diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4f95701..2269308 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ Thumbs.db
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
+
+# notes
+untitled-1
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Strip.tsx b/src/renderer/components/Strip.tsx
index d068e88..1e25d18 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Strip.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Strip.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export default function Strip(): JSX.Element {
   const hiddenScopes = useSettingsStore((s) => s.hiddenScopes)
   const scopePopouts = useSettingsStore((s) => s.scopePopouts)
   const widthWeights = useSettingsStore((s) => s.widthWeights)
+  const moveDockedScope = useSettingsStore((s) => s.moveDockedScope)
   const setScopeWidthWeight = useSettingsStore((s) => s.setScopeWidthWeight)
   const popOutScope = useSettingsStore((s) => s.popOutScope)
   const accent = useThemeStore((s) => s.accent)
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ export default function Strip(): JSX.Element {
   return (
     <div ref={stripRef} className="scope-strip">
       <div ref={gridRef} className="scope-strip__grid" style={gridStyle}>
-        {dockedScopes.map((kind) => (
+        {dockedScopes.map((kind, index) => (
           <div
             key={kind}
             ref={(element) => {
@@ -200,6 +201,34 @@ export default function Strip(): JSX.Element {
             }}
             className="scope-strip__cell"
           >
+            {dockedScopes.length > 1 && (
+              <div className="scope-strip__reorder-controls">
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  className="scope-strip__reorder-button"
+                  onClick={() => moveDockedScope(kind, 'left')}
+                  aria-label={`Move ${SCOPE_LABELS[kind]} left`}
+                  title={`Move ${SCOPE_LABELS[kind]} left`}
+                  disabled={index === 0}
+                >
+                  <span className="scope-strip__reorder-icon" aria-hidden="true">
+                    &#8592;
+                  </span>
+                </button>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  className="scope-strip__reorder-button"
+                  onClick={() => moveDockedScope(kind, 'right')}
+                  aria-label={`Move ${SCOPE_LABELS[kind]} right`}
+                  title={`Move ${SCOPE_LABELS[kind]} right`}
+                  disabled={index === dockedScopes.length - 1}
+                >
+                  <span className="scope-strip__reorder-icon" aria-hidden="true">
+                    &#8594;
+                  </span>
+                </button>
+              </div>
+            )}
             <button
               type="button"
               className="scope-strip__popout-button"
diff --git a/src/renderer/stores/settingsStore.ts b/src/renderer/stores/settingsStore.ts
index 4bffce9..d724490 100644
--- a/src/renderer/stores/settingsStore.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/stores/settingsStore.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ interface SettingsState {
 
   // Actions
   toggleScope: (kind: ScopeKind) => void
-  moveScope: (kind: ScopeKind, direction: 'left' | 'right') => void
+  moveDockedScope: (kind: ScopeKind, direction: 'left' | 'right') => void
   setScopeWidthWeight: (kind: ScopeKind, weight: number) => void
   updateScopeSettings: <K extends ScopeKind>(kind: K, settings: Partial<ScopeSettings[K]>) => void
   popOutScope: (kind: ScopeKind, bounds?: WindowBounds) => void
@@ -199,6 +199,49 @@ function normalizeScopePopouts(raw: unknown): ScopePopoutStateMap {
   return defaults
 }
 
