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
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@
     width: clock.implicitWidth
     height: clock.implicitHeight
 
+    DropShadow {
+        id: clockShadow
+        visible: !softwareRendering
+        anchors.fill: clock
+        source: clock
+        horizontalOffset: 1
+        verticalOffset: 1
+        radius: 6
+        samples: 14
+        spread: 0.30
+        color: "black" // new Breeze shadow color
+    }
+    
     ColumnLayout {
         id: clock
         Label {
@@ -55,14 +68,4 @@
             interval: 1000
         }
     }
-
-    layer.enabled: !softwareRendering
-    layer.effect: DropShadow {
-        horizontalOffset: 0
-        verticalOffset: 2
-        radius: 14
-        samples: 32
-        spread: 0.3
-        color: ColorScope.backgroundColor
-    }
 }