diff --git a/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/drawable/bg_carousel_page_dark.xml b/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/drawable/bg_color_background.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from library/ui-styles/src/main/res/drawable/bg_carousel_page_dark.xml
rename to library/ui-styles/src/main/res/drawable/bg_color_background.xml
diff --git a/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/drawable/bg_waiting_for_email_verification.xml b/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/drawable/bg_waiting_for_email_verification.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdd4c20a4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/ui-styles/src/main/res/drawable/bg_waiting_for_email_verification.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <item>
+        <shape>
+            <gradient
+                android:angle="@integer/rtl_mirror_flip"
+                android:endColor="#55DFD1FF"
+                android:startColor="#55A5F2E0" />
+        </shape>
+    </item>
+    <item>
+        <shape>
+            <gradient
+                android:angle="90"
+                android:endColor="@android:color/transparent"
+                android:startColor="?android:colorBackground" />
+        </shape>
+    </item>
+</layer-list>
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/onboarding/ftueauth/FtueAuthWaitForEmailFragment.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/onboarding/ftueauth/FtueAuthWaitForEmailFragment.kt
index 648b24f095..5921f25bf4 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/onboarding/ftueauth/FtueAuthWaitForEmailFragment.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/onboarding/ftueauth/FtueAuthWaitForEmailFragment.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import im.vector.app.core.utils.colorTerminatingFullStop
 import im.vector.app.databinding.FragmentFtueWaitForEmailVerificationBinding
 import im.vector.app.features.onboarding.OnboardingAction
 import im.vector.app.features.onboarding.RegisterAction
+import im.vector.app.features.themes.ThemeProvider
 import im.vector.app.features.themes.ThemeUtils
 import kotlinx.parcelize.Parcelize
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ data class FtueAuthWaitForEmailFragmentArgument(
 /**
  * In this screen, the user is asked to check their emails.
  */
-class FtueAuthWaitForEmailFragment @Inject constructor() : AbstractFtueAuthFragment<FragmentFtueWaitForEmailVerificationBinding>() {
+class FtueAuthWaitForEmailFragment @Inject constructor(
+        private val themeProvider: ThemeProvider
+) : AbstractFtueAuthFragment<FragmentFtueWaitForEmailVerificationBinding>() {
 
     private val params: FtueAuthWaitForEmailFragmentArgument by args()
     private var inferHasLeftAndReturnedToScreen = false
@@ -56,6 +59,12 @@ class FtueAuthWaitForEmailFragment @Inject constructor() : AbstractFtueAuthFragm
     }
 
     private fun setupUi() {
+        views.emailVerificationGradientContainer.setBackgroundResource(
+                when (themeProvider.isLightTheme()) {
+                    true  -> R.drawable.bg_waiting_for_email_verification
+                    false -> R.drawable.bg_color_background
+                }
+        )
         views.emailVerificationTitle.text = R.string.ftue_auth_email_verification_title.colorTerminatingFullStop(R.attr.colorSecondary)
         views.emailVerificationSubtitle.text = getString(R.string.ftue_auth_email_verification_subtitle, params.email)
         views.emailVerificationResendEmail.debouncedClicks {
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/onboarding/ftueauth/SplashCarouselStateFactory.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/onboarding/ftueauth/SplashCarouselStateFactory.kt
index 6d34764584..f8b885ddee 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/onboarding/ftueauth/SplashCarouselStateFactory.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/onboarding/ftueauth/SplashCarouselStateFactory.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package im.vector.app.features.onboarding.ftueauth
 
 import android.content.Context
 import androidx.annotation.AttrRes
-import androidx.annotation.ColorInt
 import androidx.annotation.DrawableRes
 import im.vector.app.R
 import im.vector.app.core.resources.LocaleProvider
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ import im.vector.app.features.themes.ThemeProvider
 import im.vector.app.features.themes.ThemeUtils
 import im.vector.lib.core.utils.epoxy.charsequence.EpoxyCharSequence
 import im.vector.lib.core.utils.epoxy.charsequence.toEpoxyCharSequence
-import me.gujun.android.span.span
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 class SplashCarouselStateFactory @Inject constructor(
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ class SplashCarouselStateFactory @Inject constructor(
 
     fun create(): SplashCarouselState {
         val lightTheme = themeProvider.isLightTheme()
-        fun background(@DrawableRes lightDrawable: Int) = if (lightTheme) lightDrawable else R.drawable.bg_carousel_page_dark
+        fun background(@DrawableRes lightDrawable: Int) = if (lightTheme) lightDrawable else R.drawable.bg_color_background
         fun hero(@DrawableRes lightDrawable: Int, @DrawableRes darkDrawable: Int) = if (lightTheme) lightDrawable else darkDrawable
         return SplashCarouselState(
                 listOf(
diff --git a/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_ftue_wait_for_email_verification.xml b/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_ftue_wait_for_email_verification.xml
index 8ce1c25707..4c9911d797 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_ftue_wait_for_email_verification.xml
+++ b/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_ftue_wait_for_email_verification.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
         android:orientation="vertical"
         app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="@dimen/ftue_auth_gutter_end_percent" />
 
+    <View
+        android:id="@+id/emailVerificationGradientContainer"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="0dp"
+        app:layout_constraintHeight_percent="0.60"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
+
     <Space
         android:id="@+id/emailVerificationSpace1"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"