diff --git a/.changeset/tangy-ghosts-watch.md b/.changeset/tangy-ghosts-watch.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d69de4d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tangy-ghosts-watch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+fix: adjust sequence diagram title positioning to prevent overlap with top border in Safari
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
index c681c9491..04ccd8a84 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ export const drawBox = function (elem, box, conf) {
       box.name,
       g,
       box.x,
-      box.y + (box.textMaxHeight || 0) / 2,
+      box.y + conf.boxTextMargin + (box.textMaxHeight || 0) / 2,
       box.width,
       0,
       { class: 'text' },