diff --git a/include/oox/drawingml/textcharacterproperties.hxx b/include/oox/drawingml/textcharacterproperties.hxx
index e51937ffbe80..4162c235953b 100644
--- a/include/oox/drawingml/textcharacterproperties.hxx
+++ b/include/oox/drawingml/textcharacterproperties.hxx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <oox/helper/propertymap.hxx>
 #include <oox/drawingml/color.hxx>
 #include <oox/drawingml/textfont.hxx>
+#include <oox/drawingml/fillproperties.hxx>
 
 namespace oox { class PropertySet; }
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ struct TextCharacterProperties
     OptValue< bool >    moItalic;
     OptValue< bool >    moUnderlineLineFollowText;
     OptValue< bool >    moUnderlineFillFollowText;
+    GradientFillProperties      maGradientProps; /// Properties for gradient text colors
 
     std::vector<css::beans::PropertyValue> maTextEffectsProperties;
 
diff --git a/oox/source/drawingml/textcharacterproperties.cxx b/oox/source/drawingml/textcharacterproperties.cxx
index 6f64f2ab55e5..5f7cf4f88c3c 100644
--- a/oox/source/drawingml/textcharacterproperties.cxx
+++ b/oox/source/drawingml/textcharacterproperties.cxx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ void TextCharacterProperties::assignUsed( const TextCharacterProperties& rSource
     moUnderlineFillFollowText.assignIfUsed( rSourceProps.moUnderlineFillFollowText );
 
     maTextEffectsProperties = rSourceProps.maTextEffectsProperties;
+    maGradientProps.assignUsed( rSourceProps.maGradientProps );
 }
 
 void TextCharacterProperties::pushToPropMap( PropertyMap& rPropMap, const XmlFilterBase& rFilter, bool bUseOptional ) const
@@ -108,6 +109,8 @@ void TextCharacterProperties::pushToPropMap( PropertyMap& rPropMap, const XmlFil
 
     if( maCharColor.isUsed() )
         rPropMap.setProperty( PROP_CharColor, maCharColor.getColor( rFilter.getGraphicHelper() ));
+    if( maGradientProps.maGradientStops.size() > 0 )
+        rPropMap[ PROP_CharColor ] <<= maGradientProps.maGradientStops.begin()->second.getColor( rFilter.getGraphicHelper() );
 
     if( moLang.has() && !moLang.get().isEmpty() )
     {
diff --git a/oox/source/drawingml/textcharacterpropertiescontext.cxx b/oox/source/drawingml/textcharacterpropertiescontext.cxx
index 5bb800c542bc..7bedd8e2f7a1 100644
--- a/oox/source/drawingml/textcharacterpropertiescontext.cxx
+++ b/oox/source/drawingml/textcharacterpropertiescontext.cxx
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ ContextHandlerRef TextCharacterPropertiesContext::onCreateContext( sal_Int32 aEl
         case A_TOKEN( hlinkClick ):     // CT_Hyperlink
         case A_TOKEN( hlinkMouseOver ): // CT_Hyperlink
             return new HyperLinkContext( *this, rAttribs,  mrTextCharacterProperties.maHyperlinkPropertyMap );
+
+        case A_TOKEN( gradFill ):
+            return new GradientFillContext( *this, rAttribs, mrTextCharacterProperties.maGradientProps );
+
         case OOX_TOKEN( doc, rFonts ):
             if( rAttribs.hasAttribute(OOX_TOKEN(doc, ascii)) )
             {