diff --git a/editor/js/ui/palette.js b/editor/js/ui/palette.js
index 9e15f6fd7..0a1804f04 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/palette.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/palette.js
@@ -105,8 +105,14 @@ RED.palette = (function() {
         var labelElement = el.find(".palette_label");
         labelElement.html(lines).attr('dir', RED.text.bidi.resolveBaseTextDir(lines));
 
-        el.find(".palette_port_output").css({top:(multiLineNodeHeight-5)+"px"});
-        el.find(".palette_port_input").css({top: "-5px"});
+        if (RED.view.virtical()) {
+            el.find(".palette_port").css({top:(multiLineNodeHeight/2-5)+"px", left: "55px"});
+            el.find(".palette_port_output").css({top:(multiLineNodeHeight-5)+"px", right: "55px"});
+            el.find(".palette_port_input").css({top: "-5px"});
+        }else{
+            el.find(".palette_port").css({top:(multiLineNodeHeight/2-5)+"px"});
+            // el.find(".palette_port_output").css({top:(multiLineNodeHeight/2-5)+"px", right: "-6px", left: "auto"});
+        }
 
         var popOverContent;
         try {
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/userSettings.js b/editor/js/ui/userSettings.js
index 59bf085b1..d7459e263 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/userSettings.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/userSettings.js
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ RED.userSettings = (function() {
         {
             title: "menu.label.other",
             options: [
-                {setting:"view-show-tips",oldSettings:"menu-menu-item-show-tips",label:"menu.label.showTips",toggle:true,default:true,onchange:"core:toggle-show-tips"}
+                {setting:"view-show-tips",oldSettings:"menu-menu-item-show-tips",label:"menu.label.showTips",toggle:true,default:true,onchange:"core:toggle-show-tips"},
+                {setting:"view-flow-virtical",label:"menu.label.view.flowVirtical",toggle:true,default:true,onchange:RED.view.virtical}
             ]
         }
     ];
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/view.js b/editor/js/ui/view.js
index 9d116e4cd..32e324bf9 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/view.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/view.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
 
     var gridSize = 20;
     var snapGrid = false;
+    var virtical = false;
 
     var activeSpliceLink;
     var spliceActive = false;
@@ -659,10 +660,13 @@ RED.view = (function() {
         nn.changed = true;
         nn.moved = true;
 
-        // nn.w = node_width;
-        // nn.h = Math.max(node_height,(nn.outputs||0) * 15);
-        nn.w = Math.max(node_width,(nn.outputs||0) * 15);
-        nn.h = node_height;
+        if (virtical) {
+            nn.w = Math.max(node_width,(nn.outputs||0) * 15);
+            nn.h = node_height;
+        }else{
+            nn.w = node_width;
+            nn.h = Math.max(node_height,(nn.outputs||0) * 15);
+        }
 
         var historyEvent = {
             t:"add",
@@ -937,11 +941,18 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 var drag_line = drag_lines[i];
                 var numOutputs = (drag_line.portType === PORT_TYPE_OUTPUT)?(drag_line.node.outputs || 1):1;
                 var sourcePort = drag_line.port;
-                var portX = -((numOutputs-1)/2)*13 +13*sourcePort;
+                if (virtical) {
+                    var portX = -((numOutputs-1)/2)*13 +13*sourcePort;
+                }else{
+                    var portY = -((numOutputs-1)/2)*13 +13*sourcePort;
+                }
 
                 var sc = (drag_line.portType === PORT_TYPE_OUTPUT)?1:-1;
-
-                drag_line.el.attr("d",generateLinkPathV(drag_line.node.x+portX,drag_line.node.y,mousePos[0],mousePos[1],sc));
+                if (virtical) {
+                    drag_line.el.attr("d",generateLinkPathV(drag_line.node.x+portX,drag_line.node.y,mousePos[0],mousePos[1],sc));
+                }else{
+                    drag_line.el.attr("d",generateLinkPath(drag_line.node.x+sc*drag_line.node.w/2,drag_line.node.y+portY,mousePos[0],mousePos[1],sc))
+                }
             }
             d3.event.preventDefault();
         } else if (mouse_mode == RED.state.MOVING) {
@@ -2077,10 +2088,17 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                     if (isLink) {
                         d.w = node_height;
                     } else {
-                        d.w = Math.max(node_width,20*(Math.ceil((calculateTextWidth(l, "node_label", 50)+(d._def.inputs>0?7:0))/20)),(d.outputs||0) * 15 );
+                        if (virtical) {
+                            d.w = Math.max(node_width,20*(Math.ceil((calculateTextWidth(l, "node_label", 50)+(d._def.inputs>0?7:0))/20)),(d.outputs||0) * 15 );
+                        }else{
+                            d.w = Math.max(node_width,20*(Math.ceil((calculateTextWidth(l, "node_label", 50)+(d._def.inputs>0?7:0))/20)) );
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (virtical) {
+                        d.h = node_height;
+                    }else{
+                        d.h = Math.max(node_height,(d.outputs||0) * 15);
                     }
-                    // d.h = Math.max(node_height,(d.outputs||0) * 15);
-                    d.h = node_height;
 
