diff --git a/liboxygen/oxygenactiveshadowconfigdata.kcfg b/liboxygen/oxygenactiveshadowconfigdata.kcfg
--- a/liboxygen/oxygenactiveshadowconfigdata.kcfg
+++ b/liboxygen/oxygenactiveshadowconfigdata.kcfg
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
        <default>true</default>
     </entry>
 
+    <entry name="ShadowIntensity" type = "Int">
+       <default>100</default>
+    </entry>
+
   </group>
 
 </kcfg>
diff --git a/liboxygen/oxygeninactiveshadowconfigdata.kcfg b/liboxygen/oxygeninactiveshadowconfigdata.kcfg
--- a/liboxygen/oxygeninactiveshadowconfigdata.kcfg
+++ b/liboxygen/oxygeninactiveshadowconfigdata.kcfg
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
        <default>false</default>
     </entry>
 
+    <entry name="ShadowIntensity" type = "Int">
+       <default>100</default>
+    </entry>
+
   </group>
 
 </kcfg>
diff --git a/liboxygen/oxygenshadowcache.cpp b/liboxygen/oxygenshadowcache.cpp
--- a/liboxygen/oxygenshadowcache.cpp
+++ b/liboxygen/oxygenshadowcache.cpp
@@ -292,13 +292,14 @@
                 // inner (sharp) gradient
                 const qreal gradientSize = qMin( shadowSize, (shadowSize+fixedSize)/2 );
                 const qreal voffset = qMin( 12.0*(gradientSize*ActiveShadowConfiguration::verticalOffset())/fixedSize, 4.0 );
+                const qreal intensity ( ActiveShadowConfiguration::shadowIntensity() / 100.0 );
 
                 QRadialGradient radialGradient = QRadialGradient( size, size + voffset, gradientSize );
                 radialGradient.setColorAt(1, Qt::transparent );
 
                 // gaussian shadow is used
                 int nPoints( (10*gradientSize)/fixedSize );
-                Gaussian f( 0.85, 0.17 );
+                Gaussian f( intensity * 0.85, intensity * 0.17 );
                 QColor c = ActiveShadowConfiguration::innerColor();
                 for( int i = 0; i < nPoints; i++ )
                 {
@@ -318,13 +319,14 @@
                 // outer (spread) gradient
                 const qreal gradientSize = shadowSize;
                 const qreal voffset = qMin( 12.0*(gradientSize*ActiveShadowConfiguration::verticalOffset())/fixedSize, 4.0 );
+                const qreal intensity ( ActiveShadowConfiguration::shadowIntensity() / 100.0 );
 
                 QRadialGradient radialGradient = QRadialGradient( size, size+voffset, gradientSize );
                 radialGradient.setColorAt(1, Qt::transparent );
 
                 // gaussian shadow is used
                 int nPoints( (10*gradientSize)/fixedSize );
-                Gaussian f( 0.46, 0.34 );
+                Gaussian f( intensity * 0.46, intensity * 0.34 );
                 QColor c = ActiveShadowConfiguration::useOuterColor() ? ActiveShadowConfiguration::outerColor():ActiveShadowConfiguration::innerColor();
                 for( int i = 0; i < nPoints; i++ )
                 {
@@ -345,13 +347,14 @@
                 // inner (sharp gradient)
                 const qreal gradientSize = qMin( shadowSize, fixedSize );
                 const qreal voffset( 0.2 );
+                const qreal intensity ( ActiveShadowConfiguration::shadowIntensity() / 100.0 );
 
                 QRadialGradient radialGradient = QRadialGradient( size, size+voffset, gradientSize );
                 radialGradient.setColorAt(1, Qt::transparent );
 
                 // parabolic shadow is used
                 int nPoints( (10*gradientSize)/fixedSize );
-                Parabolic f( 1.0, 0.22 );
+                Parabolic f( intensity * 1.0, intensity * 0.22 );
                 QColor c = InactiveShadowConfiguration::useOuterColor() ? InactiveShadowConfiguration::outerColor():InactiveShadowConfiguration::innerColor();
                 for( int i = 0; i < nPoints; i++ )
                 {
@@ -372,13 +375,14 @@
                 // mid gradient
                 const qreal gradientSize = qMin( shadowSize, (shadowSize+2*fixedSize)/3 );
                 const qreal voffset = qMin( 8.0*(gradientSize*InactiveShadowConfiguration::verticalOffset())/fixedSize, 4.0 );
+                const qreal intensity ( InactiveShadowConfiguration::shadowIntensity() / 100.0 );
 
                 // gaussian shadow is used
                 QRadialGradient radialGradient = QRadialGradient( size, size+voffset, gradientSize );
                 radialGradient.setColorAt(1, Qt::transparent );
 
                 int nPoints( (10*gradientSize)/fixedSize );
-                Gaussian f( 0.54, 0.21);
+                Gaussian f( intensity * 0.54, intensity * 0.21);
                 QColor c = InactiveShadowConfiguration::useOuterColor() ? InactiveShadowConfiguration::outerColor():InactiveShadowConfiguration::innerColor();
                 for( int i = 0; i < nPoints; i++ )
                 {
@@ -398,13 +402,14 @@
                 // outer (spread) gradient
                 const qreal gradientSize = shadowSize;
                 const qreal voffset = qMin( 20.0*(gradientSize*InactiveShadowConfiguration::verticalOffset())/fixedSize, 4.0 );
+                const qreal intensity ( InactiveShadowConfiguration::shadowIntensity() / 100.0 );
 
