diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/gateio.py b/freqtrade/exchange/gateio.py
index 33006d4a5..83abd1266 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/gateio.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/gateio.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 """ Gate.io exchange subclass """
 import logging
-from typing import Dict, List
+from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
 
+from freqtrade.enums import Collateral, TradingMode
 from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
 from freqtrade.exchange import Exchange
 
@@ -27,6 +28,31 @@ class Gateio(Exchange):
 
     funding_fee_times: List[int] = [0, 8, 16]  # hours of the day
 
+    _supported_trading_mode_collateral_pairs: List[Tuple[TradingMode, Collateral]] = [
+        # TradingMode.SPOT always supported and not required in this list
+        # (TradingMode.MARGIN, Collateral.CROSS),  # TODO-lev: Uncomment once supported
+        # (TradingMode.FUTURES, Collateral.CROSS),  # TODO-lev: Uncomment once supported
+        # (TradingMode.FUTURES, Collateral.ISOLATED) # TODO-lev: Uncomment once supported
+    ]
+
+    @property
+    def _ccxt_config(self) -> Dict:
+        # Parameters to add directly to ccxt sync/async initialization.
+        if self.trading_mode == TradingMode.MARGIN:
+            return {
+                "options": {
+                    "defaultType": "margin"
+                }
+            }
+        elif self.trading_mode == TradingMode.FUTURES:
+            return {
+                "options": {
+                    "defaultType": "swap"
+                }
+            }
+        else:
+            return {}
+
     def validate_ordertypes(self, order_types: Dict) -> None:
         super().validate_ordertypes(order_types)
 
diff --git a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
index de1328f3e..8e3fdfe74 100644
--- a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
+++ b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from tests.conftest import get_mock_coro, get_patched_exchange, log_has, log_has
 
 
 # Make sure to always keep one exchange here which is NOT subclassed!!
-EXCHANGES = ['bittrex', 'binance', 'kraken', 'ftx']
+EXCHANGES = ['bittrex', 'binance', 'kraken', 'ftx', 'gateio']
 
 
 def ccxt_exceptionhandlers(mocker, default_conf, api_mock, exchange_name,
@@ -3206,6 +3206,7 @@ def test_set_margin_mode(mocker, default_conf, collateral):
     ("bittrex", TradingMode.MARGIN, Collateral.ISOLATED, True),
     ("bittrex", TradingMode.FUTURES, Collateral.CROSS, True),
     ("bittrex", TradingMode.FUTURES, Collateral.ISOLATED, True),
+    ("gateio", TradingMode.MARGIN, Collateral.ISOLATED, True),
 
     # TODO-lev: Remove once implemented
     ("binance", TradingMode.MARGIN, Collateral.CROSS, True),
@@ -3215,6 +3216,9 @@ def test_set_margin_mode(mocker, default_conf, collateral):
     ("kraken", TradingMode.FUTURES, Collateral.CROSS, True),
     ("ftx", TradingMode.MARGIN, Collateral.CROSS, True),
     ("ftx", TradingMode.FUTURES, Collateral.CROSS, True),
+    ("gateio", TradingMode.MARGIN, Collateral.CROSS, True),
+    ("gateio", TradingMode.FUTURES, Collateral.CROSS, True),
+    ("gateio", TradingMode.FUTURES, Collateral.ISOLATED, True),
 
     # TODO-lev: Uncomment once implemented
     # ("binance", TradingMode.MARGIN, Collateral.CROSS, False),
@@ -3223,7 +3227,10 @@ def test_set_margin_mode(mocker, default_conf, collateral):
     # ("kraken", TradingMode.MARGIN, Collateral.CROSS, False),
     # ("kraken", TradingMode.FUTURES, Collateral.CROSS, False),
     # ("ftx", TradingMode.MARGIN, Collateral.CROSS, False),
-    # ("ftx", TradingMode.FUTURES, Collateral.CROSS, False)
+    # ("ftx", TradingMode.FUTURES, Collateral.CROSS, False),
+    # ("gateio", TradingMode.MARGIN, Collateral.CROSS, False),
+    # ("gateio", TradingMode.FUTURES, Collateral.CROSS, False),
+    # ("gateio", TradingMode.FUTURES, Collateral.ISOLATED, False),
 ])
 def test_validate_trading_mode_and_collateral(
     default_conf,
@@ -3253,8 +3260,9 @@ def test_validate_trading_mode_and_collateral(
     ("ftx", "margin", {}),
     ("ftx", "futures", {}),
     ("bittrex", "spot", {}),
-    ("bittrex", "margin", {}),
-    ("bittrex", "futures", {}),
+    ("gateio", "spot", {}),
+    ("gateio", "margin", {"options": {"defaultType": "margin"}}),
+    ("gateio", "futures", {"options": {"defaultType": "swap"}}),
 ])
 def test__ccxt_config(
     default_conf,