diff --git a/src/app/browser/window/header/bar.rs b/src/app/browser/window/header/bar.rs
index dc0c8d65..a066d741 100644
--- a/src/app/browser/window/header/bar.rs
+++ b/src/app/browser/window/header/bar.rs
@@ -27,10 +27,20 @@ impl Bar for Box {
             .orientation(Orientation::Horizontal)
             .spacing(8)
             .build();
-
-        g_box.append(&TabBar::tab(window_action, view));
-        g_box.append(&MenuButton::menu((browser_action, window_action)));
-        g_box.append(&Control::new().window_controls);
+        // left controls placement
+        if gtk::Settings::default().is_some_and(|s| {
+            s.gtk_decoration_layout()
+                .is_some_and(|l| l.starts_with("close"))
+        }) {
+            g_box.append(&Control::left().window_controls);
+            g_box.append(&MenuButton::menu((browser_action, window_action)));
+            g_box.append(&TabBar::tab(window_action, view))
+        // default layout
+        } else {
+            g_box.append(&TabBar::tab(window_action, view));
+            g_box.append(&MenuButton::menu((browser_action, window_action)));
+            g_box.append(&Control::right().window_controls)
+        }
         g_box
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/browser/window/header/bar/control.rs b/src/app/browser/window/header/bar/control.rs
index 05848ac8..41917aec 100644
--- a/src/app/browser/window/header/bar/control.rs
+++ b/src/app/browser/window/header/bar/control.rs
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@ pub struct Control {
 
 impl Default for Control {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::new()
+        Self::right()
     }
 }
 
 impl Control {
-    // Construct
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
+    pub fn right() -> Self {
         Self {
             window_controls: WindowControls::builder()
                 .margin_end(MARGIN)
@@ -22,4 +21,12 @@ impl Control {
                 .build(),
         }
     }
+    pub fn left() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            window_controls: WindowControls::builder()
+                .margin_end(MARGIN)
+                .side(PackType::Start)
+                .build(),
+        }
+    }
 }