diff --git a/demos/modules/demo_shape.mjs b/demos/modules/demo_shape.mjs
index c921998c..ce922079 100644
--- a/demos/modules/demo_shape.mjs
+++ b/demos/modules/demo_shape.mjs
@@ -98,21 +98,36 @@ function genSlide01(pptx) {
 	slide.addShape(pptx.shapes.RIGHT_TRIANGLE, {
 		x: 0.4,
 		y: 4.3,
-		w: 6.0,
+		w: 5.0,
 		h: 3.0,
 		fill: { color: pptx.colors.ACCENT5 },
 		line: { color: pptx.colors.ACCENT1, width: 3 },
 		shapeName: "First Right Triangle",
 	});
 	slide.addShape(pptx.shapes.RIGHT_TRIANGLE, {
-		x: 7.0,
+		x: 8.0,
 		y: 4.3,
-		w: 6.0,
+		w: 5.0,
 		h: 3.0,
 		fill: { color: pptx.colors.ACCENT5 },
 		line: { color: pptx.colors.ACCENT1, width: 2 },
 		flipH: true,
 	});
+	slide.addShape(pptx.shapes.RECTANGLE, {
+		x: 5.1,
+		y: 6,
+		w: 3.0,
+		h: 1,
+		fill: {
+			type: "linearGradient",
+			stops: [
+				{ position: 0, color: '000000', transparency: 10 },
+				{ position: 100, color: '333333', transparency: 50 },
+			],
+			angle: 45,
+			scaled: 1,
+		},
+	});
 }
 
 /**
@@ -253,7 +268,7 @@ function genSlide02(pptx) {
 		align: "center",
 		x: 0.4,
 		y: 4.3,
-		w: 6,
+		w: 5,
 		h: 3,
 		fill: { color: pptx.colors.ACCENT5 },
 		line: { color: "696969", width: 3 },
@@ -261,13 +276,30 @@ function genSlide02(pptx) {
 	slide.addText("HYPERLINK-SHAPE", {
 		shape: pptx.shapes.RIGHT_TRIANGLE,
 		align: "center",
-		x: 7.0,
+		x: 8.0,
 		y: 4.3,
-		w: 6,
+		w: 5,
 		h: 3,
 		fill: { color: pptx.colors.ACCENT5 },
 		line: { color: "696969", width: 2 },
 		flipH: true,
 		hyperlink: { url: "https://github.com/gitbrent/pptxgenjs", tooltip: "Visit Homepage" },
 	});
+	slide.addText("LINEAR GRADIENT", {
+		shape: pptx.shapes.RECTANGLE,
+		align: "center",
+		x: 5.1,
+		y: 6,
+		w: 3.0,
+		h: 1,
+		fill: {
+			type: "linearGradient",
+			stops: [
+				{ position: 0, color: '000000', transparency: 10 },
+				{ position: 100, color: '333333', transparency: 50 },
+			],
+			angle: 45,
+			scaled: 1,
+		},
+	});
 }
diff --git a/src/core-interfaces.ts b/src/core-interfaces.ts
index df6c617a..5f5a5f65 100644
--- a/src/core-interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/core-interfaces.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export interface DataOrPathProps {
 	 */
 	data?: string
 }
-export interface BackgroundProps extends DataOrPathProps, ShapeFillProps {
+export interface BackgroundProps extends DataOrPathProps, SolidShapeFillProps {
 	/**
 	 * Color (hex format)
 	 * @deprecated v3.6.0 - use `ShapeFillProps` instead
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export type Color = HexColor | ThemeColor
 export type Margin = number | [number, number, number, number]
 export type HAlign = 'left' | 'center' | 'right' | 'justify'
 export type VAlign = 'top' | 'middle' | 'bottom'
+export type PresetPatternValues = 'cross' | 'dkDnDiag' | 'dkHorz' | 'dkUpDiag' | 'dkVert' | 'dashDnDiag' | 'dashHorz' | 'dashUpDiag' | 'dashVert' | 'diagBrick' | 'diagCross' | 'divot' | 'dotGrid' | 'dotDmnd' | 'dnDiag' | 'horz' | 'horzBrick' | 'lgCheck' | 'lgConfetti' | 'lgGrid' | 'ltDnDiag' | 'ltHorz' | 'ltUpDiag' | 'ltVert' | 'narHorz' | 'narVert' | 'openDmnd' | 'pct10' | 'pct20' | 'pct25' | 'pct30' | 'pct40' | 'pct5' | 'pct50' | 'pct60' | 'pct70' | 'pct75' | 'pct80' | 'pct90' | 'plaid' | 'shingle' | 'smCheck' | 'smConfetti' | 'smGrid' | 'solidDmnd' | 'sphere' | 'trellis' | 'upDiag' | 'vert' | 'wave' | 'weave' | 'wdDnDiag' | 'wdUpDiag' | 'zigZag'
 
