diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index f8f17c873..2fd790fe8 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - Fix cursor blink animation when :opt:`background_opacity` is less than one (:iss:`8401`)
 
+- Wayland: panel kitten: Add a :code:`center` mode for creating panels to ease
+  creation of centered popups in Wayland (:pull:`8411`)
+
 
 0.39.1 [2025-02-01]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/kittens/panel/main.py b/kittens/panel/main.py
index 1339a39f0..71146d934 100644
--- a/kittens/panel/main.py
+++ b/kittens/panel/main.py
@@ -79,10 +79,11 @@ The value :code:`background` means make the panel the "desktop wallpaper". This
 is only supported on Wayland, not X11 and note that when using sway if you set
 a background in your sway config it will cover the background drawn using this
 kitten.
+Additionally, there are two Wayland only values: :code:`center` and :code:`none`.
 The value :code:`center` anchors the panel to all sides and covers the entire
-display by default. The panel can be shrinked using the margin parameters.
+display by default. The panel can be shrunk using the margin parameters.
 The value :code:`none` anchors the panel to the top left corner and should be
-placed using the margin parameters, works only on Wayland.
+placed using the margin parameters.
 
 
 --layer
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ type=int
 default=-1
 On a Wayland compositor that supports the wlr layer shell protocol, request a given exclusive zone for the panel.
 Please refer to the wlr layer shell documentation for more details on the meaning of exclusive and its value.
-If :option:`--edge` is set to anything else than :code:`center` or :code:`none`, this flag will not have any
+If :option:`--edge` is set to anything other than :code:`center` or :code:`none`, this flag will not have any
 effect unless the flag :option:`--override-exclusive-zone` is also set.
 If :option:`--edge` is set to :code:`background`, this option has no effect.
 
diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index 5bd31e7d6..c1f16a667 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -1041,9 +1041,7 @@ edge_spacing(GLFWEdge which) {
         case GLFW_EDGE_BOTTOM: edge = "bottom"; break;
         case GLFW_EDGE_LEFT: edge = "left"; break;
         case GLFW_EDGE_RIGHT: edge = "right"; break;
-        case GLFW_EDGE_CENTER:
-        case GLFW_EDGE_NONE:
-            return 0;
+        case GLFW_EDGE_CENTER: case GLFW_EDGE_NONE: return 0;
     }
     if (!edge_spacing_func) {
         log_error("Attempt to call edge_spacing() without first setting edge_spacing_func");