diff --git a/src/view/maintoolbar.cpp b/src/view/maintoolbar.cpp
index 818401d..61adc64 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 + controls + progress ----
+    // ---- LEFT: album art | track info | prev/play/next ----
     auto *leftWidget = new QWidget(root);
     auto *leftLo     = new QHBoxLayout(leftWidget);
     leftLo->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -43,22 +43,12 @@ MainToolBar::MainToolBar(QobuzBackend *backend, PlayQueue *queue, QWidget *paren
 
     m_trackLabel = new QLabel(tr("Not playing"), leftWidget);
     m_trackLabel->setMinimumWidth(100);
-    m_trackLabel->setMaximumWidth(200);
+    m_trackLabel->setMaximumWidth(220);
     m_trackLabel->setAlignment(Qt::AlignVCenter | Qt::AlignLeft);
     m_trackLabel->setWordWrap(false);
 
-    // Controls + progress stacked vertically
-    auto *ctrlWidget = new QWidget(leftWidget);
-    auto *ctrlVLo    = new QVBoxLayout(ctrlWidget);
-    ctrlVLo->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
-    ctrlVLo->setSpacing(2);
-
-    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(ctrlWidget);
+        auto *btn = new QToolButton(leftWidget);
         btn->setIcon(icon);
         btn->setToolTip(tip);
         btn->setAutoRaise(true);
@@ -75,41 +65,37 @@ MainToolBar::MainToolBar(QobuzBackend *backend, PlayQueue *queue, QWidget *paren
     connect(m_playBtn, &QToolButton::clicked, this, &MainToolBar::onPlayPause);
     connect(m_nextBtn, &QToolButton::clicked, this, &MainToolBar::onNext);
 
-    ctrlRow->addWidget(m_prevBtn);
-    ctrlRow->addWidget(m_playBtn);
-    ctrlRow->addWidget(m_nextBtn);
-    ctrlRow->addSpacing(4);
+    leftLo->addWidget(m_artLabel);
+    leftLo->addWidget(m_trackLabel);
+    leftLo->addWidget(m_prevBtn);
+    leftLo->addWidget(m_playBtn);
+    leftLo->addWidget(m_nextBtn);
 
-    auto *progRow = new QHBoxLayout;
-    progRow->setSpacing(6);
-    progRow->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    // ---- CENTER: elapsed | progress slider | total ----
+    auto *centerWidget = new QWidget(root);
+    auto *centerLo     = new QHBoxLayout(centerWidget);
+    centerLo->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    centerLo->setSpacing(6);
 
-    m_elapsedLabel = new QLabel(QStringLiteral("0:00"), ctrlWidget);
+    m_elapsedLabel = new QLabel(QStringLiteral("0:00"), centerWidget);
     m_elapsedLabel->setAlignment(Qt::AlignRight | Qt::AlignVCenter);
     m_elapsedLabel->setMinimumWidth(36);
 
-    m_progress = new ClickableSlider(Qt::Horizontal, ctrlWidget);
+    m_progress = new ClickableSlider(Qt::Horizontal, centerWidget);
     m_progress->setRange(0, 1000);
     m_progress->setValue(0);
-    m_progress->setMinimumWidth(120);
+    m_progress->setMinimumWidth(160);
 
-    m_totalLabel = new QLabel(QStringLiteral("0:00"), ctrlWidget);
+    m_totalLabel = new QLabel(QStringLiteral("0:00"), centerWidget);
     m_totalLabel->setAlignment(Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignVCenter);
     m_totalLabel->setMinimumWidth(36);
 
     connect(m_progress, &QSlider::sliderPressed,  this, [this] { m_seeking = true; });
     connect(m_progress, &QSlider::sliderReleased, this, &MainToolBar::onProgressReleased);
 
-    progRow->addWidget(m_elapsedLabel);
-    progRow->addWidget(m_progress, 1);
-    progRow->addWidget(m_totalLabel);
-
-    ctrlVLo->addLayout(ctrlRow);
-    ctrlVLo->addLayout(progRow);
-
-    leftLo->addWidget(m_artLabel);
-    leftLo->addWidget(m_trackLabel);
-    leftLo->addWidget(ctrlWidget, 1);
+    centerLo->addWidget(m_elapsedLabel);
+    centerLo->addWidget(m_progress, 1);
+    centerLo->addWidget(m_totalLabel);
 
     // ---- RIGHT: volume + shuffle + queue + search ----
     auto *rightWidget = new QWidget(root);
@@ -145,9 +131,10 @@ MainToolBar::MainToolBar(QobuzBackend *backend, PlayQueue *queue, QWidget *paren
     rightLo->addWidget(m_queueBtn);
     rightLo->addWidget(m_searchBtn);
 
-    // ---- Assemble root ----
-    rootLo->addWidget(leftWidget,  1);
-    rootLo->addWidget(rightWidget, 0);
+    // ---- Assemble root: equal stretch keeps center bar centred ----
+    rootLo->addWidget(leftWidget,   1);
+    rootLo->addWidget(centerWidget, 2);
+    rootLo->addWidget(rightWidget,  1);
 
     root->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
     addWidget(root);