diff --git a/src/drawline.c b/src/drawline.c
index 7f96603..9dfa174 100644
--- a/src/drawline.c
+++ b/src/drawline.c
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@
 					  // syntax_attr
     int		text_prop_id = 0;	// active property ID
     int		text_prop_flags = 0;
+    int		text_prop_above = FALSE;  // first doing virtual text above
     int		text_prop_follows = FALSE;  // another text prop to display
     int		saved_search_attr = 0;	// search_attr to be used when n_extra
 					// goes to zero
@@ -1784,6 +1785,7 @@
 
 		    // Sort the properties on priority and/or starting last.
 		    // Then combine the attributes, highest priority last.
+		    text_prop_above = FALSE;
 		    text_prop_follows = FALSE;
 		    sort_text_props(wp->w_buffer, text_props,
 					    text_prop_idxs, text_props_active);
@@ -1817,6 +1819,8 @@
 			char_u	    *p = ((char_u **)wp->w_buffer
 						   ->b_textprop_text.ga_data)[
 							   -text_prop_id - 1];
+			int	    above = (tp->tp_flags
+							& TP_FLAG_ALIGN_ABOVE);
 
 			// reset the ID in the copy to avoid it being used
 			// again
@@ -1826,8 +1830,6 @@
 			{
 			    int	    right = (tp->tp_flags
 							& TP_FLAG_ALIGN_RIGHT);
-			    int	    above = (tp->tp_flags
-							& TP_FLAG_ALIGN_ABOVE);
 			    int	    below = (tp->tp_flags
 							& TP_FLAG_ALIGN_BELOW);
 			    int	    wrap = (tp->tp_flags & TP_FLAG_WRAP);
@@ -1902,6 +1904,9 @@
 
