diff --git a/settings/quickshell.nix b/settings/quickshell.nix
index 90c4ea2..944f514 100644
--- a/settings/quickshell.nix
+++ b/settings/quickshell.nix
@@ -607,10 +607,11 @@ in
                 // (stylix); the pill matches hyprland's active border accent.
                 Row {
                     anchors.left: parent.left
-                    // Align the first dot's VISIBLE edge with the window
-                    // column below (gaps_out.left = frameWidth + 12); each
-                    // cell pads its dot by 3px, hence the -3.
-                    anchors.leftMargin: Theme.frameWidth + 12 - 3
+                    // Corner symmetry: the dots sit 12px from the screen's
+                    // top edge (centered in the 30px bar), so the first dot's
+                    // VISIBLE edge sits 12px from the left edge too. Cells
+                    // pad their dots by 3px, hence the -3.
+                    anchors.leftMargin: 12 - 3
                     anchors.verticalCenter: barBgRect.verticalCenter
                     spacing: 4
 
@@ -682,10 +683,10 @@ in
                 // Right — network, battery, tray
                 Row {
                     anchors.right: parent.right
-                    // Mirror the left side: last tray icon's VISIBLE edge on
-                    // the window column (frameWidth + 12); tray cells pad
+                    // Corner symmetry like the dots: last tray icon's VISIBLE
+                    // edge 12px from the right screen edge; tray cells pad
                     // their 16px icons by 4px, hence the -4.
-                    anchors.rightMargin: Theme.frameWidth + 12 - 4
+                    anchors.rightMargin: 12 - 4
                     anchors.verticalCenter: barBgRect.verticalCenter
                     spacing: 10