diff --git a/crates/render/src/lib.rs b/crates/render/src/lib.rs
index 33bec34b..3296a1c2 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/lib.rs
@@ -1133,8 +1133,24 @@ pub fn draw_layout_with(ctx: &mut RenderContext, l: &deckcraft_text::TextLayout,
             continue;
         }
         let m = m * Affine::translate(ps.offset);
+        // A gradient fill starts over on every line and spans that line's text (from its top to
+        // its bottom, from its first to its last character), as in PowerPoint.
+        let mut grads: Vec<(usize, peniko::Gradient)> = Vec::new();
         for (gid, x, y) in &run.glyphs {
-            draw_glyph(ctx, run, *gid, m * Affine::translate((*x, *y)), ps.opacity);
+            let at = m * Affine::translate((*x, *y));
+            let Some(g) = run.gradient.as_ref().filter(|g| !g.stops.is_empty()) else {
+                draw_glyph(ctx, run, *gid, at, ps.opacity);
+                continue;
+            };
+            let li = line_at(l, run.para, *y);
+            if !grads.iter().any(|(i, _)| *i == li) {
+                let scheme = deckcraft_color::ColorScheme { name: String::new(), colors: [Rgba::BLACK; 12] };
+                let stops = g.stops.iter().map(|s| (s.pos, s.color.resolve(&scheme, None))).collect();
+                let bounds = l.lines.get(li).and_then(line_bounds).unwrap_or(tr);
+                grads.push((li, paint::gradient(&g.shape, stops, bounds, run.alpha * ps.opacity)));
+            }
+            let fill = grads.iter().find(|(i, _)| *i == li).map(|(_, g)| (g, Affine::translate((-*x, -*y))));
+            draw_glyph_with(ctx, run, *gid, at, ps.opacity, fill);
         }
     }
     for d in l.decos.iter().filter(|d| !d.behind) {
@@ -1142,8 +1158,39 @@ pub fn draw_layout_with(ctx: &mut RenderContext, l: &deckcraft_text::TextLayout,
     }
 }
 
+/// The line of paragraph `para` holding a glyph on baseline `y` (the nearest baseline).
+fn line_at(l: &deckcraft_text::TextLayout, para: usize, y: f64) -> usize {
+    l.lines
+        .iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .filter(|(_, li)| li.para == para)
+        .min_by(|a, b| (a.1.baseline - y).abs().total_cmp(&(b.1.baseline - y).abs()))
+        .map(|(i, _)| i)
+        .unwrap_or(0)
+}
+
+/// The box a line's text covers: its top and bottom, its first and last caret.
+fn line_bounds(li: &deckcraft_text::LineInfo) -> Option<Rect> {
+    let (x0, x1) = li.caret_x.iter().fold((f64::INFINITY, f64::NEG_INFINITY), |(a, b), x| (a.min(*x), b.max(*x)));
+    let r = Rect::new(x0, li.top, x1, li.bottom);
+    (r.is_finite() && r.width() > 0.0 && r.height() > 0.0).then_some(r)
+}
+
 /// Draw glyph `gid` of `run` with its origin (on the baseline) mapped by `at`, faded by `opacity`.
 pub(crate) fn draw_glyph(ctx: &mut RenderContext, run: &deckcraft_text::GlyphRun, gid: u32, at: Affine, opacity: f64) {
+    draw_glyph_with(ctx, run, gid, at, opacity, None);
+}
+
+/// [`draw_glyph`], filled with `fill` (a gradient laid out in the text's space, and the map from
+/// the glyph's origin to that space) instead of the run's colour.
+fn draw_glyph_with(
+    ctx: &mut RenderContext,
+    run: &deckcraft_text::GlyphRun,
+    gid: u32,
+    at: Affine,
+    opacity: f64,
+    fill: Option<(&peniko::Gradient, Affine)>,
+) {
     let alpha = run.alpha * opacity;
     if (alpha <= 0.0 || run.color.a == 0) && run.outline.is_none() {
         return;
@@ -1160,7 +1207,14 @@ pub(crate) fn draw_glyph(ctx: &mut RenderContext, run: &deckcraft_text::GlyphRun
     }
     let skew = if run.fake_italic { Affine::new([1.0, 0.0, -0.2, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0]) } else { Affine::IDENTITY };
     ctx.set_transform(at * skew * Affine::scale(k));
-    if alpha > 0.0 && run.color.a > 0 {
+    if let Some((g, to_text)) = fill
+        && alpha > 0.0
+    {
+        ctx.set_paint(g.clone());
+        ctx.set_paint_transform((skew * Affine::scale(k)).inverse() * to_text);
+        ctx.fill_path(&path);
+        ctx.reset_paint_transform();
+    } else if alpha > 0.0 && run.color.a > 0 {
         ctx.set_paint(color(run.color, alpha));
         ctx.fill_path(&path);
         if run.fake_bold {
diff --git a/crates/render/src/paint.rs b/crates/render/src/paint.rs
index 365178aa..18822467 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/paint.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/paint.rs
@@ -35,33 +35,8 @@ pub fn fill_path(
             if g.stops.is_empty() {
                 return;
             }
-            let mut stops: Vec<(f64, Rgba)> = g.stops.iter().map(|s| (s.pos.clamp(0.0, 1.0), shade(rctx.color(&s.color, ph), mode))).collect();
-            stops.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.total_cmp(&b.0));
-            // PowerPoint's ramp between stops (linear light, S-shaped), see `ramp`.
