diff --git a/Radzen.Blazor.Tests/PieDonutGradientTests.cs b/Radzen.Blazor.Tests/PieDonutGradientTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20417cd5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Radzen.Blazor.Tests/PieDonutGradientTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Bunit;
+using Xunit;
+using static Radzen.Blazor.Tests.ChartTestHelper;
+
+namespace Radzen.Blazor.Tests
+{
+    public class PieDonutGradientTests
+    {
+        static int RadialGradients(string markup) => Regex.Matches(markup, "<radialGradient").Count;
+
+        static async Task<string> RenderPie(TestContext ctx, FillMode fillMode = FillMode.Gradient, string[]? fills = null)
+        {
+            var chart = ctx.RenderComponent<RadzenChart>(p =>
+                p.AddChildContent<RadzenPieSeries<DataItem>>(s =>
+                {
+                    s.Add(x => x.CategoryProperty, nameof(DataItem.Category));
+                    s.Add(x => x.ValueProperty, nameof(DataItem.Value));
+                    s.Add(x => x.FillMode, fillMode);
+                    if (fills != null)
+                    {
+                        s.Add(x => x.Fills, fills);
+                    }
+                    s.Add(x => x.Data, SampleData);
+                }));
+
+            await chart.InvokeAsync(() => chart.Instance.Resize(400, 300));
+
+            return chart.Markup;
+        }
+
+        static async Task<string> RenderDonut(TestContext ctx, FillMode fillMode = FillMode.Gradient, string[]? fills = null)
+        {
+            var chart = ctx.RenderComponent<RadzenChart>(p =>
+                p.AddChildContent<RadzenDonutSeries<DataItem>>(s =>
+                {
+                    s.Add(x => x.CategoryProperty, nameof(DataItem.Category));
+                    s.Add(x => x.ValueProperty, nameof(DataItem.Value));
+                    s.Add(x => x.FillMode, fillMode);
+                    if (fills != null)
+                    {
+                        s.Add(x => x.Fills, fills);
+                    }
+                    s.Add(x => x.Data, SampleData);
+                }));
+
+            await chart.InvokeAsync(() => chart.Instance.Resize(400, 300));
+
+            return chart.Markup;
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Pie_SolidByDefault_RendersNoGradient()
+        {
+            using var ctx = CreateChartContext();
+
+            // No FillMode set -> the library default (Solid) must not emit a gradient.
+            var chart = ctx.RenderComponent<RadzenChart>(p =>
+                p.AddChildContent<RadzenPieSeries<DataItem>>(s =>
+                {
+                    s.Add(x => x.CategoryProperty, nameof(DataItem.Category));
+                    s.Add(x => x.ValueProperty, nameof(DataItem.Value));
+                    s.Add(x => x.Data, SampleData);
+                }));
+
+            await chart.InvokeAsync(() => chart.Instance.Resize(400, 300));
+
+            Assert.Equal(0, RadialGradients(chart.Markup));
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("url(#rzPieGradient", chart.Markup);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Pie_Gradient_RendersRadialPerSlice()
+        {
+            using var ctx = CreateChartContext();
+
+            var markup = await RenderPie(ctx, fills: new[] { "#FF0000", "#00FF00", "#0000FF" });
+
+            // Pie uses a 2-stop radial per slice (the inverse of the donut: full color at the center,
+            // faded toward the rim), referenced from its slice path.
+            Assert.Equal(3, RadialGradients(markup));
+            Assert.Contains("url(#rzPieGradient", markup);
+            Assert.Matches("<radialGradient[^>]*gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"", markup);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Pie_Gradient_HasThreeOpacityStops()
+        {
+            using var ctx = CreateChartContext();
+
+            var markup = await RenderPie(ctx, fills: new[] { "#FF0000", "#00FF00", "#0000FF" });
+
+            // 3 slices x 3 stops each.
+            Assert.Equal(9, Regex.Matches(markup, "<stop").Count);
+            // Default stops: full color out to 40% of the radius (0.4), faded middle (0.9), rim (1).
