diff --git a/resources/qml/Cura.qml b/resources/qml/Cura.qml
index a75ab44b99..4e8e9ce788 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Cura.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Cura.qml
@@ -98,12 +98,36 @@ UM.MainWindow
                 right: parent.right
             }
             height: stageMenu.source != "" ? Math.round(mainWindowHeader.height + stageMenu.height / 2) : mainWindowHeader.height
-            color: UM.Theme.getColor("main_window_header_background")
+
+            LinearGradient
+            {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                start: Qt.point(0, 0)
+                end: Qt.point(parent.width, 0)
+                gradient: Gradient
+                {
+                    GradientStop
+                    {
+                        position: 0.0
+                        color: UM.Theme.getColor("main_window_header_background")
+                    }
+                    GradientStop
+                    {
+                        position: 0.5
+                        color: UM.Theme.getColor("main_window_header_background_gradient")
+                    }
+                    GradientStop
+                    {
+                        position: 1.0
+                        color: UM.Theme.getColor("main_window_header_background")
+                    }
+                }
+            }
 
             // This is the new fancy pattern
             Image
             {
-                id: backgourndPattern
+                id: backgroundPattern
                 anchors.fill: parent
                 fillMode: Image.Tile
                 source: UM.Theme.getImage("header_pattern")