diff --git a/completions/bash b/completions/bash
index 10356ce85..22d6142c5 100644
--- a/completions/bash
+++ b/completions/bash
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ __fastfetch_completion()
         "--logo-padding"
         "--logo-padding-left"
         "--logo-padding-right"
+        "--logo-padding-top"
         "--logo-color-1"
         "--logo-color-2"
         "--logo-color-3"
diff --git a/src/common/init.c b/src/common/init.c
index 37cf2f9aa..6bd70680b 100644
--- a/src/common/init.c
+++ b/src/common/init.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ static void defaultConfig(FFinstance* instance)
         ffStrbufInit(&instance->config.logo.colors[i]);
     instance->config.logo.width = 0;
     instance->config.logo.height = 0; //preserve aspect ratio
+    instance->config.logo.paddingTop = 0;
     instance->config.logo.paddingLeft = 0;
     instance->config.logo.paddingRight = 4;
     instance->config.logo.printRemaining = true;
diff --git a/src/common/printing.c b/src/common/printing.c
index 4b593001a..31775d8c7 100644
--- a/src/common/printing.c
+++ b/src/common/printing.c
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ void ffPrintColor(const FFstrbuf* colorValue)
 
 void ffPrintCharTimes(char c, uint32_t times)
 {
+    if(times == 0)
+        return;
+
     char str[32];
     memset(str, c, sizeof(str)); //2 instructions when compiling with AVX2 enabled
     for(uint32_t i = sizeof(str); i <= times; i += sizeof(str))
diff --git a/src/data/config_user.txt b/src/data/config_user.txt
index 9725c0f81..bd3563640 100644
--- a/src/data/config_user.txt
+++ b/src/data/config_user.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@
 # Default is 0.
 #--logo-padding-right 0
 
+# Logo padding top option:
+# Adds a padding to the top side of the logo.
+# Must be a positive integer.
+# Default is 0.
+#--logo-padding-top 0
+
 # Logo print remaining option:
 # Sets if the remaining logo should be printed, it is has more lines than modules to show.
 # Must be true or false.
diff --git a/src/data/help.txt b/src/data/help.txt
index dea266a24..be4d1b329 100644
--- a/src/data/help.txt
+++ b/src/data/help.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Logo options:
     --logo-padding <padding>:              Set the padding on the left and the right of the logo
     --logo-padding-left <padding>:         Set the padding on the left of the logo
     --logo-padding-right <padding>:        Set the padding on the right of the logo
+    --logo-padding-top <padding>:          Set the padding on the top of the logo
     --logo-print-remaining <?value>:       Whether to print the remaining logo, if it has more lines than modules to display
     --file <file>:                         Short for --logo-type file --logo <file>
     --file-raw <file>:                     Short for --logo-type file-raw --logo <file>
diff --git a/src/fastfetch.c b/src/fastfetch.c
index 246f6b037..f5c522864 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.c
+++ b/src/fastfetch.c
@@ -939,6 +939,7 @@ static void parseOption(FFinstance* instance, FFdata* data, const char* key, con
         //this is usally wanted when using the none logo
         if(strcasecmp(value, "none") == 0)
         {
+            instance->config.logo.paddingTop = 0;
             instance->config.logo.paddingRight = 0;
             instance->config.logo.paddingLeft = 0;
         }
@@ -987,6 +988,8 @@ static void parseOption(FFinstance* instance, FFdata* data, const char* key, con
             instance->config.logo.paddingLeft = padding;
             instance->config.logo.paddingRight = padding;
         }
+        else if(strcasecmp(subkey, "-padding-top") == 0)
+            instance->config.logo.paddingTop = optionParseUInt32(key, value);
         else if(strcasecmp(subkey, "-padding-left") == 0)
             instance->config.logo.paddingLeft = optionParseUInt32(key, value);
         else if(strcasecmp(subkey, "-padding-right") == 0)
diff --git a/src/fastfetch.h b/src/fastfetch.h
index d292e5983..58ca227b0 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.h
+++ b/src/fastfetch.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ typedef struct FFconfig
         FFstrbuf colors[FASTFETCH_LOGO_MAX_COLORS];
         uint32_t width;
         uint32_t height;
+        uint32_t paddingTop;
         uint32_t paddingLeft;
         uint32_t paddingRight;
         bool printRemaining;
diff --git a/src/logo/image/image.c b/src/logo/image/image.c
index bb1b2f46a..f17cd8a09 100644
--- a/src/logo/image/image.c
+++ b/src/logo/image/image.c
@@ -44,16 +44,17 @@ static bool printImageIterm(FFinstance* instance)
     }
 
     ffPrintCharTimes(' ', instance->config.logo.paddingLeft);
+    ffPrintCharTimes('\n', instance->config.logo.paddingTop);
     FFstrbuf base64 = base64Encode(&buf);
+    instance->state.logoWidth = instance->config.logo.width + instance->config.logo.paddingLeft + instance->config.logo.paddingRight;
+    instance->state.logoHeight = instance->config.logo.paddingTop + instance->config.logo.height;
     printf("\033]1337;File=inline=1;width=%u;height=%u;preserveAspectRatio=%u:%s\a\033[9999999D\n\033[%uA",
         (unsigned) instance->config.logo.width,
         (unsigned) instance->config.logo.height,
         (unsigned) instance->config.logo.preserveAspectRadio,
         base64.chars,
-        (unsigned) instance->config.logo.height
+        (unsigned) instance->state.logoHeight
     );
-    instance->state.logoWidth = instance->config.logo.width + instance->config.logo.paddingLeft + instance->config.logo.paddingRight;
-    instance->state.logoHeight = instance->config.logo.height;
 