+            Assert.Matches("offset=\"0.4\"[^>]*stop-opacity: 1", markup);
+            Assert.Matches("offset=\"0.9\"[^>]*stop-opacity: 0.62", markup);
+            Assert.Matches("offset=\"1\"[^>]*stop-opacity: 0.7", markup);
+            // Opacity, not a white mix - so the gradient adapts to the theme background.
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("color-mix", markup);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Pie_Gradient_StopShapeIsParameterized()
+        {
+            using var ctx = CreateChartContext();
+
+            var chart = ctx.RenderComponent<RadzenChart>(p =>
+                p.AddChildContent<RadzenPieSeries<DataItem>>(s =>
+                {
+                    s.Add(x => x.CategoryProperty, nameof(DataItem.Category));
+                    s.Add(x => x.ValueProperty, nameof(DataItem.Value));
+                    s.Add(x => x.FillMode, FillMode.Gradient);
+                    s.Add(x => x.GradientInnerOffset, 0.25);
+                    s.Add(x => x.GradientMidOffset, 0.7);
+                    s.Add(x => x.GradientRimOpacity, 0.8);
+                    s.Add(x => x.Fills, new[] { "#FF0000", "#00FF00", "#0000FF" });
+                    s.Add(x => x.Data, SampleData);
+                }));
+
+            await chart.InvokeAsync(() => chart.Instance.Resize(400, 300));
+
+            Assert.Contains("offset=\"0.25\"", chart.Markup);
+            Assert.Contains("offset=\"0.7\"", chart.Markup);
+            Assert.Matches("offset=\"1\"[^>]*stop-opacity: 0.8", chart.Markup);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Donut_Gradient_HasThreeOpacityStops()
+        {
+            using var ctx = CreateChartContext();
+
+            var markup = await RenderDonut(ctx, fills: new[] { "#FF0000", "#00FF00", "#0000FF" });
+
+            // The donut uses the same 3-stop radial as the pie (full color out to 0.4, faded middle at 0.9, rim at 1).
+            Assert.Equal(9, Regex.Matches(markup, "<stop").Count);
+            Assert.Matches("offset=\"0.4\"[^>]*stop-opacity: 1", markup);
+            Assert.Matches("offset=\"0.9\"[^>]*stop-opacity: 0.62", markup);
+            Assert.Matches("offset=\"1\"[^>]*stop-opacity: 0.7", markup);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("color-mix", markup);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Pie_Gradient_ExplicitFills_StopColorIsSliceColor()
+        {
+            using var ctx = CreateChartContext();
+
+            var markup = await RenderPie(ctx, fills: new[] { "#FF0000", "#00FF00", "#0000FF" });
+
+            Assert.Contains("stop-color: #FF0000", markup);
+            Assert.Contains("stop-color: #00FF00", markup);
+            Assert.Contains("stop-color: #0000FF", markup);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Pie_Gradient_NullFills_UsesSeriesColorVariable()
+        {
+            using var ctx = CreateChartContext();
+
+            // Without Fills, each slice's color comes from its .rz-series-item-N CSS scope, so the
+            // gradient stop must reference the series-color variable rather than an empty color.
