diff --git a/src/backends/vector/fortplot_svg.f90 b/src/backends/vector/fortplot_svg.f90
index cdb543bc..dec89109 100644
--- a/src/backends/vector/fortplot_svg.f90
+++ b/src/backends/vector/fortplot_svg.f90
@@ -551,6 +551,10 @@ subroutine svg_calc_legend_pos(this, loc, x, y)
         case ('lower right')
             x = real(this%plot_area%left + this%plot_area%width, wp) - 110.0_wp
             y = real(this%plot_area%bottom + this%plot_area%height, wp) - 60.0_wp
+        case ('east')
+            x = real(this%plot_area%left + this%plot_area%width, wp) + 10.0_wp
+            y = real(this%plot_area%bottom, wp) + &
+                real(this%plot_area%height, wp)*0.5_wp - 30.0_wp
         case default
             x = real(this%plot_area%left + this%plot_area%width, wp) - 110.0_wp
             y = real(this%plot_area%bottom, wp) + 10.0_wp