diff --git a/docs/docs.md b/docs/docs.md
index 047bcb2..84e2287 100644
--- a/docs/docs.md
+++ b/docs/docs.md
@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ in the config files.
 `-c, --center`
 :   Position spmenu at the center of the screen
 
+`-itt, --item-top`
+:   Position items above all other elements
+
+`-itb, --item-bottom`
+:   Position items below all other elements
+
 `-hm, --hide-mode`
 :   Hide mode indicator
 
diff --git a/docs/spmenu.conf b/docs/spmenu.conf
index 8da5565..8e293e7 100644
--- a/docs/spmenu.conf
+++ b/docs/spmenu.conf
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ spmenu = {
            } );
 
   /* Line options */
-  line = ( { height               = 1; // Height of each line (px)
+  line = ( { itemposition         = 0; // Item position (0: Bottom, 1: Top)
+             height               = 1; // Height of each line (px)
              lines                = 0; // Number of lines (number)
              columns              = 10; // Number of columns (number)
              overridelines        = 1; // Allow overriding lines using keybinds (0/1)
diff --git a/libs/argv.c b/libs/argv.c
index a7e126e..99c025e 100644
--- a/libs/argv.c
+++ b/libs/argv.c
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ void readargs(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             menuposition = 1;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-c") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--center"))) {  // appears at the center of the screen
             menuposition = 2;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-itt") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--item-top"))) { // items are placed above prompt
+            itemposition = 1;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-itb") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--item-bottom"))) {  // items are placed below prompt
+            menuposition = 0;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nm") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--normal"))) { // normal mode
             mode = 0;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-im") || (!strcmp(argv[i], "--insert"))) { // insert mode
@@ -663,6 +667,8 @@ void usage(int status) {
             "spmenu -t,       --top                                       Position spmenu at the top of the screen\n"
             "spmenu -b,       --bottom                                    Position spmenu at the bottom of the screen\n"
             "spmenu -c,       --center                                    Position spmenu at the center of the screen\n"
+            "spmenu -itt,     --item-top                                  Position items above all other elements\n"
+            "spmenu -itb,     --item-bottom                               Position items below all other elements\n"
             , status ? stderr : stdout);
 
     // more args
diff --git a/libs/conf/config.c b/libs/conf/config.c
index ea72ff2..28023cf 100644
--- a/libs/conf/config.c
+++ b/libs/conf/config.c
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ void conf_init(void) {
             config_setting_t *conf = config_setting_get_elem(line_setting, i);
 
             // look up
+            config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "itemposition", &itemposition); // spmenu.line.itemposition
             config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "height", &lineheight); // spmenu.line.height
             config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "lines", &lines); // spmenu.line.lines
             config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "columns", &columns); // spmenu.line.columns
diff --git a/libs/draw.c b/libs/draw.c
index 7dd0f4b..05a5cfd 100644
--- a/libs/draw.c
+++ b/libs/draw.c
@@ -686,39 +686,58 @@ void drawmenu_layer(void) {
     calcoffsets();
     get_mh();
 
+    int nh = 1;
+
     // sp.bh must be removed from menu height resizing later
     if ((hideprompt && hideinput && hidemode && hidematchcount && hidecaps) && lines) {
         y -= sp.bh;
+        nh = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (!hidemode) {
+        modew = pango_mode ? TEXTWM(tx.modetext) : TEXTW(tx.modetext);
     }
 
     if (!hideprompt) {
         w = sp.promptw;
-        x = drawprompt(x, y, w);
+        x = drawprompt(x, y + (nh ? lines ? itemposition ? (sp.mh - sp.bh) : 0 : 0 : 0), w);
     }
 
     if (!hideinput) {
         w = (lines > 0 || !matches) ? sp.mw - x : sp.inputw;
-        x = drawinput(x, y, w);
+        x = drawinput(x, y + (nh ? lines ? itemposition ? (sp.mh - sp.bh) : 0 : 0 : 0), w);
     }
 
-    if (!hidemode) modew = pango_mode ? TEXTWM(tx.modetext) : TEXTW(tx.modetext);
-
     // draw the items, this function also calls drawrarrow() and drawlarrow()
-    if (!hideitem) drawitem(x, y, w);
+    if (!hideitem) {
+        drawitem(x, y - (nh ? lines ? itemposition ? sp.bh : 0 : 0 : 0), w);
+    }
 
     if (!hidematchcount) {
         w = numberw;
-        drawnumber(sp.mw - numberw - modew - capsw - 2 * sp.sp - 2 * borderwidth - menumarginh, y, w);
+        drawnumber(
+                sp.mw - numberw - modew - capsw - 2 * sp.sp - 2 * borderwidth - menumarginh,
+                y + (nh ? lines ? itemposition ? (sp.mh - sp.bh) : 0 : 0 : 0),
+                w
+        );
     }
 
