diff --git a/src/ui/material/draw_helpers.h b/src/ui/material/draw_helpers.h
index dede7ee..5306d20 100644
--- a/src/ui/material/draw_helpers.h
+++ b/src/ui/material/draw_helpers.h
@@ -561,22 +561,22 @@ inline bool CardDropShadowWanted()
     return s_want;
 }
 
-// Soft drop shadow OUTSIDE a rounded rect, offset down. Drawn as fading rounded-rect STROKES (not
-// fills), so it never paints across the card body — only the outer blur remains once the card fill
-// covers the interior. This is the "render then mask out the UI area" result without an FBO.
+// Soft, UNIFORM shadow around a rounded rect — no directional offset, equal on all sides. Drawn as
+// fading rounded-rect STROKES (not fills), so it never paints across the card body — only the outer
+// blur remains once the card fill covers the interior. The "render then mask out the UI area" result
+// without an FBO.
 inline void DrawCardDropShadow(ImDrawList* dl, const ImVec2& pMin, const ImVec2& pMax, float rounding)
 {
     const float dp = Layout::dpiScale();
-    const int   kRings = 10;
-    const float spread = 13.0f * dp;   // how far the shadow reaches beyond the card edge
-    const float offY   = 3.0f * dp;    // downward drop offset
+    const int   kRings = 12;
+    const float spread = 14.0f * dp;   // how far the shadow reaches beyond the card edge (all sides)
     for (int i = kRings; i >= 1; --i) {
-        float t = (float)i / (float)kRings;          // 1 (outer) .. 0.1 (near the card)
+        float t = (float)i / (float)kRings;          // 1 (outer) .. near 0 (by the card)
         float e = spread * t;                        // expansion at this ring
-        int   a = (int)(20.0f * (1.0f - t) + 0.5f);  // alpha: ~0 at the outer edge, strongest by the card
+        int   a = (int)(18.0f * (1.0f - t) + 0.5f);  // alpha: ~0 at the outer edge, strongest by the card
         if (a < 1) continue;
-        ImVec2 smn(pMin.x - e, pMin.y - e + offY);
-        ImVec2 smx(pMax.x + e, pMax.y + e + offY);
+        ImVec2 smn(pMin.x - e, pMin.y - e);
+        ImVec2 smx(pMax.x + e, pMax.y + e);
         dl->AddRect(smn, smx, IM_COL32(0, 0, 0, a), rounding + e, 0, 2.0f * dp);
     }
 }