diff --git a/extensions/theme-quietlight/themes/quietlight-color-theme.json b/extensions/theme-quietlight/themes/quietlight-color-theme.json
index 3c29392b906..7a82fea3830 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-quietlight/themes/quietlight-color-theme.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-quietlight/themes/quietlight-color-theme.json
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@
 		"peekViewResult.matchHighlightBackground": "#93C6D6",
 		"tab.lastPinnedBorder": "#c9d0d9",
 		"statusBar.background": "#705697",
+		"welcomePage.tileBackground": "#f0f0f7",
 		"statusBar.noFolderBackground": "#705697",
 		"statusBar.debuggingBackground": "#705697",
 		"statusBarItem.remoteBackground": "#4e3c69",
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.css b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.css
index 5b7aab33b27..5f2c5df2866 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.css
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@
 	position: relative;
 	border-radius: 6px;
 	overflow: hidden;
-	box-shadow: 0px 1px 2px;
 }
 
 .monaco-workbench .part.editor > .content .gettingStartedContainer .gettingStartedSlide .getting-started-category .codicon {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.ts
index 47a17554e22..1ae241948c4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStarted.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { ICommandService } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
 import { IProductService } from 'vs/platform/product/common/productService';
 import { IGettingStartedCategory, IGettingStartedCategoryDescriptor, IGettingStartedCategoryWithProgress, IGettingStartedService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/gettingStarted/browser/gettingStartedService';
 import { IThemeService, registerThemingParticipant, ThemeIcon } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
-import { welcomePageBackground, welcomePageProgressBackground, welcomePageProgressForeground, welcomePageTileBackground, welcomePageTileHoverBackground } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/page/browser/welcomePageColors';
+import { welcomePageBackground, welcomePageProgressBackground, welcomePageProgressForeground, welcomePageTileBackground, welcomePageTileHoverBackground, welcomePageTileShadow } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/page/browser/welcomePageColors';
 import { activeContrastBorder, buttonBackground, buttonForeground, buttonHoverBackground, contrastBorder, descriptionForeground, focusBorder, foreground, textLinkActiveForeground, textLinkForeground } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
 import { IKeybindingService } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybinding';
 import { ITelemetryService } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
@@ -864,6 +864,11 @@ registerThemingParticipant((theme, collector) => {
 		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench .part.editor > .content .gettingStartedContainer button { background: ${buttonColor}; }`);
 	}
 
+	const shadowColor = theme.getColor(welcomePageTileShadow);
+	if (shadowColor) {
+		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench .part.editor > .content .gettingStartedContainer .gettingStartedSlide.categories .getting-started-category { filter: drop-shadow(2px 2px 2px ${buttonColor}); }`);
+	}
+
 	const buttonHoverColor = theme.getColor(welcomePageTileHoverBackground);
 	if (buttonHoverColor) {
 		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench .part.editor > .content .gettingStartedContainer button:hover { background: ${buttonHoverColor}; }`);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/page/browser/welcomePageColors.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/page/browser/welcomePageColors.ts
index 908246bcda6..d6834b017df 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/page/browser/welcomePageColors.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/welcome/page/browser/welcomePageColors.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import { darken, inputBackground, editorWidgetBackground, lighten, registerColor, textLinkForeground } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
+import { darken, inputBackground, editorWidgetBackground, lighten, registerColor, textLinkForeground, widgetShadow } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
 import { localize } from 'vs/nls';
 
 // Seprate from main module to break dependency cycles between welcomePage and gettingStarted.
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const welcomePageBackground = registerColor('welcomePage.background', { l
 
 export const welcomePageTileBackground = registerColor('welcomePage.tileBackground', { dark: editorWidgetBackground, light: editorWidgetBackground, hc: '#000' }, localize('welcomePage.tileBackground', 'Background color for the tiles on the Get Started page.'));
 export const welcomePageTileHoverBackground = registerColor('welcomePage.tileHoverBackground', { dark: lighten(editorWidgetBackground, .2), light: darken(editorWidgetBackground, .1), hc: null }, localize('welcomePage.tileHoverBackground', 'Hover background color for the tiles on the Get Started.'));
+export const welcomePageTileShadow = registerColor('welcomePage.tileShadow.', { light: widgetShadow, dark: widgetShadow, hc: null }, localize('welcomePage.tileShadow', 'Shadow color for the Welcome page walkthrough category buttons.'));
 
 export const welcomePageProgressBackground = registerColor('welcomePage.progress.background', { light: inputBackground, dark: inputBackground, hc: inputBackground }, localize('welcomePage.progress.background', 'Foreground color for the Welcome page progress bars.'));
 export const welcomePageProgressForeground = registerColor('welcomePage.progress.foreground', { light: textLinkForeground, dark: textLinkForeground, hc: textLinkForeground }, localize('welcomePage.progress.foreground', 'Background color for the Welcome page progress bars.'));