diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c0cebf8..a5c3d3e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- Added Runtime text shadow fields for text-capable nodes.
 - Fixed Runtime node color alpha composition so `#AARRGGBB` alpha now multiplies with node/runtime alpha instead of being overwritten.
 
 ## 0.1.0
diff --git a/docs/protocol.md b/docs/protocol.md
index 1293aa0..f0640fb 100644
--- a/docs/protocol.md
+++ b/docs/protocol.md
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ Final opacity = color alpha × node alpha × runtime animation alpha
 
 `#RRGGBB` colors behave as fully opaque colors. `#00000000` is fully transparent.
 
+### Text shadow
+
+Text-capable nodes may use flat shadow fields:
+
+- `textShadowColor`: `#RRGGBB` or `#AARRGGBB` shadow color.
+- `textShadowOffsetX` / `textShadowOffsetY`: shadow offset in runtime pixels.
+- `textShadowBlur`: non-negative blur radius.
+
+The shadow color alpha is multiplied by `RuntimeNode.alpha` and any runtime animation alpha.
+
 ## RuntimeCommand
 
 Runtime commands request generic side effects owned by Dart/Flame.
diff --git a/example/assets/games/flight/scripts/runtime_defs.lua b/example/assets/games/flight/scripts/runtime_defs.lua
index 570b2ae..994f9dc 100644
--- a/example/assets/games/flight/scripts/runtime_defs.lua
+++ b/example/assets/games/flight/scripts/runtime_defs.lua
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@
 ---@field color? string
 ---@field fontSize? number
 ---@field textAlign? RuntimeTextAlign
+---@field textShadowColor? string
+---@field textShadowOffsetX? number
+---@field textShadowOffsetY? number
+---@field textShadowBlur? number
 ---@field radius? number
 ---@field strokeWidth? number
 ---@field value? number
@@ -166,6 +170,10 @@
 ---@field color? string
 ---@field fontSize? number
 ---@field textAlign? RuntimeTextAlign
+---@field textShadowColor? string
+---@field textShadowOffsetX? number
+---@field textShadowOffsetY? number
+---@field textShadowBlur? number
 ---@field radius? number
 ---@field strokeWidth? number
 ---@field value? number
diff --git a/example/assets/games/ludo/scripts/runtime_defs.lua b/example/assets/games/ludo/scripts/runtime_defs.lua
index 97ce774..443b779 100644
--- a/example/assets/games/ludo/scripts/runtime_defs.lua
+++ b/example/assets/games/ludo/scripts/runtime_defs.lua
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@
 ---@field color? string
 ---@field fontSize? number
 ---@field textAlign? RuntimeTextAlign
+---@field textShadowColor? string
+---@field textShadowOffsetX? number
+---@field textShadowOffsetY? number
+---@field textShadowBlur? number
 ---@field radius? number
 ---@field strokeWidth? number
 ---@field value? number
@@ -166,6 +170,10 @@
 ---@field color? string
 ---@field fontSize? number
 ---@field textAlign? RuntimeTextAlign
+---@field textShadowColor? string
+---@field textShadowOffsetX? number
+---@field textShadowOffsetY? number
+---@field textShadowBlur? number
 ---@field radius? number
 ---@field strokeWidth? number
 ---@field value? number
diff --git a/example/assets/games/showcase/scripts/runtime_defs.lua b/example/assets/games/showcase/scripts/runtime_defs.lua
index 4c9674d..35016f4 100644
--- a/example/assets/games/showcase/scripts/runtime_defs.lua
+++ b/example/assets/games/showcase/scripts/runtime_defs.lua
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@
