diff --git a/src/css/index.ts b/src/css/index.ts
index 27393d0d0..46db9a775 100644
--- a/src/css/index.ts
+++ b/src/css/index.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ import {content} from './property-descriptors/content';
 import {counterIncrement} from './property-descriptors/counter-increment';
 import {counterReset} from './property-descriptors/counter-reset';
 import {quotes} from './property-descriptors/quotes';
+import {boxShadow} from './property-descriptors/box-shadow';
 
 export class CSSParsedDeclaration {
     backgroundClip: ReturnType<typeof backgroundClip.parse>;
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ export class CSSParsedDeclaration {
     borderRightWidth: ReturnType<typeof borderRightWidth.parse>;
     borderBottomWidth: ReturnType<typeof borderBottomWidth.parse>;
     borderLeftWidth: ReturnType<typeof borderLeftWidth.parse>;
+    boxShadow: ReturnType<typeof boxShadow.parse>;
     color: Color;
     display: ReturnType<typeof display.parse>;
     float: ReturnType<typeof float.parse>;
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ export class CSSParsedDeclaration {
         this.borderRightWidth = parse(borderRightWidth, declaration.borderRightWidth);
         this.borderBottomWidth = parse(borderBottomWidth, declaration.borderBottomWidth);
         this.borderLeftWidth = parse(borderLeftWidth, declaration.borderLeftWidth);
+        this.boxShadow = parse(boxShadow, declaration.boxShadow);
         this.color = parse(color, declaration.color);
         this.display = parse(display, declaration.display);
         this.float = parse(float, declaration.cssFloat);
diff --git a/src/css/property-descriptors/box-shadow.ts b/src/css/property-descriptors/box-shadow.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a4253685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/css/property-descriptors/box-shadow.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import {PropertyDescriptorParsingType, IPropertyListDescriptor} from '../IPropertyDescriptor';
+import {CSSValue, isIdentWithValue, parseFunctionArgs} from '../syntax/parser';
+import {ZERO_LENGTH} from '../types/length-percentage';
+import {color, Color} from '../types/color';
+import {isLength, Length} from '../types/length';
+
+export type BoxShadow = BoxShadowItem[];
+interface BoxShadowItem {
+    inset: boolean;
+    color: Color;
+    offsetX: Length;
+    offsetY: Length;
+    blur: Length;
+    spread: Length;
+}
+
+export const boxShadow: IPropertyListDescriptor<BoxShadow> = {
+    name: 'box-shadow',
+    initialValue: 'none',
+    type: PropertyDescriptorParsingType.LIST,
+    prefix: false,
+    parse: (tokens: CSSValue[]): BoxShadow => {
+        if (tokens.length === 1 && isIdentWithValue(tokens[0], 'none')) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        return parseFunctionArgs(tokens).map((values: CSSValue[]) => {
+            const shadow: BoxShadowItem = {
+                color: 0x000000ff,
+                offsetX: ZERO_LENGTH,
+                offsetY: ZERO_LENGTH,
+                blur: ZERO_LENGTH,
+                spread: ZERO_LENGTH,
+                inset: false
+            };
+            let c = 0;
+            for (let i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
+                const token = values[i];
+                if (isIdentWithValue(token, 'inset')) {
+                    shadow.inset = true;
+                } else if (isLength(token)) {
+                    if (c === 0) {
+                        shadow.offsetX = token;
+                    } else if (c === 1) {
+                        shadow.offsetY = token;
+                    } else if (c === 2) {
+                        shadow.blur = token;
+                    } else {
+                        shadow.spread = token;
+                    }
+                    c++;
+                } else {
+                    shadow.color = color.parse(token);
+                }
+            }
+            return shadow;
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/render/bezier-curve.ts b/src/render/bezier-curve.ts
index c6bebd030..13dbc6b50 100644
--- a/src/render/bezier-curve.ts
+++ b/src/render/bezier-curve.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ export class BezierCurve implements IPath {
         return firstHalf ? new BezierCurve(this.start, ab, abbc, dest) : new BezierCurve(dest, bccd, cd, this.end);
     }
 
