diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_draw.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_draw.cpp
index 41b2c1802..1140fbcd5 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_draw.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_draw.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ CCDraw::CCDraw() : COSDFader(g_settings.theme.menu_Content_alpha)
 	cc_body_gradient_saturation 				= 0xC0;
 	cc_body_gradient_direction = cc_body_gradient_direction_old	= CFrameBuffer::gradientVertical;
 
+	gradientBgCleanUp = false;
+
 	v_fbdata.clear();
 }
 
@@ -591,6 +593,8 @@ void CCDraw::paintFbItems(bool do_save_bg)
 							}
 
 							// if found empty gradient buffer, create it, otherwise paint from cache
+							if (gradientBgCleanUp)
+								frameBuffer->paintBoxRel(fbdata.x, fbdata.y, fbdata.dx, fbdata.dy, 0, fbdata.r, fbdata.rtype);
 							if (fbdata.gradient_data->boxBuf == NULL){
 								dprintf(DEBUG_INFO, "\033[33m[CCDraw]\t[%s - %d], paint new gradient)...\033[0m\n", __func__, __LINE__);
 								fbdata.gradient_data->boxBuf = frameBuffer->paintBoxRel(fbdata.x, fbdata.y, fbdata.dx, fbdata.dy, 0, fbdata.gradient_data, fbdata.r, fbdata.rtype);
@@ -616,8 +620,6 @@ void CCDraw::paintFbItems(bool do_save_bg)
 	OnAfterPaintLayers();
 }
 
-
-
 void CCDraw::hide()
 {
 	//restore saved screen background of item if available
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_draw.h b/src/gui/components/cc_draw.h
index 152a6359b..f1d3d4092 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_draw.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_draw.h
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ class CCDraw : public COSDFader, public CComponentsSignals
 		///sub: get gradient data evaluted with current parameters
 		gradientData_t* getGradientData();
 
+		bool gradientBgCleanUp;
+
 		///rendering of framebuffer elements at once,
 		///elements are contained in v_fbdata, presumes added frambuffer elements with paintInit(),
 		///parameter do_save_bg=true, saves background of element to pixel buffer, this can be restore with hide()
@@ -315,6 +317,9 @@ class CCDraw : public COSDFader, public CComponentsSignals
 		///erase or paint over rendered objects without restore of background, it's similar to paintBackgroundBoxRel() known
 		///from CFrameBuffer but with possiblity to define color, default color is COL_BACKGROUND_PLUS_0 (empty background)
 		virtual void kill(const fb_pixel_t& bg_color = COL_BACKGROUND_PLUS_0, const int& corner_radius = -1);
+
+		virtual void enableGradientBgCleanUp(bool enable = true) { gradientBgCleanUp = enable; };
+		virtual void disableGradientBgCleanUp(){ enableGradientBgCleanUp(false); };
 };
 
 #endif