     if (!hidemode) {
         w = modew;
-        drawmode(sp.mw - modew - capsw - 2 * sp.sp - 2 * borderwidth - menumarginh, y, w);
+        drawmode(
+                sp.mw - modew - capsw - 2 * sp.sp - 2 * borderwidth - menumarginh,
+                y + (nh ? lines ? itemposition ? (sp.mh - sp.bh) : 0 : 0 : 0),
+                w
+        );
     }
 
     if (!hidecaps) {
         w = capsw;
-        drawcaps(sp.mw - capsw - 2 * sp.sp - 2 * borderwidth - menumarginh, y, w);
+        drawcaps(
+                sp.mw - capsw - 2 * sp.sp - 2 * borderwidth - menumarginh,
+                y + (nh ? lines ? itemposition ? (sp.mh - sp.bh) : 0 : 0 : 0),
+                w
+        );
     }
 
 #if USEX
diff --git a/libs/options.h b/libs/options.h
index ba5cbaa..52c3ac4 100644
--- a/libs/options.h
+++ b/libs/options.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ static int regex                       = 0; /* Whether or not to enable regex ma
 static char *listfile                  = NULL; /* File to read entries from instead of stdin. NULL means read from stdin instead. */
 
 /* Line options */
+static int itemposition                = 1; /* Item position (0: Bottom, 1: Top) */
 static int lineheight                  = 1; /* Line height (0: Calculate automatically) */
 static int lines                       = 0; /* Default number of lines */
 static int columns                     = 10; /* Default number of columns */
diff --git a/libs/theme/theme.c b/libs/theme/theme.c
index 744fd7b..0463cc3 100644
--- a/libs/theme/theme.c
+++ b/libs/theme/theme.c
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ void theme_load(void) {
             config_setting_t *conf = config_setting_get_elem(line_setting, i);
 
             // look up
+            config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "itemposition", &itemposition); // theme.line.itemposition
             config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "height", &lineheight); // theme.line.height
             config_setting_lookup_int(conf, "indentitems", &indentitems); // theme.line.indentitems
         }
diff --git a/libs/wl/wayland.c b/libs/wl/wayland.c
index 5331ceb..4540722 100644
--- a/libs/wl/wayland.c
+++ b/libs/wl/wayland.c
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ void buttonpress_wl(uint32_t button, double ex, double ey) {
 
     if ((hideprompt && hideinput && hidemode && hidematchcount && hidecaps) && lines) {
         yp = 1;
-    } else if (lines && ey < h + menumarginv && ey > menumarginv) {
+    } else if (!itemposition && lines && ey <= h + menumarginv && ey >= menumarginv) {
+        yp = 1;
+    } else if (itemposition && lines && ey >= (sp.mh - h) + menumarginv) {
         yp = 1;
     } else if (!lines) {
         yp = 1;
@@ -320,7 +322,7 @@ void buttonpress_wl(uint32_t button, double ex, double ey) {
 
         ey -= menumarginv;
 
-        if (hideprompt && hideinput && hidemode && hidematchcount && hidecaps) {
+        if ((hideprompt && hideinput && hidemode && hidematchcount && hidecaps) || itemposition) {
             ey += h;
         }
 
diff --git a/libs/x11/mouse.c b/libs/x11/mouse.c
index 646cdef..2d059f2 100644
--- a/libs/x11/mouse.c
+++ b/libs/x11/mouse.c
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ void buttonpress_x11(XEvent *e) {
 
     if ((hideprompt && hideinput && hidemode && hidematchcount && hidecaps) && lines) {
         yp = 1;
-    } else if (lines && ev->y < h + menumarginv && ev->y > menumarginv) {
+    } else if (!itemposition && lines && ev->y <= h + menumarginv && ev->y >= menumarginv) {
+        yp = 1;
+    } else if (itemposition && lines && ev->y >= (sp.mh - h) + menumarginv) {
         yp = 1;
     } else if (!lines) {
         yp = 1;
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ void buttonpress_x11(XEvent *e) {
 
         ev->y -= menumarginv;
 
-        if (hideprompt && hideinput && hidemode && hidematchcount && hidecaps) {
+        if ((hideprompt && hideinput && hidemode && hidematchcount && hidecaps) || itemposition) {
             ev->y += h;
         }
 
diff --git a/spmenu.1 b/spmenu.1
index 8384fa9..9d77c7b 100644
--- a/spmenu.1
+++ b/spmenu.1
@@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ Position spmenu at the bottom of the screen
 \f[V]-c, --center\f[R]
 Position spmenu at the center of the screen
 .TP
+\f[V]-itt, --item-top\f[R]
+Position items above all other elements
+.TP
+\f[V]-itb, --item-bottom\f[R]
+Position items below all other elements
+.TP
 \f[V]-hm, --hide-mode\f[R]
 Hide mode indicator
 .TP