diff --git a/api/config.lua b/api/config.lua
index 4f448e87..cf6bf40e 100644
--- a/api/config.lua
+++ b/api/config.lua
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ function pfUI:LoadConfig()
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "global",      "tabdock",          "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "global",      "tabmouse",         "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "global",      "chatflash",        "1")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "global",      "frameshadow",      "1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "global",      "custombg",         "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "global",      "background",       ".2,.2,.2,.5")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("chat",       "global",      "border",           ".4,.4,.4,.5")
diff --git a/modules/chat.lua b/modules/chat.lua
index c8928106..301bfd4e 100644
--- a/modules/chat.lua
+++ b/modules/chat.lua
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("chat", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
   pfUI.chat.left:SetScript("OnShow", function() pfUI.chat:RefreshChat() end)
   UpdateMovable(pfUI.chat.left)
   CreateBackdrop(pfUI.chat.left, default_border, nil, .8)
-  CreateBackdropShadow(pfUI.chat.left)
+  if C.chat.global.frameshadow == "1" then
+    CreateBackdropShadow(pfUI.chat.left)
+  end
 
   if C.chat.global.custombg == "1" then
     local r, g, b, a = strsplit(",", C.chat.global.background)
@@ -205,7 +207,10 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("chat", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
   pfUI.chat.right:SetScript("OnShow", function() pfUI.chat:RefreshChat() end)
   UpdateMovable(pfUI.chat.right)
   CreateBackdrop(pfUI.chat.right, default_border, nil, .8)
-  CreateBackdropShadow(pfUI.chat.right)
+  if C.chat.global.frameshadow == "1" then
+    CreateBackdropShadow(pfUI.chat.right)
+  end
+
   if C.chat.global.custombg == "1" then
     local r, g, b, a = strsplit(",", C.chat.global.background)
     pfUI.chat.right.backdrop:SetBackdropColor(tonumber(r), tonumber(g), tonumber(b), tonumber(a))
diff --git a/modules/gui.lua b/modules/gui.lua
index 340c1bf5..6d960285 100644
--- a/modules/gui.lua
+++ b/modules/gui.lua
@@ -2027,6 +2027,7 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("gui", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Enable Chat Dock Background"], C.chat.global, "tabdock", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Only Show Chat Dock On Mouseover"], C.chat.global, "tabmouse", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Enable Chat Tab Flashing"], C.chat.global, "chatflash", "checkbox")
+      CreateConfig(nil, T["Enable Frame Shadow"], C.chat.global, "frameshadow", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Enable Custom Colors"], C.chat.global, "custombg", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Chat Background Color"], C.chat.global, "background", "color")
       CreateConfig(nil, T["Chat Border Color"], C.chat.global, "border", "color")