diff --git a/config/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen b/config/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..19840c51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/usr/share/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/omarchy/shell.json b/config/omarchy/shell.json
index e6202da8..b8aa5de4 100644
--- a/config/omarchy/shell.json
+++ b/config/omarchy/shell.json
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
         {
           "id": "omarchy.indicators"
         },
+        {
+          "id": "omacom.elsewhen"
+        },
         {
           "id": "omarchy.clock",
           "format": "dddd HH:mm",
diff --git a/docs/omarchy-shell.md b/docs/omarchy-shell.md
index d62ff743..d62661a7 100644
--- a/docs/omarchy-shell.md
+++ b/docs/omarchy-shell.md
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ bar from the CLI — `use | reset | defaults | position | transparent | put |
 move | set`, with placement flags such as `--section` and `--index`.
 The lower-level IPC methods remain available through `omarchy-shell shell ...`.
 
+## Elsewhen
+
+Elsewhen (`omacom.elsewhen`) ships in the `elsewhen` package at `/usr/share/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen`. A symlink in `~/.config/omarchy/plugins/` makes it available to the shell. New installs place it immediately before the clock; the migration uses `omarchy bar put omacom.elsewhen --before omarchy.clock`, which preserves an existing placement and uses Elsewhen's normal right-side placement if the clock is absent. Existing plugin directories and symlinks are left intact. The normal update flow restarts the shell after migrations; the migration does not interrupt plugin loading with an immediate restart.
+
 ## IPC
 
 The shell exposes a `shell` target (the host also registers
diff --git a/install/omarchy-base.packages b/install/omarchy-base.packages
index 76e74110..0a8e27cc 100644
--- a/install/omarchy-base.packages
+++ b/install/omarchy-base.packages
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ docker-compose
 dosfstools
 dotnet-runtime
 dua-cli
+elsewhen
 evince
 exfatprogs
 expac
diff --git a/migrations/1789581661.sh b/migrations/1789581661.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c022e1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/1789581661.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+echo "Install Elsewhen, the world clock plugin"
+
+omarchy-pkg-add elsewhen
+
+plugin="$HOME/.config/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen"
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$plugin")"
+if [[ ! -e $plugin && ! -L $plugin ]]; then
+  ln -s /usr/share/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen "$plugin"
+fi
+
+omarchy-shell shell rescanPlugins
+omarchy-bar put omacom.elsewhen --before omarchy.clock
diff --git a/test/shell.d/config-test.sh b/test/shell.d/config-test.sh
index 355ca26b..82a51e6f 100755
--- a/test/shell.d/config-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/config-test.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ jq -e '
 ' "$ROOT/config/omarchy/shell.json" >/dev/null
 pass "default center anchor exists in center layout"
 
+jq -e '
+  def ids: map(.id // .);
+  (.bar.layout.center | ids) as $ids |
+  ($ids | index("omacom.elsewhen")) as $elsewhen |
+  ($ids | index("omarchy.clock")) as $clock |
+  $elsewhen != null and $clock == $elsewhen + 1
+' "$ROOT/config/omarchy/shell.json" >/dev/null
+pass "default center layout puts elsewhen immediately before the clock"
+
 jq -e '
   any(.bar.layout.center[]; (.id // .) == "omarchy.clock" and (.formatAlt // "") == "d MMMM \u0027W\u0027ww yyyy")
 ' "$ROOT/config/omarchy/shell.json" >/dev/null
diff --git a/test/shell.d/elsewhen-default-migration-test.sh b/test/shell.d/elsewhen-default-migration-test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0a2de8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shell.d/elsewhen-default-migration-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source "$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/base-test.sh"
+require_command jq
+
+test_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+trap 'rm -rf "$test_dir"' EXIT
+mkdir -p "$test_dir/bin" "$test_dir/home"
+export CALL_LOG="$test_dir/calls"
+
+cat >"$test_dir/bin/omarchy-pkg-add" <<'SH'
+#!/bin/bash
+printf 'package %s\n' "$*" >>"$CALL_LOG"
+exit "${PACKAGE_STATUS:-0}"
+SH
+cat >"$test_dir/bin/omarchy-shell" <<'SH'
+#!/bin/bash
+printf '%s\n' "$*" >>"$CALL_LOG"
+[[ $2 != "rescanPlugins" ]] || exit "${SCAN_STATUS:-0}"
+printf '%s\n' "${TEST_PUT_RESULT:-ok}"
+SH
+cat >"$test_dir/bin/omarchy-restart-shell" <<'SH'
+#!/bin/bash
+echo 'migration must leave the restart to omarchy update' >&2
+exit 1
+SH
+chmod +x "$test_dir/bin/"*
+
+plugin="$test_dir/home/.config/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen"
+run_migration() {
+  : >"$CALL_LOG"
+  HOME="$test_dir/home" OMARCHY_PATH="$ROOT" PATH="$test_dir/bin:$ROOT/bin:$PATH" \
+    bash -euo pipefail "$ROOT/migrations/1789581661.sh" >"$test_dir/output" 2>&1
+}
+
+if PACKAGE_STATUS=1 run_migration; then
+  fail "package failure stops the migration"
+fi
+[[ ! -e $plugin && ! -L $plugin && $(cat "$CALL_LOG") == "package elsewhen" ]] ||
+  fail "package failure leaves the plugin and shell untouched"
+pass "package failure stops before linking or changing the shell"
+
+run_migration
+[[ $(readlink "$plugin") == /usr/share/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen ]] || fail "package link is installed"
+[[ $(readlink "$ROOT/config/omarchy/plugins/omacom.elsewhen") == "$(readlink "$plugin")" ]] || fail "fresh installs use the same package link"
+pass "migration and fresh installs link to the package"
+
+expected=$'package elsewhen\nshell rescanPlugins\nshell putBarWidget omacom.elsewhen {"before":"omarchy.clock"}'
+[[ $(cat "$CALL_LOG") == "$expected" ]] || fail "install, scan and placement run in order" "$(cat "$CALL_LOG")"
+pass "real bar helper enables and places before the clock without restarting during reload"
+
+run_migration
+[[ $(cat "$CALL_LOG") == "$expected" ]] || fail "migration can be rerun"
+pass "migration can be rerun with its package link present"
+
+rm "$plugin"
+mkdir "$plugin"
+printf 'local work\n' >"$plugin/notes"
+run_migration
+[[ ! -L $plugin && $(cat "$plugin/notes") == "local work" ]] || fail "existing checkout is preserved"
+pass "existing checkout and local files are preserved"
+
+rm "$plugin/notes"
+rmdir "$plugin"
+ln -s "$test_dir/custom-plugin" "$plugin"
+run_migration
+[[ $(readlink "$plugin") == "$test_dir/custom-plugin" ]] || fail "existing symlink is preserved"
+pass "existing symlink is preserved, including a missing target"
+
+for failure in 'SCAN_STATUS=1' 'TEST_PUT_RESULT=unknown'; do
+  if env "$failure" HOME="$test_dir/home" OMARCHY_PATH="$ROOT" PATH="$test_dir/bin:$ROOT/bin:$PATH" \
+    bash -euo pipefail "$ROOT/migrations/1789581661.sh" >"$test_dir/output" 2>&1; then
+    fail "$failure must leave the migration pending"
+  fi
+  pass "$failure leaves the migration pending"
+done