In order to implement this scenario, you have to edit the ControlTemplate of the RadPanelBarItem and move the arrow element to the first column of the Grid hosting the RadPanelBarItem control elements. I attached a sample project to help you get started.
Regards,
Tina Stancheva
the Telerik team
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