diff --git a/wowchemy/layouts/partials/widget_page.html b/wowchemy/layouts/partials/widget_page.html
index 387f603d..30768b82 100644
--- a/wowchemy/layouts/partials/widget_page.html
+++ b/wowchemy/layouts/partials/widget_page.html
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
   {{ end }}
 
   {{ if and $bg.gradient_start $bg.gradient_end }}
-    {{ $style_bg = printf "%sbackground-image: linear-gradient(%s, %s);" $style_bg $bg.gradient_start $bg.gradient_end }}
+    {{ $angle := string $bg.gradient_angle | default "90" }}
+    {{ $style_bg = printf "%sbackground-image: linear-gradient(%sdeg, %s, %s);" $style_bg $angle $bg.gradient_start $bg.gradient_end }}
   {{ end }}
 
   {{ if $bg.image }}