diff --git a/doc/orgmode.txt b/doc/orgmode.txt
index 69f9ae71b..013b8d396 100644
--- a/doc/orgmode.txt
+++ b/doc/orgmode.txt
@@ -982,6 +982,9 @@ Templates have the following fields:
     capture content will be added. If a function is provided, it will be called during
     refile with the destination file as its argument and must return the headline title as string. If no headline is specified,
     the content will be appended to the end of the file
+- `prepend` (`boolean`) - captured items are by default added as the last item at
+    the specfied target, setting this field places captured items as the first item
+    at the target
 - `datetree (boolean | { time_prompt?: boolean, reversed?: boolean, tree_type: 'day' | 'month' | 'week' | 'custom' })`
     Create a date tree <https://orgmode.org/manual/Template-elements.html#FOOT84> with current day in the target file and put the capture content there.
     - `true` - Create ascending datetree (newer dates go to end) with the current date
diff --git a/docs/configuration.org b/docs/configuration.org
index 086c59d9c..20e828a59 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.org
+++ b/docs/configuration.org
@@ -923,6 +923,9 @@ Templates have the following fields:
   capture content will be added. If a function is provided, it will be called during
   refile with the destination file as its argument and must return the headline title as string. If no headline is specified,
   the content will be appended to the end of the file
+- =prepend= (=boolean=) --- captured items are by default added as the last item at
+    the specfied target, setting this field places captured items as the first item
+    at the target
 - =datetree (boolean | { time_prompt?: boolean, reversed?: boolean, tree_type: 'day' | 'month' | 'week' | 'custom' })=
   Create a [[https://orgmode.org/manual/Template-elements.html#FOOT84][date tree]] with current day in the target file and put the capture content there.
   - =true= - Create ascending datetree (newer dates go to end) with the current date
diff --git a/lua/orgmode/capture/init.lua b/lua/orgmode/capture/init.lua
index e4d44f64d..56f3a6906 100644
--- a/lua/orgmode/capture/init.lua
+++ b/lua/orgmode/capture/init.lua
@@ -167,9 +167,16 @@ function Capture:_refile_from_capture_buffer(opts)
   local target_line = -1
   local destination_file = opts.destination_file
   local destination_headline = opts.destination_headline
+  local prepend = opts.template.prepend
 
   if destination_headline then
-    target_line = destination_headline:get_range().end_line
+    if prepend then
+      target_line = destination_headline:get_range().start_line
+    else
+      target_line = destination_headline:get_range().end_line
+    end
+  elseif prepend then
+    target_line = 0
   end
 
   if opts.template.datetree then
diff --git a/lua/orgmode/capture/template/init.lua b/lua/orgmode/capture/template/init.lua
index b38122ee8..d7464c161 100644
--- a/lua/orgmode/capture/template/init.lua
+++ b/lua/orgmode/capture/template/init.lua
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ local expansions = {
 ---@field template? string|string[]
 ---@field target? string
 ---@field datetree? OrgCaptureTemplateDatetree
+---@field prepend? boolean
 ---@field headline? string|fun(OrgFile?):string
 ---@field regexp? string
 ---@field properties? OrgCaptureTemplateProperties
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ function Template:new(opts)
   vim.validate('target', opts.target, 'string', true)
   vim.validate('regexp', opts.regexp, 'string', true)
   vim.validate('headline', opts.headline, { 'string', 'function' }, true)
+  vim.validate('prepend', opts.prepend, 'boolean', true)
   vim.validate('properties', opts.properties, 'table', true)
   vim.validate('subtemplates', opts.subtemplates, 'table', true)
   vim.validate('datetree', opts.datetree, { 'boolean', 'table' }, true)
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ function Template:new(opts)
   this.template = opts.template or ''
   this.target = opts.target or ''
   this.headline = opts.headline
+  this.prepend = opts.prepend
   this.properties = TemplateProperties:new(opts.properties)
   this.datetree = opts.datetree
   this.regexp = opts.regexp
diff --git a/tests/plenary/capture/capture_spec.lua b/tests/plenary/capture/capture_spec.lua
index 5a336bed0..0711ce83c 100644
--- a/tests/plenary/capture/capture_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/plenary/capture/capture_spec.lua
@@ -296,6 +296,52 @@ describe('Capture', function()
       '',
     }, vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(0, 0, -1, false))
   end)
+  it('to beginning', function()
+    local destination_file = helpers.create_file({
+      '* foobar',
+      '        ',
+      '',
+      '\t\t\t\t',
+      '',
+    })
+
+    local capture_lines = { '** baz' }
+    local capture_file = helpers.create_file(capture_lines)
+
+    local template = Template:new({
+      prepend = true,
+      properties = {
+        empty_lines = {
+          before = 2,
+          after = 1,
+        },
+      },
+    })
+    local capture_window = CaptureWindow:new({ template = template })
+    assert(capture_file)
+    local item = capture_file:get_headlines()[1]
+
+    ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: invisible
+    org.capture:_refile_from_capture_buffer({
+      destination_file = destination_file,
+      source_file = capture_file,
+      source_headline = item,
+      template = template,
+      capture_window = capture_window,
+    })
+    vim.cmd('edit ' .. vim.fn.fnameescape(destination_file.filename))
+    assert.are.same({
+      '',
+      '',
+      '* baz',
+      '',
+      '* foobar',
+      '        ',
+      '',
+      '\t\t\t\t',
+      '',
+    }, vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(0, 0, -1, false))
+  end)
   it('to headline', function()
     local destination_file = helpers.create_file({
       '* foobar',