+            var markup = await RenderPie(ctx);
+
+            Assert.True(RadialGradients(markup) >= 1);
+            Assert.Contains("stop-color: var(--rz-series-color)", markup);
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("stop-color: ;", markup);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Pie_Solid_RendersNoGradient()
+        {
+            using var ctx = CreateChartContext();
+
+            var markup = await RenderPie(ctx, fillMode: FillMode.Solid, fills: new[] { "#FF0000", "#00FF00", "#0000FF" });
+
+            Assert.Equal(0, RadialGradients(markup));
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("url(#rzPieGradient", markup);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Donut_Gradient_RendersRadialPerSlice()
+        {
+            using var ctx = CreateChartContext();
+
+            var markup = await RenderDonut(ctx, fills: new[] { "#FF0000", "#00FF00", "#0000FF" });
+
+            Assert.Equal(3, RadialGradients(markup));
+            Assert.Contains("url(#rzPieGradient", markup);
+            Assert.Matches("<radialGradient[^>]*gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"", markup);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task Donut_SolidByDefault_RendersNoGradient()
+        {
+            using var ctx = CreateChartContext();
+
+            var chart = ctx.RenderComponent<RadzenChart>(p =>
+                p.AddChildContent<RadzenDonutSeries<DataItem>>(s =>
+                {
+                    s.Add(x => x.CategoryProperty, nameof(DataItem.Category));
+                    s.Add(x => x.ValueProperty, nameof(DataItem.Value));
+                    s.Add(x => x.Data, SampleData);
+                }));
+
+            await chart.InvokeAsync(() => chart.Instance.Resize(400, 300));
+
+            Assert.Equal(0, RadialGradients(chart.Markup));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Radzen.Blazor/FillMode.cs b/Radzen.Blazor/FillMode.cs
index 559386c95..1cb935bc3 100644
--- a/Radzen.Blazor/FillMode.cs
+++ b/Radzen.Blazor/FillMode.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Specifies how a series shape is filled. Used by the area, column and bar series families
-    /// (including their stacked, full-stacked, range and bullet variants).
+    /// (including their stacked, full-stacked, range and bullet variants) and by the pie and donut series.
     /// </summary>
     public enum FillMode
     {
diff --git a/Radzen.Blazor/RadzenDonutSeries.razor b/Radzen.Blazor/RadzenDonutSeries.razor
index 64a02a29e..4ddd46e8f 100644
--- a/Radzen.Blazor/RadzenDonutSeries.razor
+++ b/Radzen.Blazor/RadzenDonutSeries.razor
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
     public override RenderFragment Render(ScaleBase categoryScale, ScaleBase valueScale)
     {
         var chart = RequireChart();
-        var className = $"rz-donut-series rz-series-{chart.Series.IndexOf(this)}";
+        var seriesIndex = chart.Series.IndexOf(this);
+        var className = $"rz-donut-series rz-series-{seriesIndex}";
+        var gradient = FillMode == FillMode.Gradient;
         var x = CenterX;
         var y = CenterY;
         var radius = CurrentRadius;
@@ -64,14 +66,21 @@
                         var arcClassName = $"rz-series-item-{index}";
                         var fill = PickColor(index, Fills);
                         var stroke = PickColor(index, Strokes);
+                        var gradId = $"rzPieGradient{chart.UniqueID}-{seriesIndex}-{index}";
+                        var fillRef = gradient ? $"url(#{gradId})" : (FillMode == FillMode.None ? "none" : fill);
+                        var gradientColor = fill ?? "var(--rz-series-color)";
                         var explodeStyle = ExplodeOffset > 0 ? $"--rz-explode-x: {(ExplodeOffset * Math.Cos(DegToRad(midAngle))).ToInvariantString()}px; --rz-explode-y: {(-ExplodeOffset * Math.Sin(DegToRad(midAngle))).ToInvariantString()}px" : "";
 
                         <g class="@arcClassName" style="@($"--rz-segment-order: {index};{explodeStyle}")">
+                            @if (gradient)
+                            {
+                                <RadialGradientDef Id="@gradId" Color="@gradientColor" Cx="@x" Cy="@y" R="@radius" InnerOffset="@GradientInnerOffset" InnerOpacity="@GradientEndOpacity" MidOffset="@GradientMidOffset" MidOpacity="@GradientStartOpacity" EndOpacity="@GradientRimOpacity" />
