diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/cookieClock/DateIndicator.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/cookieClock/DateIndicator.qml
index 74c802106..671433a48 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/cookieClock/DateIndicator.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/cookieClock/DateIndicator.qml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Item {
     id: root
     property string style: "rotating"
     property color colOnBackground: Appearance.colors.colOnSecondaryContainer
-    
+    property color colOnSecondary: Appearance.colors.colOnSecondaryContainer
+
     Canvas {
         z: 0
         width: parent.width
@@ -55,12 +56,12 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    // Date (only today's number) in right side of the clock
+    // Square date (only today's number) in right side of the clock
     Rectangle {
         z: 1
-        implicitWidth: 45
+        implicitWidth: root.style === "rect" ? 45 : 0
         implicitHeight: root.style === "rect" ? 30 : 0
-        color: root.colOnBackground
+        color: root.colOnSecondary
         radius: Appearance.rounding.small
         anchors {
             verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
@@ -70,6 +71,9 @@ Item {
         Behavior on implicitHeight {
             animation: Appearance.animation.elementResize.numberAnimation.createObject(this)
         }
+        Behavior on implicitWidth {
+            animation: Appearance.animation.elementResize.numberAnimation.createObject(this)
+        }
         StyledText {
             opacity: root.style === "rect" ? 1.0 : 0
             Behavior on opacity {