diff --git a/builtin/common/settings/shadows_component.lua b/builtin/common/settings/shadows_component.lua
index 52b98995c..b77f0523e 100644
--- a/builtin/common/settings/shadows_component.lua
+++ b/builtin/common/settings/shadows_component.lua
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ local function detect_mapping_idx()
 
 	local shadow_map_max_distance = tonumber(core.settings:get("shadow_map_max_distance"))
 	local shadow_map_texture_size = tonumber(core.settings:get("shadow_map_texture_size"))
-	local shadow_map_texture_32bit = core.settings:get_bool("shadow_map_texture_32bit", false)
+	local shadow_map_texture_32bit = core.settings:get_bool("shadow_map_texture_32bit")
 	local shadow_filters = tonumber(core.settings:get("shadow_filters"))
-	local shadow_map_color = core.settings:get_bool("shadow_map_color", false)
+	local shadow_map_color = core.settings:get_bool("shadow_map_color")
 
 	for i = 2, 6 do
 		local preset = shadow_presets[i]
@@ -81,8 +81,14 @@ return {
 			table.remove(labels, PRESET_CUSTOM)
 		end
 
+		-- Don't show anything if shadows are disabled
+		-- Reason: there's a separate checkbox and users can't see the suggested default in the dropdown
+		if idx == PRESET_DISABLED then
+			return "", 0
+		end
+
 		local fs =
-			"label[0,0.2;" .. fgettext("Dynamic shadows") .. "]" ..
+			"label[0,0.2;" .. fgettext("Quality preset") .. "]" ..
 			"dropdown[0,0.4;3,0.8;dd_shadows;" .. table.concat(labels, ",") .. ";" .. idx .. ";true]" ..
 			"label[0,1.5;" .. core.colorize("#bbb", fgettext("(The game will need to enable shadows as well)")) .. "]"
 		return fs, 1.8
diff --git a/builtin/settingtypes.txt b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
index 7a8059233..550b31d66 100644
--- a/builtin/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ water_wave_speed (Waving liquids wave speed) float 5.0
 #    Set to true to enable Shadow Mapping.
 #
 #    Requires: shadows_support
-enable_dynamic_shadows (Dynamic shadows) bool false
+enable_dynamic_shadows (Enable dynamic shadows) bool false
 
 #    Set the shadow strength gamma.
 #    Adjusts the intensity of in-game dynamic shadows.
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ shadow_strength_gamma (Shadow strength gamma) float 1.0 0.1 10.0
 #    Maximum distance to render shadows.
 #
 #    Requires: enable_dynamic_shadows, shadows_support
-shadow_map_max_distance (Shadow map max distance in nodes to render shadows) float 140.0 10.0 1000.0
+shadow_map_max_distance (Shadow map render distance) float 140.0 10.0 1000.0
 
 #    Texture size to render the shadow map on.
 #    This must be a power of two.