diff --git a/example/screens/testing-grounds/weather/WeatherTestingScreen.tsx b/example/screens/testing-grounds/weather/WeatherTestingScreen.tsx
index 983bb3f0..7828455a 100644
--- a/example/screens/testing-grounds/weather/WeatherTestingScreen.tsx
+++ b/example/screens/testing-grounds/weather/WeatherTestingScreen.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { reloadWidgets, scheduleWidget, updateWidget, VoltraWidgetPreview, Widge
 
 import { Button } from '~/components/Button'
 import { Card } from '~/components/Card'
-import { WeatherWidget } from '~/widgets/ios/IosWeatherWidget'
+import { IosWeatherWidget } from '~/widgets/ios/IosWeatherWidget'
 import { SAMPLE_WEATHER_DATA, type WeatherCondition, type WeatherData } from '~/widgets/weather-types'
 
 const WIDGET_FAMILIES: { id: WidgetFamily; title: string; description: string }[] = [
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ export default function WeatherTestingScreen() {
     setIsUpdating(true)
     try {
       await updateWidget('weather', {
-        systemSmall: <WeatherWidget weather={weatherData} />,
-        systemMedium: <WeatherWidget weather={weatherData} />,
-        systemLarge: <WeatherWidget weather={weatherData} />,
+        systemSmall: <IosWeatherWidget weather={weatherData} />,
+        systemMedium: <IosWeatherWidget weather={weatherData} />,
+        systemLarge: <IosWeatherWidget weather={weatherData} />,
       })
       await reloadWidgets(['weather'])
     } catch (error) {
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ export default function WeatherTestingScreen() {
     setIsUpdating(true)
     try {
       await updateWidget('weather', {
-        systemSmall: <WeatherWidget weather={customWeather} />,
-        systemMedium: <WeatherWidget weather={customWeather} />,
-        systemLarge: <WeatherWidget weather={customWeather} />,
+        systemSmall: <IosWeatherWidget weather={customWeather} />,
+        systemMedium: <IosWeatherWidget weather={customWeather} />,
+        systemLarge: <IosWeatherWidget weather={customWeather} />,
       })
       await reloadWidgets(['weather'])
     } catch (error) {
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ export default function WeatherTestingScreen() {
 
       try {
         await updateWidget('weather', {
-          systemSmall: <WeatherWidget weather={weatherData} />,
-          systemMedium: <WeatherWidget weather={weatherData} />,
-          systemLarge: <WeatherWidget weather={weatherData} />,
+          systemSmall: <IosWeatherWidget weather={weatherData} />,
+          systemMedium: <IosWeatherWidget weather={weatherData} />,
+          systemLarge: <IosWeatherWidget weather={weatherData} />,
         })
         // Don't call reloadWidgets here to avoid resetting scheduled timelines
       } catch (error) {
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ export default function WeatherTestingScreen() {
           </Card.Text>
           <View style={styles.previewContainer}>
             <VoltraWidgetPreview family={selectedFamily} style={widgetPreviewStyle}>
-              <WeatherWidget weather={currentWeather} />
+              <IosWeatherWidget weather={currentWeather} />
             </VoltraWidgetPreview>
           </View>
         </Card>
diff --git a/packages/voltra/ios/target/VoltraHomeWidget.swift b/packages/voltra/ios/target/VoltraHomeWidget.swift
index 8cb6cf78..91acd1f5 100644
--- a/packages/voltra/ios/target/VoltraHomeWidget.swift
+++ b/packages/voltra/ios/target/VoltraHomeWidget.swift
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ public struct VoltraHomeWidgetProvider: TimelineProvider {
 public struct VoltraHomeWidgetView: View {
   public var entry: VoltraHomeWidgetEntry
 
+  @Environment(\.showsWidgetContainerBackground) private var showsWidgetContainerBackground
+  @Environment(\.widgetRenderingMode) private var widgetRenderingMode
+
   public init(entry: VoltraHomeWidgetEntry) {
     self.entry = entry
   }
@@ -285,12 +288,22 @@ public struct VoltraHomeWidgetView: View {
   }
 
   public var body: some View {
+    let mappedRenderingMode = mapWidgetRenderingMode(widgetRenderingMode)
+
     Group {
       if let root = entry.rootNode {
         // No parsing here - just render the pre-parsed AST
-        let content = Voltra(root: root, activityId: "widget")
-          .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .topLeading)
-          .widgetURL(resolveDeepLinkURL(entry))
+        let content = Voltra(
+          root: root,
+          activityId: "widget",
+          widget: VoltraWidgetEnvironment(
+            isHomeScreenWidget: true,
+            renderingMode: mappedRenderingMode,
+            showsContainerBackground: showsWidgetContainerBackground
+          )
+        )
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .topLeading)
+        .widgetURL(resolveDeepLinkURL(entry))
 
         if showRefreshButton {
           content.overlay(alignment: .topTrailing) {
@@ -306,6 +319,19 @@ public struct VoltraHomeWidgetView: View {
     .disableWidgetMarginsIfAvailable()
   }
 
