diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/common.h b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/common.h
index 10a2f3d7369..f777aa891cc 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/common.h
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/common.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct GradFrameUniforms {
     vector_float3 params;
     vector_float4 color1;
     vector_float4 color2;
+    int isCyclic;
 };
 
 struct Vertex {
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/shaders.metal b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/shaders.metal
index 6f3dbc4c876..f5b7647c656 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/shaders.metal
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/awt/shaders.metal
@@ -206,6 +206,14 @@ fragment half4 frag_txt_grad(GradShaderInOut in [[stage_in]],
 
     float3 v = float3(in.position.x, in.position.y, 1);
     float  a = (dot(v,uniforms.params)-0.25)*2.0;
+    int fa = floor(a);
+    if (uniforms.isCyclic) {
+        if (fa%2) {
+            a = 1.0 + fa - a;
+        } else {
+            a = a - fa;
+        }
+    }
     float4 c = mix(uniforms.color1, uniforms.color2, a);
     return half4(c.r*renderColor.a,
                  c.g*renderColor.a,
@@ -352,6 +360,14 @@ fragment half4 frag_grad(GradShaderInOut in [[stage_in]],
                          constant GradFrameUniforms& uniforms [[buffer(0)]]) {
     float3 v = float3(in.position.x, in.position.y, 1);
     float  a = (dot(v,uniforms.params)-0.25)*2.0;
+    int fa = floor(a);
+    if (uniforms.isCyclic) {
+        if (fa%2) {
+            a = 1.0 + fa - a;
+        } else {
+            a = a - fa;
+        }
+    }
     float4 c = mix(uniforms.color1, uniforms.color2, a);
     return half4(c);
 }
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/java2d/metal/MTLPaints.m b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/java2d/metal/MTLPaints.m
index 18346b849f5..1e177ecb03e 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/java2d/metal/MTLPaints.m
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/java2d/metal/MTLPaints.m
@@ -420,7 +420,8 @@ - (void)setPipelineState:(id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder>)encoder
             struct GradFrameUniforms uf = {
                     {_p0, _p1, _p3},
                     RGBA_TO_V4(_pixel1),
-                    RGBA_TO_V4(_pixel2)};
+                    RGBA_TO_V4(_pixel2),
+                    _cyclic};
             [encoder setFragmentBytes:&uf length:sizeof(uf) atIndex:0];
 
         } else {
@@ -451,7 +452,9 @@ - (void)setPipelineState:(id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder>)encoder
             struct GradFrameUniforms uf = {
                     {_p0, _p1, _p3},
                     RGBA_TO_V4(_pixel1),
-                    RGBA_TO_V4(_pixel2)};
+                    RGBA_TO_V4(_pixel2),
+                    _cyclic
+            };
             [encoder setFragmentBytes:&uf length:sizeof(uf) atIndex:0];
         } else if (_paintState == sun_java2d_SunGraphics2D_PAINT_TEXTURE) {
             vertShader = @"vert_tp";
@@ -525,7 +528,9 @@ - (void)setXorModePipelineState:(id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder>)encoder
             struct GradFrameUniforms uf = {
                         {_p0, _p1, _p3},
                         RGBA_TO_V4(_pixel1 ^ xorColor),
-                        RGBA_TO_V4(_pixel2 ^ xorColor)};
+                        RGBA_TO_V4(_pixel2 ^ xorColor),
+                        _cyclic
+            };
 
             [encoder setFragmentBytes: &uf length:sizeof(uf) atIndex:0];
             BMTLSDOps *dstOps = MTLRenderQueue_GetCurrentDestination();