 // used by charts, shape, text
 export interface BorderProps {
@@ -171,7 +172,67 @@ export interface ShadowProps {
 	rotateWithShape?: boolean
 }
 // used by: shape, table, text
-export interface ShapeFillProps {
+export interface GradientStop {
+	/**
+	 * Position (percent)
+	 * - range: 0-100
+	 */
+	position: number
+	/**
+	 * Gradient stop color
+	 * - `HexColor` or `ThemeColor`
+	 * @example 'FF0000' // hex color (red)
+	 * @example pptx.SchemeColor.text1 // Theme color (Text1)
+	 */
+	color: Color
+	/**
+	 * Transparency (percent)
+	 * - range: 0-100
+	 * @default 0
+	 */
+	transparency?: number
+}
+interface BaseGradientShapeFillProps {
+	/**
+	 * Gradient stops
+	 * - Only used with linearGradient and pathGradient types
+	 */
+	stops: GradientStop[]
+	/**
+	 * Rotate with shape
+	 * @default true
+	 */
+	rotWithShape?: boolean
+	/**
+	 * Tile rectangle
+	 */
+	tileRect?: { t?: number, r?: number, b?: number, l?: number }
+	/**
+	 * Gradient flip direction
+	 * - Only used when tileRect is specified
+	 * @default 'none'
+	 */
+	flip?: 'none' | 'x' | 'xy' | 'y'
+}
+export interface LinearGradientShapeFillProps extends BaseGradientShapeFillProps {
+	/**
+	 * Linear gradient angle (degrees)
+	 * - range: 0-359
+	 * @default 0
+	 */
+	angle?: number
+	/**
+	 * Scaled
+	 * - `true` will scale the gradient with the object
+	 * @default false
+	 */
+	scaled?: boolean
+	/**
+	 * Fill type
+	 */
+	type: 'linearGradient'
+}
+export interface SolidShapeFillProps {
 	/**
 	 * Fill color
 	 * - `HexColor` or `ThemeColor`
@@ -198,7 +259,33 @@ export interface ShapeFillProps {
 	 */
 	alpha?: number
 }
-export interface ShapeLineProps extends ShapeFillProps {
+
+export interface PatternShapeFillProps {
+	/**
+	 * Foreground color
+	 * - `HexColor`
+	 * @example 'FF0000' // hex color (red)
+	 */
+	color?: HexColor
+	/**
+	 * Background color
+	 * - `HexColor`
+	 * @example 'FF0000' // hex color (red)
+	 */
+	bgColor?: HexColor
+	/**
+	 * Fill type
+	 */
+	type: 'patternFill'
+
+	/**
+	 * Preset Pattern
+	 * @default 'cross'
+	 */
+	prst?: PresetPatternValues
+}
+
+export interface ShapeLineProps extends SolidShapeFillProps {
 	/**
 	 * Line width (pt)
 	 * @default 1
@@ -635,7 +722,7 @@ export interface ShapeProps extends PositionProps, ObjectNameProps {
 	 * @example { color:'0088CC', transparency:50 } // hex color, 50% transparent
 	 * @example { color:pptx.SchemeColor.accent1 } // Theme color Accent1
 	 */
-	fill?: ShapeFillProps
+	fill?: LinearGradientShapeFillProps | SolidShapeFillProps
 	/**
 	 * Flip shape horizontally?
 	 * @default false
@@ -832,7 +919,7 @@ export interface TableCellProps extends TextBaseProps {
 	 * @example { color:'0088CC', transparency:50 } // hex color, 50% transparent
 	 * @example { color:pptx.SchemeColor.accent1 } // theme color Accent1
 	 */
-	fill?: ShapeFillProps
+	fill?: LinearGradientShapeFillProps | SolidShapeFillProps
 	hyperlink?: HyperlinkProps
 	/**
 	 * Cell margin (inches)
@@ -910,7 +997,7 @@ export interface TableProps extends PositionProps, TextBaseProps, ObjectNameProp
 	 * @example { color:'0088CC', transparency:50 } // hex color, 50% transparent
 	 * @example { color:pptx.SchemeColor.accent1 } // theme color Accent1
 	 */
-	fill?: ShapeFillProps
+	fill?: LinearGradientShapeFillProps | SolidShapeFillProps
 	/**
 	 * Cell margin (inches)
 	 * - affects all table cells, is superceded by cell options
@@ -1017,7 +1104,7 @@ export interface TextPropsOptions extends PositionProps, DataOrPathProps, TextBa
 	 * @example { color:'0088CC', transparency:50 } // hex color, 50% transparent
 	 * @example { color:pptx.SchemeColor.accent1 } // theme color Accent1
 	 */
-	fill?: ShapeFillProps
+	fill?: LinearGradientShapeFillProps | SolidShapeFillProps
 	/**
 	 * Flip shape horizontally?
 	 * @default false
@@ -1221,7 +1308,7 @@ export interface IChartPropsFillLine {
 	 * @example fill: {color: pptx.SchemeColor.background2} // Theme color value
 	 * @example fill: {transparency: 50} // 50% transparency
 	 */
-	fill?: ShapeFillProps
+	fill?: LinearGradientShapeFillProps | SolidShapeFillProps
 }
 export interface IChartAreaProps extends IChartPropsFillLine {
 	/**
diff --git a/src/gen-charts.ts b/src/gen-charts.ts
index efe0c95e..719499c6 100644
--- a/src/gen-charts.ts
+++ b/src/gen-charts.ts
@@ -690,7 +690,9 @@ export function makeXmlCharts (rel: ISlideRelChart): string {
 		strXml += '  <c:spPr>'
 
