diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/editor/media-panel/views/settings.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/editor/media-panel/views/settings.tsx
index 6cdd1b65..d2d21f36 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/editor/media-panel/views/settings.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/editor/media-panel/views/settings.tsx
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ const BackgroundPreviews = memo(
   }) => {
     return useMemo(
       () =>
-        backgrounds.map((bg) => (
+        backgrounds.map((bg, index) => (
           <div
-            key={bg}
+            key={`${index}-${bg}`}
             className={cn(
               "w-full aspect-square rounded-sm cursor-pointer border border-foreground/15 hover:border-primary",
               isColorBackground &&
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/canvas-gradients.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/canvas-gradients.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3b93c02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/canvas-gradients.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+function splitBackgroundLayers(input: string): string[] {
+  const layers: string[] = [];
+  let depth = 0;
+  let start = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < input.length; i += 1) {
+    const ch = input[i] as string;
+    if (ch === "(") depth += 1;
+    else if (ch === ")") depth -= 1;
+    else if (ch === "," && depth === 0) {
+      layers.push(input.slice(start, i).trim());
+      start = i + 1;
+    }
+  }
+  layers.push(input.slice(start).trim());
+  return layers;
+}
+
+function extractColorFromStop(stop: string): string {
+  const s = stop.trim();
+  const funcs = ["rgba(", "rgb(", "hsla(", "hsl("] as const;
+  for (const fn of funcs) {
+    if (s.startsWith(fn)) {
+      let depth = 0;
+      for (let i = 0; i < s.length; i += 1) {
+        const ch = s[i] as string;
+        if (ch === "(") depth += 1;
+        else if (ch === ")") {
+          depth -= 1;
+          if (depth === 0) {
+            return s.slice(0, i + 1);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      return s;
+    }
+  }
+  const firstToken = s.split(" ")[0] as string;
+  return firstToken;
+}
+
+function drawLinearGradient(
+  ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D,
+  width: number,
+  height: number,
+  layer: string
+): void {
+  const inside = layer.slice(layer.indexOf("(") + 1, layer.lastIndexOf(")"));
+  const parts = splitBackgroundLayers(inside);
+  const dir = (parts.shift() || "").trim();
+  let x0 = 0,
+    y0 = 0,
+    x1 = width,
+    y1 = 0;
+  if (dir.endsWith("deg")) {
+    const deg = parseFloat(dir);
+    const rad = ((90 - deg) * Math.PI) / 180;
+    const cx = width / 2;
+    const cy = height / 2;
+    const r = Math.hypot(width, height) / 2;
+    x0 = cx - Math.cos(rad) * r;
+    y0 = cy - Math.sin(rad) * r;
+    x1 = cx + Math.cos(rad) * r;
+    y1 = cy + Math.sin(rad) * r;
+  } else if (dir.startsWith("to ")) {
+    const d = dir.slice(3).trim();
+    if (d === "right") {
+      x0 = 0;
+      y0 = 0;
+      x1 = width;
+      y1 = 0;
+    } else if (d === "left") {
+      x0 = width;
+      y0 = 0;
+      x1 = 0;
+      y1 = 0;
+    } else if (d === "bottom") {
+      x0 = 0;
+      y0 = 0;
+      x1 = 0;
+      y1 = height;
+    } else if (d === "top") {
+      x0 = 0;
+      y0 = height;
+      x1 = 0;
+      y1 = 0;
+    }
+  } else {
+    parts.unshift(dir);
+  }
+  const grad = ctx.createLinearGradient(x0, y0, x1, y1);
+  const colorStops = parts;
+  const n = Math.max(1, colorStops.length - 1);
+  for (let i = 0; i < colorStops.length; i += 1) {
+    const color = extractColorFromStop(colorStops[i] as string);
+    grad.addColorStop(Math.min(1, Math.max(0, i / n)), color);
+  }
+  ctx.fillStyle = grad;
+  ctx.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
+}
+
+function drawRadialGradient(
