diff --git a/.changeset/ten-pots-applaud.md b/.changeset/ten-pots-applaud.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20c279831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ten-pots-applaud.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@primer/primitives': patch
+---
+
+Adding shadow tokens for figma
diff --git a/scripts/buildPlatforms/buildFigma.ts b/scripts/buildPlatforms/buildFigma.ts
index c4aaea488..598465728 100644
--- a/scripts/buildPlatforms/buildFigma.ts
+++ b/scripts/buildPlatforms/buildFigma.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,118 @@ export const buildFigma = (buildOptions: ConfigGeneratorOptions): void => {
     },
   }).buildAllPlatforms()
 
+  /** -----------------------------------
+   * Shadow tokens
+   * ----------------------------------- */
+  const shadowFiles = [
+    {
+      name: 'light',
+      source: [`src/tokens/functional/shadow/light.json5`],
+      include: [
+        `src/tokens/base/color/light/light.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/light/primitives-light.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/light/patterns-light.json5`,
+      ],
+      mode: 'light',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'light-high-contrast',
+      source: [`src/tokens/functional/shadow/light.json5`],
+      include: [
+        `src/tokens/base/color/light/light.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/base/color/light/light.high-contrast.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/light/primitives-light.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/light/patterns-light.json5`,
+      ],
+      mode: 'light high contrast',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'light-colorblind',
+      source: [`src/tokens/functional/shadow/light.json5`],
+      include: [
+        `src/tokens/base/color/light/light.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/base/color/light/light.protanopia-deuteranopia.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/light/primitives-light.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/light/patterns-light.json5`,
+      ],
+      mode: 'light colorblind',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'light-tritanopia',
+      source: [`src/tokens/functional/shadow/light.json5`],
+      include: [
+        `src/tokens/base/color/light/light.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/base/color/light/light.tritanopia.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/light/primitives-light.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/light/patterns-light.json5`,
+      ],
+      mode: 'light tritanopia',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'dark',
+      source: [`src/tokens/functional/shadow/dark.json5`],
+      include: [
+        `src/tokens/base/color/dark/dark.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/dark/primitives-dark.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/dark/patterns-dark.json5`,
+      ],
+      mode: 'dark',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'dark-high-contrast',
+      source: [`src/tokens/functional/shadow/dark.json5`],
+      include: [
+        `src/tokens/base/color/dark/dark.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/base/color/dark/dark.high-contrast.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/dark/primitives-dark.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/dark/patterns-dark.json5`,
+      ],
+      mode: 'dark high contrast',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'dark-dimmed',
+      source: [`src/tokens/functional/shadow/dark.json5`],
+      include: [
+        `src/tokens/base/color/dark/dark.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/base/color/dark/dark.dimmed.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/dark/primitives-dark.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/dark/patterns-dark.json5`,
+      ],
+      mode: 'dark dimmed',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'dark-colorblind',
+      source: [`src/tokens/functional/shadow/dark.json5`],
+      include: [
+        `src/tokens/base/color/dark/dark.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/base/color/dark/dark.protanopia-deuteranopia.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/dark/primitives-dark.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/dark/patterns-dark.json5`,
+      ],
+      mode: 'dark colorblind',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'dark-tritanopia',
+      source: [`src/tokens/functional/shadow/dark.json5`],
+      include: [
+        `src/tokens/base/color/dark/dark.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/base/color/dark/dark.tritanopia.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/dark/primitives-dark.json5`,
+        `src/tokens/functional/color/dark/patterns-dark.json5`,
+      ],
+      mode: 'dark tritanopia',
+    },
+  ]
+  //
+  for (const {name, source, include, mode} of shadowFiles) {
+    PrimerStyleDictionary.extend({
+      source,
+      include,