+  private func mapWidgetRenderingMode(_ mode: WidgetRenderingMode) -> VoltraWidgetRenderingMode {
+    switch mode {
+    case .fullColor:
+      return .fullColor
+    case .accented:
+      return .accented
+    case .vibrant:
+      return .vibrant
+    default:
+      return .unknown
+    }
+  }
+
   @ViewBuilder
   private var refreshButton: some View {
     if #available(iOSApplicationExtension 17.0, *) {
diff --git a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Layout/FlexContainerHelper.swift b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Layout/FlexContainerHelper.swift
index 258ea2d9..7882b7c1 100644
--- a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Layout/FlexContainerHelper.swift
+++ b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Layout/FlexContainerHelper.swift
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct FlexContainerStyleModifier: ViewModifier {
 
     content
       .modifier(LayoutModifier(style: layoutWithoutPadding))
-      .modifier(DecorationModifier(style: values.decoration))
+      .modifier(DecorationModifier(style: values.decoration, layout: layout))
       .modifier(RenderingModifier(style: values.rendering))
       .voltraIfLet(layout.margin) { c, margin in
         c.background(.clear).padding(margin)
diff --git a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Style/CompositeStyle.swift b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Style/CompositeStyle.swift
index bc329919..fcd0e966 100644
--- a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Style/CompositeStyle.swift
+++ b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Style/CompositeStyle.swift
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct CompositeStyleModifier: ViewModifier {
         content
           .voltraIfLet(layout.padding) { c, p in c.padding(p) }
           .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: contentAlignment)
-          .modifier(DecorationModifier(style: decoration))
+          .modifier(DecorationModifier(style: decoration, layout: layout))
           .modifier(RenderingModifier(style: rendering))
           .layoutValue(key: FlexItemLayoutKey.self, value: FlexItemValues(
             flexGrow: layout.flexGrow,
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct CompositeStyleModifier: ViewModifier {
               alignment: alignment
             )
           }
-          .modifier(DecorationModifier(style: decoration))
+          .modifier(DecorationModifier(style: decoration, layout: layout))
           .modifier(RenderingModifier(style: rendering))
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Style/DecorationStyle.swift b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Style/DecorationStyle.swift
index e7e345dd..6b06b8d1 100644
--- a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Style/DecorationStyle.swift
+++ b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Style/DecorationStyle.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ struct DecorationStyle {
 
 struct DecorationModifier: ViewModifier {
   let style: DecorationStyle
+  let layout: LayoutStyle?
+  @Environment(\.voltraEnvironment) private var voltraEnvironment
 
   private func point(from unitPoint: UnitPoint, in size: CGSize) -> CGPoint {
     CGPoint(x: unitPoint.x * size.width, y: unitPoint.y * size.height)
@@ -105,9 +107,43 @@ struct DecorationModifier: ViewModifier {
     .allowsHitTesting(false)
   }
 
+  private var suppressesDecorativeContainerEffects: Bool {
+    voltraEnvironment.widget?.suppressesDecorativeContainerEffects == true
+  }
+
+  private var isFullBleedBackgroundCandidate: Bool {
+    guard let layout else { return false }
+
+    if let flex = layout.flex, flex > 0 {
+      return true
+    }
+
+    if layout.flexGrow > 0 {
+      return true
+    }
+
+    return layout.width == .fill && layout.height == .fill
+  }
+
+  private var resolvedBackgroundColor: BackgroundValue? {
+    guard suppressesDecorativeContainerEffects, isFullBleedBackgroundCandidate else {
+      return style.backgroundColor
+    }
+
+    return nil
+  }
+
+  private var resolvedGlassEffect: GlassEffect? {
+    guard suppressesDecorativeContainerEffects else {
+      return style.glassEffect
+    }
+
+    return nil
+  }
+
   func body(content: Content) -> some View {
     content
-      .voltraIfLet(style.backgroundColor) { content, bg in
+      .voltraIfLet(resolvedBackgroundColor) { content, bg in
         switch bg {
         case let .color(color):
           content.background(color)
@@ -151,7 +187,7 @@ struct DecorationModifier: ViewModifier {
             y: shadow.offset.height
           )
       }
-      .voltraIfLet(style.glassEffect) { content, glassEffect in
+      .voltraIfLet(resolvedGlassEffect) { content, glassEffect in
         if #available(iOS 26.0, *) {
           switch glassEffect {
           case .clear:
diff --git a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Style/TextStyle.swift b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Style/TextStyle.swift
index 2bf3389d..c168fd02 100644
--- a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Style/TextStyle.swift
+++ b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Style/TextStyle.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ struct TextStyle {
 
