diff --git a/.changes/windows-undecorated-shadow.md b/.changes/windows-undecorated-shadow.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7a92cfee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/windows-undecorated-shadow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tao": "minor"
+---
+
+Enable shadows by default for undecorated window on Windows.
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
index 7204a577e..9f047b1f6 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl Default for PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes {
       drag_and_drop: true,
       preferred_theme: None,
       skip_taskbar: false,
-      decoration_shadow: false,
+      decoration_shadow: true,
     }
   }
 }