diff --git a/library/src/main/java/at/markushi/ui/CircleButton.java b/library/src/main/java/at/markushi/ui/CircleButton.java
index 0e0ca84..77a3089 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/at/markushi/ui/CircleButton.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/at/markushi/ui/CircleButton.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public class CircleButton extends ImageView {
 	private static final int PRESSED_COLOR_LIGHTUP = 255 / 25;
 	private static final int PRESSED_RING_ALPHA = 75;
 	private static final int DEFAULT_PRESSED_RING_WIDTH_DIP = 4;
+	private static final int DEFAULT_SHADOW_X_OFFSET_DIP = 1;
+	private static final int DEFAULT_SHADOW_Y_OFFSET_DIP = 2;
 	private static final int ANIMATION_TIME_ID = android.R.integer.config_shortAnimTime;
 
 	private int centerY;
@@ -29,6 +31,15 @@ public class CircleButton extends ImageView {
 
 	private float animationProgress;
 
+	private float density = 3.0f;
+	private int shadowColor = Color.GRAY;
+	private int shadowXOffset = (int) TypedValue
+			.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, DEFAULT_SHADOW_X_OFFSET_DIP,
+					getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
+	private int shadowYOffset = (int) TypedValue
+			.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, DEFAULT_SHADOW_Y_OFFSET_DIP,
+					getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
+
 	private int pressedRingWidth;
 	private int defaultColor = Color.BLACK;
 	private int pressedColor;
@@ -66,6 +77,8 @@ public void setPressed(boolean pressed) {
 
 	@Override
 	protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
+		circlePaint.setShadowLayer(getShadowRadius(), shadowXOffset, shadowYOffset, shadowColor);
+
 		canvas.drawCircle(centerX, centerY, pressedRingRadius + animationProgress, focusPaint);
 		canvas.drawCircle(centerX, centerY, outerRadius - pressedRingWidth, circlePaint);
 		super.onDraw(canvas);
@@ -117,6 +130,7 @@ private void init(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
 
 		circlePaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
 		circlePaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL);
+		setLayerType(LAYER_TYPE_SOFTWARE, circlePaint);
 
 		focusPaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
 		focusPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
@@ -129,6 +143,9 @@ private void init(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
 			final TypedArray a = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.CircleButton);
 			color = a.getColor(R.styleable.CircleButton_cb_color, color);
 			pressedRingWidth = (int) a.getDimension(R.styleable.CircleButton_cb_pressedRingWidth, pressedRingWidth);
+			shadowColor = a.getColor(R.styleable.CircleButton_cb_shadowColor, shadowColor);
+			shadowXOffset = (int) a.getDimension(R.styleable.CircleButton_cb_shadowXOffset, shadowXOffset);
+			shadowYOffset = (int) a.getDimension(R.styleable.CircleButton_cb_shadowYOffset, shadowYOffset);
 			a.recycle();
 		}
 
@@ -138,6 +155,15 @@ private void init(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
 		final int pressedAnimationTime = getResources().getInteger(ANIMATION_TIME_ID);
 		pressedAnimator = ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, "animationProgress", 0f, 0f);
 		pressedAnimator.setDuration(pressedAnimationTime);
+
+		density = getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
+	}
+
+	private float getShadowRadius() {
+		if(isPressed()){
+			return 0.0f;
+		}
+		return density * 2.0f;
 	}
 
 	private int getHighlightColor(int color, int amount) {
diff --git a/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index 747de0a..c80926b 100644
--- a/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/library/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@
     <declare-styleable name="CircleButton">
         <attr name="cb_color" format="color" />
         <attr name="cb_pressedRingWidth" format="dimension" />
+        <attr name="cb_shadowColor" format="color" />
+        <attr name="cb_shadowXOffset" format="dimension" />
+        <attr name="cb_shadowYOffset" format="dimension" />
     </declare-styleable>
 </resources>
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