diff --git a/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidget.cpp b/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidget.cpp
index d6c6621c804..c33f4142fd7 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidget.cpp
@@ -102,10 +102,14 @@ DragWidget::DragWidget(QWidget *parent) : QFrame(parent)
     m_startPos = QPoint(-1, -1);
     m_pos = QPoint(-1, -1);
 
+    // TODO: The following code should be enabled for OSX
+    // when QTBUG-23205 is fixed
+#ifndef Q_OS_MAC
     m_dropShadowEffect = new QGraphicsDropShadowEffect;
     m_dropShadowEffect->setBlurRadius(6);
     m_dropShadowEffect->setOffset(2, 2);
     setGraphicsEffect(m_dropShadowEffect);
+#endif
 }
 
 void DragWidget::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent * event)
@@ -123,10 +127,14 @@ void DragWidget::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 {
     if (event->button() ==  Qt::LeftButton) {
         m_startPos = QPoint(-1, -1);
+        // TODO: The following code should be enabled for OSX
+        // when QTBUG-23205 is fixed
+#ifndef Q_OS_MAC
         m_dropShadowEffect = new QGraphicsDropShadowEffect;
         m_dropShadowEffect->setBlurRadius(6);
         m_dropShadowEffect->setOffset(2, 2);
         setGraphicsEffect(m_dropShadowEffect);
+#endif
     }
     QFrame::mouseReleaseEvent(event);
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidgetimage.cpp b/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidgetimage.cpp
index fd5f3256e93..6b984a183b2 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidgetimage.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/contextpanewidgetimage.cpp
@@ -611,10 +611,14 @@ PreviewLabel::PreviewLabel(QWidget *parent)
     m_hooverInfo->setFrameShape(QFrame::StyledPanel);
     m_hooverInfo->setFrameShadow(QFrame::Sunken);
 
+    // TODO: The following code should be enabled for OSX
+    // when QTBUG-23205 is fixed
+#ifndef Q_OS_MAC
     QGraphicsDropShadowEffect *dropShadowEffect = new QGraphicsDropShadowEffect;
     dropShadowEffect->setBlurRadius(4);
     dropShadowEffect->setOffset(2, 2);
     m_hooverInfo->setGraphicsEffect(dropShadowEffect);
+#endif
     m_hooverInfo->setAutoFillBackground(true);
     m_hooverInfo->raise();
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/customcolordialog.cpp b/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/customcolordialog.cpp
index 59bd6744ebe..f683976599b 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/customcolordialog.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmleditorwidgets/customcolordialog.cpp
@@ -52,10 +52,14 @@ CustomColorDialog::CustomColorDialog(QWidget *parent) : QFrame(parent )
     setFrameShape(QFrame::StyledPanel);
     setFrameShadow(QFrame::Sunken);
 
+    // TODO: The following code should be enabled for OSX
+    // when QTBUG-23205 is fixed
+#ifndef Q_OS_MAC
     QGraphicsDropShadowEffect *dropShadowEffect = new QGraphicsDropShadowEffect;
     dropShadowEffect->setBlurRadius(6);
     dropShadowEffect->setOffset(2, 2);
     setGraphicsEffect(dropShadowEffect);
+#endif
     setAutoFillBackground(true);
 
     m_hueControl = new HueControl(this);