diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/gradient.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/gradient.xml
index dd6c2ff..57662dd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/gradient.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/gradient.xml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
     <shape>
         <gradient
             android:angle="270"
-            android:startColor="#11111111"
-            android:centerColor="#44111111"
-            android:endColor="#bb111111"
+            android:startColor="#00000000"
+            android:centerColor="#44000000"
+            android:endColor="#bb000000"
             android:type="linear"/>
     </shape>
 </item>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/download.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/download.xml
index eb350b9..7f92251 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/download.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/download.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
             android:layout_width="fill_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:paddingBottom="20dp"
+            android:clipChildren="false"
             android:orientation="vertical">
 
                 <TextView
@@ -70,6 +71,10 @@
                     android:layout_marginTop="6dp"
                     android:ellipsize="end"
                     android:maxLines="1"
+                    android:shadowColor="@color/nowPlayingShadow"
+                    android:shadowDx="1.0"
+                    android:shadowDy="1.0"
+                    android:shadowRadius="10.0"
                     android:textColor="?android:textColorSecondary" />
 
                 <TextView
@@ -82,6 +87,10 @@
                     android:layout_marginRight="16dip"
                     android:maxLines="1"
                     android:textColor="?android:textColorPrimary"
+                    android:shadowColor="@color/nowPlayingShadow"
+                    android:shadowDx="1.0"
+                    android:shadowDy="1.0"
+                    android:shadowRadius="10.0"
                     android:textStyle="bold" />
                 <LinearLayout
                     android:id="@+id/download_overlay_buttons"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/download_slider.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/download_slider.xml
index 5fd019c..0f02c6e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/download_slider.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/download_slider.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     android:background="@android:color/transparent"
     android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
     android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
+    android:clipChildren="false"
     android:paddingLeft="10dip"
     android:paddingRight="10dip">
 
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@
         android:layout_centerVertical="true"
         android:paddingBottom="4dip"
         android:paddingLeft="8dip"
+        android:shadowColor="@color/nowPlayingShadow"
+        android:shadowDx="1.0"
+        android:shadowDy="1.0"
+        android:shadowRadius="10.0"
         android:text="0:00"
         android:textColor="?android:textColorPrimary"
         android:textSize="12sp" />
@@ -39,6 +44,10 @@
         android:layout_centerVertical="true"
         android:paddingBottom="4dip"
         android:paddingRight="8dip"
+        android:shadowColor="@color/nowPlayingShadow"
+        android:shadowDx="1.0"
+        android:shadowDy="1.0"
+        android:shadowRadius="10.0"
         android:text="-:--"
         android:textColor="?android:textColorPrimary"
         android:textSize="12sp" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 876f541..abe538e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@
 
     <color name="black">#000000</color>
     <color name="darkElement">#CCFFFFFF</color>
+
+    <color name="nowPlayingShadow">#44000000</color>
 </resources>