diff --git a/flameshot.example.ini b/flameshot.example.ini
index a33eb071ed..15d842c704 100644
--- a/flameshot.example.ini
+++ b/flameshot.example.ini
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
 ;; Anti-aliasing image when zoom the pinned image (bool)
 ;antialiasingPinZoom=true
 ;
+;; Hide border effect around the pinned image (bool)
+;pinHideDropShadow=false
+;
 ;; Use JPG format instead of PNG (bool)
 ;useJpgForClipboard=false
 ;
diff --git a/src/config/generalconf.cpp b/src/config/generalconf.cpp
index 8c8024def7..ff0d69205b 100644
--- a/src/config/generalconf.cpp
+++ b/src/config/generalconf.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ GeneralConf::GeneralConf(QWidget* parent)
     initUploadWithoutConfirmation();
     initHistoryConfirmationToDelete();
     initAntialiasingPinZoom();
+    initPinHideDropShadow();
     initUploadHistoryMax();
     initUndoLimit();
     initUploadClientSecret();
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ void GeneralConf::_updateComponents(bool allowEmptySavePath)
     m_saveAfterCopy->setChecked(config.saveAfterCopy());
     m_copyPathAfterSave->setChecked(config.copyPathAfterSave());
     m_antialiasingPinZoom->setChecked(config.antialiasingPinZoom());
+    m_pinHideDropShadow->setChecked(config.pinHideDropShadow());
     m_useJpgForClipboard->setChecked(config.useJpgForClipboard());
     m_copyOnDoubleClick->setChecked(config.copyOnDoubleClick());
     m_uploadWithoutConfirmation->setChecked(config.uploadWithoutConfirmation());
@@ -427,6 +429,7 @@ void GeneralConf::initPredefinedColorPaletteLarge()
           ConfigHandler().setPredefinedColorPaletteLarge(checked);
       });
 }
+
 void GeneralConf::initCopyOnDoubleClick()
 {
     m_copyOnDoubleClick = new QCheckBox(tr("Copy on double click"), this);
@@ -663,6 +666,19 @@ void GeneralConf::initAntialiasingPinZoom()
     });
 }
 
+void GeneralConf::initPinHideDropShadow()
+{
+    m_pinHideDropShadow =
+      new QCheckBox(tr("Hide border effect around the pinned image"), this);
+    m_pinHideDropShadow->setToolTip(
+      tr("Remove the drop shadow which lets the pinned image stand out"
+         "visually"));
+    m_scrollAreaLayout->addWidget(m_pinHideDropShadow);
+    connect(m_pinHideDropShadow, &QCheckBox::clicked, [](bool checked) {
+        ConfigHandler().setPinHideDropShadow(checked);
+    });
+}
+
 void GeneralConf::initUploadWithoutConfirmation()
 {
     m_uploadWithoutConfirmation =
diff --git a/src/config/generalconf.h b/src/config/generalconf.h
index e1f4979163..df5c567283 100644
--- a/src/config/generalconf.h
+++ b/src/config/generalconf.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ private slots:
     void initCopyOnDoubleClick();
     void initCopyPathAfterSave();
     void initHistoryConfirmationToDelete();
+    void initPinHideDropShadow();
     void initPredefinedColorPaletteLarge();
     void initSaveAfterCopy();
     void initScrollArea();
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ private slots:
     QCheckBox* m_copyURLAfterUpload;
     QCheckBox* m_copyPathAfterSave;
     QCheckBox* m_antialiasingPinZoom;
+    QCheckBox* m_pinHideDropShadow;
     QCheckBox* m_saveLastRegion;
     QCheckBox* m_uploadWithoutConfirmation;
     QPushButton* m_importButton;
diff --git a/src/tools/pin/pinwidget.cpp b/src/tools/pin/pinwidget.cpp
index 8baa19e783..45c3a56d99 100644
--- a/src/tools/pin/pinwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/pin/pinwidget.cpp
@@ -42,13 +42,16 @@ PinWidget::PinWidget(const QPixmap& pixmap,
     ConfigHandler conf;
     m_baseColor = conf.uiColor();
     m_hoverColor = conf.contrastUiColor();
+    const bool hideDropShadow = conf.pinHideDropShadow();
 
     m_layout->setContentsMargins(MARGIN, MARGIN, MARGIN, MARGIN);
 
     m_shadowEffect->setColor(m_baseColor);
     m_shadowEffect->setBlurRadius(BLUR_RADIUS);
     m_shadowEffect->setOffset(0, 0);
-    setGraphicsEffect(m_shadowEffect);
+    if (!hideDropShadow) {
+        setGraphicsEffect(m_shadowEffect);
+    }
     setWindowOpacity(m_opacity);
 
     m_label->setPixmap(m_pixmap);
diff --git a/src/utils/confighandler.cpp b/src/utils/confighandler.cpp
index cb9ae5d7e0..0c22ce577c 100644
--- a/src/utils/confighandler.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/confighandler.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ static QMap<class QString, QSharedPointer<ValueHandler>>
     OPTION("copyURLAfterUpload"          ,Bool               ( true          )),
     OPTION("copyPathAfterSave"           ,Bool               ( false         )),
     OPTION("antialiasingPinZoom"         ,Bool               ( true          )),
+    OPTION("pinHideDropShadow"           ,Bool               ( false         )),
     OPTION("useJpgForClipboard"          ,Bool               ( false         )),
     OPTION("uploadWithoutConfirmation"   ,Bool               ( false         )),
     OPTION("saveAfterCopy"               ,Bool               ( false         )),
diff --git a/src/utils/confighandler.h b/src/utils/confighandler.h
index aedd732915..4cd2c356d0 100644
--- a/src/utils/confighandler.h
+++ b/src/utils/confighandler.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ class ConfigHandler : public QObject
     CONFIG_GETTER_SETTER(copyPathAfterSave, setCopyPathAfterSave, bool)
     CONFIG_GETTER_SETTER(saveAsFileExtension, setSaveAsFileExtension, QString)
     CONFIG_GETTER_SETTER(antialiasingPinZoom, setAntialiasingPinZoom, bool)
+    CONFIG_GETTER_SETTER(pinHideDropShadow, setPinHideDropShadow, bool)
     CONFIG_GETTER_SETTER(useJpgForClipboard, setUseJpgForClipboard, bool)
     CONFIG_GETTER_SETTER(uploadWithoutConfirmation,
                          setUploadWithoutConfirmation,