+      platforms: {
+        figma: figma(`figma/shadows/${name}.json`, buildOptions.prefix, buildOptions.buildPath, {mode}),
+      },
+    }).buildAllPlatforms()
+  }
   /** -----------------------------------
    * Create list of files
    * ----------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/formats/jsonFigma.ts b/src/formats/jsonFigma.ts
index bf3e13f19..257d792c5 100644
--- a/src/formats/jsonFigma.ts
+++ b/src/formats/jsonFigma.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import StyleDictionary from 'style-dictionary'
 import {format} from 'prettier'
 import type {FormatterArguments} from 'style-dictionary/types/Format'
 import {transformNamePathToFigma} from '../transformers/namePathToFigma'
+import type {ShadowTokenValue} from '../types/ShadowTokenValue'
+import {hexToRgbaFloat} from '../transformers/utilities/hexToRgbaFloat'
+import type {RgbaFloat} from '../transformers/utilities/isRgbaFloat'
+import {isRgbaFloat} from '../transformers/utilities/isRgbaFloat'
 const {sortByReference} = StyleDictionary.formatHelpers
 
 const isReference = (string: string): boolean => /^\{([^\\]*)\}$/g.test(string)
@@ -28,33 +32,98 @@ const getFigmaType = (type: string): string => {
   throw new Error(`Invalid type: ${type}`)
 }
 
+const shadowToVariables = (
+  name: string,
+  values: Omit<ShadowTokenValue, 'color'> & {color: string | RgbaFloat},
+  token: StyleDictionary.TransformedToken,
+) => {
+  // floatValue
+  const floatValue = (property: 'offsetX' | 'offsetY' | 'blur' | 'spread') => ({
+    name: `${name}/${property}`,
+    value: parseInt(values[property].replace('px', '')),
+    type: 'FLOAT',
+    scopes: ['EFFECT_FLOAT'],
+    mode,
+    collection,
+    group,
+  })
+
+  const {attributes} = token
+  const {mode, collection, group} = attributes || {}
+
+  return [
+    floatValue('offsetX'),
+    floatValue('offsetY'),
+    floatValue('blur'),
+    floatValue('spread'),
+    {
+      name: `${name}/color`,
+      value: isRgbaFloat(values.color)
+        ? {...values.color, ...(values.alpha ? {a: values.alpha} : {})}
+        : hexToRgbaFloat(values.color, values.alpha),
+      type: 'COLOR',
+      scopes: ['EFFECT_COLOR'],
+      mode,
+      collection,
+      group,
+    },
+  ]
+}
+
 /**
  * @description Converts `StyleDictionary.dictionary.tokens` to javascript esm (javascript export statement)
  * @param arguments [FormatterArguments](https://github.com/amzn/style-dictionary/blob/main/types/Format.d.ts)
  * @returns formatted `string`
  */
 export const jsonFigma: StyleDictionary.Formatter = ({dictionary, file: _file, platform}: FormatterArguments) => {
-  // sort tokens by reference
-  const tokens = dictionary.allTokens.sort(sortByReference(dictionary)).map(token => {
+  // array to store tokens in
+  const tokens: Record<string, unknown>[] = []
+  // loop through tokens sorted by reference
+  for (const token of dictionary.allTokens.sort(sortByReference(dictionary))) {
+    // deconstruct token
     const {attributes, value, $type, comment: description, original, alpha, mix} = token
     const {mode, collection, scopes, group, codeSyntax} = attributes || {}
-
-    return {
-      name: token.name,
-      value,
-      type: getFigmaType($type),
-      alpha,
-      isMix: mix ? true : undefined,
-      description,
-      refId: [collection, token.name].filter(Boolean).join('/'),
-      reference: getReference(dictionary, original.value, platform),
-      collection,
-      mode,
-      group,
-      scopes,
-      codeSyntax,
+    // shadows need to be specifically dealt with
+    if ($type === 'shadow') {
+      const shadowValues = !Array.isArray(value) ? [value] : value
+      // if only one set of shadow values is present
+      if (shadowValues.length === 1) {
+        tokens.push(
+          ...shadowToVariables(token.name, shadowValues[0], {
+            ...token,
+            ...(platform.mode ? {mode: platform.mode} : {}),
+          }),
+        )
+      } else {
+        // if multiple shadow sets values are present we need loop through them and add the index to the name
+        for (const [index, stepValue] of shadowValues.entries()) {
+          tokens.push(
+            ...shadowToVariables(`${token.name}/${index + 1}`, stepValue, {
+              ...token,
+              ...(platform.mode ? {mode: platform.mode} : {}),
+            }),
+          )
+        }
+      }
+      // other tokens just get added to tokens array
+    } else {
+      tokens.push({
+        name: token.name,
+        value,
+        type: getFigmaType($type),
+        alpha,
+        isMix: mix ? true : undefined,
+        description,
+        refId: [collection, token.name].filter(Boolean).join('/'),
+        reference: getReference(dictionary, original.value, platform),
+        collection,
+        mode,
+        group,
+        scopes,
+        codeSyntax,
+      })
     }
-  })
+  }
   // add file header and convert output
   const output = JSON.stringify(tokens, null, 2)
   // return prettified
diff --git a/src/platforms/figma.ts b/src/platforms/figma.ts
