diff --git a/data/mapfiles/polygon_simple_polygon_outline.map b/data/mapfiles/polygon_simple_polygon_outline.map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..703ed4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/mapfiles/polygon_simple_polygon_outline.map
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+LAYER
+    NAME "polygon_simple_polygon_outline"
+    TYPE POLYGON
+    DATA "../shapes/polygons.shp"
+    EXTENT -180 -90 180 90
+    METADATA
+      "wms_title" "polygon_simple_polygon_outline.map"
+      "wms_srs" "EPSG:4326"
+    END
+    CLASS
+      STYLE
+        COLOR 0 255 0
+      END
+      STYLE
+        OUTLINECOLOR 85 85 85
+        OUTLINEWIDTH 0.1
+      END
+    END
+END
diff --git a/data/styles/polygon_simple_polygon.ts b/data/styles/polygon_simple_polygon.ts
index 94e8811..114af1e 100644
--- a/data/styles/polygon_simple_polygon.ts
+++ b/data/styles/polygon_simple_polygon.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ const polygonStyle: Style = {
     symbolizers: [{
       kind: 'Fill',
       color: '#00FF00',
-      outlineColor: '#555555'
+      fillOpacity: 1,
+      outlineColor: '#555555',
+      outlineOpacity: 1
     }]
   }]
 };
diff --git a/data/styles/polygon_simple_polygon_outline.ts b/data/styles/polygon_simple_polygon_outline.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31e27db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/styles/polygon_simple_polygon_outline.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { Style } from 'geostyler-style';
+
+const polygonStyle: Style = {
+  name: 'polygon_simple_polygon_outline',
+  rules: [
+    {
+      name: '',
+      symbolizers: [
+        { kind: 'Fill', outlineOpacity: 0, color: '#00FF00', fillOpacity: 1 },
+        {
+          kind: 'Fill',
+          outlineColor: '#555555',
+          fillOpacity: 0,
+          outlineWidth: 0.1,
+          outlineOpacity: 1
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+};
+export default polygonStyle;
diff --git a/src/MapfileStyleParser.spec.ts b/src/MapfileStyleParser.spec.ts
index 8d87922..bdb4964 100644
--- a/src/MapfileStyleParser.spec.ts
+++ b/src/MapfileStyleParser.spec.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { SldStyleParser } from 'geostyler-sld-parser';
 import point_simple_point from '../data/styles/point_simple_point';
 import line_simple_line from '../data/styles/line_simple_line';
 import polygon_simple_polygon from '../data/styles/polygon_simple_polygon';
+import polygon_simple_polygon_outline from '../data/styles/polygon_simple_polygon_outline';
 import raster_simple_raster from '../data/styles/raster_simple_raster';
 
 import point_simple_rgb_to_hex from '../data/styles/point_simple_rgb_to_hex';
@@ -69,6 +70,14 @@ describe('MapfileStyleParser implements StyleParser', () => {
       expect(geoStylerStyle).toEqual(polygon_simple_polygon);
     });
 
+    it('can read a simple MapFile PolygonSymbolizer with seperate outline', async () => {
+      expect.assertions(2);
+      const mapfile = fs.readFileSync( './data/mapfiles/polygon_simple_polygon_outline.map', 'utf8');
+      const geoStylerStyle = await styleParser.readStyle(mapfile);
+      expect(geoStylerStyle).toBeDefined();
+      expect(geoStylerStyle).toEqual(polygon_simple_polygon_outline);
+    });
+
     it('can read a simple MapFile RasterSymbolizer', async () => {
       expect.assertions(2);
       const mapfile = fs.readFileSync( './data/mapfiles/raster_simple_raster.map', 'utf8');
diff --git a/src/MapfileStyleParser.ts b/src/MapfileStyleParser.ts
index 5e75dc2..95fa4a2 100644
--- a/src/MapfileStyleParser.ts
+++ b/src/MapfileStyleParser.ts
@@ -624,14 +624,30 @@ export class MapfileStyleParser implements StyleParser {
       fillSymbolizer.graphicFill = this.getPointSymbolizerFromMapfileStyle(mapfileStyle);
     }
 
+    if (mapfileStyle.color) {
+      fillSymbolizer.fillOpacity = mapfileStyle.opacity / 100 || 1;
+
+      if (!mapfileStyle.outlinecolor) {
+        fillSymbolizer.outlineOpacity = 0;
+      }
+    }
+
     if (mapfileStyle.outlinecolor) {
+      fillSymbolizer.outlineOpacity =  mapfileStyle.opacity / 100 || 1;
       fillSymbolizer.outlineColor = isHex(mapfileStyle.outlinecolor)
         ? mapfileStyle.outlinecolor
         : rgbToHex(mapfileStyle.outlinecolor);
+
+      if (mapfileStyle.width) {
+        fillSymbolizer.outlineWidth = mapfileStyle.width;
+      }
+      if (!mapfileStyle.color) {
+        fillSymbolizer.fillOpacity = 0;
+      }
     }
 
     if (mapfileStyle.outlinewidth) {
-      fillSymbolizer.outlineWidth = mapfileStyle.outlinewidth;
+      fillSymbolizer.outlineWidth = parseFloat(mapfileStyle.outlinewidth as unknown as string);
     }
 
     if (mapfileStyle.opacity) {
@@ -827,7 +843,6 @@ export class MapfileStyleParser implements StyleParser {
         this.checkWarnDropRule('MAXSCALEDENOM', 'LABEL', mapfileLabel.maxscaledenom);
       });
     }
-
     return symbolizers;
   }