diff --git a/packages/core/src/snippet.mjs b/packages/core/src/snippet.mjs
index 80b1389d4f6..ab8f36bcdb1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/snippet.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/src/snippet.mjs
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@ import { Point } from './point.mjs'
  * @constructor
  * @param {string} def - The id of the snippet in the SVG defs section
  * @param {Point} anchor - The Point to anchor this Snippet on
+ * @param {boolean} force - Whether to force rendering of this snippet when complete is falsy (or not)
  * @return {Snippet} this - The Snippet instance
  */
-export function Snippet(def, anchor) {
+export function Snippet(def, anchor, force = false) {
   this.def = def
   this.anchor = anchor
   this.attributes = new Attributes()
 
+  if (force) this.attributes.set('data-force', 1)
+
   return this
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/svg.mjs b/packages/core/src/svg.mjs
index d87cb79609d..32771c4e74f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/svg.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/src/svg.mjs
@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ Svg.prototype.__renderPart = function (part) {
  * @return {string} svg - The SVG markup for the snippet
  */
 Svg.prototype.__renderSnippet = function (snippet) {
+  // If complete is not set, only render snippets with the data-force attribute
+  if (!this.pattern.settings[0].complete && !snippet.attributes.get('data-force')) return ''
   let x = round(snippet.anchor.x)
   let y = round(snippet.anchor.y)
   let scale = snippet.attributes.get('data-scale') || 1