diff --git a/src/Layers/xrRender/dxFontRender.cpp b/src/Layers/xrRender/dxFontRender.cpp
index cfe0f0ad1d..3fd2cc3e2c 100644
--- a/src/Layers/xrRender/dxFontRender.cpp
+++ b/src/Layers/xrRender/dxFontRender.cpp
@@ -61,12 +61,8 @@ void dxFontRender::OnRender(CGameFont& owner) {
 
 			u32	clr, clr2;
 			clr2 = clr = str.c;
-			if(str.gradient) {
-				u32	_R = color_get_R(clr) / 2;
-				u32	_G = color_get_G(clr) / 2;
-				u32	_B = color_get_B(clr) / 2;
-				u32	_A = color_get_A(clr);
-				clr2 = color_rgba(_R, _G, _B, _A);
+			if(str.gradient) {;
+				clr2 = str.gradientColor;
 			}
 
 			X -= 0.5f;
diff --git a/src/xrEngine/GameFont.cpp b/src/xrEngine/GameFont.cpp
index 51a10a9b30..bd013027a9 100644
--- a/src/xrEngine/GameFont.cpp
+++ b/src/xrEngine/GameFont.cpp
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ void CGameFont::MasterOut(
 	rs.x = (bUseCoords ? (bScaleCoords ? (DI2PX(_x)) : _x) : fCurrentX);
 	rs.y = (bUseCoords ? (bScaleCoords ? (DI2PY(_y)) : _y) : fCurrentY);
 	rs.c = dwCurrentColor;
+	rs.gradientColor = dwGradientColor;
 	rs.height = fCurrentHeight;
 	rs.align = eCurrentAlignment;
 	rs.gradient = fGradientEnabled;
diff --git a/src/xrEngine/GameFont.h b/src/xrEngine/GameFont.h
index 07fe83a432..b3f4d03477 100644
--- a/src/xrEngine/GameFont.h
+++ b/src/xrEngine/GameFont.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class ENGINE_API CGameFont
 		EAligment align;
 		bool gradient;
 		EGradientMode gradientMode;
+		u32 gradientColor;
 	};
 
 	struct BaseData
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ class ENGINE_API CGameFont
 
 	u32 uFlags;
 	u32 dwCurrentColor;
+	u32 dwGradientColor;
 
 	EAligment eCurrentAlignment;
 	xr_vector<String> strings;
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ class ENGINE_API CGameFont
 
 	void ReInit();
 	inline void SetColor(u32 C) { dwCurrentColor = C; };
+	inline void SetGradientColor(u32 C) { dwGradientColor = C; };
 
 	//inline void SetHeightI(float S);
 	inline void SetHeight(float S);
diff --git a/src/xrUI/UIXmlInit.cpp b/src/xrUI/UIXmlInit.cpp
index 92836a8302..07c8ddf5ae 100644
--- a/src/xrUI/UIXmlInit.cpp
+++ b/src/xrUI/UIXmlInit.cpp
@@ -384,6 +384,14 @@ bool CUIXmlInit::InitText(CUIXml& xml_doc, LPCSTR path, int index, CUILines* pLi
 	else if (_stricmp(mode_str, "down") == 0) { mode = CGameFont::gm_down; }
 	pLines->SetTextGradientMode(mode);
 
+	u32 color2;
+	u32	_R = color_get_R(color) / 2;
+	u32	_G = color_get_G(color) / 2;
+	u32	_B = color_get_B(color) / 2;
+	u32	_A = color_get_A(color);
+	color2 = GetGradientColor(xml_doc, path, index, color_rgba(_R, _G, _B, _A));
+	pLines->SetTextGradientColor(color2);
+
 	shared_str text = xml_doc.Read(path, index, nullptr);
 	if (text.size())
 		pLines->SetText(g_pStringTable->translate(text).c_str());
@@ -1320,6 +1328,18 @@ u32	CUIXmlInit::GetColor(CUIXml& xml_doc, LPCSTR path, int index, u32 def_clr)
 
