diff --git a/manim/camera/camera.py b/manim/camera/camera.py
index 1d54e5cf95..9d77de445b 100644
--- a/manim/camera/camera.py
+++ b/manim/camera/camera.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 from manim._config import config, logger
 from manim.constants import *
+from manim.constants import GradientType
 from manim.mobject.mobject import Mobject
 from manim.mobject.types.point_cloud_mobject import PMobject
 from manim.mobject.types.vectorized_mobject import VMobject
@@ -790,9 +791,28 @@ def set_cairo_context_color(
             # encodes it in reverse order
             ctx.set_source_rgba(*rgbas[0][2::-1], rgbas[0][3])
         else:
-            points = vmobject.get_gradient_start_and_end_points()
-            points = self.transform_points_pre_display(vmobject, points)
-            pat = cairo.LinearGradient(*it.chain(*(point[:2] for point in points)))
+            match vmobject.gradient_type:
+                case GradientType.LINEAR:
+                    points = vmobject.get_gradient_start_and_end_points()
+                    points = self.transform_points_pre_display(vmobject, points)
+                    pat = cairo.LinearGradient(
+                        *it.chain(*(point[:2] for point in points))
+                    )
+                case GradientType.RADIAL:
+                    radius = np.hypot(vmobject.get_width(), vmobject.get_height()) / 2
+                    vmobject_center = vmobject.get_center()
+                    pat = cairo.RadialGradient(
+                        vmobject_center[0],
+                        vmobject_center[1],
+                        0,
+                        vmobject_center[0],
+                        vmobject_center[1],
+                        radius,
+                    )
+                case _:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"Gradient type {vmobject.gradient_type} does not exist or is not supported"
+                    )
             offsets = np.linspace(0, 1, len(rgbas))
             for rgba, offset in zip(rgbas, offsets, strict=True):
                 pat.add_color_stop_rgba(offset, *rgba[2::-1], rgba[3])
diff --git a/manim/constants.py b/manim/constants.py
index ccf99a0293..a2d781d319 100644
--- a/manim/constants.py
+++ b/manim/constants.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
     "RendererType",
     "LineJointType",
     "CapStyleType",
+    "GradientType",
 ]
 # Messages
 
@@ -347,3 +348,42 @@ def construct(self):
     ROUND = 1
     BUTT = 2
     SQUARE = 3
+
+
+class GradientType(Enum):
+    """Collection of available gradient types.
+
+    See the example below for a visual illustration of the different
+    gradient types.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+
+    .. manim:: GradientVariants
+        :save_last_frame:
+
+        class GradientVariants(Scene):
+            def construct(self):
+                gradient = color_gradient([RED, GREEN, BLUE], 3)
+                circles = VGroup(*[
+                    Circle(
+                        fill_opacity=1,
+                        fill_color=gradient,
+                        stroke_opacity=0,
+                        gradient_type=gradient_type,
+                        sheen_direction=RIGHT
+                    ).scale(2)
+                    for gradient_type in GradientType
+                ])
+                circles.arrange(RIGHT, buff=1)
+                self.add(circles)
+                for circle in circles:
+                    label = Text(
+                        circle.gradient_type.name,
+                        font_size=24
+                    ).next_to(circle, DOWN)
+                    self.add(label)
+    """
+
+    LINEAR = 0
+    RADIAL = 1
diff --git a/manim/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py b/manim/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
index 791b28bf5a..922c5c8a4a 100644
--- a/manim/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
+++ b/manim/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ class VMobject(Mobject):
         The line joint type used to connect the curve segments
         of this vectorized mobject. See :class:`.LineJointType`
         for options.
+    gradient_type
+        Indicates the type of gradient to be applied. Options
+        are GradientType.LINEAR and GradientType.RADIAL.
+        See :class:`.GradientType`
     """
 
     sheen_factor = 0.0
@@ -128,6 +132,7 @@ def __init__(
         tolerance_for_point_equality: float = 1e-6,
         n_points_per_cubic_curve: int = 4,
         cap_style: CapStyleType = CapStyleType.AUTO,
+        gradient_type: GradientType = GradientType.LINEAR,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ):
         self.fill_opacity = fill_opacity
@@ -159,6 +164,7 @@ def __init__(
             0, 1, n_points_per_cubic_curve
         )
         self.cap_style: CapStyleType = cap_style
+        self.gradient_type = gradient_type
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self.submobjects: list[VMobject]