diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/qml.qrc b/YACReaderLibrary/qml.qrc
index 676430e3..8bdd2e31 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/qml.qrc
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/qml.qrc
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
         <file>qml/InfoTick.qml</file>
         <file>qml/InfoFavorites.qml</file>
         <file>qml/InfoRating.qml</file>
+        <file>qml/prerendered_cover_shadow.png</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/qml/GridComicsView.qml b/YACReaderLibrary/qml/GridComicsView.qml
index b43a0288..bede0f79 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/qml/GridComicsView.qml
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/qml/GridComicsView.qml
@@ -65,15 +65,19 @@ SplitView {
                     NumberAnimation { duration: 90 }
                 }
 
-                DropShadow {
-                    anchors.fill: realCell
-                    horizontalOffset: 0
-                    verticalOffset: 0
-                    radius: 8.0
-                    samples: 17
-                    color: "#FF000000"
-                    source: realCell
-                    visible: showDropShadow;
+                BorderImage {
+                    anchors {
+                        top: realCell.top
+                        left: realCell.left
+                        right: realCell.right
+                        bottom: realCell.bottom
+                        margins: -10
+                    }
+                    border { left: 10; top: 10; right: 10; bottom: 10 }
+                    horizontalTileMode: BorderImage.Stretch
+                    verticalTileMode: BorderImage.Stretch
+                    source: "prerendered_cover_shadow.png"
+                    visible: showDropShadow
                 }
 
                 Rectangle {
diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/qml/GridComicsView6.qml b/YACReaderLibrary/qml/GridComicsView6.qml
index a8ced7fc..75aad7cc 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/qml/GridComicsView6.qml
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/qml/GridComicsView6.qml
@@ -67,16 +67,19 @@ SplitView {
                     NumberAnimation { duration: 90 }
                 }
 
-                DropShadow {
-                    anchors.fill: realCell
-                    transparentBorder: true
-                    horizontalOffset: 0
-                    verticalOffset: 0
-                    radius: 10.0
-                    //samples: 17
-                    color: "#FF000000"
-                    source: realCell
-                    visible: showDropShadow;
+                BorderImage {
+                    anchors {
+                        top: realCell.top
+                        left: realCell.left
+                        right: realCell.right
+                        bottom: realCell.bottom
+                        margins: -10
+                    }
+                    border { left: 10; top: 10; right: 10; bottom: 10 }
+                    horizontalTileMode: BorderImage.Stretch
+                    verticalTileMode: BorderImage.Stretch
+                    source: "prerendered_cover_shadow.png"
+                    visible: showDropShadow
                 }
 
                 Rectangle {
diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/qml/prerendered_cover_shadow.png b/YACReaderLibrary/qml/prerendered_cover_shadow.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f693bc6
Binary files /dev/null and b/YACReaderLibrary/qml/prerendered_cover_shadow.png differ
diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/qml6.qrc b/YACReaderLibrary/qml6.qrc
index bf837e4a..6eb3226f 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/qml6.qrc
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/qml6.qrc
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
         <file>qml/info-tag@2x.png</file>
         <file>qml/info-tick.png</file>
         <file>qml/info-tick@2x.png</file>
+        <file>qml/prerendered_cover_shadow.png</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>