diff --git a/Assets/Translations/en.json b/Assets/Translations/en.json
index 5a77e12eb..aa30c5f69 100644
--- a/Assets/Translations/en.json
+++ b/Assets/Translations/en.json
@@ -771,7 +771,9 @@
           "description": "Add tray exclusion rules, supports wildcards (*).",
           "label": "Blacklist",
           "placeholder": "e.g., nm-applet, Fcitx*"
-        }
+        },
+        "add-as-favorite": "Add as Favorite",
+        "remove-from-favorites": "Remove from Favorites"
       },
       "widgets": {
         "section": {
diff --git a/Assets/settings-default.json b/Assets/settings-default.json
index 8162e4106..9a37fa8ab 100644
--- a/Assets/settings-default.json
+++ b/Assets/settings-default.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "settingsVersion": 16,
+  "settingsVersion": 18,
   "setupCompleted": false,
   "bar": {
     "position": "top",
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
     "compactLockScreen": false,
     "lockOnSuspend": true,
     "enableShadows": true,
+    "shadowDirection": "bottom_right",
+    "shadowOffsetX": 2,
+    "shadowOffsetY": 3,
     "language": ""
   },
   "ui": {
@@ -118,11 +121,11 @@
     "transitionType": "random",
     "transitionEdgeSmoothness": 0.05,
     "monitors": [],
-    "selectorPosition": "follow_bar"
+    "panelPosition": "folow_bar"
   },
   "appLauncher": {
     "enableClipboardHistory": false,
-    "position": "follow_bar",
+    "position": "center",
     "backgroundOpacity": 1,
     "pinnedExecs": [],
     "useApp2Unit": false,
@@ -249,6 +252,7 @@
     "kitty": false,
     "ghostty": false,
     "foot": false,
+    "wezterm": false,
     "fuzzel": false,
     "discord": false,
     "discord_vesktop": false,
diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Extras/TrayDropdownPanel.qml b/Modules/Bar/Extras/TrayDropdownPanel.qml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..963394711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Bar/Extras/TrayDropdownPanel.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Layouts
+import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Widgets
+import Quickshell.Services.SystemTray
+import qs.Commons
+import qs.Services
+import qs.Widgets
+
+// A compact grid panel listing all tray items, opened from the Tray widget
+NPanel {
+  id: root
+
+  objectName: "trayDropdownPanel"
+
+  // Widget info for menu functionality
+  property string widgetSection: ""
+  property int widgetIndex: -1
+  
+  // Trigger refresh when settings change
+  property int settingsVersion: 0
+
+  // Read favorites directly from settings for reactivity
+  readonly property var favoritesList: {
+    // Reference settingsVersion to force recalculation when it changes
+    var _ = root.settingsVersion
+    if (widgetSection === "" || widgetIndex < 0) return []
+    var widgets = Settings.data.bar.widgets[widgetSection]
+    if (!widgets || widgetIndex >= widgets.length) return []
+    var widgetSettings = widgets[widgetIndex]
+    if (!widgetSettings || widgetSettings.id !== "Tray") return []
+    return widgetSettings.favorites || []
+  }
+
+  function wildCardMatch(str, rule) {
+    if (!str || !rule) return false
+    let escaped = rule.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')
+    let pattern = '^' + escaped.replace(/\\\*/g, '.*') + '$'
+    try { return new RegExp(pattern, 'i').test(str) } catch(e) { return false }
+  }
+
+  function isFavorite(item) {
+    if (!favoritesList || favoritesList.length === 0) return false
+    const title = item?.tooltipTitle || item?.name || item?.id || ""
+    for (var i = 0; i < favoritesList.length; i++) {
+      if (wildCardMatch(title, favoritesList[i])) return true
+    }
+    return false
+  }
+
+  // Dynamic sizing based on item count
+  // Show items that are NOT favorites (non-favorites go to dropdown)
+  readonly property var trayValuesAll: (SystemTray.items && SystemTray.items.values) ? SystemTray.items.values : []
+  readonly property var trayValues: trayValuesAll.filter(function(it){ return !root.isFavorite(it) })
+  readonly property int itemCount: trayValues.length
+  readonly property int maxColumns: 8
+  readonly property real cellSize: Math.round(Style.capsuleHeight * 0.65)
+  readonly property real outerPadding: Style.marginM
+  readonly property real innerSpacing: Style.marginM
+  readonly property int columns: Math.max(1, Math.min(maxColumns, itemCount))
+  readonly property int rows: Math.max(1, Math.ceil(itemCount / Math.max(1, columns)))
+
+  // Add 2*gap margins around the grid
