diff --git a/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/Bar.qml b/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/Bar.qml
index 64812241..8e1b4f04 100644
--- a/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/Bar.qml
+++ b/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/Bar.qml
@@ -408,6 +408,14 @@ Item {
     launcher.startDetached()
   }
 
+  function openBarSettings() {
+    if (root.shell && typeof root.shell.summon === "function") {
+      root.shell.summon("omarchy.settings", "{}")
+    } else {
+      root.run("omarchy-launch-bar-settings")
+    }
+  }
+
   function runProcess(process) {
     if (!process.running)
       process.running = true
@@ -1056,6 +1064,15 @@ Item {
       Item {
         anchors.fill: parent
 
+        MouseArea {
+          anchors.fill: parent
+          acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton
+          onDoubleClicked: function(mouse) {
+            root.openBarSettings()
+            mouse.accepted = true
+          }
+        }
+
         ModuleList {
           visible: !centerRoot.hasAnchor
           entries: centerRoot.entries
diff --git a/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/README.md b/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/README.md
index 5e52e25a..b46b47e5 100644
--- a/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/README.md
+++ b/default/quickshell/omarchy-shell/plugins/bar/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ the shell for its whole session.
 
 The bar config lives under the `bar:` key of [`~/.config/omarchy/shell.json`](../../README.md#shelljson-shape). Out of the box the shell uses [`shell-defaults.json`](../../shell-defaults.json). Once you customize anything via `omarchy launch bar settings` or by editing shell.json directly, your file is canonical — there is no deep-merge.
 
-Launch the visual editor with `omarchy launch bar settings` (or run `omarchy-launch-bar-settings`) to reorder widgets, add/remove them, and tweak per-widget options without editing JSON by hand.
+Launch the visual editor with `omarchy launch bar settings` (or run `omarchy-launch-bar-settings`) to reorder widgets, add/remove them, and tweak per-widget options without editing JSON by hand. You can also double-click empty space to the left or right of the centered clock to open it.
 
 Example `shell.json` (bar subtree only shown):