diff --git a/lua/lualine.lua b/lua/lualine.lua
index 85d3e48..84af95d 100644
--- a/lua/lualine.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine.lua
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ local function statusline(sections, is_focused)
       if #section_data > 0 then
         if not applied_midsection_devider and section_name > 'c' then
           applied_midsection_devider = true
-          section_data = '%=' .. section_data
+          section_data = '%#' .. modules.highlight.append_mode 'lualine_c' .. '#%=' .. section_data
         end
         if not applied_trunc and section_name > 'b' then
           applied_trunc = true
diff --git a/lua/lualine/extensions/fugitive.lua b/lua/lualine/extensions/fugitive.lua
index 2cb48e0..6e75e40 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/extensions/fugitive.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/extensions/fugitive.lua
@@ -6,16 +6,9 @@ local function fugitive_branch()
   local icon = '' -- e0a0
   return icon .. ' ' .. vim.fn.FugitiveHead()
 end
-local empty = {
-  function()
-    return ' '
-  end,
-  padding = 0,
-}
 
 M.sections = {
   lualine_a = { fugitive_branch },
-  lualine_c = { empty },
   lualine_z = { 'location' },
 }
 
diff --git a/lua/lualine/extensions/fzf.lua b/lua/lualine/extensions/fzf.lua
index dd57775..4afda21 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/extensions/fzf.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/extensions/fzf.lua
@@ -3,18 +3,11 @@
 local function fzf_statusline()
   return 'FZF'
 end
-local empty = {
-  function()
-    return ' '
-  end,
-  padding = 0,
-}
 
 local M = {}
 
 M.sections = {
   lualine_a = { fzf_statusline },
-  lualine_c = { empty },
 }
 
 M.filetypes = { 'fzf' }
diff --git a/lua/lualine/extensions/nerdtree.lua b/lua/lualine/extensions/nerdtree.lua
index 6cda624..27b117b 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/extensions/nerdtree.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/extensions/nerdtree.lua
@@ -3,18 +3,11 @@
 local function get_short_cwd()
   return vim.fn.fnamemodify(vim.fn.getcwd(), ':~')
 end
-local empty = {
-  function()
-    return ' '
-  end,
-  padding = 0,
-}
 
 local M = {}
 
 M.sections = {
   lualine_a = { get_short_cwd },
-  lualine_c = { empty },
 }
 
 M.filetypes = { 'nerdtree' }
diff --git a/lua/lualine/extensions/quickfix.lua b/lua/lualine/extensions/quickfix.lua
index 6045714..05cced5 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/extensions/quickfix.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/extensions/quickfix.lua
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ local function title()
   end
   return vim.fn.getqflist({ title = 0 }).title
 end
-local empty = {
-  function()
-    return ' '
-  end,
-  padding = 0,
-}
 
 local M = {}
 
@@ -32,7 +26,6 @@ end
 M.sections = {
   lualine_a = { label },
   lualine_b = { title },
-  lualine_c = { empty },
   lualine_z = { 'location' },
 }
 
diff --git a/lua/lualine/extensions/toggleterm.lua b/lua/lualine/extensions/toggleterm.lua
index c603806..a9be001 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/extensions/toggleterm.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/extensions/toggleterm.lua
@@ -4,18 +4,11 @@
 local function toggleterm_statusline()
   return 'ToggleTerm #' .. vim.b.toggle_number
 end
-local empty = {
-  function()
-    return ' '
-  end,
-  padding = 0,
-}
 
 local M = {}
 
 M.sections = {
   lualine_a = { toggleterm_statusline },
-  lualine_c = { empty },
 }
 
 M.filetypes = { 'toggleterm' }
diff --git a/lua/lualine/highlight.lua b/lua/lualine/highlight.lua
index 445e12e..a64d8c4 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/highlight.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/highlight.lua
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ end
 -- @description: adds '_mode' at end of highlight_group
 -- @param highlight_group:(string) name of highlight group
 -- @return: (string) highlight group name with mode
-local function append_mode(highlight_group)
+function M.append_mode(highlight_group)
   local mode = require('lualine.utils.mode').get_mode()
   if
     mode == 'VISUAL'
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ function M.component_format_highlight(highlight_name)
     return '%#' .. highlight_group .. '#'
   end
   if modules.utils.is_focused() then
-    highlight_group = append_mode(highlight_group)
+    highlight_group = M.append_mode(highlight_group)
   else
     highlight_group = highlight_group .. '_inactive'
   end
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ function M.format_highlight(is_focused, highlight_group)
   if not is_focused then
     highlight_name = highlight_group .. [[_inactive]]
   else
-    highlight_name = append_mode(highlight_group)
+    highlight_name = M.append_mode(highlight_group)
   end
   if M.highlight_exists(highlight_name) then
     return '%#' .. highlight_name .. '#'