diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 2b3fc7d3..b37e25b2 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -1884,15 +1884,13 @@ void CCompositor::updateWindowAnimatedDecorationValues(CWindow* pWindow) {
         if (pWindow == m_pLastWindow) {
             const auto* const ACTIVECOLOR =
                 !pWindow->m_sGroupData.pNextWindow ? (!pWindow->m_sGroupData.deny ? ACTIVECOL : NOGROUPACTIVECOL) : (GROUPLOCKED ? GROUPACTIVELOCKEDCOL : GROUPACTIVECOL);
-            setBorderColor(pWindow->m_sSpecialRenderData.activeBorderColor.toUnderlying() >= 0 ?
-                               CGradientValueData(CColor(pWindow->m_sSpecialRenderData.activeBorderColor.toUnderlying())) :
-                               *ACTIVECOLOR);
+            setBorderColor(pWindow->m_sSpecialRenderData.activeBorderColor.toUnderlying().m_vColors.empty() ? *ACTIVECOLOR :
+                                                                                                              pWindow->m_sSpecialRenderData.activeBorderColor.toUnderlying());
         } else {
             const auto* const INACTIVECOLOR =
                 !pWindow->m_sGroupData.pNextWindow ? (!pWindow->m_sGroupData.deny ? INACTIVECOL : NOGROUPINACTIVECOL) : (GROUPLOCKED ? GROUPINACTIVELOCKEDCOL : GROUPINACTIVECOL);
-            setBorderColor(pWindow->m_sSpecialRenderData.inactiveBorderColor.toUnderlying() >= 0 ?
-                               CGradientValueData(CColor(pWindow->m_sSpecialRenderData.inactiveBorderColor.toUnderlying())) :
-                               *INACTIVECOLOR);
+            setBorderColor(pWindow->m_sSpecialRenderData.inactiveBorderColor.toUnderlying().m_vColors.empty() ? *INACTIVECOLOR :
+                                                                                                                pWindow->m_sSpecialRenderData.inactiveBorderColor.toUnderlying());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Window.cpp b/src/Window.cpp
index 818b4089..5a50713b 100644
--- a/src/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/Window.cpp
@@ -614,14 +614,42 @@ void CWindow::applyDynamicRule(const SWindowRule& r) {
         m_sAdditionalConfigData.animationStyle = STYLE;
     } else if (r.szRule.starts_with("bordercolor")) {
         try {
-            std::string colorPart = removeBeginEndSpacesTabs(r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1));
+            // Each vector will only get used if it has at least one color
+            CGradientValueData activeBorderGradient   = {};
+            CGradientValueData inactiveBorderGradient = {};
+            bool               active                 = true;
+            CVarList           colorsAndAngles        = CVarList(removeBeginEndSpacesTabs(r.szRule.substr(r.szRule.find_first_of(' ') + 1)), 0, 's', true);
 
-            if (colorPart.contains(' ')) {
-                // we have a space, 2 values
-                m_sSpecialRenderData.activeBorderColor   = configStringToInt(colorPart.substr(0, colorPart.find_first_of(' ')));
-                m_sSpecialRenderData.inactiveBorderColor = configStringToInt(colorPart.substr(colorPart.find_first_of(' ') + 1));
-            } else {
-                m_sSpecialRenderData.activeBorderColor = configStringToInt(colorPart);
+            // Basic form has only two colors, everything else can be parsed as a gradient
+            if (colorsAndAngles.size() == 2 && !colorsAndAngles[1].contains("deg")) {
+                m_sSpecialRenderData.activeBorderColor   = CGradientValueData(CColor(configStringToInt(colorsAndAngles[0])));
+                m_sSpecialRenderData.inactiveBorderColor = CGradientValueData(CColor(configStringToInt(colorsAndAngles[1])));
+                return;
+            }
+
+            for (auto& token : colorsAndAngles) {
+                // The first angle, or an explicit "0deg", splits the two gradients
+                if (active && token.contains("deg")) {
+                    activeBorderGradient.m_fAngle = std::stoi(token.substr(0, token.size() - 3)) * (PI / 180.0);
+                    active                        = false;
+                } else if (token.contains("deg"))
+                    inactiveBorderGradient.m_fAngle = std::stoi(token.substr(0, token.size() - 3)) * (PI / 180.0);
+                else if (active)
+                    activeBorderGradient.m_vColors.push_back(configStringToInt(token));
+                else
+                    inactiveBorderGradient.m_vColors.push_back(configStringToInt(token));
+            }
+
+            // Includes sanity checks for the number of colors in each gradient
+            if (activeBorderGradient.m_vColors.size() > 10 || inactiveBorderGradient.m_vColors.size() > 10)
+                Debug::log(WARN, "Bordercolor rule \"{}\" has more than 10 colors in one gradient, ignoring", r.szRule);
+            else if (activeBorderGradient.m_vColors.empty())
+                Debug::log(WARN, "Bordercolor rule \"{}\" has no colors, ignoring", r.szRule);
+            else if (inactiveBorderGradient.m_vColors.empty())
+                m_sSpecialRenderData.activeBorderColor = activeBorderGradient;
+            else {
+                m_sSpecialRenderData.activeBorderColor   = activeBorderGradient;
+                m_sSpecialRenderData.inactiveBorderColor = inactiveBorderGradient;
             }
         } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "BorderColor rule \"{}\" failed with: {}", r.szRule, e.what()); }
     } else if (r.szRule == "dimaround") {
@@ -651,8 +679,8 @@ void CWindow::applyDynamicRule(const SWindowRule& r) {
 }
 
