diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
index 86dc51a36e..fa93ccb009 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
 
     private boolean date;
     private boolean cards;
-    private boolean shadow;
+    private boolean shadow_unread;
     private boolean threading;
     private boolean threading_unread;
     private boolean indentation;
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
         ViewHolder(final View itemView, long viewType) {
             super(itemView);
 
-            if (cards && shadow) {
+            if (cards && shadow_unread) {
                 ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams lparam = (ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams) itemView.getLayoutParams();
                 lparam.bottomMargin = dp1;
                 itemView.setLayoutParams(lparam);
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
         }
 
         private void bindSeen(TupleMessageEx message) {
-            if (cards && shadow) {
+            if (cards && shadow_unread) {
                 int color = (message.unseen > 0 ? colorSeparator : Color.TRANSPARENT);
                 if (!Objects.equals(itemView.getTag(), color)) {
                     itemView.setTag(color);
@@ -5348,7 +5348,7 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
 
         this.date = prefs.getBoolean("date", true);
         this.cards = prefs.getBoolean("cards", true);
-        this.shadow = prefs.getBoolean("experiments", false);
+        this.shadow_unread = prefs.getBoolean("shadow_unread", false);
         this.threading = prefs.getBoolean("threading", true);
         this.threading_unread = threading && prefs.getBoolean("threading_unread", false);
         this.indentation = prefs.getBoolean("indentation", false);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptions.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptions.java
index dc204c055a..c58915e5fd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptions.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptions.java
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ public class FragmentOptions extends FragmentBase {
     static String[] OPTIONS_RESTART = new String[]{
             "first", "app_support", "notify_archive", "message_swipe", "message_select", "folder_actions", "folder_sync",
             "subscriptions",
-            "portrait2", "landscape", "landscape3", "startup", "cards", "beige", "indentation", "date", "threading", "threading_unread",
+            "portrait2", "landscape", "landscape3", "startup", "cards", "beige", "shadow_unread",
+            "indentation", "date", "threading", "threading_unread",
             "highlight_unread", "highlight_color", "color_stripe",
             "avatars", "gravatars", "favicons", "generated_icons", "identicons", "circular", "saturation", "brightness", "threshold",
             "name_email", "prefer_contact", "distinguish_contacts", "show_recipients", "authentication",
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
index 2c0ebbbbf2..9792d3ab97 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsDisplay.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
     private Spinner spStartup;
     private SwitchCompat swCards;
     private SwitchCompat swBeige;
+    private SwitchCompat swShadow;
     private SwitchCompat swDate;
     private SwitchCompat swNavBarColorize;
     private SwitchCompat swPortrait2;
@@ -139,7 +140,8 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
     private NumberFormat NF = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance();
 
     private final static String[] RESET_OPTIONS = new String[]{
-            "theme", "startup", "cards", "beige", "date", "navbar_colorize", "portrait2", "landscape", "landscape3",
+            "theme", "startup", "cards", "beige", "shadow_unread",
+            "date", "navbar_colorize", "portrait2", "landscape", "landscape3",
             "threading", "threading_unread", "indentation", "seekbar", "actionbar", "actionbar_color",
             "highlight_unread", "highlight_color", "color_stripe",
             "avatars", "gravatars", "favicons", "generated_icons", "identicons", "circular", "saturation", "brightness", "threshold",
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
         spStartup = view.findViewById(R.id.spStartup);
         swCards = view.findViewById(R.id.swCards);
         swBeige = view.findViewById(R.id.swBeige);
+        swShadow = view.findViewById(R.id.swShadow);
         swDate = view.findViewById(R.id.swDate);
         swNavBarColorize = view.findViewById(R.id.swNavBarColorize);
         swPortrait2 = view.findViewById(R.id.swPortrait2);
@@ -268,6 +271,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
             public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean checked) {
                 prefs.edit().putBoolean("cards", checked).apply();
                 swBeige.setEnabled(checked);
+                swShadow.setEnabled(checked);
                 swIndentation.setEnabled(checked);
             }
         });
@@ -279,6 +283,13 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
             }
         });
 
+        swShadow.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean checked) {
+                prefs.edit().putBoolean("shadow_unread", checked).apply();
+            }
+        });
+
         swDate.setOnCheckedChangeListener(new CompoundButton.OnCheckedChangeListener() {
             @Override
             public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean checked) {
@@ -887,7 +898,9 @@ public class FragmentOptionsDisplay extends FragmentBase implements SharedPrefer
 
         swCards.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("cards", true));
         swBeige.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("beige", true));
+        swShadow.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("shadow_unread", false));
         swBeige.setEnabled(swCards.isChecked());
+        swShadow.setEnabled(swCards.isChecked());
         swDate.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("date", true));
         swNavBarColorize.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("navbar_colorize", false));
         swPortrait2.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("portrait2", false));
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
index 4bedb851dc..969462d4c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_options_display.xml
@@ -125,6 +125,18 @@
             app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swCards"
             app:switchPadding="12dp" />
 
+        <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
+            android:id="@+id/swShadow"
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
+            android:checked="true"
+            android:text="@string/title_advanced_cards_shadow"
+            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swBeige"
+            app:switchPadding="12dp" />
+
         <eu.faircode.email.FixedTextView
             android:id="@+id/tvBeigeHint"
             android:layout_width="0dp"
@@ -135,7 +147,7 @@
             android:textStyle="italic"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swBeige" />
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/swShadow" />
 
         <androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat
             android:id="@+id/swDate"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 9942fc89fa..9d5f69307d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@
     <string name="title_advanced_startup">Show on start screen</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_cards">Use card style instead of tabular style</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_cards_beige">Use beige background when using card style</string>
+    <string name="title_advanced_cards_shadow">Use shadow for unread messages when using card style</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_date_header">Group by date</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_threading">Conversation threading</string>
     <string name="title_advanced_threading_unread">Show number of unread messages in conversations</string>