diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e389c643..7cc1e8d1 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ set(kimageannotator_SRCS
         ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/annotations/undo/MoveCommand.cpp
         ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/annotations/undo/ResizeCommand.cpp
         ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/annotations/undo/ArrangeCommand.cpp
+        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/annotations/misc/ShadowEffect.cpp
         ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/backend/Config.cpp
         ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/common/formatter/ConfigNameFormatter.cpp
         ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/common/helper/IconCreater.cpp
diff --git a/src/annotations/misc/ShadowEffect.cpp b/src/annotations/misc/ShadowEffect.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1fa55e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/annotations/misc/ShadowEffect.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Damir Porobic <damir.porobic@gmx.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "ShadowEffect.h"
+
+ShadowEffect::ShadowEffect()
+{
+    mDefaultColor.setRgb(63, 63, 63, 190);
+    mHoverColor.setRgb(93, 93, 93, 190);
+
+    setColor(mDefaultColor);
+    setBlurRadius(7);
+    setOffset(QPoint(2, 2));
+}
+
+void ShadowEffect::setHoveredEnabled(bool enabled)
+{
+    if (enabled) {
+        setColor(mHoverColor);
+    } else {
+        setColor(mDefaultColor);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/annotations/misc/ShadowEffect.h b/src/annotations/misc/ShadowEffect.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eee2134f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/annotations/misc/ShadowEffect.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Damir Porobic <damir.porobic@gmx.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef KIMAGEANNOTATOR_SHADOWEFFECT_H
+#define KIMAGEANNOTATOR_SHADOWEFFECT_H
+
+#include <QGraphicsDropShadowEffect>
+
+class ShadowEffect : public QGraphicsDropShadowEffect
+{
+public:
+    explicit ShadowEffect();
+    virtual ~ShadowEffect() = default;
+    void setHoveredEnabled(bool enabled);
+
+private:
+    QColor mDefaultColor;
+    QColor mHoverColor;
+};
+
+#endif //KIMAGEANNOTATOR_SHADOWEFFECT_H