diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 3f69749..97db9ea 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void CConfigManager::init() {
 
 #define SHADOWABLE(name)                                                                                                                                                           \
     m_config.addSpecialConfigValue(name, "shadow_size", Hyprlang::INT{3});                                                                                                         \
-    m_config.addSpecialConfigValue(name, "shadow_passes", Hyprlang::INT{2});                                                                                                       \
+    m_config.addSpecialConfigValue(name, "shadow_passes", Hyprlang::INT{0});                                                                                                       \
     m_config.addSpecialConfigValue(name, "shadow_color", Hyprlang::INT{0xFF000000});                                                                                               \
     m_config.addSpecialConfigValue(name, "shadow_boost", Hyprlang::FLOAT{1.2});
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/widgets/Shadowable.cpp b/src/renderer/widgets/Shadowable.cpp
index c2fbcd0..ef12bb8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/widgets/Shadowable.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/widgets/Shadowable.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ CShadowable::CShadowable(IWidget* widget_, const std::unordered_map<std::string,
 
 void CShadowable::markShadowDirty() {
 
+    if (passes == 0)
+        return;
+
     if (!shadowFB.isAllocated())
         shadowFB.alloc(viewport.x, viewport.y, true);
 
@@ -27,6 +30,9 @@ void CShadowable::markShadowDirty() {
 }
 
 bool CShadowable::draw(const IWidget::SRenderData& data) {
+    if (passes == 0)
+        return;
+
     if (!shadowFB.isAllocated() || ignoreDraw)
         return true;