diff --git a/IceCubesApp/App/Tabs/Settings/DisplaySettingsView.swift b/IceCubesApp/App/Tabs/Settings/DisplaySettingsView.swift
index cdc53c72..0e3ce244 100644
--- a/IceCubesApp/App/Tabs/Settings/DisplaySettingsView.swift
+++ b/IceCubesApp/App/Tabs/Settings/DisplaySettingsView.swift
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ struct DisplaySettingsView: View {
         }
       }
       Toggle("settings.display.show-account-popover", isOn: $userPreferences.showAccountPopover)
+      Toggle("Show Content Gradient", isOn: $theme.showContentGradient)
     }
     #if !os(visionOS)
     .listRowBackground(theme.primaryBackgroundColor)
diff --git a/IceCubesApp/Resources/Localization/Localizable.xcstrings b/IceCubesApp/Resources/Localization/Localizable.xcstrings
index afcafa83..552b1d8d 100644
--- a/IceCubesApp/Resources/Localization/Localizable.xcstrings
+++ b/IceCubesApp/Resources/Localization/Localizable.xcstrings
@@ -62126,6 +62126,9 @@
           }
         }
       }
+    },
+    "Show Content Gradient" : {
+
     },
     "status.action.bookmark" : {
       "extractionState" : "manual",
diff --git a/Packages/DesignSystem/Sources/DesignSystem/Theme.swift b/Packages/DesignSystem/Sources/DesignSystem/Theme.swift
index 38a4f5a5..71cfb006 100644
--- a/Packages/DesignSystem/Sources/DesignSystem/Theme.swift
+++ b/Packages/DesignSystem/Sources/DesignSystem/Theme.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public final class Theme {
       case displayFullUsernameTimeline
       case lineSpacing
       case statusActionSecondary
+      case contentGradient
     }
 
     @AppStorage("is_previously_set") public var isThemePreviouslySet: Bool = false
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ public final class Theme {
     @AppStorage(ThemeKey.displayFullUsernameTimeline.rawValue) public var displayFullUsername: Bool = false
     @AppStorage(ThemeKey.lineSpacing.rawValue) public var lineSpacing: Double = 1.2
     @AppStorage(ThemeKey.statusActionSecondary.rawValue) public var statusActionSecondary: StatusActionSecondary = .share
+    @AppStorage(ThemeKey.contentGradient.rawValue) public var showContentGradient: Bool = true
     @AppStorage("font_size_scale") public var fontSizeScale: Double = 1
     @AppStorage("chosen_font") public var chosenFontData: Data?
 
@@ -282,6 +284,12 @@ public final class Theme {
       themeStorage.chosenFontData = chosenFontData
     }
   }
+  
+  public var showContentGradient: Bool {
+    didSet {
+      themeStorage.showContentGradient = showContentGradient
+    }
+  }
 
   public var selectedSet: ColorSetName = .iceCubeDark
 
@@ -301,6 +309,7 @@ public final class Theme {
     fontSizeScale = 1
     chosenFontData = nil
     statusActionSecondary = .share
+    showContentGradient = true
   }
 
   private init() {
@@ -322,6 +331,7 @@ public final class Theme {
     fontSizeScale = themeStorage.fontSizeScale
     chosenFontData = themeStorage.chosenFontData
     statusActionSecondary = themeStorage.statusActionSecondary
+    showContentGradient = themeStorage.showContentGradient
     selectedSet = storedSet
 
     computeContrastingTintColor()
diff --git a/Packages/StatusKit/Sources/StatusKit/Row/StatusRowViewModel.swift b/Packages/StatusKit/Sources/StatusKit/Row/StatusRowViewModel.swift
index b1fbd5ba..1e149dd2 100644
--- a/Packages/StatusKit/Sources/StatusKit/Row/StatusRowViewModel.swift
+++ b/Packages/StatusKit/Sources/StatusKit/Row/StatusRowViewModel.swift
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ import SwiftUI
   
   @ViewBuilder
   func makeBackgroundColor(isHomeTimeline: Bool) -> some View {
-    if isHomeTimeline {
+    if isHomeTimeline, theme.showContentGradient {
       homeBackgroundColor
     } else {
       backgroundColor
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ import SwiftUI
   
   func makeDecorativeGradient(startColor: Color, endColor: Color) -> some View {
     LinearGradient(stops: [
-      .init(color: startColor.opacity(0.3), location: 0.03),
-      .init(color: startColor.opacity(0.2), location: 0.06),
-      .init(color: startColor.opacity(0.1), location: 0.09),
-      .init(color: startColor.opacity(0.05), location: 0.15),
+      .init(color: startColor.opacity(0.2), location: 0.03),
+      .init(color: startColor.opacity(0.1), location: 0.06),
+      .init(color: startColor.opacity(0.05), location: 0.09),
+      .init(color: startColor.opacity(0.02), location: 0.15),
       .init(color: endColor, location: 0.25),
     ],
                    startPoint: .topLeading,