diff --git a/src/view/maintoolbar.cpp b/src/view/maintoolbar.cpp
index 604d760..818401d 100644
--- a/src/view/maintoolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/view/maintoolbar.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ MainToolBar::MainToolBar(QobuzBackend *backend, PlayQueue *queue, QWidget *paren
     rootLo->setContentsMargins(6, 2, 6, 2);
     rootLo->setSpacing(0);
 
-    // ---- LEFT: album art + track info ----
+    // ---- LEFT: album art + track info + controls + progress ----
     auto *leftWidget = new QWidget(root);
     auto *leftLo     = new QHBoxLayout(leftWidget);
     leftLo->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -42,28 +42,23 @@ MainToolBar::MainToolBar(QobuzBackend *backend, PlayQueue *queue, QWidget *paren
     m_artLabel->setPixmap(QIcon(":/res/icons/view-media-album-cover.svg").pixmap(40, 40));
 
     m_trackLabel = new QLabel(tr("Not playing"), leftWidget);
-    m_trackLabel->setMinimumWidth(120);
-    m_trackLabel->setMaximumWidth(280);
+    m_trackLabel->setMinimumWidth(100);
+    m_trackLabel->setMaximumWidth(200);
     m_trackLabel->setAlignment(Qt::AlignVCenter | Qt::AlignLeft);
     m_trackLabel->setWordWrap(false);
 
-    leftLo->addWidget(m_artLabel);
-    leftLo->addWidget(m_trackLabel);
-    leftLo->addStretch(1);
+    // Controls + progress stacked vertically
+    auto *ctrlWidget = new QWidget(leftWidget);
+    auto *ctrlVLo    = new QVBoxLayout(ctrlWidget);
+    ctrlVLo->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    ctrlVLo->setSpacing(2);
 
-    // ---- CENTER: controls + progress ----
-    auto *centerWidget = new QWidget(root);
-    auto *centerLo     = new QVBoxLayout(centerWidget);
-    centerLo->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
-    centerLo->setSpacing(2);
-
-    // Controls row: prev / play-pause / next
     auto *ctrlRow = new QHBoxLayout;
     ctrlRow->setSpacing(4);
     ctrlRow->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
     auto makeBtn = [&](const QIcon &icon, const QString &tip) -> QToolButton * {
-        auto *btn = new QToolButton(centerWidget);
+        auto *btn = new QToolButton(ctrlWidget);
         btn->setIcon(icon);
         btn->setToolTip(tip);
         btn->setAutoRaise(true);
@@ -71,37 +66,34 @@ MainToolBar::MainToolBar(QobuzBackend *backend, PlayQueue *queue, QWidget *paren
         return btn;
     };
 
-    m_prevBtn  = makeBtn(Icon::previous(), tr("Previous"));
-    m_playBtn  = makeBtn(Icon::play(),     tr("Play"));
+    m_prevBtn = makeBtn(Icon::previous(), tr("Previous"));
+    m_playBtn = makeBtn(Icon::play(),     tr("Play"));
     m_playBtn->setIconSize(QSize(28, 28));
-    m_nextBtn  = makeBtn(Icon::next(),     tr("Next"));
+    m_nextBtn = makeBtn(Icon::next(),     tr("Next"));
 
     connect(m_prevBtn, &QToolButton::clicked, this, &MainToolBar::onPrevious);
     connect(m_playBtn, &QToolButton::clicked, this, &MainToolBar::onPlayPause);
     connect(m_nextBtn, &QToolButton::clicked, this, &MainToolBar::onNext);
 
-    ctrlRow->addStretch(1);
     ctrlRow->addWidget(m_prevBtn);
     ctrlRow->addWidget(m_playBtn);
     ctrlRow->addWidget(m_nextBtn);
-    ctrlRow->addStretch(1);
+    ctrlRow->addSpacing(4);
 
-    // Progress row: elapsed / slider / total
     auto *progRow = new QHBoxLayout;
     progRow->setSpacing(6);
     progRow->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
-    m_elapsedLabel = new QLabel(QStringLiteral("0:00"), centerWidget);
+    m_elapsedLabel = new QLabel(QStringLiteral("0:00"), ctrlWidget);
     m_elapsedLabel->setAlignment(Qt::AlignRight | Qt::AlignVCenter);
     m_elapsedLabel->setMinimumWidth(36);
 
-    m_progress = new ClickableSlider(Qt::Horizontal, centerWidget);
+    m_progress = new ClickableSlider(Qt::Horizontal, ctrlWidget);
     m_progress->setRange(0, 1000);
     m_progress->setValue(0);
-    m_progress->setMinimumWidth(200);
-    m_progress->setMaximumWidth(500);
+    m_progress->setMinimumWidth(120);
 
-    m_totalLabel = new QLabel(QStringLiteral("0:00"), centerWidget);
+    m_totalLabel = new QLabel(QStringLiteral("0:00"), ctrlWidget);
     m_totalLabel->setAlignment(Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignVCenter);
     m_totalLabel->setMinimumWidth(36);
 
@@ -112,8 +104,12 @@ MainToolBar::MainToolBar(QobuzBackend *backend, PlayQueue *queue, QWidget *paren
     progRow->addWidget(m_progress, 1);
     progRow->addWidget(m_totalLabel);
 
-    centerLo->addLayout(ctrlRow);
-    centerLo->addLayout(progRow);
+    ctrlVLo->addLayout(ctrlRow);
+    ctrlVLo->addLayout(progRow);
+
+    leftLo->addWidget(m_artLabel);
+    leftLo->addWidget(m_trackLabel);
+    leftLo->addWidget(ctrlWidget, 1);
 
     // ---- RIGHT: volume + shuffle + queue + search ----
     auto *rightWidget = new QWidget(root);
@@ -149,10 +145,9 @@ MainToolBar::MainToolBar(QobuzBackend *backend, PlayQueue *queue, QWidget *paren
     rightLo->addWidget(m_queueBtn);
     rightLo->addWidget(m_searchBtn);
 
-    // ---- Assemble root: equal stretch on left + right keeps center centred ----
-    rootLo->addWidget(leftWidget,   1);
-    rootLo->addWidget(centerWidget, 0, Qt::AlignCenter);
-    rootLo->addWidget(rightWidget,  1);
+    // ---- Assemble root ----
+    rootLo->addWidget(leftWidget,  1);
+    rootLo->addWidget(rightWidget, 0);
 
     root->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
     addWidget(root);