diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserActivity.kt
index b2e880267aef..ca8997721fd4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserActivity.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import androidx.activity.OnBackPressedCallback
 import androidx.activity.result.ActivityResult
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import androidx.core.view.postDelayed
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle.State.STARTED
@@ -1303,12 +1302,7 @@ open class BrowserActivity : DuckDuckGoActivity() {
                 }
 
                 if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 28) {
-                    singleToolBarMockupBinding.mockOmniBarContainerShadow.addBottomShadow(
-                        shadowSizeDp = 12f,
-                        offsetYDp = 3f,
-                        insetDp = 3f,
-                        shadowColor = ContextCompat.getColor(this, com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.R.color.background_omnibar_shadow),
-                    )
+                    singleToolBarMockupBinding.mockOmniBarContainerShadow.addBottomShadow()
                 }
 
                 binding.bottomMockupToolbar.appBarLayoutMockup.gone()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/experiments/SingleOmnibarLayout.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/experiments/SingleOmnibarLayout.kt
index a14f4e5fd88d..ef23b2682490 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/experiments/SingleOmnibarLayout.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/experiments/SingleOmnibarLayout.kt
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import android.os.Build
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
+import android.view.ViewOutlineProvider
 import android.view.ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener
 import android.view.animation.DecelerateInterpolator
 import android.widget.ImageView
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import androidx.core.view.updatePadding
 import com.duckduckgo.anvil.annotations.InjectWith
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class SingleOmnibarLayout @JvmOverloads constructor(
         FindInPageImpl(IncludeFadeOmnibarFindInPageBinding.bind(findViewById(R.id.findInPage)))
     }
     private var isFindInPageVisible = false
+    private var outlineProvider: ViewOutlineProvider? = null
+
     private val findInPageLayoutVisibilityChangeListener = OnGlobalLayoutListener {
         val isVisible = findInPage.findInPageContainer.isVisible
         if (isFindInPageVisible != isVisible) {
@@ -101,32 +103,13 @@ class SingleOmnibarLayout @JvmOverloads constructor(
 
         AndroidSupportInjection.inject(this)
 
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 28) {
-            omnibarCardShadow.addBottomShadow(
-                shadowSizeDp = 12f,
-                offsetYDp = 3f,
-                insetDp = 3f,
-                shadowColor = ContextCompat.getColor(context, CommonR.color.background_omnibar_shadow),
-            )
-        }
+        showShadow()
 
-        when (omnibarPosition) {
-            OmnibarPosition.TOP -> {
-                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 28) {
-                    omnibarCardShadow.cardElevation = 2f.toPx(context)
-                }
-            }
-            OmnibarPosition.BOTTOM -> {
-                // When omnibar is at the bottom, we're adding an additional space at the top
-                toolbarContainer.updatePadding(
-                    top = toolbarContainerPaddingTopWhenAtBottom,
-                )
-
-                // Try to reduce the bottom omnibar material shadow when not using the custom shadow
-                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 28) {
-                    omnibarCardShadow.cardElevation = 0.5f.toPx(context)
-                }
-            }
+        if (omnibarPosition == OmnibarPosition.BOTTOM) {
+            // When omnibar is at the bottom, we're adding an additional space at the top
+            toolbarContainer.updatePadding(
+                top = toolbarContainerPaddingTopWhenAtBottom,
+            )
         }
     }
 
@@ -149,6 +132,8 @@ class SingleOmnibarLayout @JvmOverloads constructor(
         } else {
             animateOmnibarFocusedState(focused = false)
         }
+
+        omnibarCardShadow.isVisible = viewState.viewMode !is ViewMode.CustomTab
     }
 
     override fun renderButtons(viewState: ViewState) {
@@ -199,6 +184,41 @@ class SingleOmnibarLayout @JvmOverloads constructor(
 
         animator.start()
         focusAnimator = animator
+
+        if (focused) {
+            disableShadow()
+        } else {
+            enableShadow()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun disableShadow() {
+        if (omnibarCardShadow.outlineProvider != null) {
+            omnibarCardShadow.outlineProvider = null
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun enableShadow() {
+        if (omnibarCardShadow.outlineProvider == null) {
+            omnibarCardShadow.outlineProvider = outlineProvider
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun showShadow() {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 28) {
+            omnibarCardShadow.addBottomShadow()
+        } else {
+            when (omnibarPosition) {
+                OmnibarPosition.TOP -> {
+                    omnibarCardShadow.cardElevation = 2f.toPx(context)
+                }
+                OmnibarPosition.BOTTOM -> {
+                    // Try to reduce the bottom omnibar material shadow when not using the custom shadow
+                    omnibarCardShadow.cardElevation = 0.5f.toPx(context)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        outlineProvider = omnibarCardShadow.outlineProvider
     }
 
     private fun onFindInPageShown() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/extensions/ViewExtensions.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/extensions/ViewExtensions.kt
index d67bfbe7abac..e758b2351534 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/extensions/ViewExtensions.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/omnibar/extensions/ViewExtensions.kt
@@ -34,22 +34,16 @@ import com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
  * @param shadowColor Optional shadow color (Android P and above only)
  */
 @RequiresApi(28)
-fun View.addBottomShadow(
-    shadowSizeDp: Float,
-    offsetYDp: Float = 2f,
-    insetDp: Float = 0f,
-    @ColorInt shadowColor: Int,
+fun MaterialCardView.addBottomShadow(
+    shadowSizeDp: Float = 12f,
+    offsetYDp: Float = 3f,
+    insetDp: Float = 3f,
+    @ColorInt shadowColor: Int = ContextCompat.getColor(this.context, com.duckduckgo.mobile.android.R.color.background_omnibar_shadow),
 ) {
     val shadowSize = shadowSizeDp.toPx(context)
     val offsetY = offsetYDp.toPx(context)
     val inset = insetDp.toPx(context).toInt()
 
-    // Get corner radius if view is a card
-    val cornerRadius = when (this) {
-        is MaterialCardView -> this.radius
-        else -> 0f
-    }
-
     outlineProvider = object : ViewOutlineProvider() {
         override fun getOutline(view: View, outline: Outline) {
             // Create outline with rounded corners that match the view
@@ -58,7 +52,7 @@ fun View.addBottomShadow(
                 0,
                 view.width + inset,
                 view.height,
-                cornerRadius,
+                radius,
             )
             // Make the shadow appear only below the view
             outline.offset(0, offsetY.toInt())