 		// OPTION: Fill
-		strXml += rel.opts.plotArea.fill?.color ? genXmlColorSelection(rel.opts.plotArea.fill) : '<a:noFill/>'
+		strXml += rel.opts.plotArea.fill.type === 'solid' || rel.opts.plotArea.fill.type === 'linearGradient'
+			? genXmlColorSelection(rel.opts.plotArea.fill)
+			: '<a:noFill/>'
 
 		// OPTION: Border
 		strXml += rel.opts.plotArea.border
@@ -737,7 +739,9 @@ export function makeXmlCharts (rel: ISlideRelChart): string {
 
 	// D: CHARTSPACE SHAPE PROPS
 	strXml += '<c:spPr>'
-	strXml += rel.opts.chartArea.fill?.color ? genXmlColorSelection(rel.opts.chartArea.fill) : '<a:noFill/>'
+	strXml += rel.opts.chartArea.fill.type === 'solid' || rel.opts.chartArea.fill.type === 'linearGradient'
+		? genXmlColorSelection(rel.opts.chartArea.fill)
+		: '<a:noFill/>'
 	strXml += rel.opts.chartArea.border
 		? `<a:ln w="${valToPts(rel.opts.chartArea.border.pt)}" cap="flat">${genXmlColorSelection(rel.opts.chartArea.border.color)}</a:ln>`
 		: '<a:ln><a:noFill/></a:ln>'
diff --git a/src/gen-objects.ts b/src/gen-objects.ts
index 2380a51e..bd527b15 100644
--- a/src/gen-objects.ts
+++ b/src/gen-objects.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
 	ShapeProps,
 	SlideLayout,
 	SlideMasterProps,
+	SolidShapeFillProps,
 	TableCell,
 	TableProps,
 	TableRow,
@@ -316,7 +317,14 @@ export function addChartDefinition (target: PresSlide, type: CHART_NAME | IChart
 	if (options.plotArea.border && (!options.plotArea.border.color || typeof options.plotArea.border.color !== 'string')) { options.plotArea.border.color = DEF_CHART_BORDER.color }
 	if (options.border) options.plotArea.border = options.border // @deprecated [[remove in v4.0]]
 	options.plotArea.fill = options.plotArea.fill || { color: null, transparency: null }
-	if (options.fill) options.plotArea.fill.color = options.fill // @deprecated [[remove in v4.0]]
+	if (options.fill) {
+		const fill: SolidShapeFillProps = {
+			type: 'solid',
+			color: options.fill, // @deprecated [[remove in v4.0]]
+			transparency: null,
+		}
+		options.plotArea.fill = fill
+	}
 	//
 	options.chartArea = options.chartArea || {}
 	options.chartArea.border = options.chartArea.border && typeof options.chartArea.border === 'object' ? options.chartArea.border : null
@@ -897,8 +905,8 @@ export function addTableDefinition (
 	// STEP 4: Convert units to EMU now (we use different logic in makeSlide->table - smartCalc is not used)
 	if (opt.x && opt.x < 20) opt.x = inch2Emu(opt.x)
 	if (opt.y && opt.y < 20) opt.y = inch2Emu(opt.y)
-	if (opt.w && opt.w < 20) opt.w = inch2Emu(opt.w)
-	if (opt.h && opt.h < 20) opt.h = inch2Emu(opt.h)
+	if (opt.w && typeof opt.w === 'number' && opt.w < 20) opt.w = inch2Emu(opt.w)