+  preferredWidth: (columns * cellSize) + ((columns - 1) * innerSpacing) + (2 * outerPadding)
+  preferredHeight: (rows * cellSize) + ((rows - 1) * innerSpacing) + (2 * outerPadding)
+
+  // Positioning is handled automatically by NPanel when toggle(buttonItem) is called
+
+  // Watch for settings changes to refresh the dropdown
+  Connections {
+    target: Settings
+    function onSettingsSaved() {
+      // Force refresh by incrementing settingsVersion, which triggers recalculation of favoritesList
+      root.settingsVersion++
+    }
+  }
+
+  panelContent: Item {
+    id: content
+
+    Grid {
+      id: grid
+      anchors.fill: parent
+      anchors.margins: outerPadding
+      spacing: innerSpacing
+      columns: root.columns
+      rowSpacing: innerSpacing
+      columnSpacing: innerSpacing
+
+      Repeater {
+        id: repeater
+        model: root.trayValues
+
+        delegate: Item {
+          width: root.cellSize
+          height: root.cellSize
+
+          IconImage {
+            id: trayIcon
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            asynchronous: true
+            backer.fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectFit
+            source: {
+              let icon = modelData?.icon || ""
+              if (!icon)
+                return ""
+              if (icon.includes("?path=")) {
+                const chunks = icon.split("?path=")
+                const name = chunks[0]
+                const path = chunks[1]
+                const fileName = name.substring(name.lastIndexOf("/") + 1)
+                return `file://${path}/${fileName}`
+              }
+              return icon
+            }
+
+            layer.enabled: true
+            layer.effect: ShaderEffect {
+              property color targetColor: Settings.data.colorSchemes.darkMode ? Color.mOnSurface : Color.mSurfaceVariant
+              property real colorizeMode: 1.0
+              fragmentShader: Qt.resolvedUrl(Quickshell.shellDir + "/Shaders/qsb/appicon_colorize.frag.qsb")
+            }
+
+            MouseArea {
+              anchors.fill: parent
+              hoverEnabled: true
+              acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.RightButton | Qt.MiddleButton
+
+              onClicked: (mouse) => {
+                if (!modelData)
+                  return
+                if (mouse.button === Qt.RightButton && modelData.hasMenu && modelData.menu && trayMenu.item) {
+                  trayMenu.item.menu = modelData.menu
+                  trayMenu.item.screen = root.screen
+                  trayMenu.item.trayItem = modelData
+                  trayMenu.item.widgetSection = root.widgetSection
+                  trayMenu.item.widgetIndex = root.widgetIndex
+                  const menuX = (root.columns > 1) ? (trayIcon.width / 2) : 0
+                  const menuY = trayIcon.height
+                  trayMenu.item.showAt(trayIcon, menuX, menuY)
+                } else if (mouse.button === Qt.LeftButton) {
+                  modelData.activate?.()
+                  // Close the dropdown after activation
+                  PanelService.getPanel("trayDropdownPanel", root.screen)?.close()
+                } else if (mouse.button === Qt.MiddleButton) {
+                  modelData.secondaryActivate?.()
+                  PanelService.getPanel("trayDropdownPanel", root.screen)?.close()
+                }
+              }
+
+              onWheel: (wheel) => {
+                if (wheel.angleDelta.y > 0) modelData?.scrollUp?.()
+                else if (wheel.angleDelta.y < 0) modelData?.scrollDown?.()
+              }
+
+              onEntered: TooltipService.show(Screen, trayIcon, modelData.tooltipTitle || modelData.name || modelData.id || "Tray Item", BarService.getTooltipDirection())
+              onExited: TooltipService.hide()
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Tray menu host
+    Loader {
+      id: trayMenu
+      asynchronous: false
+      active: true
+      source: "TrayMenu.qml"
+    }
+  }
+} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Extras/TrayMenu.qml b/Modules/Bar/Extras/TrayMenu.qml
index 228600790..63909569a 100644
--- a/Modules/Bar/Extras/TrayMenu.qml
+++ b/Modules/Bar/Extras/TrayMenu.qml
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@ PopupWindow {
   property bool isSubMenu: false
   property bool isHovered: rootMouseArea.containsMouse
   property ShellScreen screen
+  // Properties for adding tray item to favorites
+  property var trayItem: null
+  property string widgetSection: ""
+  property int widgetIndex: -1
 
