diff --git a/examples/styling/build_test_graphs.h b/examples/styling/build_test_graphs.h
index bc9cacca3d..aa8d6f801c 100644
--- a/examples/styling/build_test_graphs.h
+++ b/examples/styling/build_test_graphs.h
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ inline void buildLineSymbolSampler(JKQTBasePlotter* plotExtra, JKQTBasePlotter*
     double dx=(xmax-xlineend-1.0)/static_cast<double>(cntFillTests);
     for (int i=0; i<cntFillTests; i++) {
         const auto col=baseplot->getCurrentPlotterStyle().graphsStyle.defaultGraphColors.value(i%baseplot->getCurrentPlotterStyle().graphsStyle.defaultGraphColors.size(), Qt::black);
-        const auto fs=baseplot->getCurrentPlotterStyle().graphsStyle.defaultGraphFillStyles.value(i%baseplot->getCurrentPlotterStyle().graphsStyle.defaultGraphFillStyles.size(), Qt::SolidPattern);
+        const auto fs=baseplot->getCurrentPlotterStyle().graphsStyle.defaultGraphFillStyles.value(i%baseplot->getCurrentPlotterStyle().graphsStyle.defaultGraphFillStyles.size(), JKQTFillStyleSummmary(Qt::SolidPattern));
         JKQTPGeoLine* l;
         plotExtra->addGraph(l=new JKQTPGeoLine(plotExtra, x,ycoltest,x,y-0.5)); l->setStyle(col,5);
         JKQTPGeoRectangle* r;
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/graphs/jkqtpgeobase.cpp b/lib/jkqtplotter/graphs/jkqtpgeobase.cpp
index 24f351d4b3..36fff4fea9 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/graphs/jkqtpgeobase.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/graphs/jkqtpgeobase.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ void JKQTPGeoBaseFilled::setStyle(QColor color, double lineWidth, Qt::PenStyle s
     setFillStyle(fillStyle);
 }
 
+void JKQTPGeoBaseFilled::setStyle(QColor color, double lineWidth, Qt::PenStyle style, QColor fillColor, const JKQTFillStyleSummmary &fillStyle)
+{
+    setLineColor(color);
+    setLineWidth(lineWidth);
+    setLineStyle(style);
+    setFillBrush(fillStyle.brush(fillColor));
+}
+
 void JKQTPGeoBaseFilled::setStyle(QColor color, double lineWidth, Qt::PenStyle style)
 {
     setLineColor(color);
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/graphs/jkqtpgeobase.h b/lib/jkqtplotter/graphs/jkqtpgeobase.h
index 73260744bb..1de1e3bb5b 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/graphs/jkqtpgeobase.h
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/graphs/jkqtpgeobase.h
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTPGeoBaseFilled: public JKQTPGeoBaseLine, public
         /** \brief set several of the style properties with one call */
         virtual void setStyle(QColor color, double lineWidth, Qt::PenStyle style, QColor fillColor, Qt::BrushStyle fillStyle) ;
         /** \brief set several of the style properties with one call */
+        virtual void setStyle(QColor color, double lineWidth, Qt::PenStyle style, QColor fillColor, const JKQTFillStyleSummmary& fillStyle) ;
+        /** \brief set several of the style properties with one call */
         virtual void setStyle(QColor color, double lineWidth, Qt::PenStyle style) override;
         /** \brief set several of the style properties with one call */
         virtual void setStyle(QColor color, Qt::PenStyle style) override;
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
index 8f31358824..7edfa3e90a 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.cpp
@@ -1151,21 +1151,21 @@ JKQTBasePlotter::JKQTPPen JKQTBasePlotter::getPlotStyle(int i, JKQTPPlotStyleTyp
     //std::cout<<"style "<<styleI<<std::endl;
     const JKQTGraphsSpecificStyleProperties& baseProps=plotterStyle.graphsStyle.getGraphStyleByType(type);
     Qt::PenStyle basePenStyle=plotterStyle.graphsStyle.defaultGraphPenStyles[styleI];
-    Qt::BrushStyle basebrushStyle=plotterStyle.graphsStyle.defaultGraphFillStyles[brushI];
+    JKQTFillStyleSummmary basebrushStyle=plotterStyle.graphsStyle.defaultGraphFillStyles[brushI];
     JKQTPGraphSymbols baseSymbol=plotterStyle.graphsStyle.defaultGraphSymbols[symbolI];
     QColor baseColor=plotterStyle.graphsStyle.defaultGraphColors[colorI];
     double baseWidth=baseProps.defaultLineWidth;
     if (type==JKQTPPlotStyleType::Annotation || type==JKQTPPlotStyleType::Geometric) {
         baseColor=plotterStyle.graphsStyle.annotationStyle.defaultColor;
         basePenStyle=plotterStyle.graphsStyle.annotationStyle.defaultLineStyle;
-        basebrushStyle=plotterStyle.graphsStyle.annotationStyle.defaultFillStyle;
+        basebrushStyle=JKQTFillStyleSummmary(plotterStyle.graphsStyle.annotationStyle.defaultFillStyle);
         baseSymbol=plotterStyle.graphsStyle.annotationStyle.defaultSymbol;
     }
     if (type==JKQTPPlotStyleType::Barchart || type==JKQTPPlotStyleType::Boxplot || type==JKQTPPlotStyleType::Impulses) {
         basePenStyle=Qt::SolidLine;
     }
     if (type==JKQTPPlotStyleType::Boxplot) {
-        basebrushStyle=Qt::SolidPattern;
+        basebrushStyle=JKQTFillStyleSummmary(Qt::SolidPattern);
     }
     if (type==JKQTPPlotStyleType::Impulses) {
     }
@@ -4965,7 +4965,7 @@ void JKQTBasePlotter::JKQTPPen::setErrorLineColor(const QColor &col)
     m_errorColor=col;
 }
 
