diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml
index 77ed8db69..03e01aa99 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Item { // Bar content region
 
     // Background shadow
     Loader {
-        active: Config.options.bar.showBackground && Config.options.bar.cornerStyle === 1
+        active: Config.options.bar.showBackground && Config.options.bar.cornerStyle === 1 && Config.options.bar.floatStyleShadow
         anchors.fill: barBackground
         sourceComponent: StyledRectangularShadow {
             anchors.fill: undefined // The loader's anchors act on this, and this should not have any anchor
diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
index 7a66d90f6..da8ad85d8 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ Singleton {
                 }
                 property bool bottom: false // Instead of top
                 property int cornerStyle: 0 // 0: Hug | 1: Float | 2: Plain rectangle
+                property bool floatStyleShadow: true // Show shadow behind bar when cornerStyle == 1 (Float)
                 property bool borderless: false // true for no grouping of items
                 property string topLeftIcon: "spark" // Options: "distro" or any icon name in ~/.config/quickshell/ii/assets/icons
                 property bool showBackground: true