diff --git a/kdecoration/breeze.h b/kdecoration/breeze.h
index 645331ec..24f4bd4b 100644
--- a/kdecoration/breeze.h
+++ b/kdecoration/breeze.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Breeze
         TitleBar_ButtonSpacing = 2,
 
         // shadow dimensions (pixels)
-        Shadow_Overlap = 2,
+        Shadow_Overlap = 3,
 
     };
 
diff --git a/kdecoration/breezedecoration.cpp b/kdecoration/breezedecoration.cpp
index b38f9b77..156c92ac 100644
--- a/kdecoration/breezedecoration.cpp
+++ b/kdecoration/breezedecoration.cpp
@@ -640,14 +640,21 @@ namespace Breeze
             painter.setCompositionMode(QPainter::CompositionMode_Source);
             painter.fillRect( image.rect(), radialGradient);
 
+            // contrast pixel
             QRectF innerRect = QRectF(
                 g_shadowSize - shadowOffset - Metrics::Shadow_Overlap, g_shadowSize - shadowOffset - Metrics::Shadow_Overlap,
-                shadowOffset + 2*Metrics::Shadow_Overlap,shadowOffset + 2*Metrics::Shadow_Overlap )
-                .adjusted( -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, 0.5 );
+                shadowOffset + 2*Metrics::Shadow_Overlap,shadowOffset + 2*Metrics::Shadow_Overlap );
 
             painter.setPen( gradientStopColor( g_shadowColor, g_shadowStrength ) );
             painter.setBrush( Qt::NoBrush );
             painter.drawRoundedRect( innerRect, 2.5, 2.5 );
+
+            // mask out inner rect
+            painter.setPen( Qt::NoPen );
+            painter.setBrush( Qt::black );
+            painter.setCompositionMode(QPainter::CompositionMode_DestinationOut );
+            painter.drawRoundedRect( innerRect, 2.5, 2.5 );
+
             painter.end();
 
             g_sShadow = QSharedPointer<KDecoration2::DecorationShadow>::create();