diff --git a/programs/src/wordprocessor/render.cpp b/programs/src/wordprocessor/render.cpp
index a09b866..abc51b2 100644
--- a/programs/src/wordprocessor/render.cpp
+++ b/programs/src/wordprocessor/render.cpp
@@ -387,22 +387,14 @@ void wp_render() {
 
     // In page view mode, draw the A4 page with shadow before text rendering
     if (in_page_view) {
-        // Shadow strips around the page (4 sides + corners, drawn as solid dark rectangles)
-        int so = WP_PAGE_SHADOW_OFFSET;
-        Color shadow_col = Color::from_rgb(0x50, 0x50, 0x50);
-        // Top shadow (above page, full width)
-        c.fill_rect(page_x - so, page_y - so, WP_A4_PAGE_W + so * 2, so, shadow_col);
-        // Bottom shadow
-        c.fill_rect(page_x - so, page_y + WP_A4_PAGE_H, WP_A4_PAGE_W + so * 2, so, shadow_col);
-        // Left shadow (vertical strip, excluding corners already covered)
-        c.fill_rect(page_x - so, page_y, so, WP_A4_PAGE_H, shadow_col);
-        // Right shadow (vertical strip, excluding corners)
-        c.fill_rect(page_x + WP_A4_PAGE_W, page_y, so, WP_A4_PAGE_H, shadow_col);
-        // Corner pieces (top-left, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-right)
-        c.fill_rect(page_x - so, page_y - so, so, so, shadow_col);
-        c.fill_rect(page_x + WP_A4_PAGE_W, page_y - so, so, so, shadow_col);
-        c.fill_rect(page_x - so, page_y + WP_A4_PAGE_H, so, so, shadow_col);
-        c.fill_rect(page_x + WP_A4_PAGE_W, page_y + WP_A4_PAGE_H, so, so, shadow_col);
+        // Gray background behind page (same style as PDF viewer)
+        Color page_bg = Color::from_rgb(0x80, 0x80, 0x80);
+        c.fill_rect(0, edit_y, c.w, text_area_h, page_bg);
+
+        // Simple offset shadow (same style as PDF viewer)
+        Color shadow_col = Color::from_rgb(0x60, 0x60, 0x60);
+        c.fill_rect(page_x + 3, page_y + 3, WP_A4_PAGE_W, WP_A4_PAGE_H, shadow_col);
+
         // White page background
         c.fill_rect(page_x, page_y, WP_A4_PAGE_W, WP_A4_PAGE_H, colors::WHITE);
     }