diff --git a/gramps2/src/docgen/OpenOfficeDoc.py b/gramps2/src/docgen/OpenOfficeDoc.py
index 9a5c11cd1..9a94ae02b 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/docgen/OpenOfficeDoc.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/docgen/OpenOfficeDoc.py
@@ -911,15 +911,16 @@ class OpenOfficeDoc(BaseDoc.BaseDoc):
 	para_name = box_style.get_paragraph_style()
         shadow_width = box_style.get_shadow_space()
 
-	self.f.write('<draw:rect text:anchor-type="paragraph" ')
-        self.f.write('draw:style-name="%s_shadow" ' % style)
-        self.f.write('draw:text-style-name="%s" ' % para_name)
-	self.f.write('draw:z-index="0" ')
-        self.f.write('svg:width="%.3fcm" ' % box_style.get_width())
-	self.f.write('svg:height="%.3fcm" ' % box_style.get_height())
-	self.f.write('svg:x="%.3fcm" ' % (float(x)+shadow_width))
-        self.f.write('svg:y="%.3fcm">\n' % (float(y)+shadow_width))
-        self.f.write('</draw:rect>\n')
+        if box_style.get_shadow():
+            self.f.write('<draw:rect text:anchor-type="paragraph" ')
+            self.f.write('draw:style-name="%s_shadow" ' % style)
+            self.f.write('draw:text-style-name="%s" ' % para_name)
+            self.f.write('draw:z-index="0" ')
+            self.f.write('svg:width="%.3fcm" ' % box_style.get_width())
+            self.f.write('svg:height="%.3fcm" ' % box_style.get_height())
+            self.f.write('svg:x="%.3fcm" ' % (float(x)+shadow_width))
+            self.f.write('svg:y="%.3fcm">\n' % (float(y)+shadow_width))
+            self.f.write('</draw:rect>\n')
 
 	self.f.write('<draw:rect text:anchor-type="paragraph" ')
         self.f.write('draw:style-name="%s" ' % style)