diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listView.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listView.ts
index efaf86b1a4f..cf0b8fc2b91 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listView.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import { toObject, assign } from 'vs/base/common/objects';
+import { toObject, assign, getOrDefault } from 'vs/base/common/objects';
 import { IDisposable, dispose } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { Gesture } from 'vs/base/browser/touch';
 import * as DOM from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ const MouseEventTypes = [
 	'contextmenu'
 ];
 
+export interface IListViewOptions {
+	useShadows?: boolean;
+}
+
+const DefaultOptions: IListViewOptions = {
+	useShadows: true
+};
+
 export class ListView<T> implements IDisposable {
 
 	private items: IItem<T>[];
@@ -56,7 +64,8 @@ export class ListView<T> implements IDisposable {
 	constructor(
 		container: HTMLElement,
 		private delegate: IDelegate<T>,
-		renderers: IRenderer<T, any>[]
+		renderers: IRenderer<T, any>[],
+		options: IListViewOptions = DefaultOptions
 	) {
 		this.items = [];
 		this.itemId = 0;
@@ -79,7 +88,7 @@ export class ListView<T> implements IDisposable {
 			canUseTranslate3d: false,
 			horizontal: ScrollbarVisibility.Hidden,
 			vertical: ScrollbarVisibility.Auto,
-			useShadows: false,
+			useShadows: getOrDefault(options, o => o.useShadows, DefaultOptions.useShadows),
 			saveLastScrollTimeOnClassName: 'monaco-list-row'
 		});
 
diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
index 00815a1a5c0..4dfb48f44b2 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { isNumber } from 'vs/base/common/types';
 import * as DOM from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
 import Event, { Emitter, mapEvent, EventBufferer } from 'vs/base/common/event';
 import { IDelegate, IRenderer, IListMouseEvent, IFocusChangeEvent, ISelectionChangeEvent } from './list';
-import { ListView } from './listView';
+import { ListView, IListViewOptions } from './listView';
 
 interface ITraitTemplateData<D> {
 	container: HTMLElement;
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ class Controller<T> implements IDisposable {
 	}
 }
 
+export interface IListOptions extends IListViewOptions {
+}
+
+const DefaultOptions: IListOptions = {};
+
 export class List<T> implements IDisposable {
 
 	private static InstanceCount = 0;
@@ -168,7 +173,8 @@ export class List<T> implements IDisposable {
 	constructor(
 		container: HTMLElement,
 		delegate: IDelegate<T>,
-		renderers: IRenderer<T, any>[]
+		renderers: IRenderer<T, any>[],
+		options: IListOptions = DefaultOptions
 	) {
 		this.focus = new FocusTrait(i => this.getElementId(i));
 		this.selection = new Trait('selected');
@@ -180,7 +186,7 @@ export class List<T> implements IDisposable {
 			return r;
 		});
 
-		this.view = new ListView(container, delegate, renderers);
+		this.view = new ListView(container, delegate, renderers, options);
 		this.view.domNode.setAttribute('role', 'listbox');
 		this.controller = new Controller(this, this.view);
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
index 8956509b1d3..a4ec74e26b9 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
@@ -364,7 +364,9 @@ export class SuggestWidget implements IContentWidget, IDisposable {
 		let renderer: IRenderer<CompletionItem, any> = instantiationService.createInstance(Renderer, this, this.editor);
 
 		this.delegate = new Delegate(() => this.list);
-		this.list = new List(this.listElement, this.delegate, [renderer]);
+		this.list = new List(this.listElement, this.delegate, [renderer], {
+			useShadows: false
+		});
 
 		this.toDispose = [
 			editor.onDidBlurEditorText(() => this.onEditorBlur()),