diff --git a/lua/noice/util/nui.lua b/lua/noice/util/nui.lua
index c45e5b1..62ce7ff 100644
--- a/lua/noice/util/nui.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/util/nui.lua
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ function M.normalize_popup_options(opts)
   -- relative, position, size
   _.normalize_layout_options(opts)
 
+  if opts.position and opts.position.row and type(opts.position.row) == "number" and opts.position.row < 0 then
+    opts.position.row = vim.go.lines + opts.position.row
+  end
+  if opts.position and opts.position.col and type(opts.position.col) == "number" and opts.position.col < 0 then
+    opts.position.col = vim.go.columns + opts.position.col
+  end
+
   -- border
   local border = opts.border
   if type(border) == "string" then