diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 9f129fc..1a3c010 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Version 2.2
 
 o -keep-l keeps existing linearization status
 o -remove-dict-entry te remove the contents of a dictionary entry
+o -topline in addition to -midline
 
 Version 2.1 (November 2014)
 
diff --git a/cpdf.ml b/cpdf.ml
index 28def5f..a1e0f2c 100755
--- a/cpdf.ml
+++ b/cpdf.ml
@@ -1696,7 +1696,8 @@ let unescape_string s =
 
 let
   addtexts metrics linewidth outline fast fontname font bates colour position linespacing
-  fontsize underneath text pages orientation cropbox opacity justification midline filename pdf
+  fontsize underneath text pages orientation cropbox opacity justification
+  midline topline filename pdf
 =
   (*flprint "addtexts:\n";
   iter (Printf.printf "%C ") (explode text);
@@ -1749,6 +1750,18 @@ let
               | _ ->
                  ops_baseline_adjustment := 0.
             end
+          else
+          if topline then
+            begin match font with
+              | Some font ->
+                  let baseline_adjustment =
+                    (fontsize *. float (Pdfstandard14.baseline_adjustment font) *. 2.0) /. 1000.
+                  in
+                    ops_baseline_adjustment := baseline_adjustment;
+                    voffset := !voffset +. baseline_adjustment
+              | _ ->
+                 ops_baseline_adjustment := 0.
+            end
           else
             ops_baseline_adjustment := 0.;
           iter
diff --git a/cpdf.mli b/cpdf.mli
index 8593b6e..9b906a5 100644
--- a/cpdf.mli
+++ b/cpdf.mli
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ val calculate_position :
 
 (** Call [add_texts metrics linewidth outline fast fontname font bates colour
 position linespacing fontsize underneath text pages orientation
-relative_to_cropbox midline_adjust filename pdf]. For details see cpdfmanual.pdf *)
+relative_to_cropbox midline_adjust topline filename pdf]. For details see cpdfmanual.pdf *)
 val addtexts :
     bool -> (*metrics*)
     float -> (*linewidth*)
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ val addtexts :
     float ->(*opacity*)
     justification ->(*justification*)
     bool ->(*midline adjust?*)
+    bool ->(*topline adjust?*)
     string ->(*filename*)
     Pdf.t ->(*pdf*)
     Pdf.t
diff --git a/cpdfcommand.ml b/cpdfcommand.ml
index 3453e2c..42970f9 100644
--- a/cpdfcommand.ml
+++ b/cpdfcommand.ml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 (* cpdf command line tools *)
-let demo = false
+let demo = true
 let noncomp = false
 let major_version = 2
 let minor_version = 2
-let version_date = "(build of 7th January 2015)"
+let version_date = "(build of 20th January 2015)"
 
 open Pdfutil
 open Pdfio
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ type args =
    mutable underneath : bool;
    mutable linespacing : float;
    mutable midline : bool;
+   mutable topline : bool;
    mutable justification : Cpdf.justification;
    mutable bates : int;
    mutable prerotate : bool;
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ let args =
    underneath = false;
    linespacing = 1.;
    midline = false;
+   topline = false;
    justification = Cpdf.LeftJustify;
    bates = 0;
    prerotate = false;
@@ -472,6 +474,7 @@ let reset_arguments () =
   args.underneath <- false;
   args.linespacing <- 1.;
   args.midline <- false;
+  args.topline <- false;
   args.justification <- Cpdf.LeftJustify;
   args.bates <- 0;
   args.prerotate <- false;
@@ -1127,6 +1130,9 @@ let setlinespacing f =
 let setmidline () =
   args.midline <- true
 
+let settopline () =
+  args.topline <- true
+
 let setscaletofitscale f =
   args.scale <- f
 
@@ -1640,6 +1646,9 @@ and specs =
    ("-midline",
       Arg.Unit setmidline,
       " Adjust text to midline rather than baseline");
+   ("-topline",
+      Arg.Unit settopline,
+      " Adjust text to topline rather than baseline");
    ("-relative-to-cropbox",
       Arg.Unit setrelativetocropbox,
       " Add text relative to Crop Box not Media Box");
@@ -3458,7 +3467,7 @@ let go () =
                    false args.linewidth args.outline args.fast args.fontname font args.bates
                    args.color args.position args.linespacing args.fontsize
                    args.underneath text range args.orientation args.relative_to_cropbox args.opacity
-                   args.justification args.midline filename pdf)
+                   args.justification args.midline args.topline filename pdf)
   | Some RemoveText ->
       let pdf = get_single_pdf args.op false in
         let range = parse_pagespec pdf (get_pagespec ()) in