-void JKQTBasePlotter::JKQTPPen::setFillStyle(Qt::BrushStyle s) {
+void JKQTBasePlotter::JKQTPPen::setFillStyle(const JKQTFillStyleSummmary &s) {
     m_fillStyle=s;
 }
 
@@ -4977,7 +4977,7 @@ void JKQTBasePlotter::JKQTPPen::setSymbolFillColor(QColor c) {
     m_symbolFillColor=c;
 }
 
-Qt::BrushStyle JKQTBasePlotter::JKQTPPen::fillStyle() const {
+JKQTFillStyleSummmary JKQTBasePlotter::JKQTPPen::fillStyle() const {
     return m_fillStyle;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
index 39e92f157d..1bca18c220 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpbaseplotter.h
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTBasePlotter: public QObject {
                 double m_symbolLineWidth;
                 Qt::PenStyle m_style;
                 double m_symbolSize;
-                Qt::BrushStyle m_fillStyle;
+                JKQTFillStyleSummmary m_fillStyle;
                 Qt::BrushStyle m_errorFillStyle;
                 JKQTPGraphSymbols m_symbol;
 
@@ -800,9 +800,9 @@ class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTBasePlotter: public QObject {
                 void setFillColor(const QColor& col);
                 void setErrorFillColor(const QColor& col);
                 void setErrorLineColor(const QColor& col);
-                void setFillStyle(Qt::BrushStyle s);
+                void setFillStyle(const JKQTFillStyleSummmary& s);
                 void setErrorFillStyle(Qt::BrushStyle s);
-                Qt::BrushStyle fillStyle() const;
+                JKQTFillStyleSummmary fillStyle() const;
                 Qt::BrushStyle errorFillStyle() const;
                 JKQTPGraphSymbols symbol() const;
                 void setSymbolType(JKQTPGraphSymbols symbol);
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpgraphsbasestyle.cpp b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpgraphsbasestyle.cpp
index 58b36ccacb..493548d2f3 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpgraphsbasestyle.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpgraphsbasestyle.cpp
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ QVector<JKQTPGraphSymbols> JKQTGraphsBaseStyle::getDefaultGraphSymbols()
     return syms;
 }
 
-QVector<Qt::BrushStyle> JKQTGraphsBaseStyle::getDefaultGraphFillStyles()
+QVector<JKQTFillStyleSummmary> JKQTGraphsBaseStyle::getDefaultGraphFillStyles()
 {
-    return QVector<Qt::BrushStyle>()<<Qt::SolidPattern;
+    return QVector<JKQTFillStyleSummmary>()<<JKQTFillStyleSummmary(Qt::SolidPattern);
 }
 
 void JKQTGraphsBaseStyle::loadSettings(const QSettings &settings, const QString &group, const JKQTGraphsBaseStyle &defaultStyle, const JKQTBasePlotterStyle& parent)
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void JKQTGraphsBaseStyle::loadSettings(const QSettings &settings, const QString
         }
         id=readID(k, group+"auto_styles/fill_style");
         if (id>=0) {
-            defaultGraphFillStyles.push_back(jkqtp_String2QBrushStyle(settings.value(group+"auto_styles/fill_style"+QString::number(id), jkqtp_QBrushStyle2String(Qt::SolidPattern)).toString()));
+            defaultGraphFillStyles.push_back(JKQTFillStyleSummmary::fromString(settings.value(group+"auto_styles/fill_style"+QString::number(id), jkqtp_QBrushStyle2String(Qt::SolidPattern)).toString()));
         }
     }
     if (defaultGraphColors.size()==0) {
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ void JKQTGraphsBaseStyle::saveSettings(QSettings &settings, const QString &group
         for (auto& gs: defaultGraphFillStyles) {
             QString num=QString::number(cnt);
             while (num.size()<maxnum.size()) num.prepend('0');
-            settings.setValue(group+"auto_styles/fill_style"+num, jkqtp_QBrushStyle2String(gs));
+            settings.setValue(group+"auto_styles/fill_style"+num, jkqtp_QBrushStyle2String(gs.brushStyle));
             cnt++;
         }
     }
@@ -499,3 +499,30 @@ void JKQTImpulseSpecificStyleProperties::saveSettings(QSettings &settings, const
 }
 
