diff --git a/Widgets/NPanel.qml b/Widgets/NPanel.qml
index 0f0f8c6d..1b4baf77 100644
--- a/Widgets/NPanel.qml
+++ b/Widgets/NPanel.qml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Effects
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Wayland
 import qs.Commons
@@ -219,6 +220,17 @@ Loader {
         bottomLeftRadius: Style.radiusL
         bottomRightRadius: Style.radiusL
 
+        // Drop shadow effect
+        layer.enabled: true
+        layer.effect: MultiEffect {
+          shadowEnabled: true
+          shadowBlur: 0.85
+          shadowOpacity: 0.45
+          shadowColor: Color.mShadow
+          shadowHorizontalOffset: (barPosition === "left" || barPosition === "top") ? 6 : - 6
+          shadowVerticalOffset: (barPosition === "left" || barPosition === "top") ? 6 : - 6
+        }
+
         // Set inverted corners based on panel anchors and bar position
 
         // Top-left corner