+function isDockedScope(
+  kind: ScopeKind,
+  hiddenScopes: ReadonlySet<ScopeKind>,
+  scopePopouts: ScopePopoutStateMap,
+): boolean {
+  return !hiddenScopes.has(kind) && !scopePopouts[kind]?.poppedOut
+}
+
+export function moveDockedScopeOrder(
+  scopeOrder: ScopeKind[],
+  hiddenScopes: ReadonlySet<ScopeKind>,
+  scopePopouts: ScopePopoutStateMap,
+  kind: ScopeKind,
+  direction: 'left' | 'right',
+): ScopeKind[] {
+  const dockedScopes = scopeOrder.filter((scope) => isDockedScope(scope, hiddenScopes, scopePopouts))
+  const index = dockedScopes.indexOf(kind)
+  if (index === -1) return scopeOrder
+
+  const targetIndex = direction === 'left' ? index - 1 : index + 1
+  if (targetIndex < 0 || targetIndex >= dockedScopes.length) return scopeOrder
+
+  const reorderedDockedScopes = [...dockedScopes]
+  ;[reorderedDockedScopes[index], reorderedDockedScopes[targetIndex]] = [
+    reorderedDockedScopes[targetIndex],
+    reorderedDockedScopes[index],
+  ]
+
+  let reorderedIndex = 0
+  let didChange = false
+  const mergedOrder = scopeOrder.map((scope) => {
+    if (!isDockedScope(scope, hiddenScopes, scopePopouts)) return scope
+    const nextScope = reorderedDockedScopes[reorderedIndex] ?? scope
+    reorderedIndex += 1
+    if (nextScope !== scope) {
+      didChange = true
+    }
+    return nextScope
+  })
+
+  return didChange ? mergedOrder : scopeOrder
+}
+
 function cloneScopeSettings(settings: ScopeSettings): ScopeSettings {
   return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(settings)) as ScopeSettings
 }
@@ -262,15 +305,17 @@ export const useSettingsStore = create<SettingsState>((set, get) => ({
     })
   },
 
-  moveScope: (kind: ScopeKind, direction: 'left' | 'right') => {
+  moveDockedScope: (kind: ScopeKind, direction: 'left' | 'right') => {
     set((state) => {
-      const order = [...state.scopeOrder]
-      const idx = order.indexOf(kind)
-      if (idx === -1) return state
-      const swap = direction === 'left' ? idx - 1 : idx + 1
-      if (swap < 0 || swap >= order.length) return state
-      ;[order[idx], order[swap]] = [order[swap], order[idx]]
-      const newState = { ...state, scopeOrder: order }
+      const nextOrder = moveDockedScopeOrder(
+        state.scopeOrder,
+        state.hiddenScopes,
+        state.scopePopouts,
+        kind,
+        direction,
+      )
+      if (nextOrder === state.scopeOrder) return state
+      const newState = { ...state, scopeOrder: nextOrder }
       saveToStorage(newState as SettingsState)
       return newState
     })
diff --git a/src/renderer/styles/globals.css b/src/renderer/styles/globals.css
index 4ffe3c7..26ee7dd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/styles/globals.css
+++ b/src/renderer/styles/globals.css
@@ -342,13 +342,24 @@ select {
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
-.scope-strip__popout-button {
+.scope-strip__reorder-controls {
   position: absolute;
   bottom: 8px;
-  right: 8px;
+  left: 8px;
   z-index: 3;
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 4px;
+  opacity: 0;
+  transform: translateY(-2px);
+  transition: opacity 120ms ease, transform 120ms ease;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.scope-strip__reorder-button,
+.scope-strip__popout-button {
   width: 28px;
   height: 28px;
+  padding: 0;
   border-radius: 999px;
   border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
   background: rgba(8, 12, 18, 0.74);
@@ -356,24 +367,57 @@ select {
   font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
   font-size: 12px;
   cursor: pointer;
-  opacity: 0;
-  transform: translateY(-2px);
   transition: opacity 120ms ease, transform 120ms ease, border-color 120ms ease, color 120ms ease;
   backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(1.04);
   -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(1.04);
 }
 
+.scope-strip__reorder-button {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.scope-strip__popout-button {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 8px;
+  right: 8px;
+  z-index: 3;
+  opacity: 0;
+  transform: translateY(-2px);
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.scope-strip__cell:hover .scope-strip__reorder-controls,
+.scope-strip__cell:focus-within .scope-strip__reorder-controls,
 .scope-strip__cell:hover .scope-strip__popout-button,
+.scope-strip__cell:focus-within .scope-strip__popout-button,
 .scope-strip__popout-button:focus-visible {
   opacity: 1;
   transform: translateY(0);
+  pointer-events: auto;
 }
 
-.scope-strip__popout-button:hover {
+.scope-strip__reorder-button:hover:not(:disabled),
+.scope-strip__reorder-button:focus-visible,
+.scope-strip__popout-button:hover,
+.scope-strip__popout-button:focus-visible {
   color: var(--accent);
   border-color: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.28);
 }
 
