diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index 35cecf6a27e66..380ee35909ac8 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Prompt visitors to take action with a button-style link. ([Source](https://githu
 -	**Name:** core/button
 -	**Category:** design
 -	**Parent:** core/buttons
--	**Supports:** anchor, color (background, gradients, text), interactivity (clientNavigation), shadow, spacing (padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~alignWide~~, ~~align~~, ~~reusable~~
+-	**Supports:** anchor, color (background, gradients, text), interactivity (clientNavigation), shadow (), spacing (padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~alignWide~~, ~~align~~, ~~reusable~~
 -	**Attributes:** backgroundColor, gradient, linkTarget, placeholder, rel, tagName, text, textAlign, textColor, title, type, url, width
 
 ## Buttons
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/style.js b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/style.js
index 52fd990a3cac4..42fe431a40b24 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/style.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/style.js
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ const skipSerializationPathsEdit = {
 	[ `${ SPACING_SUPPORT_KEY }.__experimentalSkipSerialization` ]: [
 		SPACING_SUPPORT_KEY,
 	],
-	[ `${ SHADOW_SUPPORT_KEY }` ]: [ SHADOW_SUPPORT_KEY ],
+	[ `${ SHADOW_SUPPORT_KEY }.__experimentalSkipSerialization` ]: [
+		SHADOW_SUPPORT_KEY,
+	],
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/button/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/button/block.json
index aa5d81c65bad3..c3d51c61a0999 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/button/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/button/block.json
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"reusable": false,
-		"shadow": true,
+		"shadow": {
+			"__experimentalSkipSerialization": true
+		},
 		"spacing": {
 			"__experimentalSkipSerialization": true,
 			"padding": [ "horizontal", "vertical" ],
diff --git a/schemas/json/block.json b/schemas/json/block.json
index 5d0c7b5281b33..9c1e89b8a601a 100644
--- a/schemas/json/block.json
+++ b/schemas/json/block.json
@@ -556,9 +556,15 @@
 					}
 				},
 				"shadow": {
-					"type": "boolean",
 					"description": "Allow blocks to define a box shadow.",
-					"default": false
+					"oneOf": [
+						{
+							"type": "boolean"
+						},
+						{
+							"type": "object"
+						}
+					]
 				},
 				"typography": {
 					"type": "object",