diff --git a/src/pc/djui/djui_button.c b/src/pc/djui/djui_button.c
index 3ee5fa64..36649d2c 100644
--- a/src/pc/djui/djui_button.c
+++ b/src/pc/djui/djui_button.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct DjuiButton* djui_button_create(struct DjuiBase* parent, const char* messa
     struct DjuiRect* rect = djui_rect_create(&button->base);
     djui_base_set_size_type(&rect->base, DJUI_SVT_RELATIVE, DJUI_SVT_RELATIVE);
     djui_base_set_size(&rect->base, 1.0f, 1.0f);
-    djui_base_set_color(&rect->base, 225, 225, 225, 255);
+    djui_base_set_color(&rect->base, 200, 200, 200, 255);
     button->rect = rect;
 
     struct DjuiText* text = djui_text_create(&rect->base, message);
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct DjuiButton* djui_button_create(struct DjuiBase* parent, const char* messa
     djui_base_set_size(&text->base, 1.0f, 1.0f);
     djui_base_set_color(&text->base, 11, 11, 11, 255);
     djui_text_set_alignment(text, DJUI_HALIGN_CENTER, DJUI_VALIGN_CENTER);
+    djui_text_set_drop_shadow(text, 0, 0, 0, 64);
     button->text = text;
 
     return button;
diff --git a/src/pc/djui/djui_text.c b/src/pc/djui/djui_text.c
index b2216b63..653b10d5 100644
--- a/src/pc/djui/djui_text.c
+++ b/src/pc/djui/djui_text.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void djui_text_translate(f32 x, f32 y) {
     sTextRenderY += y;
 }
 
-static void djui_text_render_char(struct DjuiText* text, u8 d) {
+static void djui_text_render_single_char(struct DjuiText* text, u8 d) {
     struct DjuiBaseRect* comp = &text->base.comp;
 
     f32 dX = comp->x + sTextRenderX * text->fontSize;
@@ -70,6 +70,21 @@ static void djui_text_render_char(struct DjuiText* text, u8 d) {
     sTextRenderLastY = sTextRenderY;
 }
 
+static void djui_text_render_char(struct DjuiText* text, u8 d) {
+    if (text->dropShadow.a > 0) {
+        // render drop shadow
+        struct DjuiBase* base = &text->base;
+        sTextRenderX += 0.5f;
+        sTextRenderY += 0.5f;
+        gDPSetEnvColor(gDisplayListHead++, text->dropShadow.r, text->dropShadow.g, text->dropShadow.b, text->dropShadow.a);
+        djui_text_render_single_char(text, d);
+        gDPSetEnvColor(gDisplayListHead++, base->color.r, base->color.g, base->color.b, base->color.a);
+        sTextRenderX -= 0.5f;
+        sTextRenderY -= 0.5f;
+    }
+    djui_text_render_single_char(text, d);
+}
+
 static f32 djui_text_measure_word_width(char* message) {
     f32 width = 0;
     while (*message != '\0') {