diff --git a/modules/charts_highcharts/charts_highcharts.inc b/modules/charts_highcharts/charts_highcharts.inc
index 035868ab9813a6bd8a5b37827d72502791fd6969..924e52ba7e0128c9469d250ef67d9f04b9fe46bd 100644
--- a/modules/charts_highcharts/charts_highcharts.inc
+++ b/modules/charts_highcharts/charts_highcharts.inc
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ function _charts_highcharts_populate_chart_options($chart, $chart_definition) {
     $chart_definition['legend']['layout'] = 'horizontal';
   }
   elseif ($chart['#legend_position'] === 'top') {
+    $chart_definition['legend']['verticalAlign'] = 'top';
     $chart_definition['legend']['layout'] = 'horizontal';
   }
   else {