diff --git a/lookandfeel/contents/components/ActionButton.qml b/lookandfeel/contents/components/ActionButton.qml
--- a/lookandfeel/contents/components/ActionButton.qml
+++ b/lookandfeel/contents/components/ActionButton.qml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.2
+import QtGraphicalEffects 1.0
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 import org.kde.plasma.components 2.0 as PlasmaComponents
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
     property alias iconSource: icon.source
     property alias containsMouse: mouseArea.containsMouse
     property alias font: label.font
+    property alias labelShadow: labelShadow.visible
     signal clicked
 
     activeFocusOnTab: true
@@ -48,6 +50,19 @@
         colorGroup: PlasmaCore.ColorScope.colorGroup
         active: mouseArea.containsMouse || root.activeFocus
     }
+
+    DropShadow {
+        id: labelShadow
+        visible: false
+        anchors.fill: label
+        source: label
+        horizontalOffset: 0
+        verticalOffset: 1
+        radius: 12
+        samples: 32
+        spread: 0.2
+        color: PlasmaCore.ColorScope.windowColor
+    }
     PlasmaComponents.Label {
         id: label
         anchors {