diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_header.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_header.cpp
index cb1556207..6b866ac24 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_frm_header.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_frm_header.cpp
@@ -137,9 +137,10 @@ void CComponentsHeader::initVarHeader(	const int& x_pos, const int& y_pos, const
 	col_body = col_body_old		= color_body;
 	col_shadow = col_shadow_old	= color_shadow;
 
-	cc_body_gradient_enable	 	= cc_body_gradient_enable_old	= g_settings.theme.menu_Head_gradient;
-	cc_body_gradient_direction	= cc_body_gradient_direction_old = g_settings.theme.menu_Head_gradient_direction;
+	cc_body_gradient_enable	 	= cc_body_gradient_enable_old	= (cch_size_mode == CC_HEADER_SIZE_SMALL ? g_settings.theme.menu_SubHead_gradient : g_settings.theme.menu_Head_gradient);
+	cc_body_gradient_direction	= cc_body_gradient_direction_old = (cch_size_mode == CC_HEADER_SIZE_SMALL ? g_settings.theme.menu_SubHead_gradient_direction : g_settings.theme.menu_Head_gradient_direction);
 	cc_body_gradient_mode		= CColorGradient::gradientLight2Dark;
+
 	cch_text	= caption;
 	cch_icon_name	= icon_name;