diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/gradient.c b/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/gradient.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c1b230a6229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/gradient.c
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/*
+ *  ReactOS RosPerf - ReactOS GUI performance test program (gradient.c)
+ *
+ *  Copyright 2006 Timo Kreuzer <timo.kreuzer@web.de>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#include "rosperf.h"
+
+void
+GradientProc(void *Context, PPERF_INFO PerfInfo, unsigned Reps)
+{
+  unsigned Rep;
+  HDC Dc;
+  TRIVERTEX vert[6];
+  static GRADIENT_TRIANGLE gcap[4];
+
+  Dc = PerfInfo->ForegroundDc;
+  vert[0].x = 0;
+  vert[0].y = 0;
+  vert[0].Red = 0xff00;
+  vert[0].Green = 0;
+  vert[0].Blue = 0;
+  vert[0].Alpha = 0;
+  vert[1].x = PerfInfo->WndWidth;;
+  vert[1].y = 0;
+  vert[1].Red = 0;
+  vert[1].Green = 0xff00;
+  vert[1].Blue = 0;
+  vert[1].Alpha = 0;
+  vert[2].x = PerfInfo->WndWidth;
+  vert[2].y = PerfInfo->WndHeight;
+  vert[2].Red = 0;
+  vert[2].Green = 0;
+  vert[2].Blue = 0xff00;
+  vert[2].Alpha = 0;
+  vert[3].x = 0;
+  vert[3].y = PerfInfo->WndHeight;
+  vert[3].Red = 0;
+  vert[3].Green = 0xff00;
+  vert[3].Blue = 0;
+  vert[3].Alpha = 0;
+  vert[4].Red = 0;
+  vert[4].Green = 0;
+  vert[4].Blue = 0;
+  vert[4].Alpha = 0;
+  vert[5].Red = 0;
+  vert[5].Green = 0;
+  vert[5].Blue = 0;
+  vert[5].Alpha = 0;
+
+  for (Rep = 0; Rep < Reps; Rep++)
+    {
+      switch (2 * Rep / Reps)
+      {
+        case 0:
+             vert[4].x = PerfInfo->WndWidth * 2 * Rep / Reps;
+             vert[4].y = 0;
+             vert[5].x = PerfInfo->WndWidth - vert[4].x;
+             vert[5].y = PerfInfo->WndHeight;
+             gcap[0].Vertex1 = 5; gcap[0].Vertex2 = 0; gcap[0].Vertex3 = 4;
+             gcap[1].Vertex1 = 5; gcap[1].Vertex2 = 4; gcap[1].Vertex3 = 1;
+             gcap[2].Vertex1 = 5; gcap[2].Vertex2 = 1; gcap[2].Vertex3 = 2;
+             gcap[3].Vertex1 = 5; gcap[3].Vertex2 = 3; gcap[3].Vertex3 = 0;
+             break;
+        case 1:
+             vert[4].x = PerfInfo->WndWidth;
+             vert[4].y = PerfInfo->WndHeight * 2 * Rep / Reps - PerfInfo->WndHeight;
+             vert[5].x = 0;
+             vert[5].y = PerfInfo->WndHeight - vert[4].y;
+             gcap[0].Vertex1 = 5; gcap[0].Vertex2 = 1; gcap[0].Vertex3 = 4;
+             gcap[1].Vertex1 = 5; gcap[1].Vertex2 = 4; gcap[1].Vertex3 = 2;
+             gcap[2].Vertex1 = 5; gcap[2].Vertex2 = 2; gcap[2].Vertex3 = 3;
+             gcap[3].Vertex1 = 5; gcap[3].Vertex2 = 0; gcap[3].Vertex3 = 1;
+             break;
+      }
+
+      GradientFill(Dc, vert, 6, &gcap, 4, GRADIENT_FILL_TRIANGLE);
+   }
+}
+
+void
+GradientHorizontalProc(void *Context, PPERF_INFO PerfInfo, unsigned Reps)
+{
+  unsigned Rep;
+  HDC Dc;
+  TRIVERTEX vert[2];
+  static GRADIENT_RECT gcap = {0, 1};
+
+  Dc = PerfInfo->ForegroundDc;
+  for (Rep = 0; Rep < Reps; Rep++)
+    {
+      vert[0].x = 0;
+      vert[0].y = 0;
+      vert[0].Red = 0xff00;
+      vert[0].Green = 0xff00 - 0xff00 * Rep / Reps;
+      vert[0].Blue = 0xff00 * Rep / Reps;
+      vert[0].Alpha = 0;
+
+      vert[1].x = PerfInfo->WndWidth;
+      vert[1].y = PerfInfo->WndHeight;
+      vert[1].Red = 0xff00 - 0xff00 * Rep / Reps;
+      vert[1].Green = 0xff00 * Rep / Reps;
+      vert[1].Blue = 0xff00;
+      vert[1].Alpha = 0;
+
+      GradientFill(Dc, vert, 2, &gcap, 1, GRADIENT_FILL_RECT_H);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+GradientVerticalProc(void *Context, PPERF_INFO PerfInfo, unsigned Reps)
