diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index c08869db34b484..7b7dbe92915678 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ Add an image or video with a text overlay. ([Source](https://github.com/WordPres
 
 -	**Name:** core/cover
 -	**Category:** media
--	**Supports:** align, anchor, color (heading, text, ~~background~~, ~~enableContrastChecker~~), dimensions (aspectRatio), interactivity (clientNavigation), layout (~~allowJustification~~), spacing (blockGap, margin, padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
+-	**Supports:** align, anchor, color (heading, text, ~~background~~, ~~enableContrastChecker~~), dimensions (aspectRatio), interactivity (clientNavigation), layout (~~allowJustification~~), shadow, spacing (blockGap, margin, padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
 -	**Attributes:** allowedBlocks, alt, backgroundType, contentPosition, customGradient, customOverlayColor, dimRatio, focalPoint, gradient, hasParallax, id, isDark, isRepeated, isUserOverlayColor, minHeight, minHeightUnit, overlayColor, tagName, templateLock, url, useFeaturedImage
 
 ## Details
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/cover/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/cover/block.json
index eb55a8dbabec1c..0ce80ca8d424f4 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/cover/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/cover/block.json
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 		"anchor": true,
 		"align": true,
 		"html": false,
+		"shadow": true,
 		"spacing": {
 			"padding": true,
 			"margin": [ "top", "bottom" ],