 			// If another text prop follows the condition below at
 			// the last window column must know.
+			// If this is an "above" text prop and 'nowrap' the we
+			// must wrap anyway.
+			text_prop_above = above;
 			text_prop_follows = other_tpi != -1;
 		    }
 		}
@@ -3581,7 +3586,7 @@
 		    || filler_todo > 0
 #endif
 #ifdef FEAT_PROP_POPUP
-		    || text_prop_follows
+		    || text_prop_above || text_prop_follows
 #endif
 		    || (wp->w_p_list && wp->w_lcs_chars.eol != NUL
 						&& wlv.p_extra != at_end_str)
@@ -3608,12 +3613,12 @@
 			&& filler_todo <= 0
 #endif
 #ifdef FEAT_PROP_POPUP
-			&& !text_prop_follows
+			&& !text_prop_above && !text_prop_follows
 #endif
 		    ) || lcs_eol_one == -1)
 		break;
 #ifdef FEAT_PROP_POPUP
-	    if (!wp->w_p_wrap && text_prop_follows)
+	    if (!wp->w_p_wrap && text_prop_follows && !text_prop_above)
 	    {
 		// do not output more of the line, only the "below" prop
 		ptr += STRLEN(ptr);
@@ -3647,7 +3652,7 @@
 		     && filler_todo <= 0
 #endif
 #ifdef FEAT_PROP_POPUP
-		     && !text_prop_follows
+		     && !text_prop_above && !text_prop_follows
 #endif
 		     && wp->w_width == Columns)
 	    {
diff --git a/src/misc1.c b/src/misc1.c
index 8257f76..ee79e69 100644
--- a/src/misc1.c
+++ b/src/misc1.c
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@
     if (!wp->w_p_wrap)
 	lines = 1
 #ifdef FEAT_PROP_POPUP
-	    // add a line for each "below" aligned text property
-		    + prop_count_below(wp->w_buffer, lnum)
+	    // add a line for each "above" and "below" aligned text property
+	    + prop_count_above_below(wp->w_buffer, lnum)
 #endif
 	;
     else
diff --git a/src/move.c b/src/move.c
index 8660d89..4b823ba 100644
--- a/src/move.c
+++ b/src/move.c
@@ -1068,6 +1068,19 @@
 #endif
 	    )
     {
+#ifdef FEAT_PROP_POPUP
+	if (curwin->w_virtcol_first_char > 0)
+	{
+	    int cols = (curwin->w_width - extra);
+	    int rows = cols > 0 ? curwin->w_virtcol_first_char / cols : 1;
+
+	    // each "above" text prop shifts the text one row down
+	    curwin->w_wrow += rows;
+	    curwin->w_wcol -= rows * cols;
+	    endcol -= rows * cols;
+	    curwin->w_cline_height = rows + 1;
+	}
+#endif
 	/*
 	 * If Cursor is left of the screen, scroll rightwards.
 	 * If Cursor is right of the screen, scroll leftwards
diff --git a/src/proto/textprop.pro b/src/proto/textprop.pro
index 2b23967..b3912c1 100644
--- a/src/proto/textprop.pro
+++ b/src/proto/textprop.pro
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 void f_prop_add_list(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 int prop_add_common(linenr_T start_lnum, colnr_T start_col, dict_T *dict, buf_T *default_buf, typval_T *dict_arg);
 int get_text_props(buf_T *buf, linenr_T lnum, char_u **props, int will_change);
-int prop_count_below(buf_T *buf, linenr_T lnum);
+int prop_count_above_below(buf_T *buf, linenr_T lnum);
 int count_props(linenr_T lnum, int only_starting, int last_line);
 void sort_text_props(buf_T *buf, textprop_T *props, int *idxs, int count);
 int find_visible_prop(win_T *wp, int type_id, int id, textprop_T *prop, linenr_T *found_lnum);
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_with_text_above_5.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_with_text_above_5.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b91e24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_prop_with_text_above_5.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
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+| +0#0000e05#a8a8a8255@1| +0#af5f00255#ffffff0@3|s+0#0000000#ffd7ff255|e|c|o|n|d| |t|h|i|n|g| |a|b|o|v|e| @35
+| +0#0000e05#a8a8a8255@1| +0#af5f00255#ffffff0@3|i+0#0000000&|n|s|e|r|t|e|d| |o|n|e| |t|w|o| @37
+| +0#0000e05#a8a8a8255@1| +0#af5f00255#ffffff0@1|2| |t+0#0000000&|h|r|e@1| |f|o|u>r| @43
+| +0#0000e05#a8a8a8255@1| +0#af5f00255#ffffff0@1|3| | +0#0000000&@2|a+0&#ffff4012|n|o|t|h|e|r| |t|h|i|n|g| @37
+| +0#0000e05#a8a8a8255@1| +0#af5f00255#ffffff0@3|f+0#0000000&|i|v|e| |s|i|x| @45
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @58
+|~| @58
+|:+0#0000000&|s|e|t| |n|o|w|r|a|p| @30|2|,|1|0| @9|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim b/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
index 6e3ca3b..aaf9a8e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
@@ -2873,6 +2873,9 @@
   call term_sendkeys(buf, ":set number signcolumn=yes\<CR>")
   call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_prop_with_text_above_4', {})
 
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":set nowrap\<CR>gg$j")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_prop_with_text_above_5', {})
+
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
 endfunc
 
diff --git a/src/textprop.c b/src/textprop.c
index ff96833..80b0151 100644
--- a/src/textprop.c
+++ b/src/textprop.c
@@ -608,12 +608,12 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Return the number of text properties with "below" alignment in line "lnum".
- * A "right" aligned property also goes below after a "below" or other "right"
- * aligned property.
+ * Return the number of text properties with "above" or "below" alignment in
+ * line "lnum".  A "right" aligned property also goes below after a "below" or
+ * other "right" aligned property.
  */
     int
-prop_count_below(buf_T *buf, linenr_T lnum)
+prop_count_above_below(buf_T *buf, linenr_T lnum)
 {
     char_u	*props;
     int		count = get_text_props(buf, lnum, &props, FALSE);
@@ -636,6 +636,11 @@
 		next_right_goes_below = TRUE;
 		++result;
 	    }
+	    else if (prop.tp_flags & TP_FLAG_ALIGN_ABOVE)
+	    {
+		next_right_goes_below = FALSE;
+		++result;
+	    }
 	    else if (prop.tp_flags & TP_FLAG_ALIGN_RIGHT)
 		next_right_goes_below = TRUE;
 	}
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index f733398..eafe0a4 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    451,
+/**/
     450,
 /**/
     449,