 }
 
+u32	CUIXmlInit::GetGradientColor(CUIXml& xml_doc, LPCSTR path, int index, u32 def_clr)
+{
+	LPCSTR clr_def = xml_doc.ReadAttrib(path, index, "gradient_color", nullptr);
+	if (clr_def) {
+		VERIFY(GetColorDefs()->find(clr_def) != GetColorDefs()->end());
+		return 	(*m_pColorDefs)[clr_def];
+	}
+	else {
+		return def_clr;
+	}
+}
+
 bool CUIXmlInit::InitHintWindow(CUIXml& xml_doc, LPCSTR path, int index, UIHintWindow* pWnd)
 {
 	VERIFY( pWnd );
diff --git a/src/xrUI/UIXmlInit.h b/src/xrUI/UIXmlInit.h
index 98534e2ac4..4c0e143546 100644
--- a/src/xrUI/UIXmlInit.h
+++ b/src/xrUI/UIXmlInit.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class UI_API CUIXmlInit
 	static bool 	InitHintWindow			(CUIXml& xml_doc, LPCSTR path, int index, UIHintWindow* pWnd);
 	static Frect	GetFRect				(CUIXml& xml_doc, LPCSTR path, int index);
 	static u32		GetColor				(CUIXml& xml_doc, LPCSTR path, int index, u32 def_clr);
+	static u32		GetGradientColor		(CUIXml& xml_doc, LPCSTR path, int index, u32 def_clr);
 public:
 
 	static bool		InitAlignment(CUIXml &xml_doc, const char *path,
diff --git a/src/xrUI/Widgets/UILines.cpp b/src/xrUI/Widgets/UILines.cpp
index 82d6943356..d2d8bc592b 100644
--- a/src/xrUI/Widgets/UILines.cpp
+++ b/src/xrUI/Widgets/UILines.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ CUILines::CUILines()
 	m_eTextAlign					= CGameFont::alLeft;
 	m_eVTextAlign					= valTop;
 	m_dwTextColor					= 0xffffffff;
+	m_dwTextGradientColor			= 0xff888888;
 	m_TextOffset.set				(0.0f,0.0f);
 	m_text							="";
 	uFlags.zero();
@@ -321,6 +322,14 @@ void CUILines::SetTextColor(u32 color)
 	m_dwTextColor = color; 
 }
 
+void CUILines::SetTextGradientColor(u32 color)
+{
+	if (color == m_dwTextGradientColor)
+		return;
+	uFlags.set(flNeedReparse, true);
+	m_dwTextGradientColor = color;
+}
+
 void CUILines::SetFont(CGameFont* pFont)
 {
 	if (pFont == m_pFont)
@@ -384,6 +393,7 @@ void CUILines::Draw(float x, float y)
 
 	R_ASSERT(m_pFont);
 	m_pFont->SetColor(m_dwTextColor);
+	m_pFont->SetGradientColor(m_dwTextGradientColor);
 
 	if (!uFlags.is(flComplexMode))
 	{
diff --git a/src/xrUI/Widgets/UILines.h b/src/xrUI/Widgets/UILines.h
index 86cf21ada8..9ff06ba0bd 100644
--- a/src/xrUI/Widgets/UILines.h
+++ b/src/xrUI/Widgets/UILines.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class UI_API CUILines :
 	//--
 			void			SetTextColor(u32 color);
 			u32				GetTextColor()								{return m_dwTextColor;}
+			void			SetTextGradientColor(u32 color);
+			u32				GetTextGradientColor()						{return m_dwTextGradientColor;}
 			void			SetFont(CGameFont* pFont);
 			void			SetTextGradient(bool val);
 			CGameFont*		GetFont()									{return m_pFont;}
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ CGameFont::EGradientMode	GetTextGradientMode()						{return m_eTextGradientMode;
 	ETextAlignment			m_eTextAlign;
 	EVTextAlignment			m_eVTextAlign;
 	u32						m_dwTextColor;
+	u32						m_dwTextGradientColor;
 
 	CGameFont*				m_pFont;