+    add(deltaX: number, deltaY: number): BezierCurve {
+        return new BezierCurve(
+            this.start.add(deltaX, deltaY),
+            this.startControl.add(deltaX, deltaY),
+            this.endControl.add(deltaX, deltaY),
+            this.end.add(deltaX, deltaY)
+        );
+    }
+
     reverse(): BezierCurve {
         return new BezierCurve(this.end, this.endControl, this.startControl, this.start);
     }
diff --git a/src/render/canvas/canvas-renderer.ts b/src/render/canvas/canvas-renderer.ts
index 05c8c5ab1..c9067bf15 100644
--- a/src/render/canvas/canvas-renderer.ts
+++ b/src/render/canvas/canvas-renderer.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {ElementContainer} from '../../dom/element-container';
 import {BORDER_STYLE} from '../../css/property-descriptors/border-style';
 import {CSSParsedDeclaration} from '../../css/index';
 import {TextContainer} from '../../dom/text-container';
-import {Path} from '../path';
+import {Path, transformPath} from '../path';
 import {BACKGROUND_CLIP} from '../../css/property-descriptors/background-clip';
 import {BoundCurves, calculateBorderBoxPath, calculateContentBoxPath, calculatePaddingBoxPath} from '../bound-curves';
 import {isBezierCurve} from '../bezier-curve';
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ export interface RenderOptions {
     cache: Cache;
 }
 
+const MASK_OFFSET = 10000;
+
 export class CanvasRenderer {
     canvas: HTMLCanvasElement;
     ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D;
@@ -471,9 +473,24 @@ export class CanvasRenderer {
         }
     }
 
+    mask(paths: Path[]) {
+        this.ctx.beginPath();
+        this.ctx.moveTo(0, 0);
+        this.ctx.lineTo(this.canvas.width, 0);
+        this.ctx.lineTo(this.canvas.width, this.canvas.height);
+        this.ctx.lineTo(0, this.canvas.height);
+        this.ctx.lineTo(0, 0);
+        this.formatPath(paths.slice(0).reverse());
+        this.ctx.closePath();
+    }
+
     path(paths: Path[]) {
         this.ctx.beginPath();
+        this.formatPath(paths);
+        this.ctx.closePath();
+    }
 
+    formatPath(paths: Path[]) {
         paths.forEach((point, index) => {
             const start: Vector = isBezierCurve(point) ? point.start : point;
             if (index === 0) {
@@ -493,8 +510,6 @@ export class CanvasRenderer {
                 );
             }
         });
-
-        this.ctx.closePath();
     }
 
     renderRepeat(path: Path[], pattern: CanvasPattern | CanvasGradient, offsetX: number, offsetY: number) {
@@ -626,7 +641,7 @@ export class CanvasRenderer {
             paint.curves
         );
 
-        if (hasBackground) {
+        if (hasBackground || styles.boxShadow.length) {
             this.ctx.save();
             this.path(backgroundPaintingArea);
             this.ctx.clip();
@@ -639,6 +654,41 @@ export class CanvasRenderer {
             await this.renderBackgroundImage(paint.container);
 
             this.ctx.restore();
+
+            styles.boxShadow
+                .slice(0)
+                .reverse()
+                .forEach(shadow => {
+                    this.ctx.save();
+                    const borderBoxArea = calculateBorderBoxPath(paint.curves);
+                    const maskOffset = shadow.inset ? 0 : MASK_OFFSET;
+                    const shadowPaintingArea = transformPath(
+                        borderBoxArea,
+                        -maskOffset + (shadow.inset ? 1 : -1) * shadow.spread.number,
+                        (shadow.inset ? 1 : -1) * shadow.spread.number,
+                        shadow.spread.number * (shadow.inset ? -2 : 2),
+                        shadow.spread.number * (shadow.inset ? -2 : 2)
+                    );
+
+                    if (shadow.inset) {
+                        this.path(borderBoxArea);
+                        this.ctx.clip();
+                        this.mask(shadowPaintingArea);
+                    } else {
+                        this.mask(borderBoxArea);
+                        this.ctx.clip();
+                        this.path(shadowPaintingArea);
+                    }
+
+                    this.ctx.shadowOffsetX = shadow.offsetX.number + maskOffset;
+                    this.ctx.shadowOffsetY = shadow.offsetY.number;
+                    this.ctx.shadowColor = asString(shadow.color);
+                    this.ctx.shadowBlur = shadow.blur.number;
+                    this.ctx.fillStyle = shadow.inset ? asString(shadow.color) : 'rgba(0,0,0,1)';
+
+                    this.ctx.fill();
+                    this.ctx.restore();
+                });
         }
 
         let side = 0;
diff --git a/src/render/path.ts b/src/render/path.ts
index 61c8672bb..9174078d6 100644
--- a/src/render/path.ts
+++ b/src/render/path.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export enum PathType {
 
 export interface IPath {
     type: PathType;
+    add(deltaX: number, deltaY: number): IPath;
 }
 
 export const equalPath = (a: Path[], b: Path[]): boolean => {
@@ -17,4 +18,20 @@ export const equalPath = (a: Path[], b: Path[]): boolean => {
     return false;
 };
 
