diff --git a/src/agg/process_markers_symbolizer.cpp b/src/agg/process_markers_symbolizer.cpp
index e120f1552..61710d476 100644
--- a/src/agg/process_markers_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/process_markers_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@
 // mapnik
 #include <mapnik/debug.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/graphics.hpp>
+#include <mapnik/geom_util.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/agg_rasterizer.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/expression_evaluator.hpp>
+#include <mapnik/vertex_converters.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/marker.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/marker_cache.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/marker_helpers.hpp>
@@ -49,6 +51,97 @@
 
 namespace mapnik {
 
+template <typename BufferType, typename SvgRenderer, typename Rasterizer, typename Detector>
+struct markers_rasterizer_dispatch
+{
+    typedef agg::rgba8 color_type;
+    typedef agg::order_rgba order_type;
+    typedef agg::pixel32_type pixel_type;
+    typedef agg::comp_op_adaptor_rgba_pre<color_type, order_type> blender_type; // comp blender
+    typedef agg::pixfmt_custom_blend_rgba<blender_type, agg::rendering_buffer> pixfmt_comp_type;
+    typedef agg::renderer_base<pixfmt_comp_type> renderer_base;
+    typedef agg::renderer_scanline_aa_solid<renderer_base> renderer_type;
+
+    markers_rasterizer_dispatch(BufferType & image_buffer,
+                                SvgRenderer & svg_renderer,
+                                Rasterizer & ras,
+                                box2d<double> const& bbox,
+                                agg::trans_affine const& marker_trans,
+                                markers_symbolizer const& sym,
+                                Detector & detector,
+                                double scale_factor)
+        : buf_(image_buffer.raw_data(), image_buffer.width(), image_buffer.height(), image_buffer.width() * 4),
+        pixf_(buf_),
+        renb_(pixf_),
+        svg_renderer_(svg_renderer),
+        ras_(ras),
+        bbox_(bbox),
+        marker_trans_(marker_trans),
+        sym_(sym),
+        detector_(detector),
+        scale_factor_(scale_factor)
+    {
+        pixf_.comp_op(static_cast<agg::comp_op_e>(sym_.comp_op()));
+    }
+
+    template <typename T>
+    void add_path(T & path)
+    {
+        marker_placement_e placement_method = sym_.get_marker_placement();
+//        std::cout << "add_path called -> " << placement_method  << std::endl;
+//        std::cout << typeid(path).name() << std::endl;
+        if (placement_method == MARKER_POINT_PLACEMENT)
+        {
+
+            double x,y;
+            path.rewind(0);
+            label_interior_position(path, x, y);
+//            std::cout << "pos -> " << x << "," << y << std::endl;
+            agg::trans_affine matrix = marker_trans_;
+            matrix.translate(x,y);
+            box2d<double> transformed_bbox = bbox_ * matrix;
+
+            if (sym_.get_allow_overlap() ||
+                detector_.has_placement(transformed_bbox))
+            {
+                svg_renderer_.render(ras_, sl_, renb_, matrix, sym_.get_opacity(), bbox_);
+
+                if (!sym_.get_ignore_placement())
+                    detector_.insert(transformed_bbox);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            markers_placement<T, label_collision_detector4> placement(path, bbox_, marker_trans_, detector_,
+                                                                      sym_.get_spacing() * scale_factor_,
+                                                                      sym_.get_max_error(),
+                                                                      sym_.get_allow_overlap());
+            double x, y, angle;
+            while (placement.get_point(x, y, angle))
+            {
+                agg::trans_affine matrix = marker_trans_;
+                matrix.rotate(angle);
+                matrix.translate(x, y);
+                svg_renderer_.render(ras_, sl_, renb_, matrix, sym_.get_opacity(), bbox_);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+private:
+    agg::scanline_u8 sl_;
+    agg::rendering_buffer buf_;
+    pixfmt_comp_type pixf_;
+    renderer_base renb_;
+    SvgRenderer & svg_renderer_;
+    Rasterizer & ras_;
+    box2d<double> const& bbox_;
+    agg::trans_affine const& marker_trans_;
+    markers_symbolizer const& sym_;
+    Detector & detector_;
+    double scale_factor_;
+};
+
+
 template <typename T>
 void agg_renderer<T>::process(markers_symbolizer const& sym,
                               mapnik::feature_impl & feature,
@@ -77,12 +170,6 @@ void agg_renderer<T>::process(markers_symbolizer const& sym,
 
             ras_ptr->reset();
             ras_ptr->gamma(agg::gamma_power());
-            agg::scanline_u8 sl;
-            agg::rendering_buffer buf(current_buffer_->raw_data(), width_, height_, width_ * 4);
-            pixfmt_comp_type pixf(buf);
-            pixf.comp_op(static_cast<agg::comp_op_e>(sym.comp_op()));
-            renderer_base renb(pixf);
-            renderer_type ren(renb);
 
             agg::trans_affine geom_tr;
             evaluate_transform(geom_tr, feature, sym.get_transform());
@@ -105,100 +192,36 @@ void agg_renderer<T>::process(markers_symbolizer const& sym,
             agg::pod_bvector<path_attributes> attributes;
             bool result = push_explicit_style( (*marker)->attributes(), attributes, sym);
 
