diff --git a/src/sass/gnome-shell/common/_panel.scss b/src/sass/gnome-shell/common/_panel.scss
index b993e7a5..f43a413a 100644
--- a/src/sass/gnome-shell/common/_panel.scss
+++ b/src/sass/gnome-shell/common/_panel.scss
@@ -183,6 +183,16 @@
     StLabel, StIcon { color: on(dark, secondary); }
 
     .panel-button {
+      @if $float == 'true' {
+        box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1000px overlay(dark, normal);
+      }
+
+      &.clock-display {
+        .clock {
+          box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1000px overlay(dark, normal);
+        }
+      }
+
       &:hover {
         color: on(dark);
         background-color: transparent;