+	if (opt.h && typeof opt.h === 'number' && opt.h < 20) opt.h = inch2Emu(opt.h)
 
 	// STEP 5: Loop over cells: transform each to ITableCell; check to see whether to unset `autoPage` while here
 	arrRows.forEach(row => {
diff --git a/src/gen-utils.ts b/src/gen-utils.ts
index 16e9f683..3bf79916 100644
--- a/src/gen-utils.ts
+++ b/src/gen-utils.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 
 import { EMU, REGEX_HEX_COLOR, DEF_FONT_COLOR, ONEPT, SchemeColor, SCHEME_COLORS } from './core-enums'
-import { PresLayout, TextGlowProps, PresSlide, ShapeFillProps, Color, ShapeLineProps, Coord, ShadowProps } from './core-interfaces'
+import { PresLayout, TextGlowProps, PresSlide, SolidShapeFillProps, Color, ShapeLineProps, Coord, ShadowProps, LinearGradientShapeFillProps, PatternShapeFillProps } from './core-interfaces'
 
 /**
  * Translates any type of `x`/`y`/`w`/`h` prop to EMU
@@ -182,32 +182,98 @@ export function createGlowElement (options: TextGlowProps, defaults: TextGlowPro
 
 /**
  * Create color selection
- * @param {Color | ShapeFillProps | ShapeLineProps} props fill props
+ * @param {Color | ShapeFillProps | ShapeLineProps | PatternShapeFillProps} props fill props
  * @returns XML string
  */
-export function genXmlColorSelection (props: Color | ShapeFillProps | ShapeLineProps): string {
-	let fillType = 'solid'
-	let colorVal = ''
-	let internalElements = ''
+export function genXmlColorSelection (props: Color | SolidShapeFillProps | ShapeLineProps | LinearGradientShapeFillProps | PatternShapeFillProps): string {
+	if (!props) {
+		return ''
+	}
+
 	let outText = ''
 
-	if (props) {
-		if (typeof props === 'string') colorVal = props
-		else {
-			if (props.type) fillType = props.type
-			if (props.color) colorVal = props.color
-			if (props.alpha) internalElements += `<a:alpha val="${Math.round((100 - props.alpha) * 1000)}"/>` // DEPRECATED: @deprecated v3.3.0
-			if (props.transparency) internalElements += `<a:alpha val="${Math.round((100 - props.transparency) * 1000)}"/>`
+	let safeProps: SolidShapeFillProps | ShapeLineProps | LinearGradientShapeFillProps | PatternShapeFillProps = {}
+	if (typeof props === 'string') {
+		safeProps.type = 'solid'
+		safeProps.color = props
+	} else {
+		safeProps = props
+		safeProps.type = props.type ?? 'solid'
+	}
+
+	switch (safeProps.type) {
+		case 'solid': {
+			const transparency = safeProps.transparency ?? safeProps.alpha
+			const internalElements = transparency
+				? `<a:alpha val="${Math.round((100 - transparency) * 1000)}"/>`
+				: undefined
+			outText += `<a:solidFill>${createColorElement(safeProps.color ?? '', internalElements)}</a:solidFill>`
+			break
 		}
 