-  readonly property int menuWidth: 180
+  readonly property int menuWidth: 240
 
   implicitWidth: menuWidth
 
@@ -117,9 +121,7 @@ PopupWindow {
             if (modelData?.isSeparator) {
               return 8
             } else {
-              // Calculate based on text content
-              const textHeight = text.contentHeight || (Style.fontSizeS * 1.2)
-              return Math.max(28, textHeight + (Style.marginS * 2))
+              return 28
             }
           }
 
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ PopupWindow {
                 text: modelData?.text !== "" ? modelData?.text.replace(/[\n\r]+/g, ' ') : "..."
                 pointSize: Style.fontSizeS
                 verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
-                wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+                elide: Text.ElideRight
               }
 
               Image {
@@ -276,6 +278,190 @@ PopupWindow {
           }
         }
       }
+
+      // Separator before custom menu item
+      Rectangle {
+        visible: !root.isSubMenu && root.trayItem !== null && root.widgetSection !== "" && root.widgetIndex >= 0
+        Layout.preferredWidth: parent.width
+        Layout.preferredHeight: visible ? 8 : 0
+        color: Color.transparent
+
+        NDivider {
+          anchors.centerIn: parent
+          width: parent.width - (Style.marginM * 2)
+          visible: parent.visible
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Custom "Add/Remove Favorite" menu item (only for non-submenus with tray item info)
+      Rectangle {
+        id: addToFavoriteEntry
+        visible: !root.isSubMenu && root.trayItem !== null && root.widgetSection !== "" && root.widgetIndex >= 0
+        Layout.preferredWidth: parent.width
+        Layout.preferredHeight: visible ? 28 : 0
+        color: Color.transparent
+
+        // Check if item is already a favorite
+        readonly property bool isFavorite: {
+          if (!root.trayItem || root.widgetSection === "" || root.widgetIndex < 0) return false
+          const itemName = root.trayItem.tooltipTitle || root.trayItem.name || root.trayItem.id || ""
+          if (!itemName) return false
+          
+          var widgets = Settings.data.bar.widgets[root.widgetSection]
+          if (!widgets || root.widgetIndex >= widgets.length) return false
+          var widgetSettings = widgets[root.widgetIndex]
+          if (!widgetSettings || widgetSettings.id !== "Tray") return false
+          
+          var favorites = widgetSettings.favorites || []
+          for (var i = 0; i < favorites.length; i++) {
+            if (favorites[i] === itemName) return true
+          }
+          return false
+        }
+
+        Rectangle {
+          anchors.fill: parent
+          color: addToFavoriteMouseArea.containsMouse ? Qt.alpha(Color.mPrimary, 0.2) : Qt.alpha(Color.mPrimary, 0.08)
+          radius: Style.radiusS
+          border.color: Qt.alpha(Color.mPrimary, addToFavoriteMouseArea.containsMouse ? 0.4 : 0.2)
+          border.width: Style.borderS
+
+          RowLayout {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            anchors.leftMargin: Style.marginM
+            anchors.rightMargin: Style.marginM
+            spacing: Style.marginS
+
+            NIcon {
+              icon: addToFavoriteEntry.isFavorite ? "star" : "star-outline"
+              pointSize: Style.fontSizeS
+              applyUiScale: false
+              verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+              color: Color.mPrimary
+            }
+
+            NText {
+              Layout.fillWidth: true
+              color: Color.mPrimary
+              text: addToFavoriteEntry.isFavorite ? I18n.tr("settings.bar.tray.remove-from-favorites") : I18n.tr("settings.bar.tray.add-as-favorite")
+              pointSize: Style.fontSizeS
+              font.weight: Font.Medium
+              verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+              elide: Text.ElideRight
+            }
+          }
+
+          MouseArea {
+            id: addToFavoriteMouseArea
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            hoverEnabled: true
+            enabled: root.visible
