diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae23baf..4d43af8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -223,6 +223,12 @@ cell.
 - `merge_cell`: Merge the current cell ith the one above (`dir='u'`) or below
 (`dir='d'`)
 
+## Related plugins
+
+- [nvim-various-textobjs](https://github.com/chrisgrieser/nvim-various-textobjs)
+also provides a notebook cell object that you might want to consider if you are
+not interested on all the other functionality in NotebookNavigator.
+
 ## Contributors
 
 A list of contributors can be found on `contributors.txt`.
diff --git a/lua/notebook-navigator/core.lua b/lua/notebook-navigator/core.lua
index 279602d..a4bbc86 100644
--- a/lua/notebook-navigator/core.lua
+++ b/lua/notebook-navigator/core.lua
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ M.run_all_cells = function(repl_provider, repl_args)
   repl(1, buf_length, repl_args)
 end
 
+M.run_cells_above = function(cell_marker, repl_provider, repl_args)
+  local start_line = 1
+  local cell_object = miniai_spec("i", cell_marker)
+
+  local repl = get_repl(repl_provider)
+
+  if cell_object.from.line > 1 then
+    local previous_cell_end = cell_object.from.line - 1
+    repl(start_line, previous_cell_end, repl_args)
+  end
+end
+
 M.run_cells_below = function(cell_marker, repl_provider, repl_args)
   local buf_length = vim.api.nvim_buf_line_count(0)
   local cell_object = miniai_spec("i", cell_marker)
diff --git a/lua/notebook-navigator/init.lua b/lua/notebook-navigator/init.lua
index 797d291..04194eb 100644
--- a/lua/notebook-navigator/init.lua
+++ b/lua/notebook-navigator/init.lua
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ M.run_all_cells = function(repl_args)
   core.run_all_cells(M.config.repl_provider, repl_args)
 end
 
+--- Run all cells above the current cell
+---
+---@param repl_args table|nil Optional config for the repl.
+M.run_cells_above = function(repl_args)
+  core.run_cells_above(cell_marker(), M.config.repl_provider, repl_args)
+end
+
 --- Run all cells below (including current cell)
 ---
 ---@param repl_args table|nil Optional config for the repl.
@@ -207,7 +214,7 @@ local function activate_hydra(config)
       M.split_cell,
       { desc = "Split cell", nowait = true },
     },
-    { "q", nil, { exit = true, nowait = true, desc = "exit" } },
+    { "q",     nil, { exit = true, nowait = true, desc = "exit" } },
     { "<esc>", nil, { exit = true, nowait = true, desc = "exit" } },
   }
 
@@ -318,7 +325,7 @@ M.setup = function(config)
   if #utils.available_repls == 0 then
     vim.notify "[NotebookNavigator] No supported REPLs available.\nMost functionality will error out."
   elseif
-    M.config.repl_provider ~= "auto" and not utils.has_value(utils.available_repls, M.config.repl_provider)
+      M.config.repl_provider ~= "auto" and not utils.has_value(utils.available_repls, M.config.repl_provider)
   then
     vim.notify("[NotebookNavigator] The requested repl (" .. M.config.repl_provider .. ") is not available.")
   end