diff --git a/Xamarin-Sidebar/Sidebar.cs b/Xamarin-Sidebar/Sidebar.cs
index ef74dfb..04ff22b 100644
--- a/Xamarin-Sidebar/Sidebar.cs
+++ b/Xamarin-Sidebar/Sidebar.cs
@@ -107,6 +107,21 @@ public bool DisablePanGesture
 
 		public float GestureActiveArea { get; set; }
 
+		public float ShadowOpacity {
+			get { return _sidebarContentArea.ShadowOpacity; }
+			set { _sidebarContentArea.ShadowOpacity = value; }
+		}
+
+		public float ShadowRadius {
+			get { return _sidebarContentArea.ShadowRadius; }
+			set { _sidebarContentArea.ShadowRadius = value; }
+		}
+
+		public UIColor ShadowColor {
+			get { return _sidebarContentArea.ShadowColor; }
+			set { _sidebarContentArea.ShadowColor = value; }
+		}
+
 		public bool HasShadowing { get; set; }
 
 		public bool HasDarkOverlay { get; set; }
diff --git a/Xamarin-Sidebar/SidebarContentArea.cs b/Xamarin-Sidebar/SidebarContentArea.cs
index 1439195..1e7e33c 100644
--- a/Xamarin-Sidebar/SidebarContentArea.cs
+++ b/Xamarin-Sidebar/SidebarContentArea.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ internal class SidebarContentArea
 		public UIViewController ContentViewController { get; set; }
 
 
+		public float ShadowRadius { get; set; } = 4.0f;
+
+		public float ShadowOpacity { get; set; } = 0.5f;
+
+		public UIColor ShadowColor { get; set; } = UIColor.Black;
+
+
 		public SidebarContentArea(UIViewController viewController) {
 			ContentViewController = viewController;
 
@@ -41,9 +48,9 @@ public SidebarContentArea(UIViewController viewController) {
 		public void DisplayShadow(float position) {
 			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowOffset = new SizeF(position, 0);
 			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowPath = UIBezierPath.FromRect(ContentViewController.View.Bounds).CGPath;
-			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowRadius = 4.0f;
-			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowOpacity = 0.5f;
-			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowColor = UIColor.Black.CGColor;
+			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowRadius = ShadowRadius;
+			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowOpacity = ShadowOpacity;
+			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowColor = ShadowColor.CGColor;
 		}
 
 		public void HideShadow() {
@@ -213,9 +220,9 @@ private void ShowShadowWhileDragging(bool hasShadowing, MenuLocations menuLocati
 			var xOffset = (menuLocation == MenuLocations.Left) ? -5 : 5;
 			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowOffset = new SizeF(xOffset, 0);
 			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowPath = UIBezierPath.FromRect (ContentViewController.View.Bounds).CGPath;
-			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowRadius = 4.0f;
-			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowOpacity = 0.5f;
-			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowColor = UIColor.Black.CGColor;
+			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowRadius = ShadowRadius;
+			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowOpacity = ShadowOpacity;
+			ContentViewController.View.Layer.ShadowColor = ShadowColor.CGColor;
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Xamarin-Sidebar/SidebarController.cs b/Xamarin-Sidebar/SidebarController.cs
index 1f68363..9617a11 100644
--- a/Xamarin-Sidebar/SidebarController.cs
+++ b/Xamarin-Sidebar/SidebarController.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public SidebarController(
 		public UIViewController MenuAreaController { get { return _sidebar.MenuViewController; } }
 
 
-        /// <summary>
+		/// <summary>
 		/// Determines the percent of width to complete slide action.
 		/// </summary>
 		public float FlingPercentage {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public float FlingPercentage {
 			set { _sidebar.FlingPercentage = value; }
 		}
 			
-        /// <summary>
+		/// <summary>
 		/// Determines the minimum velocity considered a "fling" to complete slide action.
 		/// </summary>
 		public float FlingVelocity {
@@ -115,6 +115,32 @@ public bool HasShadowing {
 			set { _sidebar.HasShadowing = value; }
 		} 
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the shadow opacity.
+		/// </summary>
+		public float ShadowOpacity {
+			get { return _sidebar.ShadowOpacity; }
+			set { _sidebar.ShadowOpacity = value; }
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the color of the shadow.
+		/// </summary>
+		public UIColor ShadowColor {
+			get { return _sidebar.ShadowColor; }
+			set { _sidebar.ShadowColor = value; }
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the shadow radius.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <value>The shadow radius.</value>
+		public float ShadowRadius
+		{
+			get { return _sidebar.ShadowRadius; }
+			set { _sidebar.ShadowRadius = value; }
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets or sets a value indicating whether there should be a dark overlay effect on the content view.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -281,7 +307,7 @@ private void SetMenuViewPosition() {
 			var menuFrame = MenuAreaController.View.Frame;
 			menuFrame.X = MenuLocation == MenuLocations.Left ? 0 : View.Frame.Width - MenuWidth;
 			menuFrame.Width = MenuWidth;
-            menuFrame.Height = View.Frame.Height;
+			menuFrame.Height = View.Frame.Height;
 			MenuAreaController.View.Frame = menuFrame;
 		}