diff --git a/bin/feedgnuplot b/bin/feedgnuplot
index ec28eee..5c8fb99 100755
--- a/bin/feedgnuplot
+++ b/bin/feedgnuplot
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ sub interpretCommandline
   $options{set}        = [];
   $options{unset}      = [];
   $options{equation}   = [];
+  $options{'equation-below'} = [];
+  $options{'equation-above'} = [];
 
   $options{curvestyleall} = '';
   $options{styleall}      = '';
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ sub interpretCommandline
              'style=s{2}', 'curvestyle=s{2}', 'curvestyleall=s', 'styleall=s', 'with=s', 'extracmds=s@', 'set=s@', 'unset=s@',
              'every=s{2}', 'everyall=s',
              'square!', 'square_xy!', 'square-xy!', 'squarexy!', 'hardcopy=s', 'maxcurves=i', 'monotonic!', 'timefmt=s',
-             'equation=s@',
+             'equation=s@', 'equation-below=s@', 'equation-above=s@',
              'image=s',
              'histogram=s@', 'binwidth=f', 'histstyle=s',
              'terminal=s',
@@ -503,6 +505,10 @@ sub interpretCommandline
       unshift @{$options{equation}}, qq{"$options{image}" binary filetype=auto flipy with rgbimage title "$options{image}"};
       delete $options{image};
   }
+
+  # --equation-below is a synonym of --equation
+  push @{$options{equation}}, @{$options{'equation-below'}};
+  @{$options{'equation-below'}} = [];
 }
 
 sub getGnuplotVersion
@@ -1156,7 +1162,8 @@ sub plotStoredData
   my @extraopts = map {$_->{options}} @nonemptyCurves;
 
   my $body = join('', map { "$_," } @{$options{equation}});
-  $body .= join(', ' , map({ "'-' $_" } @extraopts) );
+  $body   .= join(', ' , map({ "'-' $_" } @extraopts) );
+  $body   .= join('', map { ",$_" } @{$options{'equation-above'}});
 
   if($options{'3d'}) { print PIPE "splot $body\n"; }
   else               { print PIPE  "plot $body\n"; }
@@ -2079,6 +2086,8 @@ the y-axis extents are not specified (C<--ymin>, C<--ymax>, C<--set 'yrange
 properly. Since this option is just a passthrough to gnuplot, finer control can
 be achieved by passing in C<--equation> and C<--set yrange ...> directly.
 
+=item
+
 C<--equation xxx>
 
 Gnuplot can plot both data and symbolic equations. C<feedgnuplot> generally
@@ -2107,6 +2116,18 @@ points, and I I<also> plot a true circle as a parametric equation.
 
 =item
 
+C<--equation-below xxx>
+
+Synonym for C<--equation>. These are rendered I<below> all the other data.
+
+=item
+
+C<--equation-above xxx>
+
+Like C<--equation>, but is rendered I<on top> of all the other data.
+
+=item
+
 C<--square>
 
 Plot data with aspect ratio 1. For 3D plots, this controls the aspect ratio for
diff --git a/completions/bash/feedgnuplot b/completions/bash/feedgnuplot
index e11bedf..a9840b3 100644
--- a/completions/bash/feedgnuplot
+++ b/completions/bash/feedgnuplot
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ complete -W               \
     --set                 \
     --unset               \
     --equation            \
+    --equation-below      \
+    --equation-above      \
     --image               \
     --geometry            \
     --hardcopy            \
diff --git a/completions/zsh/_feedgnuplot b/completions/zsh/_feedgnuplot
index 9d4c87c..1ab075c 100644
--- a/completions/zsh/_feedgnuplot
+++ b/completions/zsh/_feedgnuplot
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ _arguments -S
     '*--set[Additional 'set' gnuplot commands]:set-option'                        \
     '*--unset[Additional 'unset' gnuplot commands]:unset-option'                  \
     '*--equation[Raw symbolic equation]:equation'                                 \
+    '*--equation-below[Raw symbolic equation]:equation'                           \
+    '*--equation-above[Raw symbolic equation to plot on top]:equation'            \
     '--image[Image file to render beneath the data]:image:_files -g "(#i)*.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif)"' \
     '--square[Plot data with square aspect ratio]'                                \
     '--square-xy[For 3D plots, set square aspect ratio for ONLY the x,y axes]'    \
diff --git a/t/plots.t b/t/plots.t
index 9612b10..6b0a169 100644
--- a/t/plots.t
+++ b/t/plots.t
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ BEGIN {
   }
 }
 
-use Test::More tests => 82;
+use Test::More tests => 84;
 use File::Temp 'tempfile';
 use IPC::Run 'run';
 use String::ShellQuote;
@@ -279,6 +279,15 @@ tryplot( testname => 'xticlabels styles with tuplesize',
                       '--ymax', '6'],
          refplot  => 'xticlabels-styles-with-tuplesize.ref' );
 
+tryplot( testname => 'equations',
+         cmd      => qq{seq 10 15},
+         options  => [qw(--equation x),
+                      qw(--equation-above x+1),
+                      qw(--equation-below x-1),
+                      '--with', 'boxes fill solid border lt -1',
+                      '--ymin', '0'],
+         refplot  => 'equations.ref' );
+
 SKIP:
 {