diff --git a/effects/data/shadow-texture.png b/effects/data/shadow-texture.png
index 0be8068043..1b1c4a6837 100644
Binary files a/effects/data/shadow-texture.png and b/effects/data/shadow-texture.png differ
diff --git a/effects/shadow.cpp b/effects/shadow.cpp
index 0f900134d1..c8546853ba 100644
--- a/effects/shadow.cpp
+++ b/effects/shadow.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ KWIN_EFFECT( shadow, ShadowEffect )
 ShadowEffect::ShadowEffect()
     {
     KConfigGroup conf = effects->effectConfig("Shadow");
-    shadowXOffset = conf.readEntry( "XOffset", 5 );
-    shadowYOffset = conf.readEntry( "YOffset", 5 );
-    shadowOpacity = conf.readEntry( "Opacity", 0.2 );
+    shadowXOffset = conf.readEntry( "XOffset", 0 );
+    shadowYOffset = conf.readEntry( "YOffset", 3 );
+    shadowOpacity = conf.readEntry( "Opacity", 0.25 );
     shadowFuzzyness = conf.readEntry( "Fuzzyness", 10 );
-    shadowSize = conf.readEntry( "Size", 4 );
+    shadowSize = conf.readEntry( "Size", 5 );
     intensifyActiveShadow = conf.readEntry( "IntensifyActiveShadow", true );
 
     QString shadowtexture =  KGlobal::dirs()->findResource("data", "kwin/shadow-texture.png");
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ bool ShadowEffect::useShadow( EffectWindow* w ) const
     }
 
 void ShadowEffect::addQuadVertices(QVector<float>& verts, float x1, float y1, float x2, float y2) const
-{
+    {
     verts << x1 << y1;
     verts << x1 << y2;
     verts << x2 << y2;
     verts << x2 << y1;
-}
+    }
 
 void ShadowEffect::drawShadow( EffectWindow* window, int mask, QRegion region, WindowPaintData& data )
     {
diff --git a/effects/shadow_config.cpp b/effects/shadow_config.cpp
index 98cb79633a..a1d78b7418 100644
--- a/effects/shadow_config.cpp
+++ b/effects/shadow_config.cpp
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ void ShadowEffectConfig::load()
     KCModule::load();
 
     KConfigGroup conf = EffectsHandler::effectConfig("Shadow");
-    mShadowXOffset->setValue( conf.readEntry( "XOffset", 5 ) );
-    mShadowYOffset->setValue( conf.readEntry( "YOffset", 5 ) );
-    mShadowOpacity->setValue( (int)( conf.readEntry( "Opacity", 0.2 ) * 100 ) );
+    mShadowXOffset->setValue( conf.readEntry( "XOffset", 0 ) );
+    mShadowYOffset->setValue( conf.readEntry( "YOffset", 3 ) );
+    mShadowOpacity->setValue( (int)( conf.readEntry( "Opacity", 0.25 ) * 100 ) );
     mShadowFuzzyness->setValue( conf.readEntry( "Fuzzyness", 10 ) );
-    mShadowSize->setValue( conf.readEntry( "Size", 4 ) );
+    mShadowSize->setValue( conf.readEntry( "Size", 5 ) );
     mIntensifyActiveShadow->setChecked( conf.readEntry( "IntensifyActiveShadow", true ) );
 
     emit changed(false);
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ void ShadowEffectConfig::save()
 void ShadowEffectConfig::defaults()
     {
     kDebug() ;
-    mShadowXOffset->setValue( 5 );
-    mShadowYOffset->setValue( 5 );
-    mShadowOpacity->setValue( 20 );
+    mShadowXOffset->setValue( 0 );
+    mShadowYOffset->setValue( 3 );
+    mShadowOpacity->setValue( 25 );
     mShadowFuzzyness->setValue( 10 );
-    mShadowSize->setValue( 4 );
+    mShadowSize->setValue( 5 );
     mIntensifyActiveShadow->setChecked( true );
     emit changed(true);
     }