+
+            onClicked: {
+              if (addToFavoriteEntry.isFavorite) {
+                root.removeFromFavorites()
+              } else {
+                root.addToFavorites()
+              }
+              root.hideMenu()
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
+
+  function addToFavorites() {
+    if (!trayItem || widgetSection === "" || widgetIndex < 0) {
+      Logger.w("TrayMenu", "Cannot add as favorite: missing tray item or widget info")
+      return
+    }
+
+    // Get the tray item name
+    const itemName = trayItem.tooltipTitle || trayItem.name || trayItem.id || ""
+    if (!itemName) {
+      Logger.w("TrayMenu", "Cannot add as favorite: tray item has no name")
+      return
+    }
+
+    // Get current widget settings
+    var widgets = Settings.data.bar.widgets[widgetSection]
+    if (!widgets || widgetIndex >= widgets.length) {
+      Logger.w("TrayMenu", "Cannot add as favorite: invalid widget index")
+      return
+    }
+
+    var widgetSettings = widgets[widgetIndex]
+    if (!widgetSettings || widgetSettings.id !== "Tray") {
+      Logger.w("TrayMenu", "Cannot add as favorite: widget is not a Tray widget")
+      return
+    }
+
+    // Get current favorites list
+    var favorites = widgetSettings.favorites || []
+
+    // Add to favorites
+    var newFavorites = favorites.slice()
+    newFavorites.push(itemName)
+
+    // Update widget settings
+    var newSettings = Object.assign({}, widgetSettings)
+    newSettings.favorites = newFavorites
+
+    // Update settings
+    widgets[widgetIndex] = newSettings
+    Settings.data.bar.widgets[widgetSection] = widgets
+    Settings.saveImmediate()
+
+    Logger.i("TrayMenu", "Added", itemName, "as favorite")
+  }
+
+  function removeFromFavorites() {
+    if (!trayItem || widgetSection === "" || widgetIndex < 0) {
+      Logger.w("TrayMenu", "Cannot remove from favorites: missing tray item or widget info")
+      return
+    }
+
+    // Get the tray item name
+    const itemName = trayItem.tooltipTitle || trayItem.name || trayItem.id || ""
+    if (!itemName) {
+      Logger.w("TrayMenu", "Cannot remove from favorites: tray item has no name")
+      return
+    }
+
+    // Get current widget settings
+    var widgets = Settings.data.bar.widgets[widgetSection]
+    if (!widgets || widgetIndex >= widgets.length) {
+      Logger.w("TrayMenu", "Cannot remove from favorites: invalid widget index")
+      return
+    }
+
+    var widgetSettings = widgets[widgetIndex]
+    if (!widgetSettings || widgetSettings.id !== "Tray") {
+      Logger.w("TrayMenu", "Cannot remove from favorites: widget is not a Tray widget")
+      return
+    }
+
+    // Get current favorites list
+    var favorites = widgetSettings.favorites || []
+
+    // Remove from favorites
+    var newFavorites = []
+    for (var i = 0; i < favorites.length; i++) {
+      if (favorites[i] !== itemName) {
+        newFavorites.push(favorites[i])
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Update widget settings
+    var newSettings = Object.assign({}, widgetSettings)
+    newSettings.favorites = newFavorites
+
+    // Update settings
+    widgets[widgetIndex] = newSettings
+    Settings.data.bar.widgets[widgetSection] = widgets
+    Settings.saveImmediate()
+
+    Logger.i("TrayMenu", "Removed", itemName, "from favorites")
+  }
 }
diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Tray.qml b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Tray.qml
index f8f613750..b1472dca2 100644
--- a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Tray.qml
+++ b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/Tray.qml
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ Rectangle {
   readonly property bool density: Settings.data.bar.density
   property real itemSize: Math.round(Style.capsuleHeight * 0.65)
   property list<string> blacklist: widgetSettings.blacklist || widgetMetadata.blacklist || [] // Read from settings
-  property var filteredItems: []
+  property list<string> favorites: widgetSettings.favorites || widgetMetadata.favorites || []
+  property var filteredItems: [] // Items to show inline (favorites)
+  property var dropdownItems: [] // Items to show in dropdown (non-favorites)
 
