diff --git a/src/args.jl b/src/args.jl
index afef5aeb..2bf63ac6 100644
--- a/src/args.jl
+++ b/src/args.jl
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ function convertLegendValue(val::Symbol)
         :best
     elseif val in (:no, :none)
         :none
-    elseif val in (:right, :left, :top, :bottom, :inside, :best, :legend, :topright, :topleft, :bottomleft, :bottomright)
+    elseif val in (:right, :left, :top, :bottom, :inside, :best, :legend, :topright, :topleft, :bottomleft, :bottomright, :outertopright)
         val
     else
         error("Invalid symbol for legend: $val")
diff --git a/src/backends/pgfplots.jl b/src/backends/pgfplots.jl
index d455b638..d83917d0 100644
--- a/src/backends/pgfplots.jl
+++ b/src/backends/pgfplots.jl
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ const _pgfplots_legend_pos = KW(
     :bottomright => "south east",
     :topright => "north east",
     :topleft => "north west",
+    :outertopright => "outer north east",
 )