diff --git a/components/layout_2020/display_list/gradient.rs b/components/layout_2020/display_list/gradient.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2240481fc1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/layout_2020/display_list/gradient.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+use style::properties::ComputedValues;
+use style::values::computed::image::{EndingShape, Gradient, LineDirection};
+use style::values::computed::{GradientItem, Length, Position};
+use style::values::generics::image::GenericGradientKind as Kind;
+use style::values::generics::image::{Circle, ColorStop, Ellipse, ShapeExtent};
+use webrender_api::{self as wr, units};
+
+pub(super) fn build(
+    style: &ComputedValues,
+    gradient: &Gradient,
+    layer: &super::background::Layer,
+    builder: &mut super::DisplayListBuilder,
+) {
+    let extend_mode = if gradient.repeating {
+        wr::ExtendMode::Repeat
+    } else {
+        wr::ExtendMode::Clamp
+    };
+    match &gradient.kind {
+        Kind::Linear(line_direction) => build_linear(
+            style,
+            &gradient.items,
+            line_direction,
+            extend_mode,
+            &layer,
+            builder,
+        ),
+        Kind::Radial(ending_shape, center) => build_radial(
+            style,
+            &gradient.items,
+            ending_shape,
+            center,
+            extend_mode,
+            &layer,
+            builder,
+        ),
+    }
+}
+
+/// https://drafts.csswg.org/css-images-3/#linear-gradients
+pub(super) fn build_linear(
+    style: &ComputedValues,
+    items: &[GradientItem],
+    line_direction: &LineDirection,
+    extend_mode: wr::ExtendMode,
+    layer: &super::background::Layer,
+    builder: &mut super::DisplayListBuilder,
+) {
+    use style::values::specified::position::HorizontalPositionKeyword::*;
+    use style::values::specified::position::VerticalPositionKeyword::*;
+    use webrender_api::units::LayoutVector2D as Vec2;
+    let gradient_box = layer.tile_size;
+
+    // A vector of length 1.0 in the direction of the gradient line
+    let direction = match line_direction {
+        LineDirection::Horizontal(Right) => Vec2::new(1., 0.),
+        LineDirection::Vertical(Top) => Vec2::new(0., -1.),
+        LineDirection::Horizontal(Left) => Vec2::new(-1., 0.),
+        LineDirection::Vertical(Bottom) => Vec2::new(0., 1.),
+
+        LineDirection::Angle(angle) => {
+            let radians = angle.radians();
+            // “`0deg` points upward,
+            //  and positive angles represent clockwise rotation,
+            //  so `90deg` point toward the right.”
+            Vec2::new(radians.sin(), -radians.cos())
+        },
+
+        LineDirection::Corner(horizontal, vertical) => {
+            // “If the argument instead specifies a corner of the box such as `to top left`,
+            //  the gradient line must be angled such that it points
+            //  into the same quadrant as the specified corner,
+            //  and is perpendicular to a line intersecting
+            //  the two neighboring corners of the gradient box.”
+
+            // Note that that last line is a diagonal of the gradient box rectangle,
+            // since two neighboring corners of a third corner
+            // are necessarily opposite to each other.
+
+            // `{ x: gradient_box.width, y: gradient_box.height }` is such a diagonal vector,
+            // from the bottom left corner to the top right corner of the gradient box.
+            // (Both coordinates are positive.)
+            // Changing either or both signs produces the other three (oriented) diagonals.
+
+            // Swapping the coordinates `{ x: gradient_box.height, y: gradient_box.height }`
+            // produces a vector perpendicular to some diagonal of the rectangle.
+            // Finally, we choose the sign of each cartesian coordinate
+            // such that our vector points to the desired quadrant.
+
+            let x = match horizontal {
+                Right => gradient_box.height,
+                Left => -gradient_box.height,
+            };
+            let y = match vertical {
+                Top => gradient_box.width,
+                Bottom => -gradient_box.width,
+            };
+
+            // `{ x, y }` is now a vector of arbitrary length
+            // with the same direction as the gradient line.
+
+            Vec2::new(x, y).normalize()
+        },
+    };
+
+    // This formula is given as `abs(W * sin(A)) + abs(H * cos(A))` in a note in the spec, under
+    // https://drafts.csswg.org/css-images-3/#linear-gradient-syntax
+    //
+    // Sketch of a proof:
+    //
+    // * Take the top side of the gradient box rectangle. It is a segment of length `W`
+    // * Project onto the gradient line. You get a segment of length `abs(W * sin(A))`
+    // * Similarly, the left side of the rectangle (length `H`)
+    //   projects to a segment of length `abs(H * cos(A))`
+    // * These two segments add up to exactly the gradient line.
