There are two workarounds: - set the EnableShadow property in the markup - OR, for Lightweight RenderMode, add a CSS class: <telerik:RadWindow ID="RadWindow_MyInfo" runat="server" RenderMode="Lightweight"></telerik:RadWindow> <asp:Button ID="Button1" Text="show wnd" OnClientClick="test(); return false;" runat="server" /> <script> function test() { var myinfo = $find('<%=RadWindow_MyInfo.ClientID%>'); myinfo.setUrl("../Dialogs/MyInfo.aspx"); myinfo.set_enableShadow(true); myinfo.show(); $telerik.$(myinfo.get_popupElement()).addClass("rwShadow"); } </script>