diff --git a/components/MenuButton.qml b/components/MenuButton.qml
index 4321d248..afc2421a 100644
--- a/components/MenuButton.qml
+++ b/components/MenuButton.qml
@@ -61,19 +61,6 @@ Rectangle {
     property bool present: !under || under.checked || checked || under.numSelectedChildren > 0
     height: present ? ((appWindow.height >= 800) ? 44 * scaleRatio  : 38 * scaleRatio ) : 0
 
-    // Button gradient whilst checked
-    // @TODO: replace by .png - gradient not available in 2d renderer
-    LinearGradient {
-        visible: button.checked ? true : false
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        start: Qt.point(0, 0)
-        end: Qt.point(300, 0)
-        gradient: Gradient {
-           GradientStop { position: 1.0; color: "#333333" }
-           GradientStop { position: 0.0; color: "black" }
-        }
-    }
-
     // button decorations that are subject to leftMargin offsets
     Rectangle {
         anchors.left: parent.left
@@ -114,6 +101,17 @@ Rectangle {
         }
     }
 
+    // button gradient while checked
+    Image {
+        width: 160
+        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.rightMargin: 0
+        anchors.leftMargin: parent.getOffset()
+        source: "../images/menuButtonGradient.png"
+        visible: button.checked
+    }
+
     // menu button right arrow
     Image {
         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
diff --git a/images/menuButtonGradient.png b/images/menuButtonGradient.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..616f72c1
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diff --git a/qml.qrc b/qml.qrc
index 7f5b673c..d7ea0e1d 100644
--- a/qml.qrc
+++ b/qml.qrc
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
         <file>images/titlebarGradient.jpg</file>
         <file>images/titlebarLogo.png</file>
         <file>images/menuArrow.png</file>
+        <file>images/menuButtonGradient.png</file>
         <file>fonts/SFUIDisplay-Medium.otf</file>
         <file>fonts/SFUIDisplay-Regular.otf</file>
         <file>fonts/SFUIDisplay-Light.otf</file>