diff --git a/Widgets/NPanel.qml b/Widgets/NPanel.qml
index 00f8aea7..9c7bf2db 100644
--- a/Widgets/NPanel.qml
+++ b/Widgets/NPanel.qml
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ Loader {
           if (!barIsVisible) {
             return 0
           }
-          switch (barPosition || panelAnchorVerticalCenter) {
+          switch (barPosition) {
           case "top":
             return (Style.barHeight + Style.marginS) * scaling + (Settings.data.bar.floating ? Settings.data.bar.marginVertical * Style.marginXL * scaling : 0)
           default:
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ Loader {
         }
 
         property real marginBottom: {
-          if (!barIsVisible || panelAnchorVerticalCenter) {
+          if (!barIsVisible) {
             return 0
           }
           switch (barPosition) {
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ Loader {
         }
 
         property real marginLeft: {
-          if (!barIsVisible || panelAnchorHorizontalCenter) {
+          if (!barIsVisible) {
             return 0
           }
           switch (barPosition) {
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ Loader {
         }
 
         property real marginRight: {
-          if (!barIsVisible || panelAnchorHorizontalCenter) {
+          if (!barIsVisible) {
             return 0
           }
           switch (barPosition) {
@@ -307,7 +307,11 @@ Loader {
         property int calculatedX: {
           // Priority to fixed anchoring
           if (panelAnchorHorizontalCenter) {
-            return Math.round((panelWindow.width - panelBackground.width) / 2)
+            // Center horizontally but respect bar margins
+            var centerX = Math.round((panelWindow.width - panelBackground.width) / 2)
+            var minX = marginLeft
+            var maxX = panelWindow.width - panelBackground.width - marginRight
+            return Math.round(Math.max(minX, Math.min(centerX, maxX)))
           } else if (panelAnchorLeft) {
             return marginLeft
           } else if (panelAnchorRight) {
@@ -344,7 +348,11 @@ Loader {
         property int calculatedY: {
           // Priority to fixed anchoring
           if (panelAnchorVerticalCenter) {
-            return Math.round((panelWindow.height - panelBackground.height) / 2)
+            // Center vertically but respect bar margins
+            var centerY = Math.round((panelWindow.height - panelBackground.height) / 2)
+            var minY = marginTop
+            var maxY = panelWindow.height - panelBackground.height - marginBottom
+            return Math.round(Math.max(minY, Math.min(centerY, maxY)))
           } else if (panelAnchorTop) {
             return marginTop
           } else if (panelAnchorBottom) {