diff --git a/packages/nivo-sankey/src/Sankey.js b/packages/nivo-sankey/src/Sankey.js
index be76f6c41..79faeb3a6 100644
--- a/packages/nivo-sankey/src/Sankey.js
+++ b/packages/nivo-sankey/src/Sankey.js
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ const Sankey = ({
     linkHoverOpacity,
     linkHoverOthersOpacity,
     linkContract,
+    linkBlendMode,
+    enableLinkGradient,
     getLinkColor, // computed
     setCurrentLink, // injected
     currentLink, // injected
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ const Sankey = ({
                         linkOpacity={linkOpacity}
                         linkHoverOpacity={linkHoverOpacity}
                         linkHoverOthersOpacity={linkHoverOthersOpacity}
+                        linkBlendMode={linkBlendMode}
+                        enableLinkGradient={enableLinkGradient}
                         showTooltip={showTooltip}
                         hideTooltip={hideTooltip}
                         setCurrentLink={setCurrentLink}
diff --git a/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyLabels.js b/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyLabels.js
index f987326d1..438aaf8c1 100644
--- a/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyLabels.js
+++ b/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyLabels.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
-import React from 'react'
+import React, { Fragment } from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import pure from 'recompose/pure'
 import { TransitionMotion, spring } from 'react-motion'
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const SankeyLabels = ({
             })}
         >
             {interpolatedStyles => (
-                <g>
+                <Fragment>
                     {interpolatedStyles.map(({ key, style, data }) => {
                         const color = getInterpolatedColor(style)
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ const SankeyLabels = ({
                             </text>
                         )
                     })}
-                </g>
+                </Fragment>
             )}
         </TransitionMotion>
     )
diff --git a/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyLinks.js b/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyLinks.js
index 8fbacbf7c..4920a137d 100644
--- a/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyLinks.js
+++ b/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyLinks.js
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
-import React from 'react'
+import React, { Fragment } from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import pure from 'recompose/pure'
 import { sankeyLinkHorizontal } from 'd3-sankey'
 import { motionPropTypes, SmartMotion } from '@nivo/core'
+import { blendModePropType } from './props'
 import SankeyLinksItem from './SankeyLinksItem'
 
 const getLinkPath = sankeyLinkHorizontal()
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ const SankeyLinks = ({
     linkHoverOpacity,
     linkHoverOthersOpacity,
     linkContract,
+    linkBlendMode,
+    enableLinkGradient,
 
     // motion
     animate,
@@ -60,6 +63,8 @@ const SankeyLinks = ({
                         color={link.color}
                         opacity={getOpacity(link)}
                         contract={linkContract}
+                        blendMode={linkBlendMode}
+                        enableGradient={enableLinkGradient}
                         showTooltip={showTooltip}
                         hideTooltip={hideTooltip}
                         setCurrent={setCurrentLink}
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ const SankeyLinks = ({
     }
 
     return (
-        <g>
+        <Fragment>
             {links.map(link => (
                 <SmartMotion
                     key={`${link.source.id}.${link.target.id}`}
@@ -95,6 +100,8 @@ const SankeyLinks = ({
                         <SankeyLinksItem
                             link={link}
                             {...style}
+                            blendMode={linkBlendMode}
+                            enableGradient={enableLinkGradient}
                             showTooltip={showTooltip}
                             hideTooltip={hideTooltip}
                             setCurrent={setCurrentLink}
@@ -106,7 +113,7 @@ const SankeyLinks = ({
                     )}
                 </SmartMotion>
             ))}
-        </g>
+        </Fragment>
     )
 }
 
@@ -131,6 +138,8 @@ SankeyLinks.propTypes = {
     linkHoverOpacity: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     linkHoverOthersOpacity: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     linkContract: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+    linkBlendMode: blendModePropType.isRequired,
+    enableLinkGradient: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
 
     theme: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     tooltip: PropTypes.func,
diff --git a/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyLinksItem.js b/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyLinksItem.js
index c1ee3b1d5..0cf260ec9 100644
--- a/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyLinksItem.js
+++ b/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyLinksItem.js
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
-import React from 'react'
+import React, { Fragment } from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import compose from 'recompose/compose'
 import withPropsOnChange from 'recompose/withPropsOnChange'
 import withHandlers from 'recompose/withHandlers'
 import pure from 'recompose/pure'
 import { BasicTooltip, Chip } from '@nivo/core'
+import { blendModePropType } from './props'
 
 const tooltipStyles = {
     container: {
@@ -61,24 +62,42 @@ const SankeyLinksItem = ({
     color,
     opacity,
     contract,
+    blendMode,
+    enableGradient,
 
