diff --git a/spark/src/main/java/com/robinhood/spark/SparkView.java b/spark/src/main/java/com/robinhood/spark/SparkView.java
index 4a92c0d..054bfaf 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/java/com/robinhood/spark/SparkView.java
+++ b/spark/src/main/java/com/robinhood/spark/SparkView.java
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.database.DataSetObserver;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.CornerPathEffect;
+import android.graphics.LinearGradient;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Path;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
+import android.graphics.Shader;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.support.annotation.ColorInt;
@@ -98,12 +101,15 @@ public class SparkView extends View implements ScrubGestureDetector.ScrubListene
     private float scrubLineWidth;
     private boolean scrubEnabled;
     private SparkAnimator sparkAnimator;
+    private float fadeLength;
 
     // the onDraw data
     private final Path renderPath = new Path();
     private final Path sparkPath = new Path();
     private final Path baseLinePath = new Path();
     private final Path scrubLinePath = new Path();
+    private final Path fadeLineLeftPath = new Path();
+    private final Path fadeLineRightPath = new Path();
 
     // adapter
     private SparkAdapter adapter;
@@ -114,10 +120,13 @@ public class SparkView extends View implements ScrubGestureDetector.ScrubListene
     private Paint sparkFillPaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
     private Paint baseLinePaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
     private Paint scrubLinePaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
+    private Paint fadeLineLeftPaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
+    private Paint fadeLineRightPaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
     private OnScrubListener scrubListener;
     private ScrubGestureDetector scrubGestureDetector;
     private Animator pathAnimator;
     private final RectF contentRect = new RectF();
+    @ColorInt private int fadeColor;
 
     private List<Float> xPoints;
     private List<Float> yPoints;
@@ -151,6 +160,7 @@ private void init(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int def
         fillColor = a.getColor(R.styleable.SparkView_spark_fillColor, 0);
         lineWidth = a.getDimension(R.styleable.SparkView_spark_lineWidth, 0);
         cornerRadius = a.getDimension(R.styleable.SparkView_spark_cornerRadius, 0);
+        fadeLength = a.getDimension(R.styleable.SparkView_spark_fadeLength, 0);
 
         // for backwards compatibility, set fill type based on spark_fill first, then overwrite if
         // new spark_fillType attribute is set
@@ -190,6 +200,10 @@ private void init(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int def
         scrubLinePaint.setColor(scrubLineColor);
         scrubLinePaint.setStrokeCap(Paint.Cap.ROUND);
 
+        fadeLineLeftPaint.set(sparkLinePaint);
+        fadeLineRightPaint.set(sparkLinePaint);
+        fadeColor = Color.argb(0, Color.red(lineColor), Color.green(lineColor), Color.blue(lineColor));
+
         final Handler handler = new Handler();
         final float touchSlop = ViewConfiguration.get(context).getScaledTouchSlop();
         scrubGestureDetector = new ScrubGestureDetector(this, handler, touchSlop);
@@ -271,6 +285,21 @@ private void populatePath() {
             baseLinePath.lineTo(getWidth(), scaledBaseLine);
         }
 
+        fadeLineLeftPath.reset();
+        fadeLineRightPath.reset();
+        if(fadeLength > 0) {
+            final float firstY = scaleHelper.getY(adapter.getY(0));
+            fadeLineLeftPath.moveTo(0, firstY);
+            fadeLineLeftPath.rLineTo(fadeLength, 0);
+
+            final float lastY = scaleHelper.getY(adapter.getY(adapter.getCount() - 1));
+            fadeLineRightPath.moveTo(contentRect.right, lastY);
+            fadeLineRightPath.rLineTo(fadeLength, 0);
+
+            fadeLineLeftPaint.setShader(new LinearGradient(0,0, fadeLength, 0, fadeColor, lineColor, Shader.TileMode.CLAMP));
+            fadeLineRightPaint.setShader(new LinearGradient(contentRect.right,0, contentRect.right + fadeLength, 0, lineColor, fadeColor, Shader.TileMode.CLAMP));
+        }
+
         renderPath.reset();
         renderPath.addPath(sparkPath);
 
@@ -391,6 +420,11 @@ protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
 
         canvas.drawPath(renderPath, sparkLinePaint);
         canvas.drawPath(scrubLinePath, scrubLinePaint);
+
+        if(fadeLength > 0) {
+            canvas.drawPath(fadeLineLeftPath, fadeLineLeftPaint);
+            canvas.drawPath(fadeLineRightPath, fadeLineRightPaint);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -405,6 +439,7 @@ protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
      */
     public void setLineColor(@ColorInt int lineColor) {
         this.lineColor = lineColor;
+        this.fadeColor = Color.argb(0, Color.red(lineColor), Color.green(lineColor), Color.blue(lineColor));
         sparkLinePaint.setColor(lineColor);
         invalidate();
     }
@@ -630,6 +665,15 @@ public void setBaseLinePaint(Paint baseLinePaint) {
         invalidate();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set side fading amount, set 0 to disable fading
+     * @param length of faded line
+     */
+    public void setFadeLength(float length) {
+        this.fadeLength = length;
+        invalidate();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the color of the scrub line
      */
@@ -842,9 +886,9 @@ private void updateContentRect() {
         if (contentRect == null) return;
 
         contentRect.set(
-                getPaddingStart(),
+                getPaddingStart() + fadeLength,
                 getPaddingTop(),
-                getWidth() - getPaddingEnd(),
+                getWidth() - getPaddingEnd() - fadeLength,
                 getHeight() - getPaddingBottom()
         );
     }
diff --git a/spark/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/spark/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index 898ed0f..e3e15bb 100644
--- a/spark/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/spark/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
         <attr name="spark_scrubEnabled" format="boolean|reference" />
 
+        <attr name="spark_fadeLength" format="dimension|reference" />
+
         <attr name="spark_animateChanges" format="boolean|reference" />
     </declare-styleable>
 </resources>