-            let stops: Vec<peniko::ColorStop> =
-                crate::ramp::expand(&stops).into_iter().map(|(o, c)| peniko::ColorStop { offset: o as f32, color: color(c, alpha).into() }).collect();
-            let grad = match &g.shape {
-                GradientShape::Linear { angle, .. } => {
-                    // Angle measured clockwise from left→right; span the bounds along that direction.
-                    let a = angle.to_radians();
-                    let (dx, dy) = (a.cos(), a.sin());
-                    let c = bounds.center();
-                    let half = (bounds.width() * dx.abs() + bounds.height() * dy.abs()) / 2.0;
-                    peniko::Gradient::new_linear(Point::new(c.x - dx * half, c.y - dy * half), Point::new(c.x + dx * half, c.y + dy * half))
-                        .with_stops(stops.as_slice())
-                }
-                GradientShape::Path { focus, .. } => {
-                    let fx = bounds.x0 + bounds.width() * (focus[0] + (1.0 - focus[2])) / 2.0;
-                    let fy = bounds.y0 + bounds.height() * (focus[1] + (1.0 - focus[3])) / 2.0;
-                    // Reach the farthest corner, so a gradient from a corner covers the whole box.
-                    let r = [(bounds.x0, bounds.y0), (bounds.x1, bounds.y0), (bounds.x0, bounds.y1), (bounds.x1, bounds.y1)]
-                        .iter()
-                        .map(|(x, y)| ((x - fx).powi(2) + (y - fy).powi(2)).sqrt())
-                        .fold(1e-6, f64::max);
-                    peniko::Gradient::new_radial(Point::new(fx, fy), r as f32).with_stops(stops.as_slice())
-                }
-            };
-            ctx.set_paint(grad);
+            let stops: Vec<(f64, Rgba)> = g.stops.iter().map(|s| (s.pos, shade(rctx.color(&s.color, ph), mode))).collect();
+            ctx.set_paint(gradient(&g.shape, stops, bounds, alpha));
             ctx.fill_path(path);
         }
         Fill::Picture(pf) => {
@@ -131,6 +106,38 @@ pub fn resolved<'a>(rctx: &Ctx, pf: &'a PictureFill, ph: Option<Rgba>) -> std::b
     std::borrow::Cow::Owned(out)
 }
 
+/// The paint of a gradient of `shape` with `stops` (position, colour) spanning `bounds`, faded
+/// by `alpha`, ramping between stops as PowerPoint does (see `ramp`).
+pub fn gradient(shape: &GradientShape, mut stops: Vec<(f64, Rgba)>, bounds: Rect, alpha: f64) -> peniko::Gradient {
+    for s in &mut stops {
+        s.0 = s.0.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+    }
+    stops.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.total_cmp(&b.0));
+    let stops: Vec<peniko::ColorStop> =
+        crate::ramp::expand(&stops).into_iter().map(|(o, c)| peniko::ColorStop { offset: o as f32, color: color(c, alpha).into() }).collect();
+    match shape {
+        GradientShape::Linear { angle, .. } => {
+            // Angle measured clockwise from left→right; span the bounds along that direction.
+            let a = angle.to_radians();
+            let (dx, dy) = (a.cos(), a.sin());
+            let c = bounds.center();
+            let half = (bounds.width() * dx.abs() + bounds.height() * dy.abs()) / 2.0;
+            peniko::Gradient::new_linear(Point::new(c.x - dx * half, c.y - dy * half), Point::new(c.x + dx * half, c.y + dy * half))
+                .with_stops(stops.as_slice())
+        }
+        GradientShape::Path { focus, .. } => {
+            let fx = bounds.x0 + bounds.width() * (focus[0] + (1.0 - focus[2])) / 2.0;
+            let fy = bounds.y0 + bounds.height() * (focus[1] + (1.0 - focus[3])) / 2.0;
+            // Reach the farthest corner, so a gradient from a corner covers the whole box.
