diff --git a/doc/syntax/layer/type/violin.qmd b/doc/syntax/layer/type/violin.qmd
index acc55eb8..af5b3243 100644
--- a/doc/syntax/layer/type/violin.qmd
+++ b/doc/syntax/layer/type/violin.qmd
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ The following aesthetics are recognised by the violin layer.
     * `'biweight'` or `'quartic'`
     * `'cosine'`
 * `width`: Relative width of the violins. Defaults to `0.9`.
+* `ridge`: Determines the sides of the midline where the density is displayed. One of the following:
+    * `'both'` (default) displays a complete violin both sides of the midline.
+    * `'left'` or `'top'` only displays half a violin at the left side or top side.
+    * `'right'` or `'bottom'` only displays half a violin at the right side or bottom side.
 * `tails`: Expansion rule for drawing the tails. One of the following:
     * A number setting a multiple of adjusted bandwidths to expand each group's range. Defaults to 3.
     * `null` to use the whole data range rather than group ranges.
@@ -103,3 +107,11 @@ VISUALISE species AS y, bill_dep AS x FROM ggsql:penguins
   DRAW violin
 ```
 
+A ridgeline plot (or joy plot) can be seen as a horizontal half-violin plot, or like a density plot with vertical offsets for every category.
+To achieve this outcome, you can set the `ridge` setting and adjust `width` to taste.
+
+```{ggsql}
+VISUALISE Temp AS x, Month AS y FROM ggsql:airquality
+DRAW violin SETTING width => 4, ridge => 'top'
+SCALE ORDINAL y
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plot/layer/geom/violin.rs b/src/plot/layer/geom/violin.rs
index b213ebb7..4b842482 100644
--- a/src/plot/layer/geom/violin.rs
+++ b/src/plot/layer/geom/violin.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ impl GeomTrait for Violin {
                 name: "width",
                 default: DefaultParamValue::Number(0.9),
             },
+            DefaultParam {
+                name: "ridge",
+                default: DefaultParamValue::String("both"),
+            },
             DefaultParam {
                 name: "tails",
                 default: DefaultParamValue::Number(3.0),
diff --git a/src/writer/vegalite/layer.rs b/src/writer/vegalite/layer.rs
index 3a82cf19..8ff56eca 100644
--- a/src/writer/vegalite/layer.rs
+++ b/src/writer/vegalite/layer.rs
@@ -1312,7 +1312,18 @@ impl GeomRenderer for ViolinRenderer {
         let offset_col = naming::aesthetic_column("offset");
 
         // It'll be implemented as an offset.
-        let violin_offset = format!("[datum.{offset}, -datum.{offset}]", offset = offset_col);
+        let mut violin_offset = format!("[datum.{offset}, -datum.{offset}]", offset = offset_col);
+        if let Some(ParameterValue::String(ridge)) = layer.parameters.get("ridge") {
+            match ridge.as_str() {
+                "left" | "top" => {
+                    violin_offset = format!("[-datum.{offset}]", offset = offset_col);
+                }
+                "right" | "bottom" => {
+                    violin_offset = format!("[datum.{offset}]", offset = offset_col);
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
 
         // Read orientation from layer (already resolved during execution)
         let is_horizontal = is_transposed(layer);
@@ -3198,6 +3209,52 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_violin_ridge_parameter() {
+        use crate::naming;
+        use crate::plot::ParameterValue;
+
+        let offset_col = naming::aesthetic_column("offset");
+
+        fn get_violin_offset_expr(ridge: Option<&str>) -> String {
+            let mut layer = Layer::new(crate::plot::Geom::violin());
+            if let Some(r) = ridge {
+                layer.parameters.insert("ridge".to_string(), ParameterValue::String(r.to_string()));
+            }
+
+            let mut layer_spec = json!({
+                "mark": {"type": "line"},
+                "encoding": {
+                    "x": {"field": "species", "type": "nominal"},
+                    "y": {"field": naming::aesthetic_column("pos2"), "type": "quantitative"}
+                }
+            });
+
+            ViolinRenderer.modify_spec(&mut layer_spec, &layer, &RenderContext::new(&[])).unwrap();
+
+            layer_spec["transform"].as_array().unwrap()
+                .iter()
+                .find(|t| t.get("as").and_then(|a| a.as_str()) == Some("violin_offsets"))
+                .unwrap()["calculate"].as_str().unwrap().to_string()
+        }
+
+        // Default "both" - mirrors on both sides
+        let expr = get_violin_offset_expr(None);
+        assert!(
+            expr.contains(&format!("[datum.{}, -datum.{}]", offset_col, offset_col))
+                || expr.contains(&format!("[-datum.{}, datum.{}]", offset_col, offset_col)),
+            "Default should mirror both sides: {}", expr
+        );
+
+        // "left" and "top" - only negative offset
+        assert_eq!(get_violin_offset_expr(Some("left")), format!("[-datum.{}]", offset_col));
+        assert_eq!(get_violin_offset_expr(Some("top")), format!("[-datum.{}]", offset_col));
+
+        // "right" and "bottom" - only positive offset
+        assert_eq!(get_violin_offset_expr(Some("right")), format!("[datum.{}]", offset_col));
+        assert_eq!(get_violin_offset_expr(Some("bottom")), format!("[datum.{}]", offset_col));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_render_context_get_extent() {
         use crate::plot::{ArrayElement, Scale};