 void CWindow::updateDynamicRules() {
-    m_sSpecialRenderData.activeBorderColor   = -1;
-    m_sSpecialRenderData.inactiveBorderColor = -1;
+    m_sSpecialRenderData.activeBorderColor   = CGradientValueData();
+    m_sSpecialRenderData.inactiveBorderColor = CGradientValueData();
     m_sSpecialRenderData.alpha               = 1.f;
     m_sSpecialRenderData.alphaInactive       = -1.f;
     m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceNoBlur      = false;
diff --git a/src/Window.hpp b/src/Window.hpp
index d700af7e..bbe7dc07 100644
--- a/src/Window.hpp
+++ b/src/Window.hpp
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ class CWindowOverridableVar {
 };
 
 struct SWindowSpecialRenderData {
-    CWindowOverridableVar<bool>    alphaOverride         = false;
-    CWindowOverridableVar<float>   alpha                 = 1.f;
-    CWindowOverridableVar<bool>    alphaInactiveOverride = false;
-    CWindowOverridableVar<float>   alphaInactive         = -1.f; // -1 means unset
+    CWindowOverridableVar<bool>               alphaOverride         = false;
+    CWindowOverridableVar<float>              alpha                 = 1.f;
+    CWindowOverridableVar<bool>               alphaInactiveOverride = false;
+    CWindowOverridableVar<float>              alphaInactive         = -1.f; // -1 means unset
 
-    CWindowOverridableVar<int64_t> activeBorderColor   = -1; // -1 means unset
-    CWindowOverridableVar<int64_t> inactiveBorderColor = -1; // -1 means unset
+    CWindowOverridableVar<CGradientValueData> activeBorderColor   = CGradientValueData(); // empty color vector means unset
+    CWindowOverridableVar<CGradientValueData> inactiveBorderColor = CGradientValueData(); // empty color vector means unset
 
     // set by the layout
     CWindowOverridableVar<int> borderSize = -1; // -1 means unset
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigDataValues.hpp b/src/config/ConfigDataValues.hpp
index f6bf9881..14b5e51d 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigDataValues.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigDataValues.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class ICustomConfigValueData {
 
 class CGradientValueData : public ICustomConfigValueData {
   public:
+    CGradientValueData(){};
     CGradientValueData(CColor col) {
         m_vColors.push_back(col);
     };
diff --git a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
index 490f14c9..79855d27 100644
--- a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
@@ -1138,9 +1138,9 @@ std::string dispatchSetProp(std::string request) {
         } else if (PROP == "alphainactive") {
             PWINDOW->m_sSpecialRenderData.alphaInactive.forceSetIgnoreLocked(std::stof(VAL), lock);
         } else if (PROP == "activebordercolor") {
-            PWINDOW->m_sSpecialRenderData.activeBorderColor.forceSetIgnoreLocked(configStringToInt(VAL), lock);
+            PWINDOW->m_sSpecialRenderData.activeBorderColor.forceSetIgnoreLocked(CGradientValueData(CColor(configStringToInt(VAL))), lock);
         } else if (PROP == "inactivebordercolor") {
-            PWINDOW->m_sSpecialRenderData.inactiveBorderColor.forceSetIgnoreLocked(configStringToInt(VAL), lock);
+            PWINDOW->m_sSpecialRenderData.inactiveBorderColor.forceSetIgnoreLocked(CGradientValueData(CColor(configStringToInt(VAL))), lock);
         } else if (PROP == "forcergbx") {
             PWINDOW->m_sAdditionalConfigData.forceRGBX.forceSetIgnoreLocked(configStringToInt(VAL), lock);
         } else if (PROP == "bordersize") {