+    //
+    // See the illustration in the example under
+    // https://drafts.csswg.org/css-images-3/#linear-gradient-syntax
+    let gradient_line_length =
+        (gradient_box.width * direction.x).abs() + (gradient_box.height * direction.y).abs();
+
+    let half_gradient_line = direction * (gradient_line_length / 2.);
+    let center = (gradient_box / 2.).to_vector().to_point();
+    let start_point = center - half_gradient_line;
+    let end_point = center + half_gradient_line;
+
+    let stops = stops_fixup(style, items, Length::new(gradient_line_length));
+    let linear_gradient = builder
+        .wr
+        .create_gradient(start_point, end_point, stops, extend_mode);
+    builder.wr.push_gradient(
+        &layer.common,
+        layer.bounds,
+        linear_gradient,
+        layer.tile_size,
+        layer.tile_spacing,
+    )
+}
+
+/// https://drafts.csswg.org/css-images-3/#radial-gradients
+pub(super) fn build_radial(
+    style: &ComputedValues,
+    items: &[GradientItem],
+    shape: &EndingShape,
+    center: &Position,
+    extend_mode: wr::ExtendMode,
+    layer: &super::background::Layer,
+    builder: &mut super::DisplayListBuilder,
+) {
+    let gradient_box = layer.tile_size;
+    let center = units::LayoutPoint::new(
+        center
+            .horizontal
+            .percentage_relative_to(Length::new(gradient_box.width))
+            .px(),
+        center
+            .vertical
+            .percentage_relative_to(Length::new(gradient_box.height))
+            .px(),
+    );
+    let radii = match shape {
+        EndingShape::Circle(circle) => {
+            let radius = match circle {
+                Circle::Radius(r) => r.0.px(),
+                Circle::Extent(extent) => match extent {
+                    ShapeExtent::ClosestSide | ShapeExtent::Contain => {
+                        let vec = abs_vector_to_corner(gradient_box, center, f32::min);
+                        vec.x.min(vec.y)
+                    },
+                    ShapeExtent::FarthestSide => {
+                        let vec = abs_vector_to_corner(gradient_box, center, f32::max);
+                        vec.x.max(vec.y)
+                    },
+                    ShapeExtent::ClosestCorner => {
+                        abs_vector_to_corner(gradient_box, center, f32::min).length()
+                    },
+                    ShapeExtent::FarthestCorner | ShapeExtent::Cover => {
+                        abs_vector_to_corner(gradient_box, center, f32::max).length()
+                    },
+                },
+            };
+            units::LayoutSize::new(radius, radius)
+        },
+        EndingShape::Ellipse(Ellipse::Radii(rx, ry)) => units::LayoutSize::new(
+            rx.0.percentage_relative_to(Length::new(gradient_box.width))
+                .px(),
+            ry.0.percentage_relative_to(Length::new(gradient_box.height))
+                .px(),
+        ),
+        EndingShape::Ellipse(Ellipse::Extent(extent)) => match extent {
+            ShapeExtent::ClosestSide | ShapeExtent::Contain => {
+                abs_vector_to_corner(gradient_box, center, f32::min).to_size()
+            },
+            ShapeExtent::FarthestSide => {
+                abs_vector_to_corner(gradient_box, center, f32::max).to_size()
+            },
+            ShapeExtent::ClosestCorner => {
+                abs_vector_to_corner(gradient_box, center, f32::min).to_size() *
+                    (std::f32::consts::FRAC_1_SQRT_2 * 2.0)
+            },
+            ShapeExtent::FarthestCorner | ShapeExtent::Cover => {
+                abs_vector_to_corner(gradient_box, center, f32::max).to_size() *
+                    (std::f32::consts::FRAC_1_SQRT_2 * 2.0)
+            },
+        },
+    };
+
+    /// Returns the distance to the nearest or farthest sides in the respective dimension,
+    /// depending on `select`.
+    fn abs_vector_to_corner(
+        gradient_box: units::LayoutSize,
+        center: units::LayoutPoint,
+        select: impl Fn(f32, f32) -> f32,
+    ) -> units::LayoutVector2D {
+        let left = center.x.abs();
+        let top = center.y.abs();
+        let right = (gradient_box.width - center.x).abs();
+        let bottom = (gradient_box.height - center.y).abs();
+        units::LayoutVector2D::new(select(left, right), select(top, bottom))
+    }
+
+    // “The gradient line’s starting point is at the center of the gradient,
+    //  and it extends toward the right, with the ending point on the point
+    //  where the gradient line intersects the ending shape.”