     // interactivity
     handleMouseEnter,
     handleMouseMove,
     handleMouseLeave,
     onClick,
+
+    link,
 }) => (
-    <path
-        fill="none"
-        d={path}
-        strokeWidth={Math.max(1, width - contract * 2)}
-        stroke={color}
-        strokeOpacity={opacity}
-        onMouseEnter={handleMouseEnter}
-        onMouseMove={handleMouseMove}
-        onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave}
-        onClick={onClick}
-    />
+    <Fragment>
+        {enableGradient && (
+            <linearGradient
+                id={`${link.source.id}.${link.target.id}`}
+                gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse"
+                x1={link.source.x}
+                x2={link.target.x}
+            >
+                <stop offset="0%" stopColor={link.source.color} />
+                <stop offset="100%" stopColor={link.target.color} />
+            </linearGradient>
+        )}
+        <path
+            fill="none"
+            d={path}
+            strokeWidth={Math.max(1, width - contract * 2)}
+            stroke={enableGradient ? `url(#${link.source.id}.${link.target.id})` : color}
+            strokeOpacity={opacity}
+            onMouseEnter={handleMouseEnter}
+            onMouseMove={handleMouseMove}
+            onMouseLeave={handleMouseLeave}
+            onClick={onClick}
+            style={{ mixBlendMode: blendMode }}
+        />
+    </Fragment>
 )
 
 SankeyLinksItem.propTypes = {
@@ -86,10 +105,12 @@ SankeyLinksItem.propTypes = {
         source: PropTypes.shape({
             id: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]),
             label: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]).isRequired,
+            color: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
         }).isRequired,
         target: PropTypes.shape({
             id: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]),
             label: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]).isRequired,
+            color: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
         }).isRequired,
         color: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
         value: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
@@ -100,6 +121,8 @@ SankeyLinksItem.propTypes = {
     color: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     opacity: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     contract: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+    blendMode: blendModePropType.isRequired,
+    enableGradient: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
 
     theme: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
 
diff --git a/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyNodes.js b/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyNodes.js
index e41099417..296693e17 100644
--- a/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyNodes.js
+++ b/packages/nivo-sankey/src/SankeyNodes.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
  * file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
-import React from 'react'
+import React, { Fragment } from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import pure from 'recompose/pure'
 import { TransitionMotion, spring } from 'react-motion'
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const SankeyNodes = ({
 
     if (!animate) {
         return (
-            <g>
+            <Fragment>
                 {nodes.map(node => (
                     <SankeyNodesItem
                         key={node.id}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const SankeyNodes = ({
                         theme={theme}
                     />
                 ))}
-            </g>
+            </Fragment>
         )
     }
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ const SankeyNodes = ({
             })}
         >
             {interpolatedStyles => (
-                <g>
+                <Fragment>
                     {interpolatedStyles.map(({ key, style, data: node }) => {
                         const color = getInterpolatedColor(style)
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ const SankeyNodes = ({
                             />
                         )
                     })}
-                </g>
+                </Fragment>
             )}
         </TransitionMotion>
     )
diff --git a/packages/nivo-sankey/src/props.js b/packages/nivo-sankey/src/props.js
index 83459cab0..87066abaf 100644
--- a/packages/nivo-sankey/src/props.js
+++ b/packages/nivo-sankey/src/props.js
@@ -24,6 +24,25 @@ export const sankeyAlignmentPropType = PropTypes.oneOf(sankeyAlignmentPropKeys)
 
 export const sankeyAlignmentFromProp = prop => sankeyAlignmentPropMapping[prop]
 
+export const blendModePropType = PropTypes.oneOf([
+    'normal',
+    'multiply',
+    'screen',
+    'overlay',
+    'darken',
+    'lighten',
+    'color-dodge',
+    'color-burn',
+    'hard-light',
+    'soft-light',
+    'difference',
+    'exclusion',
+    'hue',
+    'saturation',
+    'color',
+    'luminosity',
+])
+
 export const SankeyPropTypes = {
     data: PropTypes.shape({
         nodes: PropTypes.arrayOf(
@@ -56,6 +75,8 @@ export const SankeyPropTypes = {
     linkHoverOpacity: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     linkHoverOthersOpacity: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     linkContract: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+    linkBlendMode: blendModePropType.isRequired,
+    enableLinkGradient: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
 
     // labels
     enableLabels: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
@@ -98,6 +119,8 @@ export const SankeyDefaultProps = {
     linkHoverOpacity: 0.6,
     linkHoverOthersOpacity: 0.15,
     linkContract: 0,
+    linkBlendMode: 'multiply',
+    enableLinkGradient: false,
 