 ---@field color? string
 ---@field fontSize? number
 ---@field textAlign? RuntimeTextAlign
+---@field textShadowColor? string
+---@field textShadowOffsetX? number
+---@field textShadowOffsetY? number
+---@field textShadowBlur? number
 ---@field radius? number
 ---@field strokeWidth? number
 ---@field value? number
@@ -166,6 +170,10 @@
 ---@field color? string
 ---@field fontSize? number
 ---@field textAlign? RuntimeTextAlign
+---@field textShadowColor? string
+---@field textShadowOffsetX? number
+---@field textShadowOffsetY? number
+---@field textShadowBlur? number
 ---@field radius? number
 ---@field strokeWidth? number
 ---@field value? number
diff --git a/example/assets/games/template/scripts/runtime_defs.lua b/example/assets/games/template/scripts/runtime_defs.lua
index ff1c21d..e2a852c 100644
--- a/example/assets/games/template/scripts/runtime_defs.lua
+++ b/example/assets/games/template/scripts/runtime_defs.lua
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@
 ---@field color? string
 ---@field fontSize? number
 ---@field textAlign? RuntimeTextAlign
+---@field textShadowColor? string
+---@field textShadowOffsetX? number
+---@field textShadowOffsetY? number
+---@field textShadowBlur? number
 ---@field radius? number
 ---@field strokeWidth? number
 ---@field value? number
@@ -166,6 +170,10 @@
 ---@field color? string
 ---@field fontSize? number
 ---@field textAlign? RuntimeTextAlign
+---@field textShadowColor? string
+---@field textShadowOffsetX? number
+---@field textShadowOffsetY? number
+---@field textShadowBlur? number
 ---@field radius? number
 ---@field strokeWidth? number
 ---@field value? number
diff --git a/lib/runtime/models/runtime_node.dart b/lib/runtime/models/runtime_node.dart
index e7c82b4..4bded4f 100644
--- a/lib/runtime/models/runtime_node.dart
+++ b/lib/runtime/models/runtime_node.dart
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ class RuntimeNode {
     this.color,
     this.fontSize,
     this.textAlign = RuntimeTextAlignValue.center,
+    this.textShadowColor,
+    this.textShadowOffsetX,
+    this.textShadowOffsetY,
+    this.textShadowBlur,
     this.radius,
     this.strokeWidth,
     this.value,
@@ -89,6 +93,10 @@ class RuntimeNode {
   final Color? color;
   final double? fontSize;
   final String textAlign;
+  final Color? textShadowColor;
+  final double? textShadowOffsetX;
+  final double? textShadowOffsetY;
+  final double? textShadowBlur;
   final double? radius;
   final double? strokeWidth;
   final double? value;
@@ -232,6 +240,18 @@ class RuntimeNode {
       color: _colorProp(props, RuntimeProtocolField.color) ?? color,
       fontSize: _doubleProp(props, RuntimeProtocolField.fontSize) ?? fontSize,
       textAlign: nextTextAlign,
+      textShadowColor:
+          _colorProp(props, RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowColor) ??
+          textShadowColor,
+      textShadowOffsetX:
+          _doubleProp(props, RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowOffsetX) ??
+          textShadowOffsetX,
+      textShadowOffsetY:
+          _doubleProp(props, RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowOffsetY) ??
+          textShadowOffsetY,
+      textShadowBlur:
+          _nonNegativeDoubleProp(props, RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowBlur) ??
+          textShadowBlur,
