diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 46c17ea..368df71 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1191,6 +1191,8 @@ EOF
         "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/etc/xdg/autostart/clawdie-bootstrap.desktop"
     install -m 0644 "${LIVE_SESSION_DIR}/autostart/clawdie-noblank-guard.desktop" \
         "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/etc/xdg/autostart/clawdie-noblank-guard.desktop"
+    install -m 0644 "${LIVE_SESSION_DIR}/autostart/volumeicon.desktop" \
+        "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/etc/xdg/autostart/volumeicon.desktop"
     mkdir -p "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
     install -m 0644 "${LIVE_SESSION_DIR}/xorg.conf.d/30-keyboard.conf" \
         "${MOUNT_POINT}/usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-keyboard.conf"
diff --git a/live/operator-session/autostart/volumeicon.desktop b/live/operator-session/autostart/volumeicon.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd4b021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/live/operator-session/autostart/volumeicon.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=Volume Icon
+Comment=OSS volume control in the XFCE systray
+Exec=/usr/bin/env OSS_MIXERDEV=/dev/mixer volumeicon
+OnlyShowIn=XFCE;
+Terminal=false
+X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
+X-XFCE-Autostart-enabled=true
diff --git a/live/operator-session/panel-skel/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml b/live/operator-session/panel-skel/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml
index dfe80d5..214f23c 100644
--- a/live/operator-session/panel-skel/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml
+++ b/live/operator-session/panel-skel/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml
@@ -96,12 +96,16 @@
     <property name="plugin-10" type="string" value="xkb">
       <property name="display-type" type="uint" value="0"/>
       <property name="display-name" type="uint" value="0"/>
+      <property name="display-scale" type="uint" value="60"/>
       <property name="group-policy" type="uint" value="0"/>
     </property>
     <property name="plugin-12" type="string" value="clock">
       <property name="mode" type="uint" value="2"/>
-      <property name="digital-format" type="string" value="%H:%M %d.%b.%y"/>
-      <property name="font" type="string" value="Noto Sans 14"/>
+      <property name="digital-layout" type="uint" value="1"/>
+      <property name="digital-time-format" type="string" value="%H:%M"/>
+      <property name="digital-time-font" type="string" value="Noto Sans Bold 16"/>
+      <property name="digital-date-format" type="string" value="%d. %b. %y"/>
+      <property name="digital-date-font" type="string" value="Noto Sans 12"/>
       <property name="fg-color" type="array">
         <value type="uint" value="65535"/>
         <value type="uint" value="65535"/>
diff --git a/packages/pkg-list-xfce.txt b/packages/pkg-list-xfce.txt
index c518e14..5d2d2e3 100644
--- a/packages/pkg-list-xfce.txt
+++ b/packages/pkg-list-xfce.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ desktop-file-utils
 xterm
 xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin
 xfce4-mixer
+# Lightweight OSS tray client. Do not re-add the xfce4-mixer panel plugin: it
+# can auto-pin HDMI output on AMD laptops even when FreeBSD audio uses speakers.
+volumeicon
 pcmanfm
 sddm
 # XFCE extras — lightweight panel plugins and utilities with no heavy deps.