+  ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D,
+  width: number,
+  height: number,
+  layer: string
+): void {
+  const inside = layer.slice(layer.indexOf("(") + 1, layer.lastIndexOf(")"));
+  const parts = splitBackgroundLayers(inside);
+  const first = (parts.shift() || "").trim();
+  let cx = width / 2;
+  let cy = height / 2;
+  if (first.startsWith("circle at")) {
+    const pos = first.replace("circle at", "").trim();
+    const [px, py] = pos.split(" ");
+    const parsePos = (p?: string, full?: number): number => {
+      if (!p) return (full || 0) / 2;
+      if (p.endsWith("%")) return (parseFloat(p) / 100) * (full || 0);
+      if (p === "left") return 0;
+      if (p === "right") return full || 0;
+      if (p === "top") return 0;
+      if (p === "bottom") return full || 0;
+      if (p === "center") return (full || 0) / 2;
+      return (full || 0) / 2;
+    };
+    if (px && py) {
+      cx = parsePos(px, width);
+      cy = parsePos(py, height);
+    } else if (px) {
+      cx = parsePos(px, width);
+      cy = parsePos(px, height);
+    }
+  } else {
+    parts.unshift(first);
+  }
+  const r = Math.hypot(width, height);
+  const grad = ctx.createRadialGradient(cx, cy, 0, cx, cy, r);
+  const colorStops = parts;
+  const n = Math.max(1, colorStops.length - 1);
+  for (let i = 0; i < colorStops.length; i += 1) {
+    const color = extractColorFromStop(colorStops[i] as string);
+    grad.addColorStop(Math.min(1, Math.max(0, i / n)), color);
+  }
+  ctx.fillStyle = grad;
+  ctx.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
+}
+
+export function drawCssBackground(
+  ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D,
+  width: number,
+  height: number,
+  css: string
+): void {
+  const layers = splitBackgroundLayers(css).filter(Boolean);
+  for (let i = layers.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
+    const layer = layers[i] as string;
+    if (layer.startsWith("linear-gradient(")) {
+      drawLinearGradient(ctx, width, height, layer);
+    } else if (layer.startsWith("radial-gradient(")) {
+      drawRadialGradient(ctx, width, height, layer);
+    } else if (
+      layer.startsWith("#") ||
+      layer.startsWith("rgb") ||
+      layer.startsWith("hsl")
+    ) {
+      ctx.fillStyle = layer;
+      ctx.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/timeline-renderer.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/timeline-renderer.ts
index ddc361b5..4d00129c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/timeline-renderer.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/timeline-renderer.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { TimelineTrack } from "@/types/timeline";
 import type { MediaFile } from "@/types/media";
 import type { BlurIntensity } from "@/types/project";
 import { videoCache } from "./video-cache";
+import { drawCssBackground } from "./canvas-gradients";
 
 export interface RenderContext {
   ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D;
@@ -48,11 +49,24 @@ export async function renderTimelineFrame({
 }: RenderContext): Promise<void> {
   // Background
   ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvasWidth, canvasHeight);
-  if (backgroundColor && backgroundColor !== "transparent") {
+  if (
+    backgroundColor &&
+    backgroundColor !== "transparent" &&
+    !backgroundColor.includes("gradient")
+  ) {
     ctx.fillStyle = backgroundColor;
     ctx.fillRect(0, 0, canvasWidth, canvasHeight);
   }
 
+  // If backgroundColor is a CSS gradient string, draw it using JS (no foreignObject) to avoid CORS tainting
+  if (backgroundColor && backgroundColor.includes("gradient")) {
+    try {
+      drawCssBackground(ctx, canvasWidth, canvasHeight, backgroundColor);
+    } catch {
+      // best-effort; ignore failures
+    }
+  }
+
   const scaleX = projectCanvasSize ? canvasWidth / projectCanvasSize.width : 1;
   const scaleY = projectCanvasSize
     ? canvasHeight / projectCanvasSize.height