     ffStrbufDestroy(&buf);
     ffStrbufDestroy(&base64);
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ static bool printImageIterm(FFinstance* instance)
 static bool printImageKittyDirect(FFinstance* instance)
 {
     ffPrintCharTimes(' ', instance->config.logo.paddingLeft);
+    ffPrintCharTimes('\n', instance->config.logo.paddingTop);
     FFstrbuf base64 = base64Encode(&instance->config.logo.source);
     printf("\033_Ga=T,f=100,t=f,c=%u,r=%u,C=1;%s\033\\\033[9999999D",
         (unsigned) instance->config.logo.width,
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ static bool printImageKittyDirect(FFinstance* instance)
     );
 
     instance->state.logoWidth = instance->config.logo.width + instance->config.logo.paddingLeft + instance->config.logo.paddingRight;
-    instance->state.logoHeight = instance->config.logo.height;
+    instance->state.logoHeight = instance->config.logo.paddingTop + instance->config.logo.height;
 
     ffStrbufDestroy(&base64);
 
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ static void printImagePixels(FFinstance* instance, FFLogoRequestData* requestDat
     //Calculate character dimensions
     instance->state.logoWidth = requestData->logoCharacterWidth + instance->config.logo.paddingLeft + instance->config.logo.paddingRight;
 
-    instance->state.logoHeight = requestData->logoCharacterHeight;
+    instance->state.logoHeight = requestData->logoCharacterHeight + instance->config.logo.paddingTop;
     if(requestData->type == FF_LOGO_TYPE_IMAGE_KITTY)
         instance->state.logoHeight -= 1;
 
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ static void printImagePixels(FFinstance* instance, FFLogoRequestData* requestDat
         writeCacheUint32(requestData, instance->state.logoHeight, FF_CACHE_FILE_HEIGHT);
 
     //Write result to stdout
+    ffPrintCharTimes('\n', instance->config.logo.paddingTop);
     ffPrintCharTimes(' ', instance->config.logo.paddingLeft);
     fflush(stdout);
     ffWriteFDBuffer(STDOUT_FILENO, result);
@@ -600,6 +603,7 @@ static bool printCachedPixel(FFinstance* instance, FFLogoRequestData* requestDat
     if(fd == -1)
         return false;
 
+    ffPrintCharTimes('\n', instance->config.logo.paddingTop);
     ffPrintCharTimes(' ', instance->config.logo.paddingLeft);
     fflush(stdout);
 
@@ -611,7 +615,7 @@ static bool printCachedPixel(FFinstance* instance, FFLogoRequestData* requestDat
     close(fd);
 
     instance->state.logoWidth = requestData->logoCharacterWidth + instance->config.logo.paddingLeft + instance->config.logo.paddingRight;
-    instance->state.logoHeight = requestData->logoCharacterHeight;
+    instance->state.logoHeight = requestData->logoCharacterHeight + instance->config.logo.paddingTop;
 
     //Go to upper left corner
     fputs("\033[9999999D", stdout);
diff --git a/src/logo/logo.c b/src/logo/logo.c
index c259d8ca9..85ed46791 100644
--- a/src/logo/logo.c
+++ b/src/logo/logo.c
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
 static void ffLogoPrintCharsRaw(FFinstance* instance, const char* data, size_t length)
 {
     fputs(FASTFETCH_TEXT_MODIFIER_BOLT, stdout);
+    ffPrintCharTimes('\n', instance->config.logo.paddingTop);
     ffPrintCharTimes(' ', instance->config.logo.paddingLeft);
     fwrite(data, length, 1, stdout);
-    printf("\033[9999999D\n\033[%uA", instance->config.logo.height);
+    instance->state.logoHeight = instance->config.logo.paddingTop + instance->config.logo.height;
     instance->state.logoWidth = instance->config.logo.paddingLeft + instance->config.logo.width + instance->config.logo.paddingRight;
-    instance->state.logoHeight = instance->config.logo.height;
+    printf("\033[9999999D\n\033[%uA", instance->state.logoHeight);
 }
 
 void ffLogoPrintChars(FFinstance* instance, const char* data, bool doColorReplacement)
@@ -23,8 +24,11 @@ void ffLogoPrintChars(FFinstance* instance, const char* data, bool doColorReplac
     uint32_t currentlineLength = 0;
 
     fputs(FASTFETCH_TEXT_MODIFIER_BOLT, stdout);
+    ffPrintCharTimes('\n', instance->config.logo.paddingTop);
     ffPrintCharTimes(' ', instance->config.logo.paddingLeft);
 
+    instance->state.logoHeight = instance->config.logo.paddingTop;
+
     //Use logoColor[0] as the default color
     if(doColorReplacement)
         ffPrintColor(&instance->config.logo.colors[0]);