diff --git a/src/item/Item.js b/src/item/Item.js
index aa18e094..93d1fec3 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.js
+++ b/src/item/Item.js
@@ -2151,8 +2151,18 @@ var Item = this.Item = Base.extend(Callback, {
 		// possible on Raster, PointText, PlacedSymbol, since the matrix is
 		// storing the actual location / transformation state.
 		if ((this.applyMatrix || arguments[1])
-				&& this._applyMatrix(this._matrix))
+				&& this._applyMatrix(this._matrix)) {
+			// When the matrix could be applied, we also need to transform
+			// color styles with matrices (only gradients so far):
+			var style = this._style,
+				fillColor = style._fillColor,
+				strokeColor = style._strokeColor;
+			if (fillColor)
+				fillColor.transform(this._matrix);
+			if (strokeColor)
+				strokeColor.transform(this._matrix);
 			this._matrix.reset();
+		}
 		// We always need to call _changed since we're caching bounds on all
 		// items, including Group.
 		this._changed(/*#=*/ Change.GEOMETRY);
diff --git a/src/path/Path.js b/src/path/Path.js
index d5b3f232..00078c84 100644
--- a/src/path/Path.js
+++ b/src/path/Path.js
@@ -304,19 +304,8 @@ var Path = this.Path = PathItem.extend(/** @lends Path# */{
 
 	_applyMatrix: function(matrix) {
 		var coords = new Array(6);
-		for (var i = 0, l = this._segments.length; i < l; i++) {
+		for (var i = 0, l = this._segments.length; i < l; i++)
 			this._segments[i]._transformCoordinates(matrix, coords, true);
-		}
-		// See #draw() for an explanation of why we can access _style properties
-		// directly here:
-		var style = this._style,
-			fillColor = style._fillColor,
-			strokeColor = style._strokeColor;
-		// Try calling transform on colors in case they are gradients.
-		if (fillColor && fillColor._type === 'gradient')
-			fillColor.transform(matrix);
-		if (strokeColor && strokeColor._type === 'gradient')
-			strokeColor.transform(matrix);
 		return true;
 	},