diff --git a/addon/services/universe/menu-service.js b/addon/services/universe/menu-service.js
index 6d70f6c..a821358 100644
--- a/addon/services/universe/menu-service.js
+++ b/addon/services/universe/menu-service.js
@@ -446,7 +446,16 @@ export default class MenuService extends Service.extend(Evented) {
      */
     getHeaderMenuItems() {
         const items = this.registry.getRegistry('header', 'menu-item');
-        return A(items).sortBy('priority');
+        // Sort extensions by priority first, then append shortcuts at the end.
+        // Shortcuts must never interleave with extensions in the sorted list
+        // because the default bar is built by slicing the first N items — if
+        // shortcuts sort between extensions (e.g. priority 1.1 between 1 and 2)
+        // they would displace real extensions from the default pinned bar.
+        const extensions = A(items)
+            .filter((i) => !i._isShortcut)
+            .sortBy('priority');
+        const shortcuts = A(items).filter((i) => i._isShortcut);
+        return A([...extensions, ...shortcuts]);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e57e8d1..c62b2e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@fleetbase/ember-core",
-    "version": "0.3.16",
+    "version": "0.3.17",
     "description": "Provides all the core services, decorators and utilities for building a Fleetbase extension for the Console.",
     "keywords": [
         "fleetbase-core",