diff --git a/src/embed-images.ts b/src/embed-images.ts
index 0d7b51ad..27536429 100644
--- a/src/embed-images.ts
+++ b/src/embed-images.ts
@@ -34,62 +34,131 @@ async function embedBackground<T extends HTMLElement>(
     (await embedProp('-webkit-mask-image', clonedNode, options))
 }
 
+/**
+ * Embeds an image from a URL into an HTML or SVG image element by converting it to a data URL
+ *
+ * @param clonedNode - The HTML or SVG image element to embed the image into
+ * @param options - Configuration options for the embedding process
+ * @returns A promise that resolves when the embedding is complete
+ */
 async function embedImageNode<T extends HTMLElement | SVGImageElement>(
   clonedNode: T,
   options: Options,
-) {
-  const isImageElement = isInstanceOfElement(clonedNode, HTMLImageElement)
+): Promise<void> {
+  // Check if node is an image element that needs embedding
+  const isHTMLImage = isInstanceOfElement(clonedNode, HTMLImageElement)
+  const isSVGImage = isInstanceOfElement(clonedNode, SVGImageElement)
 
-  if (
-    !(isImageElement && !isDataUrl(clonedNode.src)) &&
-    !(
-      isInstanceOfElement(clonedNode, SVGImageElement) &&
-      !isDataUrl(clonedNode.href.baseVal)
-    )
-  ) {
+  // Skip if not an image element or if already using a data URL
+  if (isHTMLImage && isDataUrl(clonedNode.src)) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  if (isSVGImage && isDataUrl(clonedNode.href.baseVal)) {
     return
   }
 
-  const url = isImageElement ? clonedNode.src : clonedNode.href.baseVal
+  if (!isHTMLImage && !isSVGImage) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  // Get the URL from the appropriate attribute based on element type
+  const url = isHTMLImage ? clonedNode.src : clonedNode.href.baseVal
 
-  const dataURL = await resourceToDataURL(url, getMimeType(url), options)
-  await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    clonedNode.onload = resolve
-    clonedNode.onerror = options.onImageErrorHandler
-      ? (...attributes) => {
+  // Convert the resource to a data URL
+  const mimeType = getMimeType(url)
+  const dataURL = await resourceToDataURL(url, mimeType, options)
+
+  // Handle different types of image elements
+  if (isHTMLImage) {
+    await updateHTMLImageElement(
+      clonedNode as HTMLImageElement,
+      dataURL,
+      options,
+    )
+  } else if (isSVGImage) {
+    await updateSVGImageElement(clonedNode as SVGImageElement, dataURL)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Updates an HTML image element with the data URL
+ *
+ * @param imgElement - The HTML image element to update
+ * @param dataURL - The data URL to set
+ * @param options - Configuration options
+ * @returns A promise that resolves when the image is loaded
+ */
+async function updateHTMLImageElement(
+  imgElement: HTMLImageElement,
+  dataURL: string,
+  options: Options,
+): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    // Create error handler function
+    const errorHandler = options.onImageErrorHandler
+      ? (event: Event) => {
           try {
-            resolve(options.onImageErrorHandler!(...attributes))
+            const result = options.onImageErrorHandler!(event)
+            resolve()
+            return result
           } catch (error) {
             reject(error)
+            return undefined
           }
         }
-      : reject
+      : (event: Event) => {
+          reject(event)
+          return undefined
+        }
 
-    const image = clonedNode as HTMLImageElement
-    if (image.decode) {
-      image.decode = resolve as any
+    // Optimize loading strategy
+    if (imgElement.loading === 'lazy') {
+      imgElement.loading = 'eager'
     }
 
-    if (image.loading === 'lazy') {
-      image.loading = 'eager'
-    }
+    imgElement.onerror = errorHandler
+    imgElement.srcset = ''
 
-    if (isImageElement) {
-      clonedNode.srcset = ''
-      clonedNode.src = dataURL
+    // Use decode method if available for better performance
+    if (imgElement.decode) {
+      imgElement.src = dataURL
+      imgElement
+        .decode()
+        .then(() => resolve())
+        .catch(errorHandler)
     } else {
-      clonedNode.href.baseVal = dataURL
+      imgElement.onload = () => resolve()
+      imgElement.src = dataURL
     }
   })
 }
 
+/**
+ * Updates an SVG image element with the data URL
+ *
+ * @param svgImgElement - The SVG image element to update
+ * @param dataURL - The data URL to set
+ * @returns A promise that resolves when the image is loaded
+ */
+async function updateSVGImageElement(
+  svgImgElement: SVGImageElement,
+  dataURL: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    svgImgElement.onload = () => resolve()
+    svgImgElement.onerror = (event) => reject(event)
+    svgImgElement.href.baseVal = dataURL
+  })
+}
+
 async function embedChildren<T extends HTMLElement>(
   clonedNode: T,
   options: Options,
 ) {
   const children = toArray<HTMLElement>(clonedNode.childNodes)
-  const deferreds = children.map((child) => embedImages(child, options))
-  await Promise.all(deferreds).then(() => clonedNode)
+  const deferrers = children.map((child) => embedImages(child, options))
+  await Promise.all(deferrers).then(() => clonedNode)
 }
 
 export async function embedImages<T extends HTMLElement>(
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 3d430c8f..9ab8cba5 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -196,19 +196,35 @@ export function canvasToBlob(
   })
 }
 
-export function createImage(url: string): Promise<HTMLImageElement> {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const img = new Image()
-    img.onload = () => {
-      img.decode().then(() => {
-        requestAnimationFrame(() => resolve(img))
-      })
-    }
+export async function createImage(url: string): Promise<HTMLImageElement> {
+  const img = new Image()
+  img.crossOrigin = 'anonymous'
+  img.decoding = 'async'
+
+  const loadPromise = new Promise<HTMLImageElement>((resolve, reject) => {
     img.onerror = reject
-    img.crossOrigin = 'anonymous'
-    img.decoding = 'async'
-    img.src = url
+    img.onload = async () => {
+      try {
+        if (img.decode) {
+          await img.decode()
+
+          return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+            requestAnimationFrame(() => resolve())
+          })
+            .then(() => resolve(img))
+            .catch(reject)
+        }
+
+        resolve(img)
+      } catch (error) {
+        reject(error)
+      }
+    }
   })
+
+  img.src = url
+
+  return loadPromise
 }
 
 export async function svgToDataURL(svg: SVGElement): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/test/spec/util.spec.ts b/test/spec/util.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..841f65ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/util.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { svgToDataURL, nodeToDataURL } from '../../src/util'
+
+describe('svgToDataURL', () => {
+  it('should convert an SVG element to a data URL', async () => {
+    const svg = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'svg')
+    const dataURL = await svgToDataURL(svg)
+
+    expect(dataURL).toContain('data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8')
+  })
+})
+
+describe('nodeToDataURL', () => {
+  it('should convert an HTML node to a data URL', async () => {
+    const div = document.createElement('div')
+    div.textContent = 'Hello, world!'
+    const dataURL = await nodeToDataURL(div, 100, 100)
+
+    expect(dataURL).toContain('data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8')
+  })
+})