diff --git a/images.go b/images.go
index 7dd558e..0c31e77 100644
--- a/images.go
+++ b/images.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (cv *Canvas) DrawImage(image interface{}, coords ...float64) {
 	data[2] = cv.tf(vec{dx + dw, dy + dh})
 	data[3] = cv.tf(vec{dx + dw, dy})
 
-	cv.drawShadow2(data[:], nil)
+	cv.drawShadow(data[:], nil)
 
 	cv.b.DrawImage(img.img, sx, sy, sw, sh, data, cv.state.globalAlpha)
 }
diff --git a/paths.go b/paths.go
index db3d588..615bcca 100644
--- a/paths.go
+++ b/paths.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (cv *Canvas) strokePath(path *Path2D, inv mat, doInv bool) {
 	var triBuf [500][2]float64
 	tris := cv.strokeTris(path, inv, doInv, triBuf[:0])
 
-	cv.drawShadow2(tris, nil)
+	cv.drawShadow(tris, nil)
 
 	stl := cv.backendFillStyle(&cv.state.stroke, 1)
 	cv.b.Fill(&stl, tris)
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func (cv *Canvas) fillPath(path *Path2D, tf mat) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	cv.drawShadow2(tris, nil)
+	cv.drawShadow(tris, nil)
 
 	stl := cv.backendFillStyle(&cv.state.fill, 1)
 	cv.b.Fill(&stl, tris)
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ func (cv *Canvas) FillRect(x, y, w, h float64) {
 
 	data := [4][2]float64{{p0[0], p0[1]}, {p1[0], p1[1]}, {p2[0], p2[1]}, {p3[0], p3[1]}}
 
-	cv.drawShadow2(data[:], nil)
+	cv.drawShadow(data[:], nil)
 
 	stl := cv.backendFillStyle(&cv.state.fill, 1)
 	cv.b.Fill(&stl, data[:])
diff --git a/shadows.go b/shadows.go
index f67ee9a..8b153d6 100644
--- a/shadows.go
+++ b/shadows.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package canvas
 
 import (
 	"image"
+	"math"
 
 	"github.com/tfriedel6/canvas/backend/backendbase"
 )
 
-func (cv *Canvas) drawShadow2(pts [][2]float64, mask *image.Alpha) {
+func (cv *Canvas) drawShadow(pts [][2]float64, mask *image.Alpha) {
 	if cv.state.shadowColor.A == 0 {
 		return
 	}
@@ -26,7 +27,9 @@ func (cv *Canvas) drawShadow2(pts [][2]float64, mask *image.Alpha) {
 		})
 	}
 
-	style := backendbase.FillStyle{Color: cv.state.shadowColor, Blur: cv.state.shadowBlur}
+	color := cv.state.shadowColor
+	color.A = uint8(math.Round(((float64(color.A) / 255.0) * cv.state.globalAlpha) * 255.0))
+	style := backendbase.FillStyle{Color: color, Blur: cv.state.shadowBlur}
 	if mask != nil {
 		if len(cv.shadowBuf) != 4 {
 			panic("invalid number of points to fill with mask, must be 4")
diff --git a/text.go b/text.go
index 26cabdd..c010423 100644
--- a/text.go
+++ b/text.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (cv *Canvas) FillText(str string, x, y float64) {
 
 	mask := textImage.SubImage(image.Rect(0, 0, strWidth, strHeight)).(*image.Alpha)
 
-	cv.drawShadow2(pts[:], mask)
+	cv.drawShadow(pts[:], mask)
 
 	stl := cv.backendFillStyle(&cv.state.fill, 1)
 	cv.b.FillImageMask(&stl, mask, pts[:])