diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Dock/DockViewModel.cs b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Dock/DockViewModel.cs
index 4a6bb4e71b..95aa493d01 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Dock/DockViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI.ViewModels/Dock/DockViewModel.cs
@@ -158,6 +158,14 @@ public sealed partial class DockViewModel : IDisposable,
 }
 
 #pragma warning disable SA1402 // File may only contain a single type
+
+public enum DockPinSide
+{
+    None,
+    Start,
+    End,
+}
+
 // public class DockSettingsViewModel : ObservableObject
 // {
 //     private readonly DockSettings _settingsModel;
@@ -194,26 +202,14 @@ public partial class DockBandSettingsViewModel : ObservableObject
         set => _dockSettingsModel.ShowLabels = value; // TODO! save settings
     }
 
-    public string PinSide
+    [ObservableProperty]
+    [NotifyPropertyChangedFor(nameof(PinSideIndex))]
+    private partial DockPinSide PinSide { get; set; } // TODO! persist to settings
+
+    public int PinSideIndex
     {
-        // returns "Start", "End" or "None"
-        get
-        {
-            var dockSettings = _settingsModel.DockSettings;
-            var inStart = dockSettings.StartBands.Any(b => b.Id == _dockSettingsModel.Id);
-            if (inStart)
-            {
-                return "Start";
-            }
-
-            var inEnd = dockSettings.EndBands.Any(b => b.Id == _dockSettingsModel.Id);
-            if (inEnd)
-            {
-                return "End";
-            }
-
-            return "None";
-        }
+        get => (int)PinSide;
+        set => PinSide = (DockPinSide)value;
     }
 
     public DockBandSettingsViewModel(
@@ -224,6 +220,25 @@ public partial class DockBandSettingsViewModel : ObservableObject
         _dockSettingsModel = dockSettingsModel;
         _adapter = adapter;
         _settingsModel = settingsModel;
+        PinSide = FetchPinSide();
+    }
+
+    private DockPinSide FetchPinSide()
+    {
+        var dockSettings = _settingsModel.DockSettings;
+        var inStart = dockSettings.StartBands.Any(b => b.Id == _dockSettingsModel.Id);
+        if (inStart)
+        {
+            return DockPinSide.Start;
+        }
+
+        var inEnd = dockSettings.EndBands.Any(b => b.Id == _dockSettingsModel.Id);
+        if (inEnd)
+        {
+            return DockPinSide.End;
+        }
+
+        return DockPinSide.None;
     }
 }
 #pragma warning restore SA1402 // File may only contain a single type
diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/DockSettingsPage.xaml b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/DockSettingsPage.xaml
index 368abab579..0891495272 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/DockSettingsPage.xaml
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Settings/DockSettingsPage.xaml
@@ -112,7 +112,12 @@
                                         VerticalAlignment="Center"
                                         Orientation="Horizontal"
                                         Spacing="8">
-                                        <TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="{x:Bind PinSide, Mode=OneWay}" />
+                                        <TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="Pin to" />
+                                        <ComboBox MinWidth="100" SelectedIndex="{x:Bind PinSideIndex, Mode=TwoWay}">
+                                            <ComboBoxItem Content="None" />
+                                            <ComboBoxItem Content="Start" />
+                                            <ComboBoxItem Content="End" />
+                                        </ComboBox>
                                         <ToggleSwitch
                                             IsOn="{x:Bind ShowLabels, Mode=TwoWay}"
                                             OffContent="Hide labels"