diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/BottomBar.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/BottomBar.cs
index 5994184c11..62caaced89 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/BottomBar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/BottomBar.cs
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Effects;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Components;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Components.Timelines.Summary;
 using osuTK;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
 {
@@ -26,6 +29,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
 
             Height = 60;
 
+            Masking = true;
+            EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
+            {
+                Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.2f),
+                Type = EdgeEffectType.Shadow,
+                Radius = 10f,
+            };
+
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
                 new Box