diff --git a/shell/contents/updates/panelsfix.js b/shell/contents/updates/panelsfix.js
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+let topFound = false
+let bottomFound = false
+
+for (let i in panels()) {
+    print(panels()[i].type)
+    if (panels()[i].type === "org.kde.phone.panel") {
+        topFound = true;
+    } else if (panels()[i].type === "org.kde.phone.taskpanel") {
+        topFound = true;
+    }
+}
+
+if (!topFound) {
+    let topPanel = new Panel("org.kde.phone.panel")
+    topPanel.location = "Top";
+}
+if (!bottomFound) {
+    let topPanel = new Panel("org.kde.phone.taskpanel")
+    topPanel.location = "Bottom";
+}