diff --git a/api/config.lua b/api/config.lua
index 3c729a38..bd6e2d6e 100644
--- a/api/config.lua
+++ b/api/config.lua
@@ -692,6 +692,7 @@ function pfUI:LoadConfig()
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("nameplates", nil,           "use_unitfonts",    "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("nameplates", nil,           "legacy",           "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("nameplates", nil,           "overlap",          "0")
+  pfUI:UpdateConfig("nameplates", nil,           "verticalhealth",   "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("nameplates", nil,           "vertical_offset",  "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("nameplates", nil,           "showcastbar",      "1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("nameplates", nil,           "targetcastbar",    "0")
diff --git a/modules/gui.lua b/modules/gui.lua
index 4616d551..06570009 100644
--- a/modules/gui.lua
+++ b/modules/gui.lua
@@ -2281,6 +2281,7 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("gui", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
       CreateConfig(U["nameplates"], T["Hide Healthbar On Totems"], C.nameplates, "totems", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(U["nameplates"], T["Always Show On Units With Missing HP"], C.nameplates, "fullhealth", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(U["nameplates"], T["Always Show On Target Units"], C.nameplates, "target", "checkbox")
+      CreateConfig(U["nameplates"], T["Vertical Healthbar"], C.nameplates, "verticalhealth", "checkbox")
     end)
 
     CreateGUIEntry(T["Thirdparty"], T["Integrations"], function()
diff --git a/modules/nameplates.lua b/modules/nameplates.lua
index 70452ce6..f38a7f4d 100644
--- a/modules/nameplates.lua
+++ b/modules/nameplates.lua
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("nameplates", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
     local width = tonumber(C.nameplates.width)
     local debuffsize = tonumber(C.nameplates.debuffsize)
     local healthoffset = tonumber(C.nameplates.health.offset)
+    local orientation = C.nameplates.verticalhealth == "1" and "VERTICAL" or "HORIZONTAL"
 
     nameplate:SetWidth(plate_width)
     nameplate:SetHeight(plate_height)
@@ -460,11 +461,13 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("nameplates", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
 
     nameplate.name:SetFont(font, font_size, font_style)
 
+    nameplate.health:SetOrientation(orientation)
     nameplate.health:SetPoint("TOP", nameplate.name, "BOTTOM", 0, healthoffset)
     nameplate.health:SetStatusBarTexture(hptexture)
     nameplate.health:SetWidth(C.nameplates.width)
     nameplate.health:SetHeight(C.nameplates.heighthealth)
     nameplate.health.hlr, nameplate.health.hlg, nameplate.health.hlb, nameplate.health.hla = hlr, hlg, hlb, hla
+
     CreateBackdrop(nameplate.health, default_border)
 
     nameplate.health.text:SetFont(font, font_size - 2, "OUTLINE")