diff --git a/api/config.lua b/api/config.lua
index b8c95ee6..bf26d9c7 100644
--- a/api/config.lua
+++ b/api/config.lua
@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@ 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,           "vertical_offset",  "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("nameplates", nil,           "showcastbar",      "1")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("nameplates", nil,           "targetcastbar",    "0")
   pfUI:UpdateConfig("nameplates", nil,           "spellname",        "0")
diff --git a/modules/gui.lua b/modules/gui.lua
index 36cc6616..e0599d8a 100644
--- a/modules/gui.lua
+++ b/modules/gui.lua
@@ -2201,6 +2201,7 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("gui", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
     CreateGUIEntry(T["Nameplates"], nil, function()
       CreateConfig(U["nameplates"], T["Show On Hostile Units"], C.nameplates, "showhostile", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(U["nameplates"], T["Show On Friendly Units"], C.nameplates, "showfriendly", "checkbox")
+      CreateConfig(U["nameplates"], T["Vertical Offset (|cffffaaaaExperimental|r)"], C.nameplates, "vertical_offset", nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, "vanilla")
       CreateConfig(U["nameplates"], T["Inactive Nameplate Alpha"], C.nameplates, "notargalpha", "dropdown", pfUI.gui.dropdowns.percent_small)
       CreateConfig(U["nameplates"], T["Draw Glow Around Target Nameplate"], C.nameplates, "targetglow", "checkbox")
       CreateConfig(U["nameplates"], T["Glow Color Around Target Nameplate"], C.nameplates, "glowcolor", "color")
diff --git a/modules/nameplates.lua b/modules/nameplates.lua
index 124c0a34..cb103ec7 100644
--- a/modules/nameplates.lua
+++ b/modules/nameplates.lua
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("nameplates", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
     nameplate.health.text:SetTextColor(1,1,1,1)
 
     nameplate.name = nameplate:CreateFontString(nil, "OVERLAY")
-    nameplate.name:SetPoint("TOP", nameplate, "TOP", 0, nameoffset)
+    nameplate.name:SetPoint("TOP", nameplate, "TOP", 0, 0)
 
     nameplate.glow = nameplate:CreateTexture(nil, "BACKGROUND")
     nameplate.glow:SetPoint("CENTER", nameplate.health, "CENTER", 0, 0)
@@ -1019,8 +1019,12 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("nameplates", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
       local nameplate = self.nameplate
       local plate = C.nameplates["overlap"] == "1" and nameplate or parent
 
+      if C.nameplates["vertical_offset"] ~= "0" then
+        nameplate:SetPoint("TOP", plate, "TOP", 0, tonumber(C.nameplates["vertical_offset"]))
+      end
+
       -- replace clickhandler
-      if C.nameplates["overlap"] == "1" then
+      if C.nameplates["overlap"] == "1" or C.nameplates["vertical_offset"] ~= "0" then
         parent:SetFrameLevel(0)
         nameplate:SetScript("OnClick", function() parent:Click() end)
 
@@ -1040,6 +1044,7 @@ pfUI:RegisterModule("nameplates", "vanilla:tbc", function ()
 
       -- disable click event on frames
       if C.nameplates["clickthrough"] == "1" then
+        nameplate:EnableMouse(false)
         plate:EnableMouse(false)
       else
         plate:EnableMouse(true)