+                            }
                             @if (ExplodeOffset > 0)
                             {
                                 <path class="rz-hit-area" d="@d" style="fill: transparent; stroke: none; pointer-events: fill" />
                             }
-                            <Path D="@d" Fill="@fill" StrokeWidth="@StrokeWidth" Stroke="@stroke" />
+                            <Path D="@d" Fill="@fillRef" StrokeWidth="@StrokeWidth" Stroke="@stroke" />
                         </g>
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/Radzen.Blazor/RadzenPieSeries.razor b/Radzen.Blazor/RadzenPieSeries.razor
index 7fdb6e5ac..bf2c92acd 100644
--- a/Radzen.Blazor/RadzenPieSeries.razor
+++ b/Radzen.Blazor/RadzenPieSeries.razor
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
     public override RenderFragment Render(ScaleBase categoryScale, ScaleBase valueScale)
     {
         var chart = RequireChart();
-        var className = $"rz-pie-series rz-series-{chart.Series.IndexOf(this)}";
+        var seriesIndex = chart.Series.IndexOf(this);
+        var className = $"rz-pie-series rz-series-{seriesIndex}";
+        var gradient = FillMode == FillMode.Gradient;
         var x = CenterX;
         var y = CenterY;
         var radius = CurrentRadius;
@@ -43,16 +45,23 @@
                         var arcClassName = $"rz-series-item-{index}";
                         var fill = PickColor(index, Fills);
                         var stroke = PickColor(index, Strokes);
+                        var gradId = $"rzPieGradient{chart.UniqueID}-{seriesIndex}-{index}";
+                        var fillRef = gradient ? $"url(#{gradId})" : (FillMode == FillMode.None ? "none" : fill);
+                        var gradientColor = fill ?? "var(--rz-series-color)";
                         var explodeStyle = ExplodeOffset > 0 ? $"--rz-explode-x: {(ExplodeOffset * Math.Cos(DegToRad(midAngle))).ToInvariantString()}px; --rz-explode-y: {(-ExplodeOffset * Math.Sin(DegToRad(midAngle))).ToInvariantString()}px" : "";
 
                         <g class="@arcClassName" style="@($"--rz-segment-order: {index};{explodeStyle}")">
                             @if (sweepAngle > 0)
                             {
+                                @if (gradient)
+                                {
+                                    <RadialGradientDef Id="@gradId" Color="@gradientColor" Cx="@x" Cy="@y" R="@radius" InnerOffset="@GradientInnerOffset" InnerOpacity="@GradientEndOpacity" MidOffset="@GradientMidOffset" MidOpacity="@GradientStartOpacity" EndOpacity="@GradientRimOpacity" />
+                                }
                                 @if (ExplodeOffset > 0)
                                 {
                                     <path class="rz-hit-area" d="@d" style="fill: transparent; stroke: none; pointer-events: fill" />
                                 }
-                                <Path D="@d" Fill="@fill" StrokeWidth="@StrokeWidth" Stroke="@stroke" />
+                                <Path D="@d" Fill="@fillRef" StrokeWidth="@StrokeWidth" Stroke="@stroke" />
                             }
                         </g>
                     }
diff --git a/Radzen.Blazor/RadzenPieSeries.razor.cs b/Radzen.Blazor/RadzenPieSeries.razor.cs
index bb8722485..0d600bdab 100644
--- a/Radzen.Blazor/RadzenPieSeries.razor.cs
+++ b/Radzen.Blazor/RadzenPieSeries.razor.cs
@@ -105,6 +105,51 @@ namespace Radzen.Blazor
         [Parameter]
         public double StrokeWidth { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Specifies how the segments are filled. Set to <see cref="FillMode.Solid"/> by default.
+        /// Use <see cref="FillMode.Gradient"/> for a radial fill that holds the full segment color through the inner part of the radius and eases to a faded outer area.
+        /// The faded part lets the chart background show through, so it is lighter on light themes and darker on dark themes. Use <see cref="FillMode.None"/> to render only the outline.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The fill mode. Default is <see cref="FillMode.Solid"/>.</value>
+        [Parameter]
+        public FillMode FillMode { get; set; } = FillMode.Solid;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Specifies the opacity of the faded middle stop of the gradient.
