diff --git a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/functions/object_utils.js b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/functions/object_utils.js
index 96c632fd3..e65a45404 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/modules/common/functions/object_utils.js
+++ b/.config/quickshell/modules/common/functions/object_utils.js
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 function toPlainObject(qtObj) {
     if (qtObj === null || typeof qtObj !== "object") return qtObj;
 
-    // Handle arrays
+    // Handle true arrays
     if (Array.isArray(qtObj)) {
-        return qtObj.map(toPlainObject);
+        return qtObj.map(item => toPlainObject(item));
+    }
+
+    // Handle array-like Qt objects (e.g., have length and numeric keys)
+    if (
+        typeof qtObj.length === "number" &&
+        qtObj.length > 0 &&
+        Object.keys(qtObj).every(
+            key => !isNaN(key) || key === "length"
+        )
+    ) {
+        let arr = [];
+        for (let i = 0; i < qtObj.length; i++) {
+            arr.push(toPlainObject(qtObj[i]));
+        }
+        return arr;
     }
 
     const result = ({});
@@ -21,24 +36,55 @@ function toPlainObject(qtObj) {
             result[key] = toPlainObject(qtObj[key]);
         }
     }
+    // console.log(JSON.stringify(result))
     return result;
 }
 
 function applyToQtObject(qtObj, jsonObj) {
+    // console.log("applyToQtObject", JSON.stringify(qtObj, null, 2), "<<", JSON.stringify(jsonObj, null, 2));
     if (!qtObj || typeof jsonObj !== "object" || jsonObj === null) return;
 
+    // Detect array-like Qt objects
+    const isQtArrayLike = obj => {
+        return obj && typeof obj === "object" &&
+            typeof obj.length === "number" &&
+            obj.length > 0 &&
+            Object.keys(obj).every(key => !isNaN(key) || key === "length");
+    };
+
+    // If both are arrays or array-like, update in place or replace
+    if ((Array.isArray(qtObj) || isQtArrayLike(qtObj)) && Array.isArray(jsonObj)) {
+        qtObj.length = 0;
+        for (let i = 0; i < jsonObj.length; i++) {
+            qtObj.push(jsonObj[i]);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // If target is array or array-like but source is not, clear
+    if ((Array.isArray(qtObj) || isQtArrayLike(qtObj)) && !Array.isArray(jsonObj)) {
+        qtObj.length = 0;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // If source is array but target is not, assign directly if possible
+    if (!(Array.isArray(qtObj) || isQtArrayLike(qtObj)) && Array.isArray(jsonObj)) {
+        return jsonObj;
+    }
+
     for (let key in jsonObj) {
         if (!qtObj.hasOwnProperty(key)) continue;
-
-        // Check if the property is a QtObject (not a value)
         const value = qtObj[key];
         const jsonValue = jsonObj[key];
-
-        // If it's an object and not an array, recurse
-        if (value && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value)) {
+        // console.log("applying to qt obj key:", value, "jsonValue:", jsonValue);
+        if ((Array.isArray(value) || isQtArrayLike(value)) && Array.isArray(jsonValue)) {
+            value.length = 0;
+            for (let i = 0; i < jsonValue.length; i++) {
+                value.push(jsonValue[i]);
+            }
+        } else if (value && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value) && !isQtArrayLike(value)) {
             applyToQtObject(value, jsonValue);
         } else {
-            // Otherwise, assign the value
             qtObj[key] = jsonValue;
         }
     }