diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
index 251f7f593..148aa33ed 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace MWRender
       mViewModeToggleQueued(false),
       mCameraDistance(0.f),
       mThirdPersonMode(ThirdPersonViewMode::Standard),
-      mOverShoulderHorizontalOffset(30.0f),
+      mOverShoulderOffset(osg::Vec2f(30.0f, -10.0f)),
       mSmoothTransitionToCombatMode(0.f)
     {
         mVanity.enabled = false;
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ namespace MWRender
         osg::Vec3d offset(0, 0, 10.f);
         if (mThirdPersonMode == ThirdPersonViewMode::OverShoulder && !mPreviewMode && !mVanity.enabled)
         {
-            float horizontalOffset = mOverShoulderHorizontalOffset * (1.f - mSmoothTransitionToCombatMode);
-            float verticalOffset = mSmoothTransitionToCombatMode * 15.f + (1.f - mSmoothTransitionToCombatMode) * -10.f;
+            float horizontalOffset = mOverShoulderOffset.x() * (1.f - mSmoothTransitionToCombatMode);
+            float verticalOffset = mSmoothTransitionToCombatMode * 15.f + (1.f - mSmoothTransitionToCombatMode) * mOverShoulderOffset.y();
 
             offset.x() += horizontalOffset * cos(getYaw());
             offset.y() += horizontalOffset * sin(getYaw());
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ namespace MWRender
         updateSmoothTransitionToCombatMode(duration);
     }
 
+    void Camera::setOverShoulderOffset(float horizontal, float vertical)
+    {
+        mOverShoulderOffset = osg::Vec2f(horizontal, vertical);
+    }
+
     void Camera::updateSmoothTransitionToCombatMode(float duration)
     {
         bool combatMode = true;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
index bdcb69297..c04bf31c2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/camera.hpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         float mCameraDistance;
 
         ThirdPersonViewMode mThirdPersonMode;
-        float mOverShoulderHorizontalOffset;
+        osg::Vec2f mOverShoulderOffset;
         osg::Vec3d mFocalPointAdjustment;
 
         // Makes sense only if mThirdPersonMode is OverShoulder. Can be in range [0, 1].
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         MWWorld::Ptr getTrackingPtr() const;
 
         void setThirdPersonViewMode(ThirdPersonViewMode mode) { mThirdPersonMode = mode; }
-        void setOverShoulderHorizontalOffset(float v) { mOverShoulderHorizontalOffset = v; }
+        void setOverShoulderOffset(float horizontal, float vertical);
 
         /// Update the view matrix of \a cam
         void updateCamera(osg::Camera* cam);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 6997fee03..fc78b6ebb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -386,7 +386,11 @@ namespace MWRender
             mCamera->setThirdPersonViewMode(Camera::ThirdPersonViewMode::OverShoulder);
         else
             mCamera->setThirdPersonViewMode(Camera::ThirdPersonViewMode::Standard);
-        mCamera->setOverShoulderHorizontalOffset(Settings::Manager::getFloat("view over shoulder horizontal offset", "Camera"));
+
+        std::stringstream offset(Settings::Manager::getString("view over shoulder offset", "Camera"));
+        float horizontal = 30.f, vertical = -10.f;
+        offset >> horizontal >> vertical;
+        mCamera->setOverShoulderOffset(horizontal, vertical);
     }
 
     osgUtil::IncrementalCompileOperation* RenderingManager::getIncrementalCompileOperation()
diff --git a/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/camera.rst b/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/camera.rst
index 756db3999..ecc1bda50 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/camera.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/camera.rst
@@ -127,15 +127,15 @@ True: In non-combat mode camera is positioned behind the character's shoulder. C
 
 This setting can only be configured by editing the settings configuration file.
 
-view over shoulder horizontal offset
-------------------------------------
+view over shoulder offset
+-------------------------
 
-:Type:		floating point
+:Type:		2D vector floating point
 :Range:		Any
-:Default:	30
+:Default:	30 -10
 
-This setting makes sense only if 'view over shoulder' is enabled. Controls horizontal offset of the camera in third person mode. Negative value means offset to the left, positive - to the right.
-Recommened values: 30 for the right shoulder, -30 for the left shoulder.
+This setting makes sense only if 'view over shoulder' is enabled. Controls horizontal (first number) and vertical (second number) offset of the camera in third person mode.
+Recommened values: 30 -10 for the right shoulder, -30 -10 for the left shoulder.
 
 This setting can only be configured by editing the settings configuration file.
 
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index f95998c1c..c48c8baf4 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ first person field of view = 60.0
 # If enabled then third person camera is positioned above character's shoulder and crosshair is visible.
 view over shoulder = false
 
-# Makes sense only if 'view over shoulder' is true. Negative value means offset to the left.
-view over shoulder horizontal offset = 30
+# Makes sense only if 'view over shoulder' is true. First number is horizontal offset (negative value means offset to the left), second number is vertical offset.
+view over shoulder offset = 30 -10
 
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