diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 77f3ea80..8351b5d2 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ var ColorBlack = Color{0, 0, 0}
 
 // Watermark represents the text-based watermark supported options.
 type Watermark struct {
+	Left        int
+	Top         int
 	Width       int
 	DPI         int
 	Margin      int
diff --git a/resizer.go b/resizer.go
index d3bed897..80597d22 100644
--- a/resizer.go
+++ b/resizer.go
@@ -345,9 +345,6 @@ func watermarkImageWithText(image *C.VipsImage, w Watermark) (*C.VipsImage, erro
 	if w.DPI == 0 {
 		w.DPI = 150
 	}
-	if w.Margin == 0 {
-		w.Margin = w.Width
-	}
 	if w.Opacity == 0 {
 		w.Opacity = 0.25
 	} else if w.Opacity > 1 {
diff --git a/vips.go b/vips.go
index 6a775700..69b69319 100644
--- a/vips.go
+++ b/vips.go
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ type vipsSaveOptions struct {
 }
 
 type vipsWatermarkOptions struct {
+	Left        C.int
+	Top         C.int
 	Width       C.int
 	DPI         C.int
 	Margin      C.int
@@ -285,8 +287,7 @@ func vipsWatermark(image *C.VipsImage, w Watermark) (*C.VipsImage, error) {
 	background := [3]C.double{C.double(w.Background.R), C.double(w.Background.G), C.double(w.Background.B)}
 
 	textOpts := vipsWatermarkTextOptions{text, font}
-	opts := vipsWatermarkOptions{C.int(w.Width), C.int(w.DPI), C.int(w.Margin), C.int(noReplicate), C.float(w.Opacity), background}
-
+	opts := vipsWatermarkOptions{C.int(w.Left), C.int(w.Top), C.int(w.Width), C.int(w.DPI), C.int(w.Margin), C.int(noReplicate), C.float(w.Opacity), background}
 	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(text))
 	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(font))
 
@@ -733,4 +734,4 @@ func vipsGamma(image *C.VipsImage, Gamma float64) (*C.VipsImage, error) {
 		return nil, catchVipsError()
 	}
 	return out, nil
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/vips.h b/vips.h
index 46ed2cae..66af9c9b 100644
--- a/vips.h
+++ b/vips.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ typedef struct {
 } WatermarkTextOptions;
 
 typedef struct {
+	int    Left;
+	int    Top;
 	int    Width;
 	int    DPI;
 	int    Margin;
@@ -442,7 +444,7 @@ vips_watermark(VipsImage *in, VipsImage **out, WatermarkTextOptions *to, Waterma
 			NULL) ||
 		vips_linear1(t[1], &t[2], o->Opacity, 0.0, NULL) ||
 		vips_cast(t[2], &t[3], VIPS_FORMAT_UCHAR, NULL) ||
-		vips_embed(t[3], &t[4], 100, 100, t[3]->Xsize + o->Margin, t[3]->Ysize + o->Margin, NULL)
+		vips_embed(t[3], &t[4], o->Left, o->Top, t[3]->Xsize + o->Margin + o->Left, t[3]->Ysize + o->Margin +  o->Top, NULL)
 		) {
 		g_object_unref(base);
 		return 1;