diff --git a/galleries/plot_types/arrays/imshow.py b/galleries/plot_types/arrays/imshow.py
index c28278c6c657..b2920e7fd80c 100644
--- a/galleries/plot_types/arrays/imshow.py
+++ b/galleries/plot_types/arrays/imshow.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 # plot
 fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 
-ax.imshow(Z)
+ax.imshow(Z, origin='lower')
 
 plt.show()