diff --git a/poppler/CairoOutputDev.cc b/poppler/CairoOutputDev.cc
index 0bc0ab4..a213613 100644
--- a/poppler/CairoOutputDev.cc
+++ b/poppler/CairoOutputDev.cc
@@ -328,6 +328,102 @@ void CairoOutputDev::updateFillOpacity(GfxState *state) {
   LOG(printf ("fill opacity: %f\n", fill_opacity));
 }
 
+GBool CairoOutputDev::axialShadedFill(GfxState *state, GfxAxialShading *shading) {
+  double x0, y0, x1, y1;
+  cairo_extend_t extend;
+  printf("axialShaded\n");
+
+  if (shading->getExtend0() != shading->getExtend1()) {
+    printf("non matching extents\n");
+    return gFalse;
+  } else {
+    extend = shading->getExtend0() ? CAIRO_EXTEND_PAD : CAIRO_EXTEND_NONE;
+  }
+
+  if (shading->getDomain0() != 0 || shading->getDomain1() != 1)
+    return gFalse;
+
+  if (shading->getNFuncs() == 1) {
+    Function *func = shading->getFunc(0);
+
+    if (func->getType() != 2) {
+      printf("wrong function type\n");
+      return gFalse;
+    }
+
+    ExponentialFunction *func2 = (ExponentialFunction *)func;
+
+    if (func2->getE() != 1)
+      return gFalse;
+
+    if (func2->getDomainMin(0) != 0 || func2->getDomainMax(0) != 1)
+      return gFalse;
+
+    if (func2->getHasRange())
+      return gFalse;
+
+    shading->getCoords(&x0, &y0, &x1, &y1);
+    cairo_pattern_t *linear_pattern = cairo_pattern_create_linear(x0, y0, x1, y1);
+    if (func2->getOutputSize() == 3 &&
+	shading->getColorSpace()->getMode() == csDeviceRGB) {
+      //XXX: are the offsets correct?
+      cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgb(linear_pattern,
+	  0.0,
+	  func2->getC0()[0],
+	  func2->getC0()[1],
+	  func2->getC0()[2]);
+
+      cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgb(linear_pattern,
+	  1.1,
+	  func2->getC1()[0],
+	  func2->getC1()[1],
+	  func2->getC1()[2]);
+    } else if (func2->getOutputSize() == 1 &&
+	shading->getColorSpace()->getMode() == csDeviceGray) {
+      //XXX: are the offsets correct?
+      cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgb(linear_pattern,
+	  0.0,
+	  func2->getC0()[0],
+	  func2->getC0()[0],
+	  func2->getC0()[0]);
+
+      cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgb(linear_pattern,
+	  1.1,
+	  func2->getC1()[0],
+	  func2->getC1()[0],
+	  func2->getC1()[0]);
+    } else {
+      printf("bad color space %d %d\n", shading->getColorSpace()->getMode(),
+	  func2->getOutputSize());
+      cairo_pattern_destroy(linear_pattern);
+      return gFalse;
+    }
+
+    cairo_pattern_set_extend(linear_pattern, extend);
+    cairo_pattern_destroy(fill_pattern);
+    fill_pattern = linear_pattern;
+
+    double xMin, yMin, xMax, yMax;
+    // get the clip region bbox
+    state->getUserClipBBox(&xMin, &yMin, &xMax, &yMax);
+    cairo_save (cairo);
+    cairo_rectangle (cairo, xMin, yMin, xMax - xMin, yMax - yMin);
+    cairo_set_source (cairo, fill_pattern);
+    cairo_fill (cairo);
+    cairo_restore (cairo);
+    if (cairo_shape) {
+      cairo_save (cairo_shape);
+      cairo_rectangle (cairo_shape, xMin, yMin, xMax - xMin, yMax - yMin);
+      cairo_fill (cairo_shape);
+      cairo_restore (cairo_shape);
+    }
+  } else {
+    return gFalse;
+  }
+  printf("linear output\n");
+  return gTrue;
+}
+
 void CairoOutputDev::updateStrokeOpacity(GfxState *state) {
   stroke_opacity = state->getStrokeOpacity();
 
diff --git a/poppler/CairoOutputDev.h b/poppler/CairoOutputDev.h
index 5d2b658..d5e1b1f 100644
--- a/poppler/CairoOutputDev.h
+++ b/poppler/CairoOutputDev.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ public:
   // text in Type 3 fonts will be drawn with drawChar/drawString.
   virtual GBool interpretType3Chars() { return gTrue; }
 
+  virtual GBool useShadedFills() { return gTrue; }
+
   //----- initialization and control
 
   // Start a page.
@@ -185,6 +187,8 @@ public:
   virtual void type3D1(GfxState *state, double wx, double wy,
       double llx, double lly, double urx, double ury);
 
+
+  virtual GBool axialShadedFill(GfxState *state, GfxAxialShading *shading);
   //----- special access
 
   // Called to indicate that a new PDF document has been loaded.
@@ -262,6 +266,8 @@ public:
   // Does this device need non-text content?
   virtual GBool needNonText() { return gTrue; }
 
+  virtual GBool useShadedFills() { return gTrue; }
+
     //----- link borders
   virtual void drawLink(Link *link, Catalog *catalog) { }