diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml
index 97447fb4d..9e452f65a 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Item { // Bar content region
 
     // Background shadow
     Loader {
-        active: false // For bars background color consistency
+        active: Config.options.bar.showBackground && Config.options.bar.cornerStyle === 1 && Config.options.bar.floatShadow
         anchors.fill: barBackground
         sourceComponent: StyledRectangularShadow {
             anchors.fill: undefined // The loader's anchors act on this, and this should not have any anchor