diff --git a/packages/main/src/Menu.ts b/packages/main/src/Menu.ts
index ef01695a042b..372a90d704ea 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/Menu.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/Menu.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
 
 // Styles
 import menuCss from "./generated/themes/Menu.css.js";
+import type PopoverVerticalAlign from "./types/PopoverVerticalAlign.js";
 
 const MENU_OPEN_DELAY = 300;
 
@@ -208,6 +209,14 @@ class Menu extends UI5Element {
 	@property()
 	horizontalAlign: `${PopoverHorizontalAlign}` = "Start";
 
+	/**
+	 * Determines the vertical alignment of the menu relative to its opener control.
+	 * @default "Start"
+	 * @public
+	 */
+	@property()
+	verticalAlign: `${PopoverVerticalAlign}` = "Bottom";
+
 	/**
 	 * Defines if a loading indicator would be displayed inside the corresponding ui5-menu popover.
 	 * @default false
diff --git a/packages/main/src/MenuTemplate.tsx b/packages/main/src/MenuTemplate.tsx
index aa0bcaed0185..67739994be96 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/MenuTemplate.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/MenuTemplate.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default function MenuTemplate(this: Menu) {
 			id={`${this._id}-menu-rp`}
 			class="ui5-menu-rp"
 			placement="Bottom"
-			verticalAlign="Bottom"
+			verticalAlign={this.verticalAlign}
 			horizontalAlign={this.horizontalAlign}
 			opener={this.opener}
 			open={this.open}