diff --git a/xvaga/xvaga.cpp b/xvaga/xvaga.cpp
index adde39e28..f0b121486 100755
--- a/xvaga/xvaga.cpp
+++ b/xvaga/xvaga.cpp
@@ -2348,13 +2348,25 @@ void xvt_dwin_draw_gradient_linear(WINDOW win, const RCT* r, COLOR col1, COLOR c
 #if wxCHECK_VERSION(2,8,0)
     dc.GradientFillLinear(rect, color1, color2, dir);
 #else
-		wxBrush brush(color1);
-  	dc.SetBrush(brush);
-		dc.SetPen(*wxTRANSPARENT_PEN);
-		dc.DrawRectangle(rect);
+    // Gradiente dei poveri
+    const bool bVert = dir == wxUP || dir == wxDOWN;
+    if (dir == wxUP || dir == wxLEFT) // Scambia colori se necessario
+    { const wxColour tmp = color1; color1 = color2; color2 = tmp; }
+    const int n = (bVert ? rect.GetHeight() : rect.GetWidth());
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    {
+      const int r = (color2.Red()  * i + color1.Red()  *(n-i)) / n;
+      const int g = (color2.Green()* i + color1.Green()*(n-i)) / n;
+      const int b = (color2.Blue() * i + color1.Blue() *(n-i)) / n;
+      wxPen pen(wxColour(r, g, b));
+      dc.SetPen(pen);
+      if (bVert)
+        dc.DrawLine(rect.x, rect.y+i, rect.GetRight(), rect.y+i);
+      else
+        dc.DrawLine(rect.x+i, rect.y, rect.x+i, rect.GetBottom());
+    }
 #endif
   }
-
 }