       radius: _doubleProp(props, RuntimeProtocolField.radius) ?? radius,
       strokeWidth:
           _doubleProp(props, RuntimeProtocolField.strokeWidth) ?? strokeWidth,
@@ -352,6 +372,19 @@ class RuntimeNode {
       color: _colorProp(map, RuntimeProtocolField.color),
       fontSize: _doubleProp(map, RuntimeProtocolField.fontSize),
       textAlign: textAlign,
+      textShadowColor: _colorProp(map, RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowColor),
+      textShadowOffsetX: _doubleProp(
+        map,
+        RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowOffsetX,
+      ),
+      textShadowOffsetY: _doubleProp(
+        map,
+        RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowOffsetY,
+      ),
+      textShadowBlur: _nonNegativeDoubleProp(
+        map,
+        RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowBlur,
+      ),
       radius: _doubleProp(map, RuntimeProtocolField.radius),
       strokeWidth: _doubleProp(map, RuntimeProtocolField.strokeWidth),
       value: _normalizedValueProp(map, RuntimeProtocolField.value),
diff --git a/lib/runtime/protocol/runtime_protocol.dart b/lib/runtime/protocol/runtime_protocol.dart
index fba464f..112360e 100644
--- a/lib/runtime/protocol/runtime_protocol.dart
+++ b/lib/runtime/protocol/runtime_protocol.dart
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ class RuntimeProtocolField {
   static const color = 'color';
   static const fontSize = 'fontSize';
   static const textAlign = 'textAlign';
+  static const textShadowColor = 'textShadowColor';
+  static const textShadowOffsetX = 'textShadowOffsetX';
+  static const textShadowOffsetY = 'textShadowOffsetY';
+  static const textShadowBlur = 'textShadowBlur';
   static const radius = 'radius';
   static const strokeWidth = 'strokeWidth';
   static const value = 'value';
@@ -244,6 +248,10 @@ class RuntimeProtocolSchema {
     RuntimeProtocolField.color,
     RuntimeProtocolField.fontSize,
     RuntimeProtocolField.textAlign,
+    RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowColor,
+    RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowOffsetX,
+    RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowOffsetY,
+    RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowBlur,
     RuntimeProtocolField.radius,
     RuntimeProtocolField.strokeWidth,
     RuntimeProtocolField.value,
@@ -309,6 +317,10 @@ class RuntimeProtocolSchema {
     RuntimeProtocolField.color,
     RuntimeProtocolField.fontSize,
     RuntimeProtocolField.textAlign,
+    RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowColor,
+    RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowOffsetX,
+    RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowOffsetY,
+    RuntimeProtocolField.textShadowBlur,
     RuntimeProtocolField.radius,
     RuntimeProtocolField.strokeWidth,
     RuntimeProtocolField.value,
diff --git a/lib/runtime/rendering/runtime_component.dart b/lib/runtime/rendering/runtime_component.dart
index cd7e2c4..3dd2f90 100644
--- a/lib/runtime/rendering/runtime_component.dart
+++ b/lib/runtime/rendering/runtime_component.dart
@@ -968,6 +968,7 @@ class RuntimeComponent extends PositionComponent
       fontWeight: node.type == RuntimeNodeType.button
           ? FontWeight.w600
           : FontWeight.normal,
+      shadows: _textShadows(node),
     );
 
