diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/modals/SettingsTabBar.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/modals/SettingsTabBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0fddd80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/modals/SettingsTabBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { useSettingsSectionsContext } from './SettingsSectionsContext';
+
+/**
+ * Reusable tab bar for settings panels in tab mode.
+ * Reads sections and activeSection from SettingsSectionsContext.
+ * Drop this into any panel that uses useSettingsSections with onNavigate.
+ */
+export function SettingsTabBar() {
+  const ctx = useSettingsSectionsContext();
+  if (!ctx || ctx.sections.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex gap-4 border-b border-white/[0.06] -mt-2 mb-4">
+      {ctx.sections.map((s) => (
+        <button
+          key={s.id}
+          onClick={() => ctx.scrollToSection(s.id)}
+          className={`pb-2.5 text-sm transition-colors relative ${
+            ctx.activeSection === s.id
+              ? 'text-txt-primary font-medium'
+              : 'text-txt-tertiary hover:text-txt-secondary'
+          }`}
+        >
+          {s.label}
+          {ctx.activeSection === s.id && (
+            <span className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 h-0.5 bg-accent-primary rounded-full" />
+          )}
+        </button>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/modals/settingsPanels/InstancePanel.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/modals/settingsPanels/InstancePanel.tsx
index f5aa479f..c95ad8bd 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/modals/settingsPanels/InstancePanel.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/modals/settingsPanels/InstancePanel.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '../../../stores/settingsStore';
 import { useSettingsSections } from '../../../hooks/useSettingsSections';
 import type { SettingsSection } from '../SettingsSectionsContext';
+import { SettingsTabBar } from '../SettingsTabBar';
 import { GeneralPanel } from '../instanceSettingsPanels/GeneralPanel';
 import { StreamingPanel } from '../instanceSettingsPanels/StreamingPanel';
 import { StoragePanel } from '../instanceSettingsPanels/StoragePanel';
@@ -34,23 +35,9 @@ export function InstancePanel() {
     fetchStreamingLimits();
   }, [fetchInstanceSettings, fetchStreamingLimits]);
 
-  const tabPillClass = (t: SubTab) =>
-    `px-3 py-1.5 text-sm rounded-md transition-colors ${
-      subTab === t
-        ? 'text-txt-primary font-medium border-b-2 border-accent-primary'
-        : 'text-txt-tertiary hover:text-txt-secondary'
-    }`;
-
   return (
     <div className="space-y-4">
-      {/* Top tab bar */}
-      <div className="flex gap-1 border-b border-white/[0.04] pb-0">
-        {SECTIONS.map((s) => (
-          <button key={s.id} onClick={() => setSubTab(s.id as SubTab)} className={tabPillClass(s.id as SubTab)}>
-            {s.label}
-          </button>
-        ))}
-      </div>
+      <SettingsTabBar />
 
       {subTab === 'general' && <GeneralPanel />}
       {subTab === 'streaming' && <StreamingPanel />}