diff --git a/Decorations.cpp b/Decorations.cpp
index 12d2a31..83d0a2b 100644
--- a/Decorations.cpp
+++ b/Decorations.cpp
@@ -350,7 +350,10 @@ Symbol::Symbol(Type t, glm::vec3 pos) : Node(), type_(t)
         icons[EMPTY]   = new Mesh("mesh/icon_empty.ply");
     }
 
+    static Mesh *shadow= new Mesh("mesh/border_handles_shadow.ply", "images/soft_shadow.dds");
+
     symbol_ = icons[type_];
+    shadow_ = shadow;
     translation_ = pos;
     color = glm::vec4( 1.f, 1.f, 1.f, 1.f);
 }
@@ -365,6 +368,8 @@ void Symbol::draw(glm::mat4 modelview, glm::mat4 projection)
     if ( !initialized() ) {
         if(symbol_ && !symbol_->initialized())
             symbol_->init();
+        if(shadow_ && !shadow_->initialized())
+            shadow_->init();
         init();
     }
 
@@ -391,6 +396,7 @@ void Symbol::draw(glm::mat4 modelview, glm::mat4 projection)
         // generate matrix
         ctm = GlmToolkit::transform(tran, rot, sca);
 
+        shadow_->draw( ctm, projection );
         symbol_->draw( ctm, projection);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Decorations.h b/Decorations.h
index e789b58..d3dadad 100644
--- a/Decorations.h
+++ b/Decorations.h
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ public:
     glm::vec4 color;
 
 protected:
-    Primitive *handle_;
-    Primitive *shadow_;
+    Mesh *handle_;
+    Mesh *shadow_;
     glm::vec2 corner_;
     Type type_;
 
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     Mesh *symbol_;
+    Mesh *shadow_;
     Type type_;
 };
 
diff --git a/rsc/mesh/border_handles_shadow.ply b/rsc/mesh/border_handles_shadow.ply
index bdb1eac..b784e89 100644
--- a/rsc/mesh/border_handles_shadow.ply
+++ b/rsc/mesh/border_handles_shadow.ply
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ property uchar alpha
 element face 2
 property list uchar uint vertex_indices
 end_header
-0.1500000 -0.1500000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 255 255 255 45
--0.1500000 0.1500000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 255 255 255 45
--0.1500000 -0.1500000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 255 255 255 45
-0.1500000 0.1500000 0.000000 1.000000 1.000000 255 255 255 45
+0.1500000 -0.1500000 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 255 255 255 65
+-0.1500000 0.1500000 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 255 255 255 65
+-0.1500000 -0.1500000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 255 255 255 65
+0.1500000 0.1500000 0.000000 1.000000 1.000000 255 255 255 65
 3 0 1 2
 3 0 3 1