                 // gaussian shadow is used
                 QRadialGradient radialGradient = QRadialGradient( size, size+voffset, gradientSize );
                 radialGradient.setColorAt(1, Qt::transparent );
 
                 int nPoints( (20*gradientSize)/fixedSize );
-                Gaussian f( 0.155, 0.445);
+                Gaussian f( intensity * 0.155, intensity * 0.445);
                 QColor c = InactiveShadowConfiguration::useOuterColor() ? InactiveShadowConfiguration::outerColor():InactiveShadowConfiguration::innerColor();
                 for( int i = 0; i < nPoints; i++ )
                 {
diff --git a/liboxygen/oxygenshadowconfigwidget.cpp b/liboxygen/oxygenshadowconfigwidget.cpp
--- a/liboxygen/oxygenshadowconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/liboxygen/oxygenshadowconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
         connect( ui->innerColor, SIGNAL(changed(QColor)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( ui->outerColor, SIGNAL(changed(QColor)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( ui->useOuterColor, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
+        connect( ui->shadowIntensity, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
         connect( this, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), SLOT(updateChanged()) );
 
     }
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@
             ActiveShadowConfiguration::setInnerColor( ui->innerColor->color() );
             ActiveShadowConfiguration::setOuterColor( ui->outerColor->color() );
             ActiveShadowConfiguration::setUseOuterColor( ui->useOuterColor->isChecked() );
+            ActiveShadowConfiguration::setShadowIntensity( ui->shadowIntensity->value() );
 
             ActiveShadowConfiguration::setEnabled( isChecked() );
             #if OXYGEN_USE_KDE4
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@
             InactiveShadowConfiguration::setInnerColor( ui->innerColor->color() );
             InactiveShadowConfiguration::setOuterColor( ui->outerColor->color() );
             InactiveShadowConfiguration::setUseOuterColor( ui->useOuterColor->isChecked() );
+            InactiveShadowConfiguration::setShadowIntensity( ui->shadowIntensity->value() );
 
             InactiveShadowConfiguration::setEnabled( isChecked() );
             #if OXYGEN_USE_KDE4
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@
                 ( ui->innerColor->color() != ActiveShadowConfiguration::innerColor() ) ||
                 ( ui->useOuterColor->isChecked() != ActiveShadowConfiguration::useOuterColor() ) ||
                 ( ui->outerColor->color() != ActiveShadowConfiguration::outerColor() ) ||
+                ( ui->shadowIntensity->value() != ActiveShadowConfiguration::shadowIntensity() ) ||
                 ( isChecked() != ActiveShadowConfiguration::enabled() ) );
 
         } else if( _group == QPalette::Inactive ) {
@@ -123,6 +127,7 @@
                 ( ui->innerColor->color() != InactiveShadowConfiguration::innerColor() ) ||
                 ( ui->useOuterColor->isChecked() != InactiveShadowConfiguration::useOuterColor() ) ||
                 ( ui->outerColor->color() != InactiveShadowConfiguration::outerColor() ) ||
+                ( ui->shadowIntensity->value() != InactiveShadowConfiguration::shadowIntensity() ) ||
                 ( isChecked() != InactiveShadowConfiguration::enabled() ) );
 
         }
@@ -151,6 +156,7 @@
             ui->innerColor->setColor( ActiveShadowConfiguration::innerColor() );
             ui->outerColor->setColor( ActiveShadowConfiguration::outerColor() );
             ui->useOuterColor->setChecked( ActiveShadowConfiguration::useOuterColor() );
+            ui->shadowIntensity->setValue( ActiveShadowConfiguration::shadowIntensity() );
 
             setChecked( ActiveShadowConfiguration::enabled() );
 
@@ -172,6 +178,7 @@
             ui->innerColor->setColor( InactiveShadowConfiguration::innerColor() );
             ui->outerColor->setColor( InactiveShadowConfiguration::outerColor() );
             ui->useOuterColor->setChecked( InactiveShadowConfiguration::useOuterColor() );
+            ui->shadowIntensity->setValue( InactiveShadowConfiguration::shadowIntensity() );
 
             setChecked( InactiveShadowConfiguration::enabled() );
 
diff --git a/liboxygen/ui/oxygenshadowconfigurationui.ui b/liboxygen/ui/oxygenshadowconfigurationui.ui
--- a/liboxygen/ui/oxygenshadowconfigurationui.ui
+++ b/liboxygen/ui/oxygenshadowconfigurationui.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>180</width>
-    <height>112</height>
+    <height>170</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -103,6 +103,26 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="4" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Intensity:</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="alignment">
+      <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="4" column="1">
+    <widget class="QSpinBox" name="shadowIntensity">
+     <property name="suffix">
+      <string>%</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="maximum">
+      <number>100</number>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>