     // labels
     enableLabels: true,
diff --git a/website/src/components/charts/sankey/Sankey.js b/website/src/components/charts/sankey/Sankey.js
index a503fa99d..aba95b448 100644
--- a/website/src/components/charts/sankey/Sankey.js
+++ b/website/src/components/charts/sankey/Sankey.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react'
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
 import MediaQuery from 'react-responsive'
-import { ResponsiveSankey } from '@nivo/sankey'
+import { ResponsiveSankey, SankeyDefaultProps as defaults } from '@nivo/sankey'
 import ChartHeader from '../../ChartHeader'
 import ChartTabs from '../../ChartTabs'
 import SankeyControls from './SankeyControls'
@@ -34,22 +34,24 @@ export default class Sankey extends Component {
             colors: 'd320b',
 
             // nodes
-            nodeOpacity: 0.75,
+            nodeOpacity: 1,
             nodeHoverOpacity: 1,
             nodeWidth: 18,
-            nodePaddingX: 4,
+            nodePaddingX: 0,
             nodePaddingY: 12,
-            nodeBorderWidth: 0,
+            nodeBorderWidth: 1,
             nodeBorderColor: {
                 type: 'inherit:darker',
-                gamma: 0.4,
+                gamma: 0.8,
             },
 
             // links
-            linkOpacity: 0.2,
+            linkOpacity: 0.25,
             linkHoverOpacity: 0.6,
             linkHoverOthersOpacity: 0.1,
             linkContract: 0,
+            linkBlendMode: 'multiply',
+            enableLinkGradient: true,
 
             // labels
             enableLabels: true,
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ export default class Sankey extends Component {
             labelPadding: 16,
             labelTextColor: {
                 type: 'inherit:darker',
-                gamma: 0.8,
+                gamma: 1,
             },
 
             // motion
@@ -94,7 +96,10 @@ export default class Sankey extends Component {
 
         const mappedSettings = propsMapper(settings)
 
-        const code = generateCode('ResponsiveSankey', mappedSettings, { pkg: '@nivo/sankey' })
+        const code = generateCode('ResponsiveSankey', mappedSettings, {
+            pkg: '@nivo/sankey',
+            defaults,
+        })
 
         const header = <ChartHeader chartClass="Sankey" tags={['relational', 'flow', 'api']} />
 
diff --git a/website/src/components/charts/sankey/SankeyAPI.js b/website/src/components/charts/sankey/SankeyAPI.js
index 71a0a23eb..5c4f0bdab 100644
--- a/website/src/components/charts/sankey/SankeyAPI.js
+++ b/website/src/components/charts/sankey/SankeyAPI.js
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ export default class SankeyAPI extends Component {
 
                     // links
                     linkOpacity: 0.15,
+                    linkBlendMode: 'multiply',
+                    enableLinkGradient: true,
                     linkContract: 0,
 
                     // labels
diff --git a/website/src/components/charts/sankey/SankeyPage.js b/website/src/components/charts/sankey/SankeyPage.js
index df04b6d57..02e6a6cf1 100644
--- a/website/src/components/charts/sankey/SankeyPage.js
+++ b/website/src/components/charts/sankey/SankeyPage.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import Helmet from 'react-helmet'
 import random from 'lodash/random'
 import { generateSankeyData } from '@nivo/generators'
 
-const generateData = () => generateSankeyData({ nodeCount: 9, maxIterations: 2 })
+const generateData = () => generateSankeyData({ nodeCount: 13, maxIterations: 2 })
 
 export default class SankeyPage extends Component {
     state = {
diff --git a/website/src/components/charts/sankey/props.js b/website/src/components/charts/sankey/props.js
index d47bb6abc..fef3ab01e 100644
--- a/website/src/components/charts/sankey/props.js
+++ b/website/src/components/charts/sankey/props.js
@@ -280,6 +280,60 @@ export default [
             max: 60,
         },
     },
+    {
+        key: 'linkBlendMode',
+        scopes: '*',
+        description: (
+            <span>
+                Defines CSS <code>mix-blend-mode</code> property for links, see{' '}
+                <a
+                    href="https://developer.mozilla.org/fr/docs/Web/CSS/mix-blend-mode"
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                >
+                    MDN documentation
+                </a>.
+            </span>
+        ),
+        type: '{string}',
+        required: false,
+        default: defaults.linkBlendMode,
+        controlType: 'choices',
+        controlGroup: 'Links',
+        controlOptions: {
+            choices: [
+                'normal',
+                'multiply',
+                'screen',
+                'overlay',
+                'darken',
+                'lighten',
+                'color-dodge',
+                'color-burn',
+                'hard-light',
+                'soft-light',
+                'difference',
+                'exclusion',
+                'hue',
+                'saturation',
+                'color',
+                'luminosity',
+            ].map(key => ({
+                label: key,
+                value: key,
+            })),
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        key: 'enableLinkGradient',
+        scopes: '*',
+        description: 'Enable/disable gradient from source/target nodes instead of plain color.',
+        type: '{boolean}',
+        required: false,
+        default: defaults.enableLinkGradient,
+        controlType: 'switch',
+        controlGroup: 'Links',
+    },
     {
         key: 'enableLabels',
         scopes: '*',