 struct TextStyleModifier: ViewModifier {
   let style: TextStyle
+  @Environment(\.voltraEnvironment) private var voltraEnvironment
+
+  private var resolvedColor: Color {
+    if let widget = voltraEnvironment.widget, widget.usesReducedBackgroundPresentation {
+      return .primary
+    }
+
+    return style.color
+  }
 
   func body(content: Content) -> some View {
     content
@@ -28,7 +37,7 @@ struct TextStyleModifier: ViewModifier {
           : .system(size: style.fontSize, weight: style.fontWeight)
       )
       // 2. Color
-      .foregroundColor(style.color)
+      .foregroundColor(resolvedColor)
       // 3. Layout / Spacing
       .multilineTextAlignment(style.alignment)
       .lineLimit(style.lineLimit)
diff --git a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Views/VoltraGlassContainer.swift b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Views/VoltraGlassContainer.swift
index 2e45380c..852952b5 100644
--- a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Views/VoltraGlassContainer.swift
+++ b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Views/VoltraGlassContainer.swift
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ public struct VoltraGlassContainer: VoltraView {
   public typealias Parameters = GlassContainerParameters
 
   public let element: VoltraElement
+  @Environment(\.voltraEnvironment) private var voltraEnvironment
 
   public init(_ element: VoltraElement) {
     self.element = element
@@ -11,7 +12,9 @@ public struct VoltraGlassContainer: VoltraView {
 
   public var body: some View {
     if let children = element.children {
-      if #available(iOS 26.0, *) {
+      if voltraEnvironment.widget?.suppressesDecorativeContainerEffects == true {
+        children.applyStyle(element.style)
+      } else if #available(iOS 26.0, *) {
         let spacing = params.spacing ?? 0.0
         GlassEffectContainer(spacing: CGFloat(spacing)) {
           children
diff --git a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Views/VoltraLinearGradient.swift b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Views/VoltraLinearGradient.swift
index 1ae8fd05..53edcdd4 100644
--- a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Views/VoltraLinearGradient.swift
+++ b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Views/VoltraLinearGradient.swift
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ public struct VoltraLinearGradient: VoltraView {
   public typealias Parameters = LinearGradientParameters
 
   public let element: VoltraElement
+  @Environment(\.voltraEnvironment) private var voltraEnvironment
 
   public init(_ element: VoltraElement) {
     self.element = element
@@ -67,20 +68,48 @@ public struct VoltraLinearGradient: VoltraView {
     return Gradient(colors: [Color.black.opacity(0.25), Color.black.opacity(0.05)])
   }
 
+  private func isFullBleedWidgetBackgroundCandidate() -> Bool {
+    guard let style = element.style, element.children != nil else {
+      return false
+    }
+    if let flex = style["flex"]?.doubleValue, flex > 0 {
+      return true
+    }
+    if let flexGrow = style["flexGrow"]?.doubleValue, flexGrow > 0 {
+      return true
+    }
+    let width = style["width"]?.stringValue?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+    let height = style["height"]?.stringValue?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+    return width == "100%" && height == "100%"
+  }
+
   public var body: some View {
     let gradient = buildGradient(params: params)
     let start = parsePoint(params.startPoint)
     let end = parsePoint(params.endPoint)
+    let anyStyle = element.style?.mapValues { $0.toAny() } ?? [:]
+    let (layout, baseDecoration, rendering, text) = StyleConverter.convert(anyStyle)
+
+    var decoration = baseDecoration
+    decoration.backgroundColor = .linearGradient(gradient: gradient, startPoint: start, endPoint: end)
 
-    // Note: dither parameter is available in node.parameters["dither"] but SwiftUI's LinearGradient
-    // doesn't expose dithering control directly. This is handled automatically by the system.
-    let lg = LinearGradient(gradient: gradient, startPoint: start, endPoint: end)
+    if let widget = voltraEnvironment.widget,
+       widget.isHomeScreenWidget,
+       widget.usesReducedBackgroundPresentation,
+       isFullBleedWidgetBackgroundCandidate(),
+       let children = element.children
+    {
+      return AnyView(children.applyStyle(element.style))
+    }
 
