diff --git a/examples/tests/text-vertical-align.ts b/examples/tests/text-vertical-align.ts
index 9943232..9b75eb8 100644
--- a/examples/tests/text-vertical-align.ts
+++ b/examples/tests/text-vertical-align.ts
@@ -39,26 +39,40 @@ const NODE_PROPS = {
 } satisfies Partial<ITextNodeProps>;
 
 const CONTAINER_SIZE = 200;
+const CONTAINER_SIZE_3L = 280;
 
-function getSquare(renderer: RendererMain, node: ITextNode) {
+function getSquare(
+  renderer: RendererMain,
+  node: ITextNode,
+  size = CONTAINER_SIZE,
+) {
   const wrapper = renderer.createNode({
-    w: CONTAINER_SIZE,
-    h: CONTAINER_SIZE,
+    w: size,
+    h: size,
   });
   const line1 = renderer.createNode({
-    w: CONTAINER_SIZE,
+    w: size,
     h: 1,
     color: 0x00ff00ff,
     y: NODE_PROPS.lineHeight,
   });
   line1.parent = wrapper;
   const line2 = renderer.createNode({
-    w: CONTAINER_SIZE,
+    w: size,
     h: 1,
     color: 0x00ff00ff,
     y: NODE_PROPS.lineHeight * 2,
   });
   line2.parent = wrapper;
+  if (size >= NODE_PROPS.lineHeight * 3) {
+    const line3 = renderer.createNode({
+      w: size,
+      h: 1,
+      color: 0x00ff00ff,
+      y: NODE_PROPS.lineHeight * 3,
+    });
+    line3.parent = wrapper;
+  }
   node.parent = wrapper;
   return wrapper;
 }
@@ -144,5 +158,48 @@ function generateVerticalAlignTest(
         ]);
       },
     },
+    {
+      title: `Three Lines ('verticalAlign', ${textRenderer}, fontSize = 50, lineHeight = 70)`,
+      content: async (rowNode) => {
+        const nodeProps = {
+          ...NODE_PROPS,
+          text: 'abcd\nefgh\ntxyz',
+          textRendererOverride: textRenderer,
+          contain: 'height',
+          maxHeight: CONTAINER_SIZE_3L,
+        } satisfies Partial<ITextNodeProps>;
+
+        const baselineNode = renderer.createTextNode({
+          ...nodeProps,
+          verticalAlign: 'middle',
+        });
+
+        return await constructTestRow(
+          { renderer, rowNode, containerSize: CONTAINER_SIZE_3L },
+          [
+            'verticalAlign: middle\n(default)\n->',
+            getSquare(renderer, baselineNode, CONTAINER_SIZE_3L),
+            'top ->',
+            getSquare(
+              renderer,
+              renderer.createTextNode({
+                ...nodeProps,
+                verticalAlign: 'top',
+              }),
+              CONTAINER_SIZE_3L,
+            ),
+            'bottom ->',
+            getSquare(
+              renderer,
+              renderer.createTextNode({
+                ...nodeProps,
+                verticalAlign: 'bottom',
+              }),
+              CONTAINER_SIZE_3L,
+            ),
+          ],
+        );
+      },
+    },
   ] satisfies TestRow[];
 }
diff --git a/src/core/CoreTextNode.ts b/src/core/CoreTextNode.ts
index 15bc9da..ae36a6a 100644
--- a/src/core/CoreTextNode.ts
+++ b/src/core/CoreTextNode.ts
@@ -144,16 +144,19 @@ export class CoreTextNode extends CoreNode implements CoreTextNodeProps {
         }
         mountTranslateX = mountX * maxWidth;
       }
-      if (contain & TextConstraint.height && maxHeight > 0) {
-        if (verticalAlign === 'bottom') {
-          containY = maxHeight - h;
-        } else if (verticalAlign === 'middle') {
-          containY = (maxHeight - h) * 0.5;
-        }
+      if (contain & TextConstraint.height && hasMaxHeight === true) {
         mountTranslateY = mountY * maxHeight;
       }
     }
 
+    if (hasMaxHeight === true) {
+      if (verticalAlign === 'bottom') {
+        containY = maxHeight - h;
+      } else if (verticalAlign === 'middle') {
+        containY = (maxHeight - h) * 0.5;
+      }
+    }
+
     if (p.rotation !== 0 || p.scaleX !== 1 || p.scaleY !== 1) {
       const scaleRotate = Matrix3d.rotate(p.rotation, Matrix3d.temp).scale(
         p.scaleX,
diff --git a/src/core/text-rendering/TextRenderer.ts b/src/core/text-rendering/TextRenderer.ts
index 5ba41e6..20a1432 100644
--- a/src/core/text-rendering/TextRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/core/text-rendering/TextRenderer.ts
@@ -231,13 +231,15 @@ export interface TrProps extends TrFontProps {
    */
   maxLines: number;
   /**
-   * Vertical Align for text when lineHeight > fontSize
+   * Vertical alignment of the text block within `maxHeight`.
    *
    * @remarks
-   * This property sets the vertical align of the text.
-   * Not yet implemented in the SDF renderer.
+   * Activates when `maxHeight > 0`. Composes with `textBaselineMode`
+   * (per-line anchor). CSS line-box semantics — `'top'` leaves
+   * half-leading above the first line's cap-top; `'bottom'` leaves
+   * half-leading below the last line's descender.
    *
-   * @default middle
+   * @default top
    */
   verticalAlign: TextVerticalAlign;
   /**
diff --git a/visual-regression/certified-snapshots/chromium-ci/text-vertical-align-1.png b/visual-regression/certified-snapshots/chromium-ci/text-vertical-align-1.png
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