Use CSS3 transitions with gradient backgrounds

Question

I\'m trying to transition on hover with css over a thumbnail so that on hover, the background gradient fades in. The transition isn\'t working, but if I simply change it to

Answer 1

As stated. Gradients aren't currently supported with CSS Transitions. But you could work around it in some cases by setting one of the colors to transparent, so that the background-color of some other wrapping element shines through, and transition that instead.