                     if (d._def.badge) {
                         var badge = node.append("svg:g").attr("class","node_badge_group");
@@ -2266,9 +2284,13 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                         if (!isLink && d.resize) {
                             var l = RED.utils.getNodeLabel(d);
                             var ow = d.w;
-                            d.w = Math.max(node_width,20*(Math.ceil((calculateTextWidth(l, "node_label", 50)+(d._def.inputs>0?7:0))/20)),(d.outputs||0) * 15 );
-                            // d.h = Math.max(node_height,(d.outputs||0) * 15);
-                            d.h = node_height;
+                            if (virtical) {
+                                d.w = Math.max(node_width,20*(Math.ceil((calculateTextWidth(l, "node_label", 50)+(d._def.inputs>0?7:0))/20)),(d.outputs||0) * 15 );
+                                d.h = node_height;
+                            }else{
+                                d.w = Math.max(node_width,20*(Math.ceil((calculateTextWidth(l, "node_label", 50)+(d._def.inputs>0?7:0))/20)) );
+                                d.h = Math.max(node_height,(d.outputs||0) * 15);
+                            }
                             d.x += (d.w-ow)/2;
                             d.resize = false;
                         }
@@ -2308,8 +2330,11 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                             }
 
                             var numOutputs = d.outputs;
-                            // var y = (d.h/2)-((numOutputs-1)/2)*13;
-                            var x = (d.w/2)-((numOutputs-1)/2)*13;
+                            if (virtical) {
+                                var x = (d.w/2)-((numOutputs-1)/2)*13;
+                            }else{
+                                var y = (d.h/2)-((numOutputs-1)/2)*13;
+                            }
                             d.ports = d.ports || d3.range(numOutputs);
                             d._ports = thisNode.selectAll(".port_output").data(d.ports);
                             var output_group = d._ports.enter().append("g").attr("class","port_output");
@@ -2325,15 +2350,21 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                             d._ports.exit().remove();
                             if (d._ports) {
                                 numOutputs = d.outputs || 1;
-                                // y = (d.h/2)-((numOutputs-1)/2)*13;
-                                // var x = d.w - 5;
-                                x = (d.w/2)-((numOutputs-1)/2)*13;
-                                var y = d.h - 5;
+                                if (virtical) {
+                                    x = (d.w/2)-((numOutputs-1)/2)*13;
+                                    var y = d.h - 5;
+                                }else{
+                                    y = (d.h/2)-((numOutputs-1)/2)*13;
+                                    var x = d.w - 5;
+                                }
                                 d._ports.each(function(d,i) {
                                         var port = d3.select(this);
                                         //port.attr("y",(y+13*i)-5).attr("x",x);
-                                        // port.attr("transform", function(d) { return "translate("+x+","+((y+13*i)-5)+")";});
-                                        port.attr("transform", function(d) { return "translate("+((x+13*i)-5)+","+ y +")";});
+                                        if (virtical) {
+                                            port.attr("transform", function(d) { return "translate("+((x+13*i)-5)+","+ y +")";});
+                                        }else{
+                                            port.attr("transform", function(d) { return "translate("+x+","+((y+13*i)-5)+")";});
+                                        }
                                 });
                             }
                             thisNode.selectAll("text.node_label").text(function(d,i){
@@ -2396,8 +2427,11 @@ RED.view = (function() {
 
