diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3b6a2764..fe97872e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Released on Thursday, April 22 2021.
 
 - Added `fill` declaration (#59)
+- Added support for legacy `linear-gradient` syntax (#66)
 - Fixed parsing of `background: none` (#65)
 - Fixed issues with brackets being removed for `calc` expressions (#67)
 - Fixed issue throwing in `grid-template: none` serializations (#63, #68)
diff --git a/src/AngleSharp.Css.Tests/Declarations/CssBackgroundProperty.cs b/src/AngleSharp.Css.Tests/Declarations/CssBackgroundProperty.cs
index 1fe10142..bb5c2d02 100644
--- a/src/AngleSharp.Css.Tests/Declarations/CssBackgroundProperty.cs
+++ b/src/AngleSharp.Css.Tests/Declarations/CssBackgroundProperty.cs
@@ -696,5 +696,17 @@ public void CssBackgroundImageLinearGradientLegal()
             var expected = "linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 0, 0, 1), rgba(0, 0, 255, 1))";
             Assert.AreEqual(expected, property.Value);
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CssBackgroundImageNotParsed_Issue66()
+        {
+            var source = "background-image: linear-gradient(top,#FFFFFF,#FFFFFF,#f8f8f8,#eeeeee)";
+            var property = ParseDeclaration(source);
+            Assert.IsTrue(property.HasValue);
+
+            var expected = "linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), rgba(248, 248, 248, 1), rgba(238, 238, 238, 1))";
+            Assert.AreEqual(expected, property.Value);
+        }
     }
 }
+
diff --git a/src/AngleSharp.Css/AngleSharp.Css.csproj b/src/AngleSharp.Css/AngleSharp.Css.csproj
index ac1a12b6..5b59d267 100644
--- a/src/AngleSharp.Css/AngleSharp.Css.csproj
+++ b/src/AngleSharp.Css/AngleSharp.Css.csproj
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyName>AngleSharp.Css</AssemblyName>
     <RootNamespace>AngleSharp.Css</RootNamespace>
-    <TargetFrameworks Condition=" '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">netstandard1.3;netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
-    <TargetFrameworks Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">netstandard1.3;netstandard2.0;net46;net461;net472</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks Condition=" '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' ">netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">netstandard2.0;net46;net461;net472</TargetFrameworks>
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>Key.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="AngleSharp" Version="0.15.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard1.3'">
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Requests" Version="4.3.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Reflection.TypeExtensions" Version="4.7.0" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' ">
     <DelaySign>false</DelaySign>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/AngleSharp.Css/Parser/Micro/GradientParser.cs b/src/AngleSharp.Css/Parser/Micro/GradientParser.cs
index 651cc915..996073ed 100644
--- a/src/AngleSharp.Css/Parser/Micro/GradientParser.cs
+++ b/src/AngleSharp.Css/Parser/Micro/GradientParser.cs
@@ -21,18 +21,10 @@ public static ICssGradientFunctionValue ParseGradient(this StringSource source)
             var pos = source.Index;
             var ident = source.ParseIdent();
 
-            if (ident != null)
+            if (ident != null && source.Current == Symbols.RoundBracketOpen && GradientFunctions.TryGetValue(ident, out var function))
             {
-                if (source.Current == Symbols.RoundBracketOpen)
-                {
-                    var function = default(Func<StringSource, ICssGradientFunctionValue>);
-
-                    if (GradientFunctions.TryGetValue(ident, out function))
-                    {
-                        source.SkipCurrentAndSpaces();
-                        return function.Invoke(source);
-                    }
-                }
+                source.SkipCurrentAndSpaces();
+                return function.Invoke(source);
             }
 
             source.BackTo(pos);
@@ -181,38 +173,54 @@ private static ICssValue ParseLinearAngle(StringSource source)
         {
             if (source.IsIdentifier(CssKeywords.To))
             {
-                var angle = Angle.Zero;
-                source.SkipSpacesAndComments();
-                var a = source.ParseIdent();
                 source.SkipSpacesAndComments();
-                var b = source.ParseIdent();
-                var keyword = default(String);
-
-                if (a != null && b != null)
-                {
-                    if (a.IsOneOf(CssKeywords.Top, CssKeywords.Bottom))
-                    {
-                        var t = b;
-                        b = a;
-                        a = t;
-                    }
+                return ParseLinearAngleKeywords(source);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // This is for backwards compatibility. Usually only "to" syntax is supported.
+                var pos = source.Index;
+                var test = source.ParseIdent();
+                source.BackTo(pos);
 
-                    keyword = String.Concat(a, " ", b);
-                }
-                else if (a != null)
+                if (test != null && Map.GradientAngles.ContainsKey(test))
                 {
-                    keyword = a;
+                    return ParseLinearAngleKeywords(source);
                 }
+            }
+
+            return source.ParseAngleOrCalc();
+        }
 
-                if (keyword != null && Map.GradientAngles.TryGetValue(keyword, out angle))
+        private static ICssValue ParseLinearAngleKeywords(StringSource source)
+        {
+            var a = source.ParseIdent();
+            source.SkipSpacesAndComments();
+            var b = source.ParseIdent();
+            var keyword = default(String);
+
+            if (a != null && b != null)
+            {
+                if (a.IsOneOf(CssKeywords.Top, CssKeywords.Bottom))
                 {
-                    return angle;
+                    var t = b;
+                    b = a;
+                    a = t;
                 }
 
-                return null;
+                keyword = String.Concat(a, " ", b);
+            }
+            else if (a != null)
+            {
+                keyword = a;
             }
 
-            return source.ParseAngleOrCalc();
+            if (keyword != null && Map.GradientAngles.TryGetValue(keyword, out var angle))
+            {
+                return angle;
+            }
+
+            return null;
         }
         
         private static RadialOptions? ParseRadialOptions(StringSource source)