diff --git a/Sources/SimpleTopBar/TopBarView.swift b/Sources/SimpleTopBar/TopBarView.swift
index ed2c46d..2eb95a8 100644
--- a/Sources/SimpleTopBar/TopBarView.swift
+++ b/Sources/SimpleTopBar/TopBarView.swift
@@ -245,8 +245,11 @@ private struct MenuBarTile: View {
         Button {
             menuBar.press(item)
         } label: {
+            // Preserve the symbol's aspect ratio: forcing wide symbols like the
+            // battery into a square stretches them into a blocky shape.
             Image(nsImage: item.icon)
                 .resizable()
+                .scaledToFit()
                 .frame(width: 20, height: 20)
                 .padding(6)
                 .background(