diff --git a/roles/home/tasks/mate.yml b/roles/home/tasks/mate.yml
index 3b431b3..b91aafe 100644
--- a/roles/home/tasks/mate.yml
+++ b/roles/home/tasks/mate.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,25 @@
   copy:
     src: mate-acp.layout
     dest: /usr/share/mate-panel/layouts/acp.layout
+- name: Set default panel layout
+  dconf:
+    key: /org/mate/panel/general/default-layout
+    value: "'acp'"
+  register: layout_changed
+- name: Reset panel
+  command: mate-panel --reset || true
+  when: layout_changed.changed
+  ignore_errors: yes
+  changed_when: false
+- name: Add cities to clock applet
+  dconf:
+    key: /org/mate/panel/objects/clock/prefs/cities
+    value: ['<location name="" city="Luton" timezone="Europe/London" latitude="51.866669" longitude="-0.366667" code="EGGW" current="true"/>', '<location name="" city="Washington" timezone="America/New_York" latitude="38.848331" longitude="-77.034164" code="KDCA" current="false"/>', '<location name="" city="San Francisco" timezone="America/Los_Angeles" latitude="37.619720" longitude="-122.364723" code="KSFO" current="false"/>', '<location name="UTC" city="" timezone="GMT" latitude="-0.000000" longitude="-0.000000" code="-" current="false"/>']
+- name: Set workspace switcher to two rows
+  dconf:
+    key: /org/mate/panel/objects/workspace-switcher/prefs/num-rows
+    value: 2
+- name: Expand locations in clock
+  dconf:
+    key: /org/mate/panel/objects/clock/prefs/expand-locations
+    value: 'true'