diff --git a/lib/Form/Util/Styles.php b/lib/Form/Util/Styles.php
index 741b0ac7cc..e7ecbebf67 100644
--- a/lib/Form/Util/Styles.php
+++ b/lib/Form/Util/Styles.php
@@ -37,10 +37,14 @@ class Styles {
     // Wrapper styles
     $styles = [];
 
-    if (isset($formSettings['backgroundColor'])) {
+    if (isset($formSettings['backgroundColor']) && empty($formSettings['gradient'])) {
       $styles[] = 'background-color: ' . trim($formSettings['backgroundColor']);
     }
 
+    if (!empty($formSettings['gradient'])) {
+      $styles[] = 'background: ' . trim($formSettings['gradient']);
+    }
+
     if (isset($formSettings['border_size']) && isset($formSettings['border_color'])) {
       $styles[] = 'border: ' . $formSettings['border_size'] . 'px solid ' . $formSettings['border_color'];
     }
diff --git a/tests/unit/Form/Util/StylesTest.php b/tests/unit/Form/Util/StylesTest.php
index 4542550bdc..e26185b361 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Form/Util/StylesTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Form/Util/StylesTest.php
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ class StylesTest extends \MailPoetUnitTest {
     expect($styles)->contains('background-color: red');
   }
 
+  public function testItShouldRenderBackgroundGradient() {
+    $form = Fixtures::get('simple_form_body');
+    $form['settings'] = ['gradient' => 'linear-gradient(#fff, #000)'];
+    $styles = $this->styles->renderFormSettingsStyles($form, '#prefix', FormEntity::DISPLAY_TYPE_OTHERS);
+    expect($styles)->contains('background: linear-gradient(#fff, #000)');
+  }
+
   public function testItShouldRenderFontColour() {
     $form = Fixtures::get('simple_form_body');
     $form['settings'] = ['fontColor' => 'red'];