index 62dc7f7aa..510ec2b19 100644
--- a/src/platforms/figma.ts
+++ b/src/platforms/figma.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type {PlatformInitializer} from '~/src/types/PlatformInitializer'
 import {isSource} from '~/src/filters'
 
 const validFigmaToken = (token: StyleDictionary.TransformedToken) => {
-  const validTypes = ['color', 'dimension']
+  const validTypes = ['color', 'dimension', 'shadow']
   // is a siource token, not an included one
   if (!isSource(token)) return false
   // has a collection attribute
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export const figma: PlatformInitializer = (outputFile, prefix, buildPath, option
       format: `json/figma`,
       options: {
         outputReferences: true,
+        mode: options?.mode,
       },
     },
   ],
diff --git a/src/schemas/shadowToken.ts b/src/schemas/shadowToken.ts
index 7c7965299..7865017bd 100644
--- a/src/schemas/shadowToken.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/shadowToken.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {colorHexValue} from './colorHexValue'
 import {alphaValue} from './alphaValue'
 import {dimensionValue} from './dimensionValue'
 import {tokenType} from './tokenType'
+import {collection, mode} from './collections'
 
 export const shadowValue = z
   .object({
@@ -22,5 +23,23 @@ export const shadowToken = baseToken
   .extend({
     $value: z.union([shadowValue, z.array(shadowValue), referenceValue]),
     $type: tokenType('shadow'),
+    $extensions: z
+      .object({
+        'org.primer.figma': z.object({
+          collection: collection(['mode']).optional(),
+          mode: mode([
+            'light',
+            'dark',
+            'dark dimmed',
+            'light high contrast',
+            'dark high contrast',
+            'light colorblind',
+            'dark colorblind',
+            'light tritanopia',
+            'dark tritanopia',
+          ]).optional(),
+        }),
+      })
+      .optional(),
   })
   .strict()
diff --git a/src/tokens/functional/shadow/dark.json5 b/src/tokens/functional/shadow/dark.json5
index 0c14424f1..57a1ef520 100644
--- a/src/tokens/functional/shadow/dark.json5
+++ b/src/tokens/functional/shadow/dark.json5
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
         },
       ],
       $type: 'shadow',
+      $extensions: {
+        'org.primer.figma': {
+          collection: 'mode',
+          mode: 'light',
+          group: 'component shadow',
+        },
+      },
     },
   },
   button: {
@@ -30,6 +37,13 @@
             },
           ],
           $type: 'shadow',
+          $extensions: {
+            'org.primer.figma': {
+              collection: 'mode',
+              mode: 'light',
+              group: 'component shadow',
+            },
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -48,6 +62,13 @@
             },
           ],
           $type: 'shadow',
+          $extensions: {
+            'org.primer.figma': {
+              collection: 'mode',
+              mode: 'light',
+              group: 'component shadow',
+            },
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -66,6 +87,13 @@
             },
           ],
           $type: 'shadow',
+          $extensions: {
+            'org.primer.figma': {
+              collection: 'mode',
+              mode: 'light',
+              group: 'component shadow',
+            },
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -84,6 +112,13 @@
             },
           ],
           $type: 'shadow',
+          $extensions: {
+            'org.primer.figma': {
+              collection: 'mode',
+              mode: 'light',
+              group: 'component shadow',
+            },
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -100,6 +135,13 @@
         inset: true,
       },
       $type: 'shadow',
+      $extensions: {
+        'org.primer.figma': {
+          collection: 'mode',
+          mode: 'light',
+          group: 'shadow',
+        },
+      },
     },
     resting: {
       xsmall: {
@@ -113,6 +155,13 @@
           inset: false,
         },
         $type: 'shadow',
+        $extensions: {
+          'org.primer.figma': {
+            collection: 'mode',
+            mode: 'light',
+            group: 'shadow',
+          },
+        },
       },
       small: {
         $value: [
@@ -136,6 +185,13 @@
           },
         ],
         $type: 'shadow',
+        $extensions: {
+          'org.primer.figma': {
+            collection: 'mode',
+            mode: 'light',
+            group: 'shadow',
+          },
+        },
       },
       medium: {
         $value: [
@@ -149,6 +205,13 @@
           },
         ],
         $type: 'shadow',
+        $extensions: {
+          'org.primer.figma': {
+            collection: 'mode',
+            mode: 'light',
+            group: 'shadow',
+          },
+        },
       },
     },
     floating: {
@@ -180,6 +243,13 @@
           },
         ],
         $type: 'shadow',
+        $extensions: {
+          'org.primer.figma': {