+        /// Below <c>1</c> it lets the chart background show through, so it eases lighter on light themes and darker on dark themes. Used when <see cref="FillMode"/> is <see cref="FillMode.Gradient"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The gradient start opacity. Default is <c>0.62</c>.</value>
+        [Parameter]
+        public double GradientStartOpacity { get; set; } = 0.62;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Specifies the opacity of the full-color part of the gradient - the center of a pie, or the outer rim of a donut ring. Used when <see cref="FillMode"/> is <see cref="FillMode.Gradient"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The gradient end opacity. Default is <c>1</c>.</value>
+        [Parameter]
+        public double GradientEndOpacity { get; set; } = 1.0;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Specifies the radius fraction (0-1) at which the gradient holds the full color before it starts to fade. Used when <see cref="FillMode"/> is <see cref="FillMode.Gradient"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The gradient inner offset. Default is <c>0.4</c>.</value>
+        [Parameter]
+        public double GradientInnerOffset { get; set; } = 0.4;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Specifies the radius fraction (0-1) of the gradient's faded middle stop. Used when <see cref="FillMode"/> is <see cref="FillMode.Gradient"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The gradient middle offset. Default is <c>0.9</c>.</value>
+        [Parameter]
+        public double GradientMidOffset { get; set; } = 0.9;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Specifies the opacity at the very rim of the gradient. Used when <see cref="FillMode"/> is <see cref="FillMode.Gradient"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The gradient rim opacity. Default is <c>0.7</c>.</value>
+        [Parameter]
+        public double GradientRimOpacity { get; set; } = 0.7;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether hovering or clicking a legend item displays the tooltip for the corresponding pie/donut segment.
         /// This is useful when small slices are difficult to hover over directly on the chart.
diff --git a/Radzen.Blazor/Rendering/RadialGradientDef.razor b/Radzen.Blazor/Rendering/RadialGradientDef.razor
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46b47d10c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Radzen.Blazor/Rendering/RadialGradientDef.razor
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+@using Radzen.Blazor.Rendering
+<defs>
+    <radialGradient id="@Id" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" cx="@Cx.ToInvariantString()" cy="@Cy.ToInvariantString()" r="@R.ToInvariantString()">
+        <stop offset="@InnerOffset.ToInvariantString()" style="@($"stop-color: {Color}; stop-opacity: {InnerOpacity.ToInvariantString()}")"></stop>
+        @if (MidOffset.HasValue)
+        {
+            <stop offset="@MidOffset.Value.ToInvariantString()" style="@($"stop-color: {Color}; stop-opacity: {MidOpacity.ToInvariantString()}")"></stop>
+        }
+        <stop offset="1" style="@($"stop-color: {Color}; stop-opacity: {EndOpacity.ToInvariantString()}")"></stop>
+    </radialGradient>
+</defs>
+@code {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The id of the gradient, referenced by the shape via <c>fill: url(#id)</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public string Id { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The gradient color, used by both stops (only the opacity varies). May be a literal color or a
+    /// CSS variable such as <c>var(--rz-series-color)</c>, resolved against the element this renders inside.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public string Color { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The x coordinate of the gradient center, in user space (the chart SVG coordinate system).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public double Cx { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The y coordinate of the gradient center, in user space.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public double Cy { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The radius of the gradient, in user space.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public double R { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The offset (0-1) of the inner (center-facing) stop. Non-zero for a donut so the gradient spans
+    /// the visible ring rather than the whole radius.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public double InnerOffset { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The opacity at the inner stop.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public double InnerOpacity { get; set; } = 1.0;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The offset (0-1) of the optional middle stop. When <c>null</c> only two stops are rendered.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public double? MidOffset { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The opacity at the middle stop. Used only when <see cref="MidOffset"/> is set.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public double MidOpacity { get; set; } = 1.0;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The opacity at the rim stop.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Parameter]
+    public double EndOpacity { get; set; } = 1.0;
+}