diff --git a/isteven-multi-select.css b/isteven-multi-select.css
index ab2183c..43ee17d 100644
--- a/isteven-multi-select.css
+++ b/isteven-multi-select.css
@@ -50,17 +50,34 @@
     user-select: none; 
     white-space:normal;
     background-color: #fff;
-    background-image: linear-gradient(#fff, #f7f7f7);      
+    /* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */
+    background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
+    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%, #f7f7f7 100%); /* FF3.6-15 */
+    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%, #f7f7f7 100%); /* Chrome10-25,Safari5.1-6 */
+    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ffffff 0%, #f7f7f7 100%); /* W3C, IE10+, FF16+, Chrome26+, Opera12+, Safari7+ */
+    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#f7f7f7', GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */
 }
 
 /* button: hover */
 .multiSelect > button:hover {    
-    background-image: linear-gradient(#fff, #e9e9e9);    
+    background: #ffffff; /* Old browsers */
+    /* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */
+    background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
+    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%, #e9e9e9 100%); /* FF3.6-15 */
+    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%, #e9e9e9 100%); /* Chrome10-25,Safari5.1-6 */
+    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ffffff 0%, #e9e9e9 100%); /* W3C, IE10+, FF16+, Chrome26+, Opera12+, Safari7+ */
+    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#e9e9e9', GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */
 }
 
 /* button: disabled */
 .multiSelect > button:disabled {
-    background-image: linear-gradient(#fff, #fff);      
+    background: #ffffff; /* Old browsers */
+    /* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */
+    background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
+    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%, #ffffff 100%); /* FF3.6-15 */
+    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%, #ffffff 100%); /* Chrome10-25,Safari5.1-6 */
+    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ffffff 0%, #ffffff 100%); /* W3C, IE10+, FF16+, Chrome26+, Opera12+, Safari7+ */
+    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#ffffff', GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */
     border: 1px solid #ddd;    
     color: #999;
 }
@@ -219,7 +236,13 @@
 /* Styling on selected items */
 .multiSelect .multiSelectItem:not(.multiSelectGroup).selected
 {
-    background-image: linear-gradient( #e9e9e9, #f1f1f1 );    
+    background: #e9e9e9; /* Old browsers */
+    /* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */
+    background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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);
+    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #e9e9e9 0%, #f1f1f1 100%); /* FF3.6-15 */
+    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #e9e9e9 0%, #f1f1f1 100%); /* Chrome10-25,Safari5.1-6 */
+    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #e9e9e9 0%, #f1f1f1 100%); /* W3C, IE10+, FF16+, Chrome26+, Opera12+, Safari7+ */
+    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#e9e9e9', endColorstr='#f1f1f1', GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-8 */
     color: #555;        
     cursor: pointer;        
     border-top: 1px solid #e4e4e4;
@@ -238,7 +261,13 @@
 /* item labels focus on mouse hover */
 .multiSelect .multiSelectItem:hover, 
 .multiSelect .multiSelectGroup:hover {
-    background-image: linear-gradient( #c1c1c1, #999 ) !important;    
+    background: #c1c1c1!important; /* Old browsers */
+    /* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */
+    background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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)!important;
+    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #c1c1c1 0%, #999999 100%) !important; /* FF3.6-15 */
+    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #c1c1c1 0%, #999999 100%) !important; /* Chrome10-25,Safari5.1-6 */
+    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #c1c1c1 0%, #999999 100%) !important; /* W3C, IE10+, FF16+, Chrome26+, Opera12+, Safari7+ */
+    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#c1c1c1', endColorstr='#999999', GradientType=0 ) !important; /* IE6-8 */
     color: #fff !important;    
     cursor: pointer;        
     border: 1px solid #ccc !important;
@@ -246,7 +275,13 @@
 
 /* item labels focus using keyboard */
 .multiSelect .multiSelectFocus { 
-    background-image: linear-gradient( #c1c1c1, #999 ) !important;    
+    background: #c1c1c1 !important; /* Old browsers */
+    /* IE9 SVG, needs conditional override of 'filter' to 'none' */
+    background: url(data:image/svg+xml;base64,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)!important;
+    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #c1c1c1 0%, #999999 100%) !important; /* FF3.6-15 */
+    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #c1c1c1 0%, #999999 100%) !important; /* Chrome10-25,Safari5.1-6 */
+    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #c1c1c1 0%, #999999 100%) !important; /* W3C, IE10+, FF16+, Chrome26+, Opera12+, Safari7+ */
+    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#c1c1c1', endColorstr='#999999', GradientType=0 ) !important; /* IE6-8 */
     color: #fff !important;    
     cursor: pointer;        
     border: 1px solid #ccc !important;
@@ -297,3 +332,11 @@
     max-height: 22px;
     max-width:22px;
 }
+@media all and (min-width:0\0) and (min-resolution: .001dpcm) {
+    .multiSelect > button, .multiSelect > button:hover, .multiSelect > button:disabled, .multiSelect .multiSelectItem:not(.multiSelectGroup).selected {
+        filter: none;
+    }
+    .multiSelect .multiSelectItem:hover, .multiSelect .multiSelectGroup:hover, .multiSelect .multiSelectFocus {
+        filter: none !important;
+    }
+}