+            collection: 'mode',
+            mode: 'light',
+            group: 'shadow',
+          },
+        },
       },
       medium: {
         $value: [
@@ -225,6 +295,13 @@
           },
         ],
         $type: 'shadow',
+        $extensions: {
+          'org.primer.figma': {
+            collection: 'mode',
+            mode: 'light',
+            group: 'shadow',
+          },
+        },
       },
       large: {
         $value: [
@@ -246,6 +323,13 @@
           },
         ],
         $type: 'shadow',
+        $extensions: {
+          'org.primer.figma': {
+            collection: 'mode',
+            mode: 'light',
+            group: 'shadow',
+          },
+        },
       },
       xlarge: {
         $value: [
@@ -267,6 +351,13 @@
           },
         ],
         $type: 'shadow',
+        $extensions: {
+          'org.primer.figma': {
+            collection: 'mode',
+            mode: 'light',
+            group: 'shadow',
+          },
+        },
       },
     },
   },
diff --git a/src/tokens/functional/shadow/light.json5 b/src/tokens/functional/shadow/light.json5
index b76e5d154..16259a624 100644
--- a/src/tokens/functional/shadow/light.json5
+++ b/src/tokens/functional/shadow/light.json5
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
         },
       ],
       $type: 'shadow',
+      $extensions: {
+        'org.primer.figma': {
+          collection: 'mode',
+          mode: 'light',
+          group: 'component shadow',
+        },
+      },
     },
   },
   button: {
@@ -30,6 +37,13 @@
             },
           ],
           $type: 'shadow',
+          $extensions: {
+            'org.primer.figma': {
+              collection: 'mode',
+              mode: 'light',
+              group: 'component shadow',
+            },
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -48,6 +62,13 @@
             },
           ],
           $type: 'shadow',
+          $extensions: {
+            'org.primer.figma': {
+              collection: 'mode',
+              mode: 'light',
+              group: 'component shadow',
+            },
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -66,6 +87,13 @@
             },
           ],
           $type: 'shadow',
+          $extensions: {
+            'org.primer.figma': {
+              collection: 'mode',
+              mode: 'light',
+              group: 'component shadow',
+            },
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -84,6 +112,13 @@
             },
           ],
           $type: 'shadow',
+          $extensions: {
+            'org.primer.figma': {
+              collection: 'mode',
+              mode: 'light',
+              group: 'component shadow',
+            },
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -100,6 +135,13 @@
         inset: true,
       },
       $type: 'shadow',
+      $extensions: {
+        'org.primer.figma': {
+          collection: 'mode',
+          mode: 'light',
+          group: 'shadow',
+        },
+      },
     },
     resting: {
       xsmall: {
@@ -113,6 +155,13 @@
           inset: false,
         },
         $type: 'shadow',
+        $extensions: {
+          'org.primer.figma': {
+            collection: 'mode',
+            mode: 'light',
+            group: 'shadow',
+          },
+        },
       },
       small: {
         $value: [
@@ -136,6 +185,13 @@
           },
         ],
         $type: 'shadow',
+        $extensions: {
+          'org.primer.figma': {
+            collection: 'mode',
+            mode: 'light',
+            group: 'shadow',
+          },
+        },
       },
       medium: {
         $value: [
@@ -149,6 +205,13 @@
           },
         ],
         $type: 'shadow',
+        $extensions: {
+          'org.primer.figma': {
+            collection: 'mode',
+            mode: 'light',
+            group: 'shadow',
+          },
+        },
       },
     },
     floating: {
@@ -180,6 +243,13 @@
           },
         ],
         $type: 'shadow',
+        $extensions: {
+          'org.primer.figma': {
+            collection: 'mode',
+            mode: 'light',
+            group: 'shadow',
+          },
+        },
       },
       medium: {
         $value: [
@@ -225,6 +295,13 @@
           },
         ],
         $type: 'shadow',
+        $extensions: {
+          'org.primer.figma': {
+            collection: 'mode',
+            mode: 'light',
+            group: 'shadow',
+          },
+        },
       },
       large: {
         $value: [
@@ -246,6 +323,13 @@
           },
         ],
         $type: 'shadow',
+        $extensions: {
+          'org.primer.figma': {
+            collection: 'mode',
+            mode: 'light',
+            group: 'shadow',
+          },
+        },
       },
       xlarge: {
         $value: [
@@ -267,6 +351,13 @@
           },
         ],
         $type: 'shadow',
+        $extensions: {
+          'org.primer.figma': {
+            collection: 'mode',
+            mode: 'light',
+            group: 'shadow',
+          },
+        },
       },
     },
   },