 
+
+JKQTFillStyleSummmary::JKQTFillStyleSummmary(Qt::BrushStyle style, const QGradient& grad, double rotAngleDeg):
+    brushStyle(style), gradient(grad), rotationAngleDeg(rotAngleDeg)
+{
+
+}
+
+QBrush JKQTFillStyleSummmary::brush(const QColor &color) const
+{
+    QBrush b;
+    b.setColor(color);
+    if (brushStyle==Qt::LinearGradientPattern || brushStyle==Qt::RadialGradientPattern || brushStyle==Qt::ConicalGradientPattern) {
+        QGradient g=gradient;
+        g.setCoordinateMode(QGradient::ObjectMode);
+        b=QBrush(g);
+    } else {
+        b.setStyle(brushStyle);
+    }
+    return b;
+}
+
+JKQTFillStyleSummmary JKQTFillStyleSummmary::fromString(const QString &style)
+{
+    JKQTFillStyleSummmary res;
+    res.brushStyle=jkqtp_String2QBrushStyleExt(style, nullptr, &(res.gradient), nullptr, &(res.rotationAngleDeg));
+    return res;
+}
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpgraphsbasestyle.h b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpgraphsbasestyle.h
index 523ec80aa3..52d3236bb0 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpgraphsbasestyle.h
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpgraphsbasestyle.h
@@ -291,6 +291,29 @@ public:
 
 
 };
+
+/** \brief Support Class for JKQTBasePlotter, which summarizes a fill style
+ *  \ingroup jkqtpplotter_styling_classes
+ *
+ *  \see JKQTBasePlotter, JKQTGraphsBaseStyle, \ref jkqtpplotter_styling
+ */
+class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTFillStyleSummmary {
+#ifndef JKQTPLOTTER_WORKAROUND_QGADGET_BUG
+    Q_GADGET
+#endif
+public:
+    JKQTFillStyleSummmary(Qt::BrushStyle style=Qt::SolidPattern, const QGradient& grad=QGradient(), double rotAngleDeg=0.0);
+
+    Qt::BrushStyle brushStyle;
+    QGradient gradient;
+    double rotationAngleDeg;
+
+    QBrush brush(const QColor& color=QColor(Qt::black)) const;
+
+    static JKQTFillStyleSummmary fromString(const QString& style);
+};
+
+
 /** \brief Support Class for JKQTBasePlotter, which summarizes all properties that define the visual styling of a JKQTBasePlotter
  *  \ingroup jkqtpplotter_styling_classes
  *
@@ -358,7 +381,7 @@ class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTGraphsBaseStyle {
         /** \brief JKQTPGraphSymbols used to automatically assign to different graphs */
         QVector<JKQTPGraphSymbols> defaultGraphSymbols;
         /** \brief Qt::BrushStyle used to automatically style different graphs differently */
-        QVector<Qt::BrushStyle> defaultGraphFillStyles;
+        QVector<JKQTFillStyleSummmary> defaultGraphFillStyles;
 
         /** \brief standard color palette for the default style */
         static QVector<QColor> getDefaultGraphColors();
@@ -367,7 +390,7 @@ class JKQTPLOTTER_LIB_EXPORT JKQTGraphsBaseStyle {
         /** \brief list of JKQTPGraphSymbols used to automatically assign to different graphs in the default style */
         static QVector<JKQTPGraphSymbols> getDefaultGraphSymbols();
         /** \brief list of Qt::BrushStyle used to automatically style different graphs differently in the default style */
-        static QVector<Qt::BrushStyle> getDefaultGraphFillStyles();
+        static QVector<JKQTFillStyleSummmary> getDefaultGraphFillStyles();
 
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpgraphsbasestylingmixins.cpp b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpgraphsbasestylingmixins.cpp
index f66e322998..f75e025c01 100644
--- a/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpgraphsbasestylingmixins.cpp
+++ b/lib/jkqtplotter/jkqtpgraphsbasestylingmixins.cpp
@@ -398,8 +398,7 @@ void JKQTPGraphFillStyleMixin::initFillStyle(JKQTBasePlotter *parent, int &paren
         if (parentPlotStyle<0) parentPlotStyle=parent->getNextStyle();
         const JKQTBasePlotter::JKQTPPen pen=parent->getPlotStyle(parentPlotStyle, styletype);
         m_fillColor=pen.fillColor();
-        m_fillBrush.setColor(m_fillColor);
-        m_fillBrush.setStyle(pen.fillStyle());
+        m_fillBrush=pen.fillStyle().brush(m_fillColor);
     }
 }