diff --git a/lookandfeel/contents/components/Clock.qml b/lookandfeel/contents/components/Clock.qml
--- a/lookandfeel/contents/components/Clock.qml
+++ b/lookandfeel/contents/components/Clock.qml
@@ -17,38 +17,34 @@
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
-import QtQuick 2.0
+import QtQuick 2.8
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
 import QtGraphicalEffects 1.0
 
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0
 import org.kde.plasma.components 2.0
 
 Item {
+    // If we're using software rendering, draw outlines instead of shadows
+    // See https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=398317
+    readonly property bool softwareRendering: GraphicsInfo.api === GraphicsInfo.Software
+
     width: clock.implicitWidth
     height: clock.implicitHeight
 
-    DropShadow {
-        id: clockShadow
-        anchors.fill: clock
-        source: clock
-        horizontalOffset: 0
-        verticalOffset: 2
-        radius: 14
-        samples: 32
-        spread: 0.3
-        color: ColorScope.backgroundColor
-    }
-
     ColumnLayout {
         id: clock
         Label {
             text: Qt.formatTime(timeSource.data["Local"]["DateTime"])
+            style: softwareRendering ? Text.Outline : undefined
+            styleColor: softwareRendering ? ColorScope.backgroundColor : undefined
             font.pointSize: 48
             Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
         }
         Label {
             text: Qt.formatDate(timeSource.data["Local"]["DateTime"], Qt.DefaultLocaleLongDate)
+            style: softwareRendering ? Text.Outline : undefined
+            styleColor: softwareRendering ? ColorScope.backgroundColor : undefined
             font.pointSize: 24
             Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
         }
@@ -59,4 +55,14 @@
             interval: 1000
         }
     }
+
+    layer.enabled: !softwareRendering
+    layer.effect: DropShadow {
+        horizontalOffset: 0
+        verticalOffset: 2
+        radius: 14
+        samples: 32
+        spread: 0.3
+        color: ColorScope.backgroundColor
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lookandfeel/contents/components/UserDelegate.qml b/lookandfeel/contents/components/UserDelegate.qml
--- a/lookandfeel/contents/components/UserDelegate.qml
+++ b/lookandfeel/contents/components/UserDelegate.qml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 Item {
     id: wrapper
 
+    // If we're using software rendering, draw outlines instead of shadows
+    // See https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=398317
+    readonly property bool softwareRendering: GraphicsInfo.api === GraphicsInfo.Software
+
     property bool isCurrent: true
 
     readonly property var m: model
@@ -143,18 +147,6 @@
         "
     }
 
-
-    DropShadow {
-        id: labelShadow
-        anchors.fill: usernameDelegate
-        source: usernameDelegate
-        horizontalOffset: 0
-        verticalOffset: 1
-        radius: 12
-        samples: 32
-        spread: 0.35
-        color: PlasmaCore.ColorScope.backgroundColor
-    }
     PlasmaComponents.Label {
         id: usernameDelegate
         anchors {
@@ -164,10 +156,22 @@
         height: implicitHeight // work around stupid bug in Plasma Components that sets the height
         width: constrainText ? parent.width : implicitWidth
         text: wrapper.name
+        style: softwareRendering ? Text.Outline : undefined
+        styleColor: softwareRendering ? ColorScope.backgroundColor : undefined
         elide: Text.ElideRight
         horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
         //make an indication that this has active focus, this only happens when reached with keyboard navigation
         font.underline: wrapper.activeFocus
+
+        layer.enabled: !softwareRendering
+        layer.effect: DropShadow {
+            horizontalOffset: 0
+            verticalOffset: 1
+            radius: 12
+            samples: 32
+            spread: 0.35
+            color: ColorScope.backgroundColor
+        }
     }
 
     MouseArea {