       const svgCode = traverse.removeProperties(parsedSvgAst.program.body[0].expression);
 
+      file.get('ensureAutoId')();
+      file.set('ensureAutoId', () => {});
+      file.get('ensureReact')();
+      file.set('ensureReact', () => {});
+
+      const hookIdentifier = path.scope.getBinding('useId').identifier;
+
       const opts = {
         SVG_NAME: importIdentifier,
         SVG_CODE: svgCode,
         IS_EXPORT: isExport,
         EXPORT_FILENAME: exportFilename,
+        NUM_IDS: ids.size,
+        HOOK_NAME: hookIdentifier,
       };
 
       // Move props off of element and into defaultProps
@@ -115,8 +142,6 @@ export default declare(({
         const svgReplacement = buildSvg(opts);
         path.replaceWith(svgReplacement);
       }
-      file.get('ensureReact')();
-      file.set('ensureReact', () => {});
     }
   }
 
@@ -130,6 +155,22 @@ export default declare(({
           if (typeof filename === 'undefined' && typeof opts.filename !== 'string') {
             throw new TypeError('the "filename" option is required when transforming code');
           }
+
+          if (!path.scope.hasBinding('useId')) {
+            const autoIdModule = opts.autoIdModule || 'babel-plugin-inline-react-svg/auto-id';
+
+            const autoIdImportDeclaration = t.importDeclaration([
+              t.importSpecifier(t.identifier('useId'), t.identifier('useId')),
+            ], t.stringLiteral(autoIdModule));
+
+            file.set('ensureAutoId', () => {
+              const [newPath] = path.unshiftContainer('body', autoIdImportDeclaration);
+              newPath.get('specifiers').forEach((specifier) => { path.scope.registerBinding('module', specifier); });
+            });
+          } else {
+            file.set('ensureAutoId', () => {});
+          }
+
           if (!path.scope.hasBinding('React')) {
             const reactImportDeclaration = t.importDeclaration([
               t.importDefaultSpecifier(t.identifier('React')),
diff --git a/src/transformSvg.js b/src/transformSvg.js
index fcc84cf..1bca415 100644
--- a/src/transformSvg.js
+++ b/src/transformSvg.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import { namespaceToCamel, hyphenToCamel } from './camelize';
 import cssToObj from './cssToObj';
 
-export default t => ({
-  JSXAttribute({ node }) {
+export default (t, state) => ({
+  JSXAttribute({ node, parent }) {
     const { name: originalName } = node;
     if (t.isJSXNamespacedName(originalName)) {
       // converts
@@ -40,6 +40,47 @@ export default t => ({
         node.value = t.jSXExpressionContainer(t.objectExpression(properties));
       }
 
+      if (originalName.name === 'id') {
+        // This plugin detects when props (including `id`) are on the root
+        // `<svg>` element and moves them to `defaultProps`. We don't want it
+        // to move the `ids[n]` expression there because it will break. Instead
+        // of messing with that behavior, let's just don't try to fiddle with
+        // `id` props on the root `<svg>`.
+        const isSvgId = Boolean(
+          parent
+          && parent.type === 'JSXOpeningElement'
+          && parent.name.name.toLowerCase() === 'svg',
+        );
+        if (!isSvgId) {
+          const idToRewrite = node.value.value;
+          let index = state.ids.get(idToRewrite);
+          if (index == null) {
+            index = state.ids.size;
+            state.ids.set(idToRewrite, index);
+          }
+          node.value = t.jSXExpressionContainer(
+            t.memberExpression(t.identifier('ids'), t.numericLiteral(index), true),
+          );
+        }
+      } else {
+        const idRefMatch = /^url\(['"]?#([^)]+)['"]?\)$/.exec(node.value.value);
+        if (idRefMatch) {
+          const idToRewrite = idRefMatch[1];
+          let index = state.ids.get(idToRewrite);
+          if (index == null) {
+            index = state.ids.size;
+            state.ids.set(idToRewrite, index);
+          }
+          node.value = t.jSXExpressionContainer(
+            t.binaryExpression('+',
+              t.binaryExpression('+',
+                t.stringLiteral('url(#'),
+                t.memberExpression(t.identifier('ids'), t.numericLiteral(index), true)),
+              t.stringLiteral(')')),
+          );
+        }
+      }
+
       // converts
       // <svg stroke-width="5">
       // to
diff --git a/src/useId.js b/src/useId.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..286dfa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/useId.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { useContext, useState } from 'react';
+import AutoIdProvider from './AutoIdProvider';
+
+export default function useId(customId) {
+  const getId = useContext(AutoIdProvider.Context);
+  const [autoId] = useState(getId);
+  return customId || autoId;
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/ids.svg b/test/fixtures/ids.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e5eb0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/ids.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<svg data-name="ids" viewBox="0 0 10 10" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+     xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+  <defs>
+    <linearGradient id="myGradient" gradientTransform="rotate(90)">
+      <stop offset="5%"  stop-color="gold" />
+      <stop offset="95%" stop-color="red" />
+    </linearGradient>
+  </defs>
+
+  <!-- using my linear gradient -->
+  <circle cx="5" cy="5" r="4" fill="url('#myGradient')" />
+</svg>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-ids.jsx b/test/fixtures/test-ids.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..549204e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-ids.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import MySvg from './ids.svg';
+
+export default function MyFunctionIcon() {
+  return <MySvg />;
+}
+
+export class MyClassIcon extends React.Component {
+  render() {
+    return <MySvg />;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/sanity.js b/test/sanity.js
index b04db4c..8e53015 100644
--- a/test/sanity.js
+++ b/test/sanity.js
@@ -177,3 +177,14 @@ transformFile('test/fixtures/test-export-default-as.jsx', {
   if (err) throw err;
   console.log('test/fixtures/test-export-default-as.jsx', result.code);
 });
+
+transformFile('test/fixtures/test-ids.jsx', {
+  babelrc: false,
+  presets: [['@babel/preset-env', { modules: 'commonjs' }], '@babel/preset-react'],
+  plugins: [
+    inlineReactSvgPlugin,
+  ],
+}, (err, result) => {
+  if (err) throw err;
+  console.log('test/fixtures/test-ids.jsx', result.code);
+});