   function wildCardMatch(str, rule) {
     if (!str || !rule) {
@@ -77,15 +79,6 @@ Rectangle {
   }
 
   function _performFilteredItemsUpdate() {
-    if (!root.blacklist || root.blacklist.length === 0) {
-      if (SystemTray.items && SystemTray.items.values) {
-        filteredItems = SystemTray.items.values
-      } else {
-        filteredItems = []
-      }
-      return
-    }
-
     let newItems = []
     if (SystemTray.items && SystemTray.items.values) {
       const trayItems = SystemTray.items.values
@@ -97,12 +90,15 @@ Rectangle {
 
         const title = item.tooltipTitle || item.name || item.id || ""
 
+        // Check if blacklisted
         let isBlacklisted = false
-        for (var j = 0; j < root.blacklist.length; j++) {
-          const rule = root.blacklist[j]
-          if (wildCardMatch(title, rule)) {
-            isBlacklisted = true
-            break
+        if (root.blacklist && root.blacklist.length > 0) {
+          for (var j = 0; j < root.blacklist.length; j++) {
+            const rule = root.blacklist[j]
+            if (wildCardMatch(title, rule)) {
+              isBlacklisted = true
+              break
+            }
           }
         }
 
@@ -111,7 +107,41 @@ Rectangle {
         }
       }
     }
-    filteredItems = newItems
+
+    // Build inline (favorites) and dropdown (non-favorites) lists
+    // If favorites list is empty, all items are inline
+    // If favorites list has items, favorites are inline, rest go to dropdown
+    if (favorites && favorites.length > 0) {
+      let fav = []
+      for (var k = 0; k < newItems.length; k++) {
+        const item2 = newItems[k]
+        const title2 = item2.tooltipTitle || item2.name || item2.id || ""
+        for (var m = 0; m < favorites.length; m++) {
+          const rule2 = favorites[m]
+          if (wildCardMatch(title2, rule2)) {
+            fav.push(item2)
+            break
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      filteredItems = fav
+
+      // Non-favorites go to dropdown
+      let nonFav = []
+      for (var v = 0; v < newItems.length; v++) {
+        const cand = newItems[v]
+        let isFavorite = false
+        for (var f = 0; f < filteredItems.length; f++) {
+          if (filteredItems[f] === cand) { isFavorite = true; break }
+        }
+        if (!isFavorite) nonFav.push(cand)
+      }
+      dropdownItems = nonFav
+    } else {
+      // No favorites: all items are inline
+      filteredItems = newItems
+      dropdownItems = []
+    }
   }
 
   function updateFilteredItems() {
@@ -143,7 +173,7 @@ Rectangle {
     root.updateFilteredItems() // Initial update
   }
 
-  visible: filteredItems.length > 0
+  visible: filteredItems.length > 0 || dropdownItems.length > 0
   implicitWidth: isVertical ? Style.capsuleHeight : Math.round(trayFlow.implicitWidth + Style.marginM * 2)
   implicitHeight: isVertical ? Math.round(trayFlow.implicitHeight + Style.marginM * 2) : Style.capsuleHeight
   radius: Style.radiusM
@@ -250,6 +280,9 @@ Rectangle {
                                menuY = Style.barHeight
                              }
                              trayMenu.item.menu = modelData.menu
+                             trayMenu.item.trayItem = modelData
+                             trayMenu.item.widgetSection = root.section
+                             trayMenu.item.widgetIndex = root.sectionWidgetIndex
                              trayMenu.item.showAt(parent, menuX, menuY)
                            } else {
                              Logger.i("Tray", "No menu available for", modelData.id, "or trayMenu not set")
@@ -265,6 +298,24 @@ Rectangle {
         }
       }
     }
+
+    // Dropdown opener
+    NIconButton {
+      id: dropdownButton
+      visible: dropdownItems.length > 0
+      width: itemSize
+      height: itemSize
+      icon: isVertical ? (barPosition === "left" ? "chevron-right" : "chevron-left") : "chevron-down"
+      tooltipText: I18n.tr("open-control-center") // reuse generic tooltip text
+      onClicked: {
+        const panel = PanelService.getPanel("trayDropdownPanel", root.screen)
+        if (panel) {
+          panel.widgetSection = root.section
+          panel.widgetIndex = root.sectionWidgetIndex
+          panel.toggle(this)
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   PanelWindow {
diff --git a/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml b/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
index 1b0bff2ba..37e203140 100644
--- a/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
+++ b/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ Singleton {
                                   "Tray": {
                                     "allowUserSettings": true,
                                     "blacklist": [],
-                                    "colorizeIcons": false
+                                    "colorizeIcons": false,
+                                    "favorites": []
                                   },
                                   "WiFi": {
                                     "allowUserSettings": true,
diff --git a/shell.qml b/shell.qml
index 8e207f679..200ac7707 100644
--- a/shell.qml
+++ b/shell.qml
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ ShellRoot {
     ControlCenterPanel {}
   }
 
+  Component {
+    id: trayDropdownComponent
+    TrayDropdownPanel {}
+  }
+
   Component {
     id: calendarComponent
     CalendarPanel {}
@@ -240,6 +245,9 @@ ShellRoot {
             }, {
               "id": "controlCenterPanel",
               "component": controlCenterComponent
+            }, {
+              "id": "trayDropdownPanel",
+              "component": trayDropdownComponent
             }, {
               "id": "calendarPanel",
               "component": calendarComponent