diff --git a/config/omarchy/shell.json b/config/omarchy/shell.json
index a1d73f13..d00273c8 100644
--- a/config/omarchy/shell.json
+++ b/config/omarchy/shell.json
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
         }
       ],
       "center": [
+        {
+          "id": "omarchy.indicators"
+        },
         {
           "id": "omarchy.clock",
           "format": "dddd HH:mm",
diff --git a/migrations/1784989000.sh b/migrations/1784989000.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0fc8760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/1784989000.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+echo "Move the bar indicators to the left of the clock"
+
+config_file="$HOME/.config/omarchy/shell.json"
+
+if [[ -s $config_file ]] && omarchy-cmd-present jq; then
+  tmp=$(mktemp)
+  jq '
+    def entry_id:
+      if type == "string" then
+        .
+      elif type == "object" then
+        (.id // "")
+      else
+        ""
+      end;
+
+    def entry_index($id):
+      [range(0; length) as $i | select((.[$i] | entry_id) == $id) | $i][0];
+
+    def place_indicators_before_clock:
+      if type != "array" then
+        .
+      else
+        (entry_index("omarchy.clock")) as $clock_index |
+        (entry_index("omarchy.indicators")) as $indicators_index |
+        if $clock_index == null or $indicators_index == null or $indicators_index < $clock_index then
+          .
+        else
+          . as $entries |
+          ($entries[$indicators_index]) as $indicators_entry |
+          ($entries | del(.[$indicators_index])) as $without_indicators |
+          ($without_indicators | entry_index("omarchy.clock")) as $new_clock_index |
+          $without_indicators[0:$new_clock_index] + [$indicators_entry] + $without_indicators[$new_clock_index:]
+        end
+      end;
+
+    .bar.layout.center |= place_indicators_before_clock
+  ' "$config_file" >"$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$config_file" || rm -f "$tmp"
+fi
diff --git a/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/Indicators.manifest.json b/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/Indicators.manifest.json
index 1fe669e3..2a52f979 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/Indicators.manifest.json
+++ b/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/Indicators.manifest.json
@@ -26,30 +26,15 @@
         "placeholderText": "Search indicators...",
         "emptyText": "No indicators",
         "options": [
-          {
-            "value": "StayAwake",
-            "label": "Stay awake",
-            "description": "Idle lock and screensaver override"
-          },
-          {
-            "value": "Dnd",
-            "label": "Do not disturb",
-            "description": "Notification silencing"
-          },
-          {
-            "value": "Reminder",
-            "label": "Reminder",
-            "description": "Queued reminder status"
-          },
           {
             "value": "TmuxAlert",
             "label": "Tmux alert",
             "description": "Tmux windows waiting for attention"
           },
           {
-            "value": "NightLight",
-            "label": "Night light",
-            "description": "Blue-light filter"
+            "value": "Dictation",
+            "label": "Dictation",
+            "description": "Voice typing status"
           },
           {
             "value": "ScreenRecording",
@@ -57,9 +42,24 @@
             "description": "GPU screen recorder status"
           },
           {
-            "value": "Dictation",
-            "label": "Dictation",
-            "description": "Voice typing status"
+            "value": "Reminder",
+            "label": "Reminder",
+            "description": "Queued reminder status"
+          },
+          {
+            "value": "NightLight",
+            "label": "Night light",
+            "description": "Blue-light filter"
+          },
+          {
+            "value": "Dnd",
+            "label": "Do not disturb",
+            "description": "Notification silencing"
+          },
+          {
+            "value": "StayAwake",
+            "label": "Stay awake",
+            "description": "Idle lock and screensaver override"
           }
         ]
       },
diff --git a/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/Indicators.qml b/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/Indicators.qml
index 8360268b..d0f6d1a2 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/Indicators.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/Indicators.qml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ BarWidget {
   id: root
   moduleName: "omarchy.indicators"
 
-  readonly property var defaultIndicatorEntries: [ "StayAwake", "Dnd", "Reminder", "TmuxAlert", "NightLight", "ScreenRecording", "Dictation" ]
+  readonly property var defaultIndicatorEntries: [ "TmuxAlert", "Dictation", "ScreenRecording", "Reminder", "NightLight", "Dnd", "StayAwake" ]
   readonly property var indicatorEntries: indicatorEntriesFromSettings(settings)
   property var activeIndicatorIds: []
   property var indicatorActiveStates: ({})
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ BarWidget {
     indicatorActiveStates = states
 
     var ids = orderedActiveIds(states, activeIndicatorIds)
-    if (active && ids.indexOf(id) === -1 && hasIndicatorId(id)) ids.push(id)
+    // The active block sits closest to the clock, so newcomers go on the far
+    // side of it. Appending would shove everything already showing sideways.
+    if (active && ids.indexOf(id) === -1 && hasIndicatorId(id)) ids.unshift(id)
     activeIndicatorIds = ids
     syncActiveIndicatorModel()
   }
@@ -192,14 +194,6 @@ BarWidget {
       onHoveredChanged: root.setIndicatorAreaHovered(hovered)
     }
 
-    ActiveIndicatorBlock {
-      id: activeHorizontalBlock
-      indicatorsModule: root
-      indicatorModel: activeIndicatorModel
-      horizontal: true
-      reportActiveState: !root.vertical
-    }
-
     Item {
       id: inactiveHorizontalArea
 
@@ -223,6 +217,14 @@ BarWidget {
         onHoveredChanged: root.setIndicatorAreaHovered(hovered)
       }
     }
+
+    ActiveIndicatorBlock {
+      id: activeHorizontalBlock
+      indicatorsModule: root
+      indicatorModel: activeIndicatorModel
+      horizontal: true
+      reportActiveState: !root.vertical
+    }
   }
 
   Column {
@@ -235,14 +237,6 @@ BarWidget {
       onHoveredChanged: root.setIndicatorAreaHovered(hovered)
     }
 
-    ActiveIndicatorBlock {
-      id: activeVerticalBlock
-      indicatorsModule: root
-      indicatorModel: activeIndicatorModel
-      horizontal: false
-      reportActiveState: root.vertical
-    }
-
     Item {
       id: inactiveVerticalArea
 
@@ -266,6 +260,14 @@ BarWidget {
         onHoveredChanged: root.setIndicatorAreaHovered(hovered)
       }
     }
+
+    ActiveIndicatorBlock {
+      id: activeVerticalBlock
+      indicatorsModule: root
+      indicatorModel: activeIndicatorModel
+      horizontal: false
+      reportActiveState: root.vertical
+    }
   }
 
   HoverHandler {