diff --git a/lua/cmp/view.lua b/lua/cmp/view.lua
index a1b7c153d..3381d71c8 100644
--- a/lua/cmp/view.lua
+++ b/lua/cmp/view.lua
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ view.open_docs = function(self)
       if not self:visible() then
         return
       end
-      self.docs_view:open(e, self:_get_entries_view():info())
+      local bottom_up = self.custom_entries_view.bottom_up
+      self.docs_view:open(e, self:_get_entries_view():info(), bottom_up)
     end)))
   end
 end
@@ -268,7 +269,8 @@ view.on_entry_change = async.throttle(function(self)
         return
       end
       if self.is_docs_view_pinned or config.get().view.docs.auto_open then
-        self.docs_view:open(e, self:_get_entries_view():info())
+        local bottom_up = self.custom_entries_view.bottom_up
+        self.docs_view:open(e, self:_get_entries_view():info(), bottom_up)
       end
     end)))
   else
diff --git a/lua/cmp/view/custom_entries_view.lua b/lua/cmp/view/custom_entries_view.lua
index ca73c8946..2e2ea0f63 100644
--- a/lua/cmp/view/custom_entries_view.lua
+++ b/lua/cmp/view/custom_entries_view.lua
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ local DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 10 -- @see https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/pop
 ---@field private active boolean
 ---@field private entries cmp.Entry[]
 ---@field private column_width any
+---@field private bottom_up boolean
 ---@field public event cmp.Event
 local custom_entries_view = {}
 
diff --git a/lua/cmp/view/docs_view.lua b/lua/cmp/view/docs_view.lua
index 3947e33f8..3a13bcb94 100644
--- a/lua/cmp/view/docs_view.lua
+++ b/lua/cmp/view/docs_view.lua
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ end
 ---Open documentation window
 ---@param e cmp.Entry
 ---@param view cmp.WindowStyle
-docs_view.open = function(self, e, view)
+---@param bottom_up boolean
+docs_view.open = function(self, e, view, bottom_up)
   local documentation = config.get().window.documentation
   if not documentation then
     return
@@ -90,6 +91,8 @@ docs_view.open = function(self, e, view)
     return self:close()
   end
 
+  local row = bottom_up and math.max(view.row - (height + border_info.vert - view.height), 1) or view.row
+
   -- Render window.
   self.window:option('winblend', vim.o.pumblend)
   self.window:option('winhighlight', documentation.winhighlight)
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ docs_view.open = function(self, e, view)
     style = 'minimal',
     width = width,
     height = height,
-    row = view.row,
+    row = row,
     col = col,
     border = documentation.border,
     zindex = documentation.zindex or 50,