diff --git a/src/component/axis/AxisBuilder.ts b/src/component/axis/AxisBuilder.ts
index 9e5151711b..b668dbf9e7 100644
--- a/src/component/axis/AxisBuilder.ts
+++ b/src/component/axis/AxisBuilder.ts
@@ -851,22 +851,25 @@ const builders: Record<AxisBuilderAxisPartName, AxisElementsBuilder> = {
         const nameDirection = cfg.nameDirection;
         const textStyleModel = axisModel.getModel('nameTextStyle');
         const gap = (axisModel.get('nameGap') || 0);
+        // When nameMoveOverlap is enabled, apply nameGap after overlap
+        // resolution so it acts as offset from the auto-resolved position.
+        const initialGap = cfg.shouldNameMoveOverlap ? 0 : gap;
 
         const extent = axisModel.axis.getExtent();
         const gapStartEndSignal = axisModel.axis.inverse ? -1 : 1;
         const pos = new Point(0, 0);
         const nameMoveDirVec = new Point(0, 0);
         if (nameLocation === 'start') {
-            pos.x = extent[0] - gapStartEndSignal * gap;
+            pos.x = extent[0] - gapStartEndSignal * initialGap;
             nameMoveDirVec.x = -gapStartEndSignal;
         }
         else if (nameLocation === 'end') {
-            pos.x = extent[1] + gapStartEndSignal * gap;
+            pos.x = extent[1] + gapStartEndSignal * initialGap;
             nameMoveDirVec.x = gapStartEndSignal;
         }
         else { // 'middle' or 'center'
             pos.x = (extent[0] + extent[1]) / 2;
-            pos.y = cfg.labelOffset + nameDirection * gap;
+            pos.y = cfg.labelOffset + nameDirection * initialGap;
             nameMoveDirVec.y = nameDirection;
         }
         const mt = matrixUtil.create();
@@ -976,6 +979,12 @@ const builders: Record<AxisBuilderAxisPartName, AxisElementsBuilder> = {
                 assert(record.labelInfoList);
             }
             shared.resolveAxisNameOverlap(cfg, shared, axisModel, nameLayout, nameMoveDirVec, record);
+            if (gap > 0) {
+                labelLayoutApplyTranslation(
+                    nameLayout,
+                    new Point(gap * nameMoveDirVec.x, gap * nameMoveDirVec.y)
+                );
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/coord/axisCommonTypes.ts b/src/coord/axisCommonTypes.ts
index 058dea900e..c0ea876bb4 100644
--- a/src/coord/axisCommonTypes.ts
+++ b/src/coord/axisCommonTypes.ts
@@ -61,22 +61,23 @@ export interface AxisBaseOptionCommon extends ComponentOption,
     };
     nameTextStyle?: AxisNameTextStyleOption;
     /**
-     * This is the offset of axis name from:
+     * The offset of axis name:
      * - If `nameMoveOverlap: false`: offset from axisLine.
-     * - If `nameMoveOverlap: true`: offset from axisLine+axisLabels.
-     *
-     * PENDING: should it named as "nameOffset" or support `[offsetX, offsetY]`?
+     * - If `nameMoveOverlap: true`: additional offset applied after automatic
+     *   overlap resolution, i.e. offset from axisLine+axisLabels.
      */
     nameGap?: number;
     /**
      * Whether to auto move axis name to avoid overlap with axis labels.
      * The procedure of axis name layout:
-     * 1. Firstly apply `nameRotate`, `nameTruncate`, `nameLocation`, `nameGap`.
-     *  Note that if `nameGap` is applied after the overlap handling, it may still
-     *  cause overlap and confuse users.
-     * 2. If `nameMoveOverlap: true`, move the name util it does not overlap with
-     *  axis lables. `nameTextStyle.textMargin` can be used to adjust its gap from
+     * 1. Firstly apply `nameRotate`, `nameTruncate`, `nameLocation`.
+     * 2. If `nameMoveOverlap: true`, move the name until it does not overlap with
+     *  axis labels, then apply `nameGap` as additional offset from the resolved
+     *  position. Negative `nameGap` is ignored in this case to prevent reintroducing
+     *  overlap. `nameTextStyle.textMargin` can be used to adjust its gap from
      *  others in this case.
+     *  If `nameMoveOverlap: false`, `nameGap` is applied in step 1 as offset
+     *  from the axis line.
      * - If 'auto'/null/undefined, use `nameMoveOverlap`, except when `grid.containLabel` is
      *  true. This is for backward compat - users have tuned the position based on no name moved.
      */