diff --git a/src/Gui/SoFCBackgroundGradient.cpp b/src/Gui/SoFCBackgroundGradient.cpp
index 3009d662f9..4d44655166 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SoFCBackgroundGradient.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SoFCBackgroundGradient.cpp
@@ -96,27 +96,28 @@ void SoFCBackgroundGradient::GLRender (SoGLRenderAction * /*action*/)
     glDisable(GL_LIGHTING);
     glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 
-    if(!radial){ // linear gradient
-    glBegin(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP);
-    if (mCol[0] < 0) {
-        glColor3f(fCol[0],fCol[1],fCol[2]); glVertex2f(-1, 1);
-        glColor3f(tCol[0],tCol[1],tCol[2]); glVertex2f(-1,-1);
-        glColor3f(fCol[0],fCol[1],fCol[2]); glVertex2f( 1, 1);
-        glColor3f(tCol[0],tCol[1],tCol[2]); glVertex2f( 1,-1);
-    }
-    else {
-        glColor3f(fCol[0],fCol[1],fCol[2]); glVertex2f(-1, 1);
-        glColor3f(mCol[0],mCol[1],mCol[2]); glVertex2f(-1, 0);
-        glColor3f(fCol[0],fCol[1],fCol[2]); glVertex2f( 1, 1);
-        glColor3f(mCol[0],mCol[1],mCol[2]); glVertex2f( 1, 0);
-        glEnd();
+    if (!radial) { // linear gradient
         glBegin(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP);
-        glColor3f(mCol[0],mCol[1],mCol[2]); glVertex2f(-1, 0);
-        glColor3f(tCol[0],tCol[1],tCol[2]); glVertex2f(-1,-1);
-        glColor3f(mCol[0],mCol[1],mCol[2]); glVertex2f( 1, 0);
-        glColor3f(tCol[0],tCol[1],tCol[2]); glVertex2f( 1,-1);
+        if (mCol[0] < 0) {
+            glColor3f(fCol[0],fCol[1],fCol[2]); glVertex2f(-1, 1);
+            glColor3f(tCol[0],tCol[1],tCol[2]); glVertex2f(-1,-1);
+            glColor3f(fCol[0],fCol[1],fCol[2]); glVertex2f( 1, 1);
+            glColor3f(tCol[0],tCol[1],tCol[2]); glVertex2f( 1,-1);
+        }
+        else {
+            glColor3f(fCol[0],fCol[1],fCol[2]); glVertex2f(-1, 1);
+            glColor3f(mCol[0],mCol[1],mCol[2]); glVertex2f(-1, 0);
+            glColor3f(fCol[0],fCol[1],fCol[2]); glVertex2f( 1, 1);
+            glColor3f(mCol[0],mCol[1],mCol[2]); glVertex2f( 1, 0);
+            glEnd();
+            glBegin(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP);
+            glColor3f(mCol[0],mCol[1],mCol[2]); glVertex2f(-1, 0);
+            glColor3f(tCol[0],tCol[1],tCol[2]); glVertex2f(-1,-1);
+            glColor3f(mCol[0],mCol[1],mCol[2]); glVertex2f( 1, 0);
+            glColor3f(tCol[0],tCol[1],tCol[2]); glVertex2f( 1,-1);
+        }
     }
-    } else { // radial gradient
+    else { // radial gradient
         glBegin(GL_TRIANGLE_FAN);
         glColor3f(fCol[0], fCol[1], fCol[2]); glVertex2f(0.0f, 0.0f);
 
@@ -133,9 +134,10 @@ void SoFCBackgroundGradient::GLRender (SoGLRenderAction * /*action*/)
             glEnd();
 
             glBegin(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP);
-            for (std::size_t i = 0; i < small_oval.size(); i++){
+            for (std::size_t i = 0; i < small_oval.size(); i++) {
                 glColor3f(mCol[0], mCol[1], mCol[2]); glVertex2fv( small_oval[i] );
-                glColor3f(tCol[0], tCol[1], tCol[2]); glVertex2fv( big_circle[i] ); }
+                glColor3f(tCol[0], tCol[1], tCol[2]); glVertex2fv( big_circle[i] );
+            }
 
             glColor3f(mCol[0], mCol[1], mCol[2]); glVertex2fv( small_oval.front() );
             glColor3f(tCol[0], tCol[1], tCol[2]); glVertex2fv( big_circle.front() );
diff --git a/src/Gui/SoFCBackgroundGradient.h b/src/Gui/SoFCBackgroundGradient.h
index febc83516f..468e08ea8b 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SoFCBackgroundGradient.h
+++ b/src/Gui/SoFCBackgroundGradient.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <Inventor/SbColor.h>
 #include <Inventor/nodes/SoNode.h>
 #include <Inventor/nodes/SoSubNode.h>
+#include <FCGlobal.h>
 
 
 class SbColor;
@@ -44,8 +45,13 @@ public:
     SoFCBackgroundGradient();
 
     void GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action);
-    void setColorGradient(const SbColor& fromColor, const SbColor& toColor, bool isRadial);
-    void setColorGradient(const SbColor& fromColor, const SbColor& toColor, const SbColor& midColor, bool isRadial);
+    void setColorGradient(const SbColor& fromColor,
+                          const SbColor& toColor,
+                          bool isRadial);
+    void setColorGradient(const SbColor& fromColor,
+                          const SbColor& toColor,
+                          const SbColor& midColor,
+                          bool isRadial);
 
 private:
     bool radial;
diff --git a/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp b/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp
index ff52ed8b13..cdd8d68054 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ void AbstractSplitView::OnChange(ParameterGrp::SubjectType &rCaller,ParameterGrp
     }
     else if ( strcmp(Reason,"Gradient") == 0 || strcmp(Reason, "RadialGradient") == 0  ) {
         for (std::vector<View3DInventorViewer*>::iterator it = _viewer.begin(); it != _viewer.end(); ++it)
-            (*it)->setGradientBackground(rGrp.GetBool("Gradient", true) || rGrp.GetBool("RadialGradient", true));
+            (*it)->setGradientBackground(rGrp.GetBool("Gradient", true) || rGrp.GetBool("RadialGradient", false));
     }
     else if (strcmp(Reason,"ShowFPS") == 0) {
         for (std::vector<View3DInventorViewer*>::iterator it = _viewer.begin(); it != _viewer.end(); ++it)
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DSettings.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DSettings.cpp
index f42f86f56c..7e3039f8a1 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DSettings.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void View3DSettings::OnChange(ParameterGrp::SubjectType &rCaller,ParameterGrp::M
         _viewer->setAnimationEnabled(rGrp.GetBool("UseAutoRotation", false));
     }
     else if (strcmp(Reason,"Gradient") == 0 || strcmp(Reason,"RadialGradient") == 0) {
-        _viewer->setGradientBackground(rGrp.GetBool("Gradient", true) || rGrp.GetBool("RadialGradient", true));
+        _viewer->setGradientBackground(rGrp.GetBool("Gradient", true) || rGrp.GetBool("RadialGradient", false));
     }
     else if (strcmp(Reason,"ShowFPS") == 0) {
         _viewer->setEnabledFPSCounter(rGrp.GetBool("ShowFPS", false));