diff --git a/public/app/features/visualization/data-hover/ExemplarHoverView.tsx b/public/app/features/visualization/data-hover/ExemplarHoverView.tsx
index 14b4db2dfc1..b353b08abba 100644
--- a/public/app/features/visualization/data-hover/ExemplarHoverView.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/visualization/data-hover/ExemplarHoverView.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, padding = 0) => {
       borderRadius: theme.shape.radius.default,
       background: theme.colors.background.primary,
       border: `1px solid ${theme.colors.border.weak}`,
-      boxShadow: `0 4px 8px ${theme.colors.background.primary}`,
     }),
     exemplarHeader: css({
       display: 'flex',
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarMarker.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarMarker.tsx
index fec87618709..54e79e06743 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarMarker.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarMarker.tsx
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ const getExemplarMarkerStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
       padding: 0,
       overflowY: 'auto',
       maxHeight: '95vh',
+      boxShadow: theme.shadows.z2,
     }),
     header: css({
       background: headerBg,