diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/input_decorator.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/input_decorator.dart
index a6a5df6aba..31be91b94e 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/input_decorator.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/input_decorator.dart
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ class _Decoration {
     this.helperError,
     this.counter,
     this.container,
+    this.alignLabelWithHint,
   }) : assert(contentPadding != null),
        assert(isCollapsed != null),
        assert(floatingLabelHeight != null),
@@ -460,6 +461,7 @@ class _Decoration {
   final double floatingLabelProgress;
   final InputBorder border;
   final _InputBorderGap borderGap;
+  final bool alignLabelWithHint;
   final Widget icon;
   final Widget input;
   final Widget label;
@@ -494,7 +496,8 @@ class _Decoration {
         && typedOther.suffixIcon == suffixIcon
         && typedOther.helperError == helperError
         && typedOther.counter == counter
-        && typedOther.container == container;
+        && typedOther.container == container
+        && typedOther.alignLabelWithHint == alignLabelWithHint;
   }
 
   @override
@@ -516,6 +519,7 @@ class _Decoration {
       helperError,
       counter,
       container,
+      alignLabelWithHint,
     );
   }
 }
@@ -839,8 +843,15 @@ class _RenderDecoration extends RenderBox {
       + contentPadding.right));
 
     boxConstraints = boxConstraints.copyWith(maxWidth: inputWidth);
-    if (label != null) // The label is not baseline aligned.
-      label.layout(boxConstraints, parentUsesSize: true);
+    if (label != null) {
+      if (decoration.alignLabelWithHint) {
+        // The label is aligned with the hint, at the baseline
+        layoutLineBox(label);
+      } else {
+        // The label is centered, not baseline aligned
+        label.layout(boxConstraints, parentUsesSize: true);
+      }
+    }
 
     boxConstraints = boxConstraints.copyWith(minWidth: inputWidth);
     layoutLineBox(hint);
@@ -1037,8 +1048,13 @@ class _RenderDecoration extends RenderBox {
           start += contentPadding.left;
           start -= centerLayout(prefixIcon, start - prefixIcon.size.width);
         }
-        if (label != null)
-          centerLayout(label, start - label.size.width);
+        if (label != null) {
+          if (decoration.alignLabelWithHint) {
+            baselineLayout(label, start - label.size.width);
+          } else {
+            centerLayout(label, start - label.size.width);
+          }
+        }
         if (prefix != null)
           start -= baselineLayout(prefix, start - prefix.size.width);
         if (input != null)
@@ -1061,7 +1077,11 @@ class _RenderDecoration extends RenderBox {
           start += centerLayout(prefixIcon, start);
         }
         if (label != null)
-          centerLayout(label, start);
+          if (decoration.alignLabelWithHint) {
+            baselineLayout(label, start);
+          } else {
+            centerLayout(label, start);
+          }
         if (prefix != null)
           start += baselineLayout(prefix, start);
         if (input != null)
@@ -1891,6 +1911,7 @@ class _InputDecoratorState extends State<InputDecorator> with TickerProviderStat
         icon: icon,
         input: widget.child,
         label: label,
+        alignLabelWithHint: decoration.alignLabelWithHint,
         hint: hint,
         prefix: prefix,
         suffix: suffix,
@@ -1972,6 +1993,7 @@ class InputDecoration {
     this.border,
     this.enabled = true,
     this.semanticCounterText,
+    this.alignLabelWithHint,
   }) : assert(enabled != null),
        assert(!(prefix != null && prefixText != null), 'Declaring both prefix and prefixText is not allowed'),
        assert(!(suffix != null && suffixText != null), 'Declaring both suffix and suffixText is not allowed'),
@@ -2018,7 +2040,8 @@ class InputDecoration {
        focusedErrorBorder = null,
        disabledBorder = null,
        enabledBorder = null,
-       semanticCounterText = null;
+       semanticCounterText = null,
+       alignLabelWithHint = false;
 
   /// An icon to show before the input field and outside of the decoration's
   /// container.
@@ -2449,6 +2472,13 @@ class InputDecoration {
   /// If provided, this replaces the semantic label of the [counterText].
   final String semanticCounterText;
 
+  /// Typically set to true when the [InputDecorator] contains a multiline
+  /// [TextField] ([TextField.maxLines] is null or > 1) to override the default
+  /// behavior of aligning the label with the center of the [TextField].
+  ///
+  /// Defaults to false.
+  final bool alignLabelWithHint;
+
   /// Creates a copy of this input decoration with the given fields replaced
   /// by the new values.
   ///
@@ -2488,6 +2518,7 @@ class InputDecoration {
     InputBorder border,
     bool enabled,
     String semanticCounterText,
+    bool alignLabelWithHint,
   }) {
     return InputDecoration(
       icon: icon ?? this.icon,
@@ -2524,6 +2555,7 @@ class InputDecoration {
       border: border ?? this.border,
       enabled: enabled ?? this.enabled,
       semanticCounterText: semanticCounterText ?? this.semanticCounterText,
+      alignLabelWithHint: alignLabelWithHint ?? this.alignLabelWithHint,
     );
   }
 
