diff --git a/src/components/updatemenus/attributes.js b/src/components/updatemenus/attributes.js
index a8703528302..b27416ee424 100644
--- a/src/components/updatemenus/attributes.js
+++ b/src/components/updatemenus/attributes.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ module.exports = {
     yanchor: {
         valType: 'enumerated',
         values: ['auto', 'top', 'middle', 'bottom'],
-        dflt: 'bottom',
+        dflt: 'top',
         role: 'info',
         description: [
             'Sets the update menu\'s vertical position anchor',
diff --git a/test/image/baselines/updatemenus.png b/test/image/baselines/updatemenus.png
index 226e0e0ab5c..1dc3c383b2c 100644
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