diff --git a/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/clock.qml b/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/clock.qml
index eee8ef46..392f8833 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/clock.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/clock.qml
@@ -9,10 +9,31 @@ BarWidget {
 
   property bool alt: false
 
+  // Qt.formatDateTime doesn't recognize `ww` (ISO week number). Pre-substitute
+  // it as a Qt-quoted literal before formatting so users can write the natural
+  // `'W'ww yyyy` and get `W21 2026` rather than `Www 2026`.
+  function isoWeek(date) {
+    var d = new Date(Date.UTC(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth(), date.getDate()))
+    var day = d.getUTCDay() || 7
+    d.setUTCDate(d.getUTCDate() + 4 - day)
+    var yearStart = new Date(Date.UTC(d.getUTCFullYear(), 0, 1))
+    return Math.ceil(((d - yearStart) / 86400000 + 1) / 7)
+  }
+
+  function format(date, fmt) {
+    var f = String(fmt || "")
+    if (f.indexOf("ww") !== -1) {
+      var w = isoWeek(date)
+      var ww = w < 10 ? "0" + w : String(w)
+      f = f.replace(/ww/g, "'" + ww + "'")
+    }
+    return Qt.formatDateTime(date, f)
+  }
+
   function label() {
-    if (alt) return Qt.formatDateTime(clock.date, String(setting("formatAlt", "dd MMMM 'W'ww yyyy")))
-    if (bar && bar.vertical) return Qt.formatDateTime(clock.date, String(setting("verticalFormat", "HH\n—\nmm")))
-    return Qt.formatDateTime(clock.date, String(setting("format", "dddd HH:mm")))
+    if (alt) return format(clock.date, setting("formatAlt", "dd MMMM 'W'ww yyyy"))
+    if (bar && bar.vertical) return format(clock.date, setting("verticalFormat", "HH\n—\nmm"))
+    return format(clock.date, setting("format", "dddd HH:mm"))
   }
 
   implicitWidth: button.implicitWidth
diff --git a/shell/plugins/settings/SettingsPanel.qml b/shell/plugins/settings/SettingsPanel.qml
index 82545dc5..960bb847 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/settings/SettingsPanel.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/settings/SettingsPanel.qml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Item {
       layout: {
         left: [{ id: "omarchy" }, { id: "workspaces" }],
         center: [
-          { id: "clock", format: "dddd HH:mm", formatAlt: "dd MMMM yyyy", verticalFormat: "HH\n\u2014\nmm" },
+          { id: "clock", format: "dddd HH:mm", formatAlt: "dd MMMM 'W'ww yyyy", verticalFormat: "HH\n\u2014\nmm" },
           { id: "weather" }, { id: "indicators", items: [ "dnd", "nightlight", "stayAwake", "screenrecording", "dictation" ] }, { id: "systemUpdate" }
         ],
         right: [
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ Item {
       }
       ClockField {
         fieldKey: "formatAlt"
-        text: clockForm.entry.formatAlt || "dd MMMM yyyy"
+        text: clockForm.entry.formatAlt || "dd MMMM 'W'ww yyyy"
       }
 
       Text {
diff --git a/shell/shell-defaults.json b/shell/shell-defaults.json
index c7546863..2678bd21 100644
--- a/shell/shell-defaults.json
+++ b/shell/shell-defaults.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         {
           "id": "clock",
           "format": "dddd HH:mm",
-          "formatAlt": "dd MMMM yyyy",
+          "formatAlt": "dd MMMM 'W'ww yyyy",
           "verticalFormat": "HH\n\u2014\nmm"
         },
         {