If you place a barrier under a flying block, disappears the shadow under it.
I took screenshots and placed them in the Attachment, to prove it.
I don't know if this is planned, but it looks really weird especially in adventure maps.
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Duplicate of MC-2399.
I'm fairly certain this is currently intended, as the game does not render shading in areas where blocks are already present.