diff --git a/src/common/QskGradientDirection.cpp b/src/common/QskGradientDirection.cpp
index 7ca00e6b..cab879c4 100644
--- a/src/common/QskGradientDirection.cpp
+++ b/src/common/QskGradientDirection.cpp
@@ -18,12 +18,43 @@ Q_CONSTRUCTOR_FUNCTION( qskRegisterGradientDirection )
 
 void QskLinearDirection::setOrientation( Qt::Orientation orientation  ) noexcept
 {
+    m_x1 = m_y1 = 0.0;
     setStart( 0.0, 0.0 );
 
     if ( orientation == Qt::Vertical )
-        setStop( 0.0, 1.0 );
+    {
+        m_x2 = 0.0;
+        m_y2 = 1.0;
+    }
     else
-        setStop( 1.0, 0.0 );
+    {
+        m_x2 = 1.0;
+        m_y2 = 0.0;
+    }
+}
+
+void QskLinearDirection::setVector( const QLineF& vector ) noexcept
+{
+    m_x1 = vector.x1();
+    m_y1 = vector.y1();
+    m_x2 = vector.x2();
+    m_y2 = vector.y2();
+}
+
+void QskLinearDirection::setVector( const QPointF& start, const QPointF& stop ) noexcept
+{
+    m_x1 = start.x();
+    m_y1 = start.y();
+    m_x2 = stop.x();
+    m_y2 = stop.y();
+}
+
+void QskLinearDirection::setVector( qreal x1, qreal y1, qreal x2, qreal y2 ) noexcept
+{
+    m_x1 = x1;
+    m_y1 = y1;
+    m_x2 = x2;
+    m_y2 = y2;
 }
 
 void QskLinearDirection::setStart( const QPointF& pos ) noexcept
diff --git a/src/common/QskGradientDirection.h b/src/common/QskGradientDirection.h
index 36df36b2..ff89b4bd 100644
--- a/src/common/QskGradientDirection.h
+++ b/src/common/QskGradientDirection.h
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 
 #include <qmetatype.h>
 #include <qpoint.h>
+#include <qline.h>
+
+class QLineF;
 
 class QSK_EXPORT QskLinearDirection
 {
@@ -25,9 +28,16 @@ class QSK_EXPORT QskLinearDirection
 
     constexpr QskLinearDirection( Qt::Orientation ) noexcept;
 
+    constexpr QskLinearDirection( const QLineF& ) noexcept;
     constexpr QskLinearDirection( const QPointF&, const QPointF& ) noexcept;
     constexpr QskLinearDirection( qreal x1, qreal y1, qreal x2, qreal y2 ) noexcept;
 
+    void setVector( const QLineF& ) noexcept;
+    void setVector( const QPointF&, const QPointF& ) noexcept;
+    void setVector( qreal x1, qreal y1, qreal x2, qreal y2 ) noexcept;
+
+    constexpr QLineF vector() const noexcept;
+
     void setStart( const QPointF& ) noexcept;
     void setStart( qreal x, qreal y ) noexcept;
 
@@ -156,6 +166,11 @@ inline constexpr QskLinearDirection::QskLinearDirection(
 {
 }
 
+inline constexpr QskLinearDirection::QskLinearDirection( const QLineF& vector ) noexcept
+    : QskLinearDirection( vector.x1(), vector.y1(), vector.x2(), vector.y2() )
+{
+}
+
 inline constexpr QskLinearDirection::QskLinearDirection(
         const QPointF& start, const QPointF& stop ) noexcept
     : QskLinearDirection( start.x(), start.y(), stop.x(), stop.y() )
@@ -191,6 +206,11 @@ inline constexpr qreal QskLinearDirection::y2() const noexcept
     return m_y2;
 }
 
+inline constexpr QLineF QskLinearDirection::vector() const noexcept
+{
+    return QLineF( m_x1, m_y1, m_x2, m_y2 );
+}
+
 inline constexpr QPointF QskLinearDirection::start() const noexcept
 {
     return QPointF( m_x1, m_y1 );