diff --git a/library/res/values/attrs.xml b/library/res/values/attrs.xml
index d5ee00f32..362efec54 100644
--- a/library/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/library/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
         </attr>
         <attr name="shadowDrawable" format="reference" />
         <attr name="shadowWidth" format="dimension" />
+        <attr name="shadowOutside" format="boolean" />
         <attr name="fadeEnabled" format="boolean" />
         <attr name="fadeDegree" format="float" />
         <attr name="selectorEnabled" format="boolean" />
diff --git a/library/src/com/jeremyfeinstein/slidingmenu/lib/CustomViewAbove.java b/library/src/com/jeremyfeinstein/slidingmenu/lib/CustomViewAbove.java
index 42b2973d2..5b97bea8c 100644
--- a/library/src/com/jeremyfeinstein/slidingmenu/lib/CustomViewAbove.java
+++ b/library/src/com/jeremyfeinstein/slidingmenu/lib/CustomViewAbove.java
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ protected float getPercentOpen() {
 	protected void dispatchDraw(Canvas canvas) {
 		super.dispatchDraw(canvas);
 		// Draw the margin drawable if needed.
-		mViewBehind.drawShadow(mContent, canvas);
+		mViewBehind.drawShadow(mContent, canvas, getPercentOpen());
 		mViewBehind.drawFade(mContent, canvas, getPercentOpen());
 		mViewBehind.drawSelector(mContent, canvas, getPercentOpen());
 	}
diff --git a/library/src/com/jeremyfeinstein/slidingmenu/lib/CustomViewBehind.java b/library/src/com/jeremyfeinstein/slidingmenu/lib/CustomViewBehind.java
index fa0544d5b..4e1b3f7e4 100644
--- a/library/src/com/jeremyfeinstein/slidingmenu/lib/CustomViewBehind.java
+++ b/library/src/com/jeremyfeinstein/slidingmenu/lib/CustomViewBehind.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public class CustomViewBehind extends ViewGroup {
 	private int mWidthOffset;
 	private CanvasTransformer mTransformer;
 	private boolean mChildrenEnabled;
+	private boolean mShadowOutside;
 
 	public CustomViewBehind(Context context) {
 		this(context, null);
@@ -190,6 +191,12 @@ public void setShadowWidth(int width) {
 		mShadowWidth = width;
 		invalidate();
 	}
+	
+	public void setShadowOutside(boolean b) {
+		mShadowOutside = b;
+		invalidate();
+	}
+	
 
 	public void setFadeEnabled(boolean b) {
 		mFadeEnabled = b;
@@ -340,20 +347,29 @@ public boolean menuOpenSlideAllowed(float dx) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	public void drawShadow(View content, Canvas canvas) {
+	public void drawShadow(View content, Canvas canvas, float openPercent) {
 		if (mShadowDrawable == null || mShadowWidth <= 0) return;
+		if (mShadowOutside && openPercent<0.1) return;
 		int left = 0;
-		if (mMode == SlidingMenu.LEFT) {
-			left = content.getLeft() - mShadowWidth;
-		} else if (mMode == SlidingMenu.RIGHT) {
+		if (mMode == SlidingMenu.LEFT) {	
+			left = content.getLeft();
+			if(!mShadowOutside)
+				left-=mShadowWidth;
+		} else if (mMode == SlidingMenu.RIGHT) {			
 			left = content.getRight();
+			if(mShadowOutside)
+				left-= mShadowWidth;
 		} else if (mMode == SlidingMenu.LEFT_RIGHT) {
 			if (mSecondaryShadowDrawable != null) {
 				left = content.getRight();
+				if(mShadowOutside)
+					left-= mShadowWidth;
 				mSecondaryShadowDrawable.setBounds(left, 0, left + mShadowWidth, getHeight());
 				mSecondaryShadowDrawable.draw(canvas);
-			}
-			left = content.getLeft() - mShadowWidth;
+			}			
+			left = content.getLeft();
+			if(!mShadowOutside)
+				left-=mShadowWidth;
 		}
 		mShadowDrawable.setBounds(left, 0, left + mShadowWidth, getHeight());
 		mShadowDrawable.draw(canvas);
diff --git a/library/src/com/jeremyfeinstein/slidingmenu/lib/SlidingMenu.java b/library/src/com/jeremyfeinstein/slidingmenu/lib/SlidingMenu.java
index b4483635f..ca54f5a23 100644
--- a/library/src/com/jeremyfeinstein/slidingmenu/lib/SlidingMenu.java
+++ b/library/src/com/jeremyfeinstein/slidingmenu/lib/SlidingMenu.java
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ else if (widthBehind != -1)
 		}
 		int shadowWidth = (int) ta.getDimension(R.styleable.SlidingMenu_shadowWidth, 0);
 		setShadowWidth(shadowWidth);
+		boolean shadowOutside = (boolean) ta.getBoolean(R.styleable.SlidingMenu_shadowOutside, false);
+		setShadowOutside(shadowOutside);
 		boolean fadeEnabled = ta.getBoolean(R.styleable.SlidingMenu_fadeEnabled, true);
 		setFadeEnabled(fadeEnabled);
 		float fadeDeg = ta.getFloat(R.styleable.SlidingMenu_fadeDegree, 0.33f);
@@ -792,6 +794,15 @@ public void setShadowWidthRes(int resId) {
 	public void setShadowWidth(int pixels) {
 		mViewBehind.setShadowWidth(pixels);
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets the to be drawn on outside below view.
+	 *
+	 * @param b true to enable outside shadow, false to disable it
+	 */
+	public void setShadowOutside(boolean b) {
+		mViewBehind.setShadowOutside(b);
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Enables or disables the SlidingMenu's fade in and out