@@ -2553,6 +2585,7 @@ class InputDecoration {
       disabledBorder: disabledBorder ?? theme.disabledBorder,
       enabledBorder: enabledBorder ?? theme.enabledBorder,
       border: border ?? theme.border,
+      alignLabelWithHint: alignLabelWithHint ?? theme.alignLabelWithHint,
     );
   }
 
@@ -2597,7 +2630,8 @@ class InputDecoration {
         && typedOther.enabledBorder == enabledBorder
         && typedOther.border == border
         && typedOther.enabled == enabled
-        && typedOther.semanticCounterText == semanticCounterText;
+        && typedOther.semanticCounterText == semanticCounterText
+        && typedOther.alignLabelWithHint == alignLabelWithHint;
   }
 
   @override
@@ -2647,6 +2681,7 @@ class InputDecoration {
         border,
         enabled,
         semanticCounterText,
+        alignLabelWithHint,
       ),
     );
   }
@@ -2718,6 +2753,8 @@ class InputDecoration {
       description.add('enabled: false');
     if (semanticCounterText != null)
       description.add('semanticCounterText: $semanticCounterText');
+    if (alignLabelWithHint != null)
+      description.add('alignLabelWithHint: $alignLabelWithHint');
     return 'InputDecoration(${description.join(', ')})';
   }
 }
@@ -2759,9 +2796,11 @@ class InputDecorationTheme extends Diagnosticable {
     this.disabledBorder,
     this.enabledBorder,
     this.border,
+    this.alignLabelWithHint = false,
   }) : assert(isDense != null),
        assert(isCollapsed != null),
-      assert(filled != null);
+       assert(filled != null),
+       assert(alignLabelWithHint != null);
 
   /// The style to use for [InputDecoration.labelText] when the label is
   /// above (i.e., vertically adjacent to) the input field.
@@ -3020,6 +3059,11 @@ class InputDecorationTheme extends Diagnosticable {
   ///    rounded rectangle around the input decorator's container.
   final InputBorder border;
 
+  /// Typically set to true when the [InputDecorator] contains a multiline
+  /// [TextField] ([TextField.maxLines] is null or > 1) to override the default
+  /// behavior of aligning the label with the center of the [TextField].
+  final bool alignLabelWithHint;
+
   @override
   void debugFillProperties(DiagnosticPropertiesBuilder properties) {
     super.debugFillProperties(properties);
@@ -3040,9 +3084,10 @@ class InputDecorationTheme extends Diagnosticable {
     properties.add(DiagnosticsProperty<Color>('fillColor', fillColor, defaultValue: defaultTheme.fillColor));
     properties.add(DiagnosticsProperty<InputBorder>('errorBorder', errorBorder, defaultValue: defaultTheme.errorBorder));
     properties.add(DiagnosticsProperty<InputBorder>('focusedBorder', focusedBorder, defaultValue: defaultTheme.focusedErrorBorder));
-    properties.add(DiagnosticsProperty<InputBorder>('focusedErrorborder', focusedErrorBorder, defaultValue: defaultTheme.focusedErrorBorder));
+    properties.add(DiagnosticsProperty<InputBorder>('focusedErrorBorder', focusedErrorBorder, defaultValue: defaultTheme.focusedErrorBorder));
     properties.add(DiagnosticsProperty<InputBorder>('disabledBorder', disabledBorder, defaultValue: defaultTheme.disabledBorder));
     properties.add(DiagnosticsProperty<InputBorder>('enabledBorder', enabledBorder, defaultValue: defaultTheme.enabledBorder));
     properties.add(DiagnosticsProperty<InputBorder>('border', border, defaultValue: defaultTheme.border));
+    properties.add(DiagnosticsProperty<bool>('alignLabelWithHint', alignLabelWithHint, defaultValue: defaultTheme.alignLabelWithHint));
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/input_decorator_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/input_decorator_test.dart
index c116e32d87..7caa45d984 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/input_decorator_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/input_decorator_test.dart
@@ -248,6 +248,56 @@ void main() {
     expect(tester.getTopLeft(find.text('label')).dy, 20.0);
     expect(tester.getBottomLeft(find.text('label')).dy, 36.0);
     expect(getBorderColor(tester), Colors.transparent);
+
+    // alignLabelWithHint: true positions the label at the text baseline,
+    // aligned with the hint.
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      buildInputDecorator(
+        isEmpty: true,
+        isFocused: false,
+        decoration: const InputDecoration(
+          labelText: 'label',
+          alignLabelWithHint: true,
+          hintText: 'hint',
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(tester.getSize(find.byType(InputDecorator)), const Size(800.0, 56.0));
+    expect(tester.getTopLeft(find.text('label')).dy, tester.getTopLeft(find.text('hint')).dy);
+    expect(tester.getBottomLeft(find.text('label')).dy, tester.getBottomLeft(find.text('hint')).dy);
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('InputDecorator alignLabelWithHint for multiline TextField', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    Widget buildFrame(bool alignLabelWithHint) {
+      return MaterialApp(
+        home: Material(
+          child: Directionality(
+            textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+            child: TextField(
+              maxLines: 8,
+              decoration: InputDecoration(
+                labelText: 'label',
+                alignLabelWithHint: alignLabelWithHint,
+                hintText: 'hint',
+              ),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+
+    // alignLabelWithHint: false centers the label in the TextField
+    await tester.pumpWidget(buildFrame(false));
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(tester.getTopLeft(find.text('label')).dy, 76.0);
+    expect(tester.getBottomLeft(find.text('label')).dy, 92.0);
+
+    // alignLabelWithHint: true aligns the label with the hint.
+    await tester.pumpWidget(buildFrame(true));
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(tester.getTopLeft(find.text('label')).dy, tester.getTopLeft(find.text('hint')).dy);
+    expect(tester.getBottomLeft(find.text('label')).dy, tester.getBottomLeft(find.text('hint')).dy);
   });
 