+export const transformPath = (path: Path[], deltaX: number, deltaY: number, deltaW: number, deltaH: number): Path[] => {
+    return path.map((point, index) => {
+        switch (index) {
+            case 0:
+                return point.add(deltaX, deltaY);
+            case 1:
+                return point.add(deltaX + deltaW, deltaY);
+            case 2:
+                return point.add(deltaX + deltaW, deltaY + deltaH);
+            case 3:
+                return point.add(deltaX, deltaY + deltaH);
+        }
+        return point;
+    });
+};
+
 export type Path = Vector | BezierCurve;
diff --git a/src/render/vector.ts b/src/render/vector.ts
index 0a08ee044..a55ec3476 100644
--- a/src/render/vector.ts
+++ b/src/render/vector.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ export class Vector implements IPath {
         this.x = x;
         this.y = y;
     }
+
+    add(deltaX: number, deltaY: number): Vector {
+        return new Vector(this.x + deltaX, this.y + deltaY);
+    }
 }
 
 export const isVector = (path: Path): path is Vector => path.type === PathType.VECTOR;
diff --git a/tests/reftests/background/box-shadow.html b/tests/reftests/background/box-shadow.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98aec844d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reftests/background/box-shadow.html
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <title>box-shadow tests</title>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="../../test.js"></script>
+    <style>
+        .boxshadow {
+            margin: 10px;
+            display: inline-block;
+            min-height: 50px;
+       //     border-radius: 10px;
+        }
+
+        body {
+            max-width: 800px;
+        }
+    </style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.5em;" class="boxshadow">0 0 0 0.5em;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0 0 1em;" class="boxshadow">0 0 1em;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 1em 0.5em;" class="boxshadow">1em 0.5em;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 1em 0.5em 1em;" class="boxshadow">1em 0.5em 1em;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0 2em 1em -0.7em;" class="boxshadow">0 2em 1em -0.7em;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0.3em 0.3em lightgreen;" class="boxshadow">0.3em 0.3em lightgreen;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0.3em 0.3em 0 0.6em lightgreen;" class="boxshadow">0.3em 0.3em 0 0.6em lightgreen;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0 2em 0 -0.9em lightgreen;" class="boxshadow">0 2em 0 -0.9em lightgreen;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 2em 1.5em 0 -0.7em lightgreen;" class="boxshadow">2em 1.5em 0 -0.7em lightgreen;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 9em 1.2em 0 -0.6em lightgreen;" class="boxshadow">9em 1.2em 0 -0.6em lightgreen;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: -27.3em 0 lightgreen;" class="boxshadow">-27.3em 0 lightgreen;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0 2em 0 -1em lightgreen;" class="boxshadow">0 2em 0 -1em lightgreen;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0 0 1em maroon;" class="boxshadow">0 0 1em maroon;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0 0 1em 0.5em maroon;" class="boxshadow">0 0 1em 0.5em maroon;</div>
+<div style="margin-top:3em;box-shadow: 0 0 1em 1em maroon;" class="boxshadow">0 0 1em 1em maroon;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: -0.4em -0.4em 1em olive;" class="boxshadow">-0.4em -0.4em 1em olive;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0.4em 0.4em 1em olive;" class="boxshadow">0.4em 0.4em 1em olive;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0.4em 0.4em 1em -0.2em olive;" class="boxshadow">0.4em 0.4em 1em -0.2em olive;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0.4em 0.4em 1em 0.4em olive;" class="boxshadow">0.4em 0.4em 1em 0.4em olive;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0 1.5em 0.5em -1em olive;" class="boxshadow">0 1.5em 0.5em -1em olive;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0.2em 0.4em red, inset -1em -0.7em red;" class="boxshadow">inset 0.2em 0.4em red, inset
+    -1em -0.7em red;
+</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 11em 0 red;" class="boxshadow">inset 11em 0 red;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset -1em 0 red;" class="boxshadow">inset -1em 0 red;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 13em 0 3em -3em orange, inset -3em 0 3em -3em blue;" class="boxshadow">inset 13em 0 3em
