diff --git a/circularimageview-sample/src/main/java/com/example/circularimageview/MainActivity.java b/circularimageview-sample/src/main/java/com/example/circularimageview/MainActivity.java
index be960f3..71f3d0f 100644
--- a/circularimageview-sample/src/main/java/com/example/circularimageview/MainActivity.java
+++ b/circularimageview-sample/src/main/java/com/example/circularimageview/MainActivity.java
@@ -4,20 +4,19 @@
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.Color;
+import android.graphics.LinearGradient;
+import android.graphics.Shader;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
 import com.koushikdutta.async.future.FutureCallback;
 import com.koushikdutta.ion.Ion;
-import com.koushikdutta.ion.bitmap.Transform;
 import com.pkmmte.view.CircularImageView;
-import com.squareup.picasso.Picasso;
 
 public class MainActivity extends Activity
 {
@@ -62,6 +61,10 @@ private void initList()
 		
 		// DOGE!!!
 		final CircularImageView imgDoge = (CircularImageView) headerView.findViewById(R.id.imgDoge);
+        final int dogeSize = 196;
+        LinearGradient gradient = new LinearGradient(-dogeSize /2, 0, dogeSize /2, dogeSize, Color.BLACK, Color.WHITE, Shader.TileMode.CLAMP);
+        imgDoge.setBorderGradient(gradient);
+
 		final TextView txtWow = (TextView) headerView.findViewById(R.id.txtWow);
 		final TextView txtClick = (TextView) headerView.findViewById(R.id.txtClick);
 		
diff --git a/circularimageview/src/main/java/com/pkmmte/view/CircularImageView.java b/circularimageview/src/main/java/com/pkmmte/view/CircularImageView.java
index 3e60db0..31925c1 100644
--- a/circularimageview/src/main/java/com/pkmmte/view/CircularImageView.java
+++ b/circularimageview/src/main/java/com/pkmmte/view/CircularImageView.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.ColorFilter;
+import android.graphics.LinearGradient;
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
@@ -158,6 +159,18 @@ public void setBorderColor(int borderColor) {
 		this.invalidate();
 	}
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the CircularImageView's border linear gradient.
+     * @param gradient The gradient to be applied.
+     */
+    public void setBorderGradient(LinearGradient gradient) {
+        if (paintBorder != null) {
+            paintBorder.setDither(true);
+            paintBorder.setShader(gradient);
+        }
+        this.invalidate();
+    }
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets the color of the selector to be draw over the
 	 * CircularImageView. Be sure to provide some opacity.