+.scope-strip__reorder-button:focus-visible,
+.scope-strip__popout-button:focus-visible {
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+.scope-strip__reorder-button:disabled {
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.32);
+  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
+.scope-strip__reorder-icon,
 .scope-strip__popout-icon {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
diff --git a/test/renderer-helpers.test.ts b/test/renderer-helpers.test.ts
index 8560674..52b791a 100644
--- a/test/renderer-helpers.test.ts
+++ b/test/renderer-helpers.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import {
   parseColorToRgb,
   resolveColorToRgb,
 } from '../src/renderer/utils/color'
+import { moveDockedScopeOrder } from '../src/renderer/stores/settingsStore'
+import { SCOPE_KINDS, type ScopeKind } from '../src/types/scope'
+import type { ScopePopoutStateMap } from '../src/types/popout'
 import {
   VUMeterBallistics,
   VU_INTEGRATION_WINDOW_MS,
@@ -90,6 +93,14 @@ function createProgramSamples(length: number): { left: Float32Array; right: Floa
   return { left, right }
 }
 
+function createScopePopouts(poppedOutScopes: ScopeKind[] = []): ScopePopoutStateMap {
+  const poppedOutSet = new Set(poppedOutScopes)
+  return SCOPE_KINDS.reduce((acc, kind) => {
+    acc[kind] = { poppedOut: poppedOutSet.has(kind) }
+    return acc
+  }, {} as ScopePopoutStateMap)
+}
+
 test('parseColorToRgb handles hex, rgb, rgba, and percentage formats', () => {
   assert.deepEqual(parseColorToRgb('#38bdf8'), { r: 56, g: 189, b: 248 })
   assert.deepEqual(parseColorToRgb('#3bf'), { r: 51, g: 187, b: 255 })
@@ -190,6 +201,79 @@ test('VisualizerFrameLoop invalidate and stop manage subscriptions correctly', (
   }
 })
 
+test('moveDockedScopeOrder swaps a middle docked scope with its adjacent docked neighbor', () => {
+  const nextOrder = moveDockedScopeOrder(
+    [...SCOPE_KINDS],
+    new Set<ScopeKind>(),
+    createScopePopouts(),
+    'vectorscope',
+    'left',
+  )
+
+  assert.deepEqual(nextOrder, [
+    'spectrum',
+    'vectorscope',
+    'oscilloscope',
+    'spectrogram',
+    'vumeter',
+    'lufsmeter',
+    'waveform',
+  ])
+})
+
+test('moveDockedScopeOrder is a no-op at the docked boundaries', () => {
+  const initialOrder = [...SCOPE_KINDS]
+
+  assert.equal(
+    moveDockedScopeOrder(initialOrder, new Set<ScopeKind>(), createScopePopouts(), 'spectrum', 'left'),
+    initialOrder,
+  )
+  assert.equal(
+    moveDockedScopeOrder(initialOrder, new Set<ScopeKind>(), createScopePopouts(), 'waveform', 'right'),
+    initialOrder,
+  )
+})
+
+test('moveDockedScopeOrder preserves hidden scope positions in the full order', () => {
+  const nextOrder = moveDockedScopeOrder(
+    [...SCOPE_KINDS],
+    new Set<ScopeKind>(['oscilloscope']),
+    createScopePopouts(),
+    'vectorscope',
+    'left',
+  )
+
+  assert.deepEqual(nextOrder, [
+    'vectorscope',
+    'oscilloscope',
+    'spectrum',
+    'spectrogram',
+    'vumeter',
+    'lufsmeter',
+    'waveform',
+  ])
+})
+
+test('moveDockedScopeOrder preserves popped-out scope positions in the full order', () => {
+  const nextOrder = moveDockedScopeOrder(
+    [...SCOPE_KINDS],
+    new Set<ScopeKind>(),
+    createScopePopouts(['oscilloscope']),
+    'spectrogram',
+    'left',
+  )
+
+  assert.deepEqual(nextOrder, [
+    'spectrum',
+    'oscilloscope',
+    'spectrogram',
+    'vectorscope',
+    'vumeter',
+    'lufsmeter',
+    'waveform',
+  ])
+})
+
 test('VUMeterBallistics holds RMS and correlation steady when an active frame receives no chunks', () => {
   const sampleRate = 48000
   const windowSamples = Math.round((sampleRate * VU_INTEGRATION_WINDOW_MS) / 1000)