     final component = _textComponent;
@@ -1033,6 +1034,23 @@ class RuntimeComponent extends PositionComponent
     return (node.text ?? '').contains('\n');
   }
 
+  List<Shadow>? _textShadows(RuntimeNode node) {
+    final color = node.textShadowColor;
+    if (color == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return [
+      Shadow(
+        color: composeRuntimeColorAlpha(color, renderAlpha),
+        offset: Offset(
+          node.textShadowOffsetX ?? 0,
+          node.textShadowOffsetY ?? 0,
+        ),
+        blurRadius: node.textShadowBlur ?? 0,
+      ),
+    ];
+  }
+
   Color _textColor(RuntimeNode node) {
     if (node.type == RuntimeNodeType.button) {
       return Colors.white;
diff --git a/test/runtime/models/runtime_node_test.dart b/test/runtime/models/runtime_node_test.dart
index ee1492f..7670d52 100644
--- a/test/runtime/models/runtime_node_test.dart
+++ b/test/runtime/models/runtime_node_test.dart
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ void main() {
         'color': '#112233',
         'fontSize': 18,
         'textAlign': 'left',
+        'textShadowColor': '#80000000',
+        'textShadowOffsetX': 2,
+        'textShadowOffsetY': 3,
+        'textShadowBlur': 4,
         'radius': 10,
         'strokeWidth': 3,
         'value': 0.6,
@@ -91,6 +95,10 @@ void main() {
       expect(node.color, const Color(0xff112233));
       expect(node.fontSize, 18);
       expect(node.textAlign, 'left');
+      expect(node.textShadowColor, const Color(0x80000000));
+      expect(node.textShadowOffsetX, 2);
+      expect(node.textShadowOffsetY, 3);
+      expect(node.textShadowBlur, 4);
       expect(node.radius, 10);
       expect(node.strokeWidth, 3);
       expect(node.value, 0.6);
@@ -135,6 +143,10 @@ void main() {
       expect(node.rotation, 0);
       expect(node.loop, isTrue);
       expect(node.textAlign, 'center');
+      expect(node.textShadowColor, isNull);
+      expect(node.textShadowOffsetX, isNull);
+      expect(node.textShadowOffsetY, isNull);
+      expect(node.textShadowBlur, isNull);
       expect(node.scrollbarVisible, isTrue);
       expect(node.paddingLeft, 0);
       expect(node.paddingTop, 0);
@@ -175,6 +187,10 @@ void main() {
         'scrollX': 90,
         'scrollY': 80,
         'textAlign': 'right',
+        'textShadowColor': '#40000000',
+        'textShadowOffsetX': 1,
+        'textShadowOffsetY': 2,
+        'textShadowBlur': 3,
         'preset': 'trail',
         'count': 12,
       });
@@ -202,6 +218,10 @@ void main() {
       expect(updated.scrollX, 68);
       expect(updated.scrollY, 60);
       expect(updated.textAlign, 'right');
+      expect(updated.textShadowColor, const Color(0x40000000));
+      expect(updated.textShadowOffsetX, 1);
+      expect(updated.textShadowOffsetY, 2);
+      expect(updated.textShadowBlur, 3);
       expect(updated.preset, 'trail');
       expect(updated.count, 12);
     });
@@ -243,6 +263,14 @@ void main() {
         }),
         throwsFormatException,
       );
+      expect(
+        () => RuntimeNode.fromMap({
+          'id': 'a',
+          'type': 'text',
+          'textShadowBlur': -1,
+        }),
+        throwsFormatException,
+      );
       expect(
         () =>
             RuntimeNode.fromMap({'id': 'a', 'type': 'listView', 'scrollY': -1}),
diff --git a/test/runtime/rendering/runtime_component_test.dart b/test/runtime/rendering/runtime_component_test.dart
index 0b48c41..eb1bc8b 100644
--- a/test/runtime/rendering/runtime_component_test.dart
+++ b/test/runtime/rendering/runtime_component_test.dart
@@ -138,6 +138,31 @@ void main() {
       );
     });
 
+    test('applies text shadow style', () {
+      final component = RuntimeComponent(
+        node: const RuntimeNode(
+          id: 'text',
+          type: RuntimeNodeType.text,
+          text: 'Shadowed',
+          alpha: 0.5,
+          textShadowColor: Color(0x80000000),
+          textShadowOffsetX: 2,
+          textShadowOffsetY: 3,
+          textShadowBlur: 4,
+        ),
+        resources: GameResourceManager(),
+        onNodeTap: (_, __) {},
+      );
+
+      final text = component.children.whereType<TextComponent>().single;
+      final style = (text.textRenderer as TextPaint).style;
+      final shadow = style.shadows!.single;
+      expect(shadow.color.a, closeTo(0.25, 0.003));
+      expect(shadow.offset.dx, 2);
+      expect(shadow.offset.dy, 3);
+      expect(shadow.blurRadius, 4);
+    });
+
     test('multi-line non-button text is top aligned', () {
       final component = RuntimeComponent(
         node: const RuntimeNode(
diff --git a/tool/lua_runtime_defs_common.lua b/tool/lua_runtime_defs_common.lua
index ff1c21d..e2a852c 100644
--- a/tool/lua_runtime_defs_common.lua
+++ b/tool/lua_runtime_defs_common.lua
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@
 ---@field color? string
 ---@field fontSize? number
 ---@field textAlign? RuntimeTextAlign
+---@field textShadowColor? string
+---@field textShadowOffsetX? number
+---@field textShadowOffsetY? number
+---@field textShadowBlur? number
 ---@field radius? number
 ---@field strokeWidth? number
 ---@field value? number
@@ -166,6 +170,10 @@
 ---@field color? string
 ---@field fontSize? number
 ---@field textAlign? RuntimeTextAlign
+---@field textShadowColor? string
+---@field textShadowOffsetX? number
+---@field textShadowOffsetY? number
+---@field textShadowBlur? number
 ---@field radius? number
 ---@field strokeWidth? number
 ---@field value? number