diff --git a/css/sideMenu.css b/css/sideMenu.css
index ead3bac..43c1f0b 100644
--- a/css/sideMenu.css
+++ b/css/sideMenu.css
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     height: 100vh;
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 250px;
-    background: var(--side-menu-background-color, #333);
+    background: linear-gradient(40deg, var(--side-menu-background-color, #333) 0%, var(--side-menu-background-color-to, #333) 100%);
     z-index: 3000;
     color: var(--side-menu-text-color, #fff);
     box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22) 0px 25.6px 57.6px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18) 0px 4.8px 14.4px 0px;
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
     width: 100%;
     z-index: 2300;
     max-width: 250px;
-    background: var(--side-menu-background-color, #333);
     position: fixed;
     padding-top: 2px;
     top: 0;
diff --git a/lib/Controller/CssController.php b/lib/Controller/CssController.php
index cd839fc..4d72fec 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/CssController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/CssController.php
@@ -51,9 +51,13 @@ class CssController extends Controller
      */
     public function stylesheet()
     {
+        $backgroundColor = $this->config->getAppValue('side_menu', 'background-color', '#333333');
+        $backgroundColorTo = $this->config->getAppValue('side_menu', 'background-color-to', $backgroundColor);
+
         $parameters = [
             'vars' => [
-                'background-color' => $this->config->getAppValue('side_menu', 'background-color', '#333333'),
+                'background-color' => $backgroundColor,
+                'background-color-to' => $backgroundColorTo,
                 'current-app-background-color' => $this->config->getAppValue('side_menu', 'current-app-background-color', '#444444'),
                 'text-color' => $this->config->getAppValue('side_menu', 'text-color', '#FFFFFF'),
                 'opener' => $this->config->getAppValue('side_menu', 'opener', 'side-menu-opener'),
diff --git a/lib/Settings/Admin.php b/lib/Settings/Admin.php
index 98e47b6..0d013cd 100644
--- a/lib/Settings/Admin.php
+++ b/lib/Settings/Admin.php
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ class Admin implements ISettings
      */
     public function getForm()
     {
+        $backgroundColor = $this->config->getAppValue('side_menu', 'background-color', '#333333');
+        $backgroundColorTo = $this->config->getAppValue('side_menu', 'background-color-to', $backgroundColor);
+
         $parameters = [
-            'background-color' => $this->config->getAppValue('side_menu', 'background-color', '#333333'),
+            'background-color' => $backgroundColor,
+            'background-color-to' => $backgroundColorTo,
             'current-app-background-color' => $this->config->getAppValue('side_menu', 'current-app-background-color', '#444444'),
             'text-color' => $this->config->getAppValue('side_menu', 'text-color', '#FFFFFF'),
             'cache' => $this->config->getAppValue('side_menu', 'cache', '0'),
diff --git a/src/admin.js b/src/admin.js
index fbed5bc..c6cdef2 100644
--- a/src/admin.js
+++ b/src/admin.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 const elements = [
     'side-menu-background-color',
+    'side-menu-background-color-to',
     'side-menu-current-app-background-color',
     'side-menu-text-color',
     'side-menu-opener',
diff --git a/templates/settings/admin-form.php b/templates/settings/admin-form.php
index ec59137..95dac75 100644
--- a/templates/settings/admin-form.php
+++ b/templates/settings/admin-form.php
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ $choicesYesNo = [
                 name="background-color"
                 type="color"
                 value="<?php print_unescaped($_['background-color']); ?>">
+            <input
+                id="side-menu-background-color-to"
+                name="background-color-to"
+                type="color"
+                value="<?php print_unescaped($_['background-color-to']); ?>">
         </div>
 
         <div>