-		switch (fillType) {
-			case 'solid':
-				outText += `<a:solidFill>${createColorElement(colorVal, internalElements)}</a:solidFill>`
-				break
-			default: // @note need a statement as having only "break" is removed by rollup, then tiggers "no-default" js-linter
-				outText += ''
-				break
+		case 'linearGradient': {
+			const stops = safeProps.stops ?? []
+			const rotWithShape = safeProps.rotWithShape ?? true
+			const flip = safeProps.flip ?? 'none'
+
+			outText += `<a:gradFill rotWithShape="${rotWithShape ? 1 : 0}" flip="${flip}">`
+
+			if (stops.length > 0) {
+				outText += '<a:gsLst>'
+
+				outText += stops.map(
+					({ position, color: stopColor, transparency }) => {
+						const stopInternalElements = transparency
+							? `<a:alpha val="${Math.round((100 - transparency) * 1000)}"/>`
+							: ''
+
+						return `<a:gs pos="${position * 1000}">${createColorElement(stopColor, stopInternalElements)}</a:gs>`
+					}
+				).join('')
+
+				outText += '</a:gsLst>'
+			}
+
+			if (safeProps.angle) {
+				const ang = convertRotationDegrees(safeProps.angle)
+				const scaled = safeProps.scaled ?? false
+				outText += `<a:lin ang="${ang}" scaled="${scaled ? 1 : 0}"/>`
+			}
+
+			if (
+				safeProps.tileRect &&
+				(
+					safeProps.tileRect.t ||
+					safeProps.tileRect.r ||
+					safeProps.tileRect.b ||
+					safeProps.tileRect.l
+				)
+			) {
+				const tAttr = safeProps.tileRect.t ? `t="${safeProps.tileRect.t * 1000}"` : ''
+				const rAttr = safeProps.tileRect.r ? `r="${safeProps.tileRect.r * 1000}"` : ''
+				const bAttr = safeProps.tileRect.b ? `b="${safeProps.tileRect.b * 1000}"` : ''
+				const lAttr = safeProps.tileRect.l ? `l="${safeProps.tileRect.l * 1000}"` : ''
+
+				outText += `<a:tileRect ${tAttr} ${rAttr} ${bAttr} ${lAttr}/>`
+			}
+
+			outText += '</a:gradFill>'
+			break
+		}
+		case 'patternFill': {
+			outText += `<a:pattFill prst="${safeProps.prst}">
+				<a:bgClr>
+					<a:srgbClr val="${safeProps.bgColor}"/>
+				</a:bgClr>
+				<a:fgClr>
+					<a:srgbClr val="${safeProps.color}"/>
+				</a:fgClr>
+			</a:pattFill>`
+			break
 		}
+		default: // @note need a statement as having only "break" is removed by rollup, then tiggers "no-default" js-linter
+			outText += ''
+			break
 	}
 
 	return outText
diff --git a/src/slide.ts b/src/slide.ts
index a46f1eaf..8fb7fa92 100644
--- a/src/slide.ts
+++ b/src/slide.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export default class Slide {
 	private _bkgd: string | BackgroundProps
 	public set bkgd (value: string | BackgroundProps) {
 		this._bkgd = value
-		if (!this._background || !this._background.color) {
+		if (!this._background?.color) {
 			if (!this._background) this._background = {}
 			if (typeof value === 'string') this._background.color = value
 		}
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export default class Slide {
 		return this._slideNumberProps
 	}
 
-	public get newAutoPagedSlides(): PresSlide[] {
+	public get newAutoPagedSlides (): PresSlide[] {
 		return this._newAutoPagedSlides
 	}