diff --git a/widgets/lock.lua b/widgets/lock.lua
index e420f58..25a5327 100644
--- a/widgets/lock.lua
+++ b/widgets/lock.lua
@@ -59,33 +59,69 @@ return function(args)
     s.lockscreen = awful.popup({
         widget = {
             {
-                --Top bar 
+                -- Bottom layer
                 {
                     {
+                        --Top bar 
                         {
-                            markup = "AwesomewWM",
-                            widget = wibox.widget.textbox
-                        }, 
-                        {
-                            widget = wibox.container.background
+                            {
+                                -- Top bar contents
+                                {
+                                    markup = "AwesomewWM",
+                                    widget = wibox.widget.textbox
+                                }, 
+                                {
+                                    widget = wibox.container.background
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    require("widgets.battery")({
+                                        percentage = true
+                                    }),
+                                    wibox.widget.textclock(),
+                                    widget = wibox.container.background,
+                                    layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal
+                                },
+                                layout = wibox.layout.align.horizontal,
+                            },
+                            widget = wibox.container.margin,
+                            left = 5,
+                            right = 5
                         },
+                        widget = wibox.container.background,
+                        forced_width = s.geometry.width,
+                        forced_height = style.lockscreen_bar_height or 25,
+                        bg = style.lockscreen_bar_bg or 
+                             style.lockscreen_bg_normal
+                    },
+                    {
+                        --Drop shadow
                         {
-                            require("widgets.battery")({percentage = true}),
-                            wibox.widget.textclock(),
-                            widget = wibox.container.background,
-                            layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal
+                            markup = "",
+                            widget = wibox.widget.textbox,
                         },
-                        layout = wibox.layout.align.horizontal,
+                        widget = wibox.container.background,
+                        forced_height = style.lockscreen_bar_shadow or 5,
+                        forced_width = s.geometry.width,
+                        bg = {
+                            -- Gradient
+                            type = "linear",
+                            from = { 0, 0 },
+                            to = { 0, style.lockscreen_bar_shadow or 5},
+                            stops = {
+                                { 0, style.lockscreen_bar_shadow_color_start or 
+                                     "#00000055" },
+                                { 1, style.lockscreen_bar_shadow_color_end or
+                                     "#00000000" }
+                            }
+                        }
                     },
-                    widget = wibox.container.background,
-                    forced_width = s.geometry.width,
-                    forced_height = style.lockscreen_bar_height or 25,
-                    bg = style.lockscreen_bar_bg or style.lockscreen_bg_normal
+                    layout = wibox.layout.fixed.vertical
                 },
                 widget = wibox.container.place,
                 valign = "top",
                 halign = "center"
-            },{
+            },
+            {
                 --Combo box (face, nickname, password entry)
                 style.container({
                     (read("./.face") and style.container {