   // Overall height for this InputDecorator is 40.0dps
@@ -1552,6 +1602,7 @@ void main() {
         filled: true,
         fillColor: Colors.red,
         border: InputBorder.none,
+        alignLabelWithHint: true,
       )
     );
 
@@ -1567,6 +1618,7 @@ void main() {
     expect(decoration.filled, true);
     expect(decoration.fillColor, Colors.red);
     expect(decoration.border, InputBorder.none);
+    expect(decoration.alignLabelWithHint, true);
 
     // InputDecoration (baseDecoration) defines InputDecoration properties
     decoration = const InputDecoration(
@@ -1582,6 +1634,7 @@ void main() {
       filled: false,
       fillColor: Colors.blue,
       border: OutlineInputBorder(),
+      alignLabelWithHint: false,
     ).applyDefaults(
       const InputDecorationTheme(
         labelStyle: themeStyle,
@@ -1597,6 +1650,7 @@ void main() {
         filled: true,
         fillColor: Colors.red,
         border: InputBorder.none,
+        alignLabelWithHint: true,
       ),
     );
 
@@ -1613,6 +1667,7 @@ void main() {
     expect(decoration.filled, false);
     expect(decoration.fillColor, Colors.blue);
     expect(decoration.border, const OutlineInputBorder());
+    expect(decoration.alignLabelWithHint, false);
   });
 
   testWidgets('InputDecorator OutlineInputBorder fillColor is clipped by border', (WidgetTester tester) async {
@@ -2017,4 +2072,51 @@ void main() {
     expect(underlineInputBorder.hashCode, const UnderlineInputBorder(borderSide: BorderSide(color: Colors.blue)).hashCode);
     expect(underlineInputBorder.hashCode, isNot(const UnderlineInputBorder().hashCode));
   });
+
+  testWidgets('InputDecorationTheme implements debugFillDescription', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final DiagnosticPropertiesBuilder builder = DiagnosticPropertiesBuilder();
+    const InputDecorationTheme(
+      labelStyle: TextStyle(),
+      helperStyle: TextStyle(),
+      hintStyle: TextStyle(),
+      errorMaxLines: 5,
+      hasFloatingPlaceholder: false,
+      contentPadding: EdgeInsetsDirectional.only(start: 40.0, top: 12.0, bottom: 12.0),
+      prefixStyle: TextStyle(),
+      suffixStyle: TextStyle(),
+      counterStyle: TextStyle(),
+      filled: true,
+      fillColor: Colors.red,
+      errorBorder: UnderlineInputBorder(),
+      focusedBorder: UnderlineInputBorder(),
+      focusedErrorBorder: UnderlineInputBorder(),
+      disabledBorder: UnderlineInputBorder(),
+      enabledBorder: UnderlineInputBorder(),
+      border: UnderlineInputBorder(),
+      alignLabelWithHint: true,
+    ).debugFillProperties(builder);
+    final List<String> description = builder.properties
+        .where((DiagnosticsNode n) => !n.isFiltered(DiagnosticLevel.info))
+        .map((DiagnosticsNode n) => n.toString()).toList();
+    expect(description, <String>[
+      'labelStyle: TextStyle(<all styles inherited>)',
+      'helperStyle: TextStyle(<all styles inherited>)',
+      'hintStyle: TextStyle(<all styles inherited>)',
+      'errorMaxLines: 5',
+      'hasFloatingPlaceholder: false',
+      'contentPadding: EdgeInsetsDirectional(40.0, 12.0, 0.0, 12.0)',
+      'prefixStyle: TextStyle(<all styles inherited>)',
+      'suffixStyle: TextStyle(<all styles inherited>)',
+      'counterStyle: TextStyle(<all styles inherited>)',
+      'filled: true',
+      'fillColor: MaterialColor(primary value: Color(0xfff44336))',
+      'errorBorder: UnderlineInputBorder()',
+      'focusedBorder: UnderlineInputBorder()',
+      'focusedErrorBorder: UnderlineInputBorder()',
+      'disabledBorder: UnderlineInputBorder()',
+      'enabledBorder: UnderlineInputBorder()',
+      'border: UnderlineInputBorder()',
+      'alignLabelWithHint: true',
+    ]);
+  });
 }