+    -3em orange,inset -3em 0 3em -3em blue;
+</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 11em 0 2em orange;" class="boxshadow">inset 11em 0 2em orange;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 0.3em red;" class="boxshadow">inset 0 0.3em red;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 -1.1em red;" class="boxshadow">inset 0 -1.1em red;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 1em 0 1em -1em blue;" class="boxshadow">inset 1em 0 1em -1em blue;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 0 0.5em blue;" class="boxshadow">inset 0 0 0.5em blue;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 0 2em blue;" class="boxshadow">inset 0 0 2em blue;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 2em 3em -1em green;" class="boxshadow">inset 0 2em 3em -1em green;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 2em 3em -2em green;" class="boxshadow">inset 0 2em 3em -2em green;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 2em 3em -3em green;" class="boxshadow">inset 0 2em 3em -3em green;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 0 1em khaki;" class="boxshadow">inset 0 0 1em khaki;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 0 1em khaki, inset 0 0 1em khaki, inset 0 0 1em khaki, inset 0 0 1em khaki;"
+     class="boxshadow">inset 0 0 1em khaki, inset 0 0 1em khaki, inset 0 0 1em khaki, inset 0 0 1em khaki;
+</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 0 0.5em 0.5em khaki;" class="boxshadow">inset 0 0 0.5em 0.5em khaki;</div>
+<div class="boxshadow">/* seamless if &lt;blur-radius> ≤ &lt;spread-radius> */</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 0 0.5em 0.5em khaki;background:black;color:gold;" class="boxshadow">inset 0 0 0.5em
+    0.5em khaki;
+</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 0 2em 2em khaki;background:red;padding:2em;" class="boxshadow">inset 0 0 2em 2em
+    khaki;
+</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0 0 0.5em 0.5em teal;background:teal;color:gold;" class="boxshadow">0 0 0.5em 0.5em teal;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 0 0.5em 0.5em indigo, 0 0 0.5em 0.5em indigo;padding:1em;margin-top:3em;"
+     class="boxshadow">inset 0 0 0.5em 0.5em indigo,
+    0 0 0.5em 0.5em indigo;
+</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 0 1em black, inset 0 0 1em black, inset 0 0 1em black, inset 0 0 1em black;"
+     class="boxshadow">inset 0 0 1em black, inset 0 0 1em black,
+    inset 0 0 1em black, inset 0 0 1em black;
+</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 0 0.7em 0.5em black;" class="boxshadow">inset 0 0 0.7em 0.5em black;
+    /* should be very similar to above */
+</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 2em 3em -1.5em green, inset 0 -2em 3em -2em blue;" class="boxshadow">inset 0 2em 3em
+    -1.5em green,
+    inset 0 -2em 3em -2em blue;
+</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 1em 1em 2em -1em blue;" class="boxshadow">inset 1em 1em 2em -1em blue;</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 1em 1em 2em -1em blue, inset -1em -1em 2em -1em red;" class="boxshadow">inset 1em 1em 2em
+    -1em blue,
+    inset -1em -1em 2em -1em red;
+</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 0 2em 3em -2em white, inset 0 -2em 3em -2.5em black;background:red;" class="boxshadow">
+    inset 0 2em 3em -2em white,
+    inset 0 -2em 3em -2.5em black;
+</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset 1em 1em 1em -1em white, inset -1em -1em 1em -1em black;background:red;" class="boxshadow">
+    inset 1em 1em 1em -1em white,
+    inset -1em -1em 1em -1em black;
+</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: inset -1em -1em 1em -1em black, inset 1em 1em 1em -1em white;background:red;" class="boxshadow">
+    inset -1em -1em 1em -1em black,
+    inset 1em 1em 1em -1em white;
+</div>
+<div
+    style="box-shadow: inset -0.3em -0.3em 0.6em rgba(0,0,0,0.5), inset 0.3em 0.3em 0.6em rgba(256,256,256,0.7);background:red;"
+    class="boxshadow">inset -0.3em -0.3em 0.6em rgba(0,0,0,0.5),
+    inset 0.3em 0.3em 0.6em rgba(256,256,256,0.7);
+</div>
+<div
+    style="box-shadow: inset 0.3em 0.3em 0.6em rgba(256,256,256,0.5), inset -0.3em -0.3em 0.6em rgba(0,0,0,0.5);background:red;"
+    class="boxshadow">inset 0.3em 0.3em 0.6em rgba(256,256,256,0.5),
+    inset -0.3em -0.3em 0.6em rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+</div>
+<div style="box-shadow: 0.2em 0.2em 0.7em black, inset 0 0 0.7em red;" class="boxshadow">0.2em 0.2em 0.7em black, inset
+    0 0 0.7em red;
+</div>
+
+</body>
+</html>