diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss/src/__snapshots__/intellisense.test.ts.snap b/packages/tailwindcss/src/__snapshots__/intellisense.test.ts.snap
index 511b880e70b5..2a2c23d3bfbd 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss/src/__snapshots__/intellisense.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss/src/__snapshots__/intellisense.test.ts.snap
@@ -4755,28 +4755,6 @@ exports[`getClassList 1`] = `
   "inset-ring-transparent/90",
   "inset-ring-transparent/95",
   "inset-ring-transparent/100",
-  "inset-shadow",
-  "inset-shadow/0",
-  "inset-shadow/5",
-  "inset-shadow/10",
-  "inset-shadow/15",
-  "inset-shadow/20",
-  "inset-shadow/25",
-  "inset-shadow/30",
-  "inset-shadow/35",
-  "inset-shadow/40",
-  "inset-shadow/45",
-  "inset-shadow/50",
-  "inset-shadow/55",
-  "inset-shadow/60",
-  "inset-shadow/65",
-  "inset-shadow/70",
-  "inset-shadow/75",
-  "inset-shadow/80",
-  "inset-shadow/85",
-  "inset-shadow/90",
-  "inset-shadow/95",
-  "inset-shadow/100",
   "inset-shadow-current",
   "inset-shadow-current/0",
   "inset-shadow-current/5",
@@ -9685,28 +9663,6 @@ exports[`getClassList 1`] = `
   "sepia-0",
   "sepia-50",
   "sepia-100",
-  "shadow",
-  "shadow/0",
-  "shadow/5",
-  "shadow/10",
-  "shadow/15",
-  "shadow/20",
-  "shadow/25",
-  "shadow/30",
-  "shadow/35",
-  "shadow/40",
-  "shadow/45",
-  "shadow/50",
-  "shadow/55",
-  "shadow/60",
-  "shadow/65",
-  "shadow/70",
-  "shadow/75",
-  "shadow/80",
-  "shadow/85",
-  "shadow/90",
-  "shadow/95",
-  "shadow/100",
   "shadow-current",
   "shadow-current/0",
   "shadow-current/5",
@@ -10157,28 +10113,6 @@ exports[`getClassList 1`] = `
   "text-nowrap",
   "text-pretty",
   "text-right",
-  "text-shadow",
-  "text-shadow/0",
-  "text-shadow/5",
-  "text-shadow/10",
-  "text-shadow/15",
-  "text-shadow/20",
-  "text-shadow/25",
-  "text-shadow/30",
-  "text-shadow/35",
-  "text-shadow/40",
-  "text-shadow/45",
-  "text-shadow/50",
-  "text-shadow/55",
-  "text-shadow/60",
-  "text-shadow/65",
-  "text-shadow/70",
-  "text-shadow/75",
-  "text-shadow/80",
-  "text-shadow/85",
-  "text-shadow/90",
-  "text-shadow/95",
-  "text-shadow/100",
   "text-shadow-current",
   "text-shadow-current/0",
   "text-shadow-current/5",
diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss/src/intellisense.test.ts b/packages/tailwindcss/src/intellisense.test.ts
index 24e418be3fa9..a135c40dd9b1 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss/src/intellisense.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss/src/intellisense.test.ts
@@ -598,3 +598,33 @@ test('Theme keys with underscores are suggested with underscores', async () => {
   expect(entries).not.toContainEqual(['p-2_5', { modifiers: [] }])
   expect(entries).not.toContainEqual(['p-logo.margin', { modifiers: [] }])
 })
+
+test('shadow utility default suggestions', async () => {
+  let input = css`
+    @theme {
+      /* nothing */
+    }
+  `
+
+  let design = await __unstable__loadDesignSystem(input)
+  let classNames = design.getClassList().map(([name]) => name)
+
+  expect(classNames).not.toContain('shadow')
+  expect(classNames).not.toContain('inset-shadow')
+  expect(classNames).not.toContain('text-shadow')
+
+  input = css`
+    @theme {
+      --shadow: 0 0 0 solid black;
+      --text-shadow: 0 0 0 solid black;
+      --inset-shadow: 0 0 0 solid black;
+    }
+  `
+
+  design = await __unstable__loadDesignSystem(input)
+  classNames = design.getClassList().map(([name]) => name)
+
+  expect(classNames).toContain('shadow')
+  expect(classNames).toContain('inset-shadow')
+  expect(classNames).toContain('text-shadow')
+})
diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss/src/utilities.ts b/packages/tailwindcss/src/utilities.ts
index 2f121d340683..d19db5131d3f 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss/src/utilities.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss/src/utilities.ts
@@ -5182,7 +5182,7 @@ export function createUtilities(theme: Theme) {
     {
       valueThemeKeys: ['--text-shadow'],
       modifiers: Array.from({ length: 21 }, (_, index) => `${index * 5}`),
-      hasDefaultValue: true,
+      hasDefaultValue: theme.get(['--text-shadow']) !== null,
     },
   ])
 
@@ -5335,7 +5335,7 @@ export function createUtilities(theme: Theme) {
       {
         valueThemeKeys: ['--shadow'],
         modifiers: Array.from({ length: 21 }, (_, index) => `${index * 5}`),
-        hasDefaultValue: true,
+        hasDefaultValue: theme.get(['--shadow']) !== null,
       },
     ])
 
@@ -5462,7 +5462,7 @@ export function createUtilities(theme: Theme) {
       {
         valueThemeKeys: ['--inset-shadow'],
         modifiers: Array.from({ length: 21 }, (_, index) => `${index * 5}`),
-        hasDefaultValue: true,
+        hasDefaultValue: theme.get(['--inset-shadow']) !== null,
       },
     ])