                             thisNode.selectAll(".port_input").each(function(d,i) {
                                     var port = d3.select(this);
-                                    // port.attr("transform",function(d){return "translate(-5,"+((d.h/2)-5)+")";})
-                                    port.attr("transform",function(d){return "translate("+((d.w/2)-5)+", -5)";})
+                                    if (virtical) {
+                                        port.attr("transform",function(d){return "translate("+((d.w/2)-5)+", -5)";})
+                                    }else{
+                                        port.attr("transform",function(d){return "translate(-5,"+((d.h/2)-5)+")";})
+                                    }
                             });
 
                             thisNode.selectAll(".node_icon").attr("y",function(d){return (d.h-d3.select(this).attr("height"))/2;});
@@ -2533,18 +2567,27 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                     link.attr("d",function(d){
                         var numOutputs = d.source.outputs || 1;
                         var sourcePort = d.sourcePort || 0;
-                        var x = -((numOutputs-1)/2)*13 +13*sourcePort;
-                        d.x1 = d.source.x+x;
-                        d.y1 = d.source.y+d.source.h/2;
-                        d.x2 = d.target.x;
-                        d.y2 = d.target.y-d.target.h/2;
+                        if (virtical) {
+                            var x = -((numOutputs-1)/2)*13 +13*sourcePort;
+                            d.x1 = d.source.x+x;
+                            d.y1 = d.source.y+d.source.h/2;
+                            d.x2 = d.target.x;
+                            d.y2 = d.target.y-d.target.h/2;
+                            return generateLinkPathV(d.x1,d.y1,d.x2,d.y2,1);
+                        }else{
+                            var y = -((numOutputs-1)/2)*13 +13*sourcePort;
+                            d.x1 = d.source.x+d.source.w/2;
+                            d.y1 = d.source.y+y;
+                            d.x2 = d.target.x-d.target.w/2;
+                            d.y2 = d.target.y;
+                            return generateLinkPath(d.x1,d.y1,d.x2,d.y2,1);
+                        }
 
                         // return "M "+d.x1+" "+d.y1+
                         //     " C "+(d.x1+scale*node_width)+" "+(d.y1+scaleY*node_height)+" "+
                         //     (d.x2-scale*node_width)+" "+(d.y2-scaleY*node_height)+" "+
                         //     d.x2+" "+d.y2;
 
-                        return generateLinkPathV(d.x1,d.y1,d.x2,d.y2,1);
                     });
                 }
             })
@@ -2955,6 +2998,14 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 updateGrid();
             }
         },
+        virtical: function(v) {
+            if (v === undefined) {
+                return virtical;
+            } else {
+                virtical = v;
+                RED.view.redraw();
+            }
+        },
         getActiveNodes: function() {
             return activeNodes;
         }
diff --git a/red/api/editor/locales/en-US/editor.json b/red/api/editor/locales/en-US/editor.json
index 689b030b1..ec6bd694d 100644
--- a/red/api/editor/locales/en-US/editor.json
+++ b/red/api/editor/locales/en-US/editor.json
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
                 "defaultDir": "Default",
                 "ltr": "Left-to-right",
                 "rtl": "Right-to-left",
-                "auto": "Contextual"
+                "auto": "Contextual",
+                "flowVirtical": "Virtical flow"
             },
             "sidebar": {
                 "show": "Show sidebar"
diff --git a/red/api/editor/locales/ja/editor.json b/red/api/editor/locales/ja/editor.json
index 3da5791dd..3e566c9b9 100644
--- a/red/api/editor/locales/ja/editor.json
+++ b/red/api/editor/locales/ja/editor.json
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
                 "defaultDir": "標準",
                 "ltr": "左から右",
                 "rtl": "右から左",
-                "auto": "文脈"
+                "auto": "文脈",
+                "flowVirtical": "縦フロー"
             },
             "sidebar": {
                 "show": "サイドバーを表示"
diff --git a/red/api/editor/locales/zh-CN/editor.json b/red/api/editor/locales/zh-CN/editor.json
index d4b07c1b2..af54621d0 100644
--- a/red/api/editor/locales/zh-CN/editor.json
+++ b/red/api/editor/locales/zh-CN/editor.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
                 "defaultDir": "默认方向",
                 "ltr": "从左到右",
                 "rtl": "从右到左",
-                "auto": "上下文"
+                "auto": "上下文",
+                "flowVirtical": "Virtical flow"
             },
             "sidebar": {
                 "show": "显示侧边栏"