diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/bar/ActiveWindow.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/bar/ActiveWindow.qml
index a675240a..446bdb07 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/bar/ActiveWindow.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/bar/ActiveWindow.qml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Item {
     required property var bar
     readonly property HyprlandMonitor monitor: Hyprland.monitorFor(bar.screen)
     readonly property Toplevel activeWindow: ToplevelManager.activeToplevel
-    property int preferredWidth: Appearance.sizes.barPreferredSideSectionWidth
 
     height: parent.height
     width: colLayout.width
@@ -19,21 +18,23 @@ Item {
     ColumnLayout {
         id: colLayout
 
-        anchors.centerIn: parent
+        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.right: parent.right
         spacing: -4
 
         StyledText {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
             font.pixelSize: Appearance.font.pixelSize.smaller
             color: Appearance.colors.colSubtext
-            Layout.preferredWidth: preferredWidth
             elide: Text.ElideRight
             text: activeWindow?.activated ? activeWindow?.appId : qsTr("Desktop")
         }
 
         StyledText {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true
             font.pixelSize: Appearance.font.pixelSize.small
             color: Appearance.colors.colOnLayer0
-            Layout.preferredWidth: preferredWidth
             elide: Text.ElideRight
             text: activeWindow?.activated ? activeWindow?.title : `${qsTr("Workspace")} ${monitor.activeWorkspace?.id}`
         }
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/bar/Bar.qml b/.config/quickshell/modules/bar/Bar.qml
index d3a06efc..718b79a1 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/bar/Bar.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/bar/Bar.qml
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ Scope {
                     id: leftSection
                     anchors.left: parent.left
                     implicitHeight: barHeight
+                    width: (barRoot.width - middleSection.width) / 2
 
                     ActiveWindow {
+                        Layout.fillWidth: true
                         bar: barRoot
                     }
                 }
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ Scope {
                     id: rightSection
                     anchors.right: parent.right
                     implicitHeight: barHeight
-                    width: Appearance.sizes.barPreferredSideSectionWidth
+                    width: (barRoot.width - middleSection.width) / 2
                     spacing: 5
                     layoutDirection: Qt.RightToLeft