+            let r = [(bounds.x0, bounds.y0), (bounds.x1, bounds.y0), (bounds.x0, bounds.y1), (bounds.x1, bounds.y1)]
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(x, y)| ((x - fx).powi(2) + (y - fy).powi(2)).sqrt())
+                .fold(1e-6, f64::max);
+            peniko::Gradient::new_radial(Point::new(fx, fy), r as f32).with_stops(stops.as_slice())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Draw a picture fill into `bounds` (shape-local) honouring crop and stretch/tile modes; an animated
 /// GIF shows its frame at `gif_time` seconds.
 pub fn picture(ctx: &mut RenderContext, pres: &Presentation, pf: &PictureFill, bounds: Rect, m: Affine, gif_time: Option<f64>) {
diff --git a/crates/render/src/tests.rs b/crates/render/src/tests.rs
index 15f70167..d739e775 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/tests.rs
@@ -658,3 +658,46 @@ fn colour_glyphs_paint_their_layers() {
     // The text-colour glyph is as big as the other square.
     assert!((green as f64 / (red + blue) as f64 - 1.0).abs() < 0.1, "green {green} vs {}", red + blue);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn a_text_gradient_starts_over_on_every_line() {
+    // PowerPoint fills each line of gradient text with the whole gradient, spanning that line
+    // (black at the top of every line to white at its bottom), not the text box.
+    use deckcraft_model::style::{Fill, Gradient, GradientShape, GradientStop};
+    let stop = |pos, v| GradientStop { pos, color: ColorRef::rgb(deckcraft_color::Rgba::rgb(v, v, v)) };
+    let mut sh = Shape { id: ShapeId(730), xfrm: Some(Xfrm::new(0.0, 0.0, 600.0, 500.0)), text_box: true, ..Default::default() };
+    let mut t = TextBody::from_text("HHHH\nHHHH");
+    for p in &mut t.paragraphs {
+        let props = &mut p.runs[0].props;
+        props.size = Some(80.0);
+        props.fill = Some(Fill::Gradient(Gradient {
+            stops: vec![stop(0.0, 0), stop(1.0, 255)],
+            shape: GradientShape::Linear { angle: 90.0, scaled: false },
+            rotate_with_shape: true,
+        }));
+    }
+    sh.text = Some(t);
+    let p = deck_with(vec![sh]);
+    let img = render_slide(&p, 0, &RenderOpts { scale: 1.0, ..Default::default() });
+    // Ink rows (any pixel not white), grouped into the two lines.
+    let ink = |y: u32| (0..600).any(|x| img.pixel(x, y)[0] < 250);
+    let mut bands: Vec<(u32, u32)> = vec![];
+    for y in 0..500 {
+        if ink(y) {
+            match bands.last_mut() {
+                Some(b) if b.1 + 1 == y => b.1 = y,
+                _ => bands.push((y, y)),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    assert_eq!(bands.len(), 2, "{bands:?}");
+    // The darkest ink in the first rows of each line.
+    let top = |b: (u32, u32)| (b.0..b.0 + 6).flat_map(|y| (0..600).map(move |x| (x, y))).map(|(x, y)| img.pixel(x, y)[0]).min().unwrap();
+    let (a, b) = (top(bands[0]), top(bands[1]));
+    assert!(a < 140 && (a as i32 - b as i32).abs() < 25, "line tops {a} and {b}: the second line starts dark again");
+    // ...and each line ends light.
+    let bottom = |b: (u32, u32)| (b.1 - 5..=b.1).flat_map(|y| (0..600).map(move |x| (x, y))).map(|(x, y)| img.pixel(x, y)[0]).min().unwrap();
+    for band in bands {
+        assert!(bottom(band) > 150, "line {band:?} ends at {}", bottom(band));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/text/src/lib.rs b/crates/text/src/lib.rs
index d91e146d..32bfdc42 100644
--- a/crates/text/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/text/src/lib.rs
@@ -245,7 +245,14 @@ fn make_style(ctx: &Ctx, r: &RunProps, scale: f64, prompt: Option<Rgba>) -> Styl
     let size = (r.size.unwrap_or(18.0) * scale).clamp(0.5, 4000.0);
     let (mut color, alpha, gradient) = match &r.fill {
         Some(Fill::Solid { color }) => (ctx.color(color, None), color.alpha(), None),
-        Some(Fill::Gradient(g)) => (g.stops.first().map(|s| ctx.color(&s.color, None)).unwrap_or(Rgba::BLACK), 1.0, Some(g.clone())),
+        Some(Fill::Gradient(g)) => {
+            // Colours resolved here (theme, colour map), so the renderer needs no colour scheme.
+            let mut g = g.clone();
+            for s in &mut g.stops {
+                s.color = deckcraft_model::ColorRef::rgb(ctx.color(&s.color, None));
+            }
+            (g.stops.first().map(|s| ctx.color(&s.color, None)).unwrap_or(Rgba::BLACK), 1.0, Some(g))
+        }
         Some(Fill::None) => (Rgba::TRANSPARENT, 0.0, None),
         _ => (resolve::text_color(ctx, r), 1.0, None),
     };