-    // Use ZStack with a Rectangle that fills and is tinted by the gradient, then overlay children.
-    return ZStack {
-      Rectangle().fill(lg)
-      element.children ?? .empty
+    if let children = element.children {
+      return AnyView(
+        children.applyStyle((layout, decoration, rendering, text))
+      )
     }
-    .applyStyle(element.style)
+
+    return AnyView(
+      Color.clear.applyStyle((layout, decoration, rendering, text))
+    )
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Views/VoltraText.swift b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Views/VoltraText.swift
index fb3aad76..416050c7 100644
--- a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Views/VoltraText.swift
+++ b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Views/VoltraText.swift
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ public struct VoltraText: VoltraView {
   public typealias Parameters = TextParameters
 
   public let element: VoltraElement
+  @Environment(\.voltraEnvironment) private var voltraEnvironment
 
   public init(_ element: VoltraElement) {
     self.element = element
@@ -58,13 +59,21 @@ public struct VoltraText: VoltraView {
       return textStyle.alignment
     }()
 
+    let resolvedColor: Color = {
+      if let widget = voltraEnvironment.widget, widget.usesReducedBackgroundPresentation {
+        return .primary
+      }
+
+      return textStyle.color
+    }()
+
     Text(.init(textContent))
       .kerning(textStyle.letterSpacing)
       .underline(textStyle.decoration == .underline || textStyle.decoration == .underlineLineThrough)
       .strikethrough(textStyle.decoration == .lineThrough || textStyle.decoration == .underlineLineThrough)
       // These technically work on View, but good to keep close
       .font(font)
-      .foregroundColor(textStyle.color)
+      .foregroundColor(resolvedColor)
       .multilineTextAlignment(alignment)
       .lineSpacing(textStyle.lineSpacing)
       .voltraIfLet(params.numberOfLines) { view, numberOfLines in
diff --git a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Voltra.swift b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Voltra.swift
index 22672831..cf063a80 100644
--- a/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Voltra.swift
+++ b/packages/voltra/ios/ui/Voltra.swift
@@ -1,8 +1,42 @@
 import SwiftUI
 
+public enum VoltraWidgetRenderingMode {
+  case fullColor
+  case accented
+  case vibrant
+  case unknown
+}
+
+public struct VoltraWidgetEnvironment {
+  public let isHomeScreenWidget: Bool
+  public let renderingMode: VoltraWidgetRenderingMode
+  public let showsContainerBackground: Bool
+
+  var usesReducedBackgroundPresentation: Bool {
+    renderingMode != .fullColor || !showsContainerBackground
+  }
+
+  var suppressesDecorativeContainerEffects: Bool {
+    isHomeScreenWidget && usesReducedBackgroundPresentation
+  }
+
+  public init(
+    isHomeScreenWidget: Bool,
+    renderingMode: VoltraWidgetRenderingMode,
+    showsContainerBackground: Bool
+  ) {
+    self.isHomeScreenWidget = isHomeScreenWidget
+    self.renderingMode = renderingMode
+    self.showsContainerBackground = showsContainerBackground
+  }
+}
+
 struct VoltraEnvironment {
   /// Activity ID for Live Activity interactions
   let activityId: String
+
+  /// Widget-specific presentation context, when rendering inside WidgetKit.
+  let widget: VoltraWidgetEnvironment?
 }
 
 public struct Voltra: View {
@@ -12,28 +46,35 @@ public struct Voltra: View {
   /// Activity ID for Live Activity interactions
   public var activityId: String
 
+  /// Widget-specific presentation context, when rendering inside WidgetKit.
+  var widget: VoltraWidgetEnvironment?
+
   /// Initialize Voltra
   ///
   /// - Parameter root: Pre-parsed root VoltraNode
   /// - Parameter callback: Handler for element interactions
   /// - Parameter activityId: Activity ID for Live Activity interactions
-  public init(root: VoltraNode, activityId: String) {
+  /// - Parameter widget: Widget rendering context used to adapt Voltra output for WidgetKit surfaces
+  public init(root: VoltraNode, activityId: String, widget: VoltraWidgetEnvironment? = nil) {
     self.root = root
     self.activityId = activityId
+    self.widget = widget
   }
 
   /// Generated body for SwiftUI
   public var body: some View {
     root
       .environment(\.voltraEnvironment, VoltraEnvironment(
-        activityId: activityId
+        activityId: activityId,
+        widget: widget
       ))
   }
 }
 
 private struct VoltraEnvironmentKey: EnvironmentKey {
   static let defaultValue: VoltraEnvironment = .init(
-    activityId: ""
+    activityId: "",
+    widget: nil
   )
 }