-            svg_renderer<svg_path_adapter,
-                         agg::pod_bvector<path_attributes>,
-                         renderer_type,
-                         agg::pixfmt_rgba32 > svg_renderer(svg_path, result ? attributes : (*marker)->attributes());
+            typedef label_collision_detector4 detector_type;
+            typedef svg_renderer<svg_path_adapter,
+                                 agg::pod_bvector<path_attributes>,
+                                 renderer_type,
+                                 agg::pixfmt_rgba32 > svg_renderer_type;
+            typedef markers_rasterizer_dispatch<buffer_type, svg_renderer_type, rasterizer, detector_type>  markers_rasterizer_dispatch_type;
+            typedef boost::mpl::vector<clip_line_tag,transform_tag,smooth_tag> conv_types;
 
-            marker_placement_e placement_method = sym.get_marker_placement();
+            svg_renderer_type svg_renderer(svg_path, result ? attributes : (*marker)->attributes());
 
-            BOOST_FOREACH( geometry_type & geom, feature.paths())
+            markers_rasterizer_dispatch_type rasterizer_dispatch(*current_buffer_,svg_renderer,*ras_ptr,
+                                                                 bbox, marker_trans, sym, *detector_, scale_factor_);
+
+
+            vertex_converter<box2d<double>, markers_rasterizer_dispatch_type, markers_symbolizer,
+                             CoordTransform, proj_transform, agg::trans_affine, conv_types>
+                converter(query_extent_* 1.1,rasterizer_dispatch, sym,t_,prj_trans,tr,scale_factor_);
+
+            if (sym.clip()) converter.template set<clip_line_tag>(); //optional clip (default: true)
+            converter.template set<transform_tag>(); //always transform
+            if (sym.smooth() > 0.0) converter.template set<smooth_tag>(); // optional smooth converter
+
+            BOOST_FOREACH(geometry_type & geom, feature.paths())
             {
-                // TODO - merge this code with point_symbolizer rendering
-                if (placement_method == MARKER_POINT_PLACEMENT || geom.num_points() <= 1)
-                {
-                    double x;
-                    double y;
-                    double z=0;
-                    geom.label_interior_position(&x, &y);
-                    prj_trans.backward(x,y,z);
-                    t_.forward(&x,&y);
-                    geom_tr.transform(&x,&y);
-                    agg::trans_affine matrix = marker_trans;
-                    matrix.translate(x,y);
-                    box2d<double> transformed_bbox = bbox * matrix;
-
-                    if (sym.get_allow_overlap() ||
-                        detector_->has_placement(transformed_bbox))
-                    {
-                        svg_renderer.render(*ras_ptr, sl, renb, matrix, sym.get_opacity(), bbox);
-                        if (/* DEBUG */ 0)
-                        {
-                            debug_draw_box(buf, transformed_bbox, 0, 0, 0.0);
-                        }
-
-                        if (!sym.get_ignore_placement())
-                            detector_->insert(transformed_bbox);
-                    }
-                }
-                else if (sym.clip())
-                {
-                    typedef agg::conv_clip_polyline<geometry_type> clipped_geometry_type;
-                    typedef coord_transform<CoordTransform,clipped_geometry_type> path_type;
-                    typedef agg::conv_transform<path_type, agg::trans_affine> transformed_path_type;
-
-                    clipped_geometry_type clipped(geom);
-                    clipped.clip_box(query_extent_.minx(),query_extent_.miny(),query_extent_.maxx(),query_extent_.maxy());
-                    path_type path(t_,clipped,prj_trans);
-                    transformed_path_type path_transformed(path,geom_tr);
-                    markers_placement<transformed_path_type, label_collision_detector4> placement(path_transformed, bbox, marker_trans, *detector_,
-                                                                                                  sym.get_spacing() * scale_factor_,
-                                                                                                  sym.get_max_error(),
-                                                                                                  sym.get_allow_overlap());
-                    double x, y, angle;
-                    while (placement.get_point(x, y, angle))
-                    {
-                        agg::trans_affine matrix = marker_trans;
-                        matrix.rotate(angle);
-                        matrix.translate(x, y);
-                        svg_renderer.render(*ras_ptr, sl, renb, matrix, sym.get_opacity(), bbox);
-
-                        if (/* DEBUG */ 0)
-                        {
-                            debug_draw_box(buf, bbox*matrix, 0, 0, 0.0);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    typedef coord_transform<CoordTransform,geometry_type> path_type;
-                    typedef agg::conv_transform<path_type, agg::trans_affine> transformed_path_type;
-                    path_type path(t_,geom,prj_trans);
-                    transformed_path_type path_transformed(path,geom_tr);
-                    markers_placement<transformed_path_type, label_collision_detector4> placement(path_transformed, bbox, marker_trans, *detector_,
-                                                                                                  sym.get_spacing() * scale_factor_,
-                                                                                                  sym.get_max_error(),
-                                                                                                  sym.get_allow_overlap());
-                    double x, y, angle;
-                    while (placement.get_point(x, y, angle))
-                    {
-                        agg::trans_affine matrix = marker_trans;
-                        matrix.rotate(angle);
-                        matrix.translate(x, y);
-                        svg_renderer.render(*ras_ptr, sl, renb, matrix, sym.get_opacity(), bbox);
-
-                        if (/* DEBUG */ 0)
-                        {
-                            debug_draw_box(buf, bbox*matrix, 0, 0, 0.0);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+                converter.apply(geom);
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
-
 template void agg_renderer<image_32>::process(markers_symbolizer const&,
                                               mapnik::feature_impl &,
                                               proj_transform const&);