+    let gradient_line_length = radii.width;
+
+    let stops = stops_fixup(style, items, Length::new(gradient_line_length));
+    let radial_gradient = builder
+        .wr
+        .create_radial_gradient(center, radii, stops, extend_mode);
+    builder.wr.push_radial_gradient(
+        &layer.common,
+        layer.bounds,
+        radial_gradient,
+        layer.tile_size,
+        layer.tile_spacing,
+    )
+}
+
+/// https://drafts.csswg.org/css-images-4/#color-stop-fixup
+fn stops_fixup(
+    style: &ComputedValues,
+    items: &[GradientItem],
+    gradient_line_length: Length,
+) -> Vec<wr::GradientStop> {
+    // Remove color transititon hints, which are not supported yet.
+    // https://drafts.csswg.org/css-images-4/#color-transition-hint
+    //
+    // This gives an approximation of the gradient that might be visibly wrong,
+    // but maybe better than not parsing that value at all?
+    // It’s debatble whether that’s better or worse
+    // than not parsing and allowing authors to set a fallback.
+    // Either way, the best outcome is to add support.
+    // Gecko does so by approximating the non-linear interpolation
+    // by up to 10 piece-wise linear segments (9 intermediate color stops)
+    let mut stops = Vec::with_capacity(items.len());
+    for item in items {
+        match item {
+            GradientItem::SimpleColorStop(color) => stops.push(ColorStop {
+                color: super::rgba(style.resolve_color(*color)),
+                position: None,
+            }),
+            GradientItem::ComplexColorStop { color, position } => stops.push(ColorStop {
+                color: super::rgba(style.resolve_color(*color)),
+                position: Some(if gradient_line_length.px() == 0. {
+                    0.
+                } else {
+                    position.percentage_relative_to(gradient_line_length).px() /
+                        gradient_line_length.px()
+                }),
+            }),
+            GradientItem::InterpolationHint(_) => {
+                // FIXME: approximate like in:
+                // https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/f98dad153b59a985efd4505912588d4651033395/layout/painting/nsCSSRenderingGradients.cpp#315-391
+            },
+        }
+    }
+    assert!(stops.len() >= 2);
+
+    // https://drafts.csswg.org/css-images-4/#color-stop-fixup
+    if let first_position @ None = &mut stops.first_mut().unwrap().position {
+        *first_position = Some(0.);
+    }
+    if let last_position @ None = &mut stops.last_mut().unwrap().position {
+        *last_position = Some(1.);
+    }
+
+    let mut iter = stops.iter_mut();
+    let mut max_so_far = iter.next().unwrap().position.unwrap();
+    for stop in iter {
+        if let Some(position) = &mut stop.position {
+            if *position < max_so_far {
+                *position = max_so_far
+            } else {
+                max_so_far = *position
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut wr_stops = Vec::with_capacity(stops.len());
+    let mut iter = stops.iter().enumerate();
+    let (_, first) = iter.next().unwrap();
+    let first_stop_position = first.position.unwrap();
+    wr_stops.push(wr::GradientStop {
+        offset: first_stop_position,
+        color: first.color,
+    });
+
+    let mut last_positioned_stop_index = 0;
+    let mut last_positioned_stop_position = first_stop_position;
+    for (i, stop) in iter {
+        if let Some(position) = stop.position {
+            let step_count = i - last_positioned_stop_index;
+            if step_count > 1 {
+                let step = (position - last_positioned_stop_position) / step_count as f32;
+                for j in 1..step_count {
+                    let color = stops[last_positioned_stop_index + j].color;
+                    let offset = last_positioned_stop_position + j as f32 * step;
+                    wr_stops.push(wr::GradientStop { offset, color })
+                }
+            }
+            last_positioned_stop_index = i;
+            last_positioned_stop_position = position;
+            wr_stops.push(wr::GradientStop {
+                offset: position,
+                color: stop.color,
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    wr_stops
+}
diff --git a/components/layout_2020/display_list/mod.rs b/components/layout_2020/display_list/mod.rs
index 48b7de7912c..96ac84032a9 100644
--- a/components/layout_2020/display_list/mod.rs
+++ b/components/layout_2020/display_list/mod.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use style::values::specified::ui::CursorKind;
 use webrender_api::{self as wr, units};
 
 mod background;
+mod gradient;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct WebRenderImageInfo {
@@ -282,8 +283,17 @@ impl<'a> BuilderForBoxFragment<'a> {
             match layer {
                 ImageLayer::None => {},
                 ImageLayer::Image(image) => match image {
-                    Image::Gradient(_gradient) => {
-                        // TODO
+                    Image::Gradient(gradient) => {
+                        let intrinsic = IntrinsicSizes {
+                            width: None,
+                            height: None,
+                            ratio: None,
+                        };
+                        if let Some(layer) =
+                            &background::layout_layer(self, builder, index, intrinsic)
+                        {
+                            gradient::build(&self.fragment.style, gradient, layer, builder)
+                        }
                     },
                     Image::Url(image_url) => {
                         // FIXME: images won’t always have in intrinsic width or height