diff --git a/Assets/Translations/en.json b/Assets/Translations/en.json
index c78abc352..33cba6724 100644
--- a/Assets/Translations/en.json
+++ b/Assets/Translations/en.json
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@
       "icon-position-label": "Icon position",
       "icon-position-left": "Left",
       "icon-position-right": "Right",
+      "icon-position-top": "Top",
+      "icon-position-bottom": "Bottom",
       "ipc-identifier-description": "Unique identifier for IPC commands. Use this identifier with 'qs -c noctalia-shell ipc call cb [action] [identifier]' to control this button via IPC.",
       "ipc-identifier-label": "IPC Identifier",
       "left-click-description": "Command to execute when the button is left-clicked.",
diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Extras/BarPillVertical.qml b/Modules/Bar/Extras/BarPillVertical.qml
index 423ac7442..e41ef6ad1 100644
--- a/Modules/Bar/Extras/BarPillVertical.qml
+++ b/Modules/Bar/Extras/BarPillVertical.qml
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ Item {
   readonly property int maxPillHeight: rotateText ? Math.max(1, Math.round(textItem.implicitWidth + Style.margin2M + Math.round(iconCircle.height / 4))) : Math.max(1, Math.round(textItem.implicitHeight + Style.margin2M))
 
   // Determine pill direction based on icon position (fallback to oppositeDirection if not set)
-  readonly property bool openDownward: iconPosition === "right" || (iconPosition === "" && oppositeDirection)
-  readonly property bool openUpward: iconPosition === "left" || (iconPosition === "" && !oppositeDirection)
+  // For vertical bar: iconPosition="left" (top) means icon at top, text expands downward
+  readonly property bool openDownward: (iconPosition === "left" || iconPosition === "right") ? (iconPosition === "left") : oppositeDirection
+  readonly property bool openUpward: (iconPosition === "left" || iconPosition === "right") ? (iconPosition === "right") : !oppositeDirection
 
   // Effective shown state (true if animated open or forced, but not if force closed)
   readonly property bool revealed: !forceClose && (forceOpen || showPill)
diff --git a/Modules/Panels/Settings/Bar/BarWidgetSettingsDialog.qml b/Modules/Panels/Settings/Bar/BarWidgetSettingsDialog.qml
index c21835607..fc08c19ee 100644
--- a/Modules/Panels/Settings/Bar/BarWidgetSettingsDialog.qml
+++ b/Modules/Panels/Settings/Bar/BarWidgetSettingsDialog.qml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Popup {
   property string widgetId: ""
   property string sectionId: ""
   property var screen: null
+  property bool barIsVertical: false
   property var settingsCache: ({})
 
   readonly property real maxHeight: (screen ? screen.height : (parent ? parent.height : 800)) * 0.8
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ Popup {
       }
       settingsLoader.setSource(source, {
                                  "screen": screen,
+                                 "barIsVertical": barIsVertical,
                                  "widgetData": currentWidgetData,
                                  "widgetMetadata": BarWidgetRegistry.widgetMetadata[widgetId]
                                });
diff --git a/Modules/Panels/Settings/Bar/WidgetSettings/CustomButtonSettings.qml b/Modules/Panels/Settings/Bar/WidgetSettings/CustomButtonSettings.qml
index 3ac6d67f2..3bb8920c7 100644
--- a/Modules/Panels/Settings/Bar/WidgetSettings/CustomButtonSettings.qml
+++ b/Modules/Panels/Settings/Bar/WidgetSettings/CustomButtonSettings.qml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ ColumnLayout {
 
   signal settingsChanged(var settings)
 
+  // Bar orientation (per-screen) - passed from parent
+  property bool barIsVertical: false
+
   property string valueIcon: widgetData.icon !== undefined ? widgetData.icon : widgetMetadata.icon
   property string valueIconPosition: widgetData.iconPosition !== undefined ? widgetData.iconPosition : widgetMetadata.iconPosition
   property bool valueTextStream: widgetData.textStream !== undefined ? widgetData.textStream : widgetMetadata.textStream
@@ -101,9 +104,19 @@ ColumnLayout {
 
   NComboBox {
     id: iconPositionComboBox
+    visible: valueShowIcon
     label: I18n.tr("bar.custom-button.icon-position-label")
     description: I18n.tr("bar.custom-button.icon-position-description")
-    model: [
+    model: barIsVertical ? [
+      {
+        name: I18n.tr("bar.custom-button.icon-position-top"),
+        key: "left"
+      },
+      {
+        name: I18n.tr("bar.custom-button.icon-position-bottom"),
+        key: "right"
+      }
+    ] : [
       {
         name: I18n.tr("bar.custom-button.icon-position-left"),
         key: "left"
diff --git a/Widgets/NSectionEditor.qml b/Widgets/NSectionEditor.qml
index f2045460d..4fa085be6 100644
--- a/Widgets/NSectionEditor.qml
+++ b/Widgets/NSectionEditor.qml
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ NBox {
                                               "widgetData": widgetData,
                                               "widgetId": widgetData.id,
                                               "sectionId": root.sectionId,
-                                              "screen": root.screen
+                                              "screen": root.screen,
+                                              "barIsVertical": root.barIsVertical
                                             });
 
         if (dialog) {