+{
+  unsigned Rep;
+  HDC Dc;
+  TRIVERTEX vert[2];
+  static GRADIENT_RECT gcap = {0, 1};
+
+  Dc = PerfInfo->ForegroundDc;
+  for (Rep = 0; Rep < Reps; Rep++)
+    {
+      vert[0].x = 0;
+      vert[0].y = 0;
+      vert[0].Red = 0xff00 * Rep / Reps;
+      vert[0].Green = 0xff00 - 0xff00 * Rep / Reps;
+      vert[0].Blue = 0xff00;
+      vert[0].Alpha = 0;
+
+      vert[1].x = PerfInfo->WndWidth;
+      vert[1].y = PerfInfo->WndHeight;
+      vert[1].Red = 0xff00 - 0xff00 * Rep / Reps;
+      vert[1].Green = 0xff00;
+      vert[1].Blue = 0xff00 * Rep / Reps;
+      vert[1].Alpha = 0;
+
+      GradientFill(Dc, vert, 2, &gcap, 1, GRADIENT_FILL_RECT_V);
+    }
+}
+
+/* EOF */
diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/rosperf.h b/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/rosperf.h
index 7889f8ca7c0..2eddc01082b 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/rosperf.h
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/rosperf.h
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ unsigned AlphaBlendInit(void **Context, PPERF_INFO PerfInfo, unsigned Reps);
 void AlphaBlendCleanup(void *Context, PPERF_INFO PerfInfo);
 void AlphaBlendProc(void *Context, PPERF_INFO PerfInfo, unsigned Reps);
 
+void GradientHorizontalProc(void *Context, PPERF_INFO PerfInfo, unsigned Reps);
+void GradientVerticalProc(void *Context, PPERF_INFO PerfInfo, unsigned Reps);
+void GradientProc(void *Context, PPERF_INFO PerfInfo, unsigned Reps);
+
 #endif /* ROSPERF_H_INCLUDED */
 
 /* EOF */
diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/rosperf.rbuild b/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/rosperf.rbuild
index 23dcc5ca438..60af37ed25d 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/rosperf.rbuild
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/rosperf.rbuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <include base="rosperf">.</include>
     <define name="__USE_W32API" />
     <define name="UNICODE" />
-    <define name="WINVER">0x0500</define>
+    <define name="WINVER">0x0501</define>
     <library>version</library>
     <library>msimg32</library>
     <library>gdi32</library>
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@
     <file>text.c</file>
     <file>alphablend.c</file>
     <file>testlist.c</file>
+    <file>gradient.c</file>
     <file>rosperf.rc</file>
 </module>
diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/testlist.c b/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/testlist.c
index eeee97f6fcc..f008fc1b4b1 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/testlist.c
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/utils/rosperf/testlist.c
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ static TEST TestList[] =
     { L"vlines", L"Vertical Lines", NullInit, LinesVerticalProc, NullCleanup, NullCleanup },
     { L"lines", L"Lines", NullInit, LinesProc, NullCleanup, NullCleanup },
     { L"text", L"Text", NullInit, TextProc, NullCleanup, NullCleanup },
-    { L"alpha", L"Alpha Blend", AlphaBlendInit, AlphaBlendProc, NullCleanup, AlphaBlendCleanup }
+    { L"alpha", L"Alpha Blend", AlphaBlendInit, AlphaBlendProc, NullCleanup, AlphaBlendCleanup },
+    { L"hgradient", L"Horizontal Gradient", NullInit, GradientHorizontalProc, NullCleanup, NullCleanup },
+    { L"vgradient", L"Vertical Gradient", NullInit, GradientVerticalProc, NullCleanup, NullCleanup },
+    { L"gradient", L"Gradient", NullInit, GradientProc, NullCleanup, NullCleanup }
   };