diff --git a/components/src/hardware-sim/DeckConfigurator/index.tsx b/components/src/hardware-sim/DeckConfigurator/index.tsx
index 7eba4ebcac0..2e29322b3c9 100644
--- a/components/src/hardware-sim/DeckConfigurator/index.tsx
+++ b/components/src/hardware-sim/DeckConfigurator/index.tsx
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ export function DeckConfigurator(props: DeckConfiguratorProps): JSX.Element {
           fixtureLocation={fixture.fixtureLocation}
         />
       ))}
-      <SlotLabels robotType={FLEX_ROBOT_TYPE} color={darkFill} />
+      <SlotLabels
+        robotType={FLEX_ROBOT_TYPE}
+        color={darkFill}
+        show4thColumn={stagingAreaFixtures.length > 0}
+      />
       {children}
     </RobotCoordinateSpace>
   )