diff --git a/src/gradient.class.js b/src/gradient.class.js
index 720ad9768e9..fa0dd7b95c8 100644
--- a/src/gradient.class.js
+++ b/src/gradient.class.js
@@ -317,28 +317,34 @@
     /**
      * Returns an instance of CanvasGradient
      * @param {CanvasRenderingContext2D} ctx Context to render on
+     * @param {fabric.Object} object the fabric.Object for which the gradient is
      * @return {CanvasGradient}
      */
-    toLive: function(ctx) {
-      var gradient, coords = fabric.util.object.clone(this.coords), i, len;
+    toLive: function(ctx, object) {
+      var gradient, coords = fabric.util.object.clone(this.coords), i, len,
+          x1 = coords.x1, y1 = coords.y1, x2 = coords.x2, y2 = coords.y2,
+          stops = this.colorStops;
 
       if (!this.type) {
         return;
       }
 
+      if (object instanceof fabric.Text && this.gradientUnits === 'percentage') {
+        x1 *= object.width;
+        y1 *= object.height;
+        x2 *= object.width;
+        y2 *= object.height;
+      }
       if (this.type === 'linear') {
-        gradient = ctx.createLinearGradient(
-          coords.x1, coords.y1, coords.x2, coords.y2);
+        gradient = ctx.createLinearGradient(x1, y1, x2, y2);
       }
       else if (this.type === 'radial') {
-        gradient = ctx.createRadialGradient(
-          coords.x1, coords.y1, coords.r1, coords.x2, coords.y2, coords.r2);
+        gradient = ctx.createRadialGradient(x1, y1, coords.r1, x2, y2, coords.r2);
       }
-
-      for (i = 0, len = this.colorStops.length; i < len; i++) {
-        var color = this.colorStops[i].color,
-            opacity = this.colorStops[i].opacity,
-            offset = this.colorStops[i].offset;
+      for (i = 0, len = stops.length; i < len; i++) {
+        var color = stops[i].color,
+            opacity = stops[i].opacity,
+            offset = stops[i].offset;
 
         if (typeof opacity !== 'undefined') {
           color = new fabric.Color(color).setAlpha(opacity).toRgba();
diff --git a/src/shapes/text.class.js b/src/shapes/text.class.js
index 233fd15538d..ada5d009c4e 100644
--- a/src/shapes/text.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/text.class.js
@@ -817,6 +817,24 @@
       return -this.height / 2;
     },
 
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * @param {CanvasRenderingContext2D} ctx Context to render on
+     * @param {Object} filler fabric.Pattern or fabric.Gradient
+     * @return {Object} offset.offsetX offset for text rendering
+     * @return {Object} offset.offsetY offset for text rendering
+     */
+    _applyPatternGradientTransform: function(ctx, filler) {
+      if (!filler || !filler.toLive) {
+        return { offsetX: 0, offsetY: 0 };
+      }
+      var offsetX = -this.width / 2 + filler.offsetX || 0,
+          offsetY = -this.height / 2 + filler.offsetY || 0;
+
+      ctx.transform(1, 0, 0, 1, offsetX, offsetY);
+      return { offsetX: offsetX, offsetY: offsetY };
+    },
+
     /**
      * @private
      * @param {CanvasRenderingContext2D} ctx Context to render on
diff --git a/test/visual/golden/text7.png b/test/visual/golden/text7.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..10198be0f1d
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/visual/golden/text7.png differ
diff --git a/test/visual/text.js b/test/visual/text.js
index d8d2ee40bc1..c61faf78081 100644
--- a/test/visual/text.js
+++ b/test/visual/text.js
@@ -212,5 +212,41 @@
     percentage: 0.06,
   });
 
+  function text7(canvas, callback) {
+    var gradient = new fabric.Gradient({
+      coords: {
+        x1: 0,
+        y1: 0,
+        x2: 1,
+        y2: 0
+      },
+      gradientUnits: 'percentage',
+      colorStops: [{
+        offset: 0,
+        color: 'red',
+      }, {
+        offset: 1,
+        color: 'blue'
+      }]
+    });
+    var text = new fabric.Text('PERCENTAGE GRADIENT\nPERCENTAGE GRADIENT\nPERCENTAGE GRADIENT', {
+      left: 0,
+      top: 0,
+      fontSize: 16,
+      fill: gradient,
+    });
+    canvas.add(text);
+    canvas.renderAll();
+    callback(canvas.lowerCanvasEl);
+  }
+
+  tests.push({
+    test: 'Text percentage gradient',
+    code: text7,
+    golden: 'text7.png',
+    disabled: !fabric.isLikelyNode,
+    percentage: 0.05,
+  });
+
   tests.forEach(visualTestLoop(QUnit));
 })();