diff --git a/widgets/label.cpp b/widgets/label.cpp
index 35552c96f..4dcf116c1 100644
--- a/widgets/label.cpp
+++ b/widgets/label.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,16 @@ QString Label::image() const
     return d->imagePath;
 }
 
+void Label::setAlignment(Qt::Alignment alignment)
+{
+    nativeWidget()->setAlignment(alignment);
+}
+
+Qt::Alignment Label::alignment() const
+{
+    return nativeWidget()->alignment();
+}
+
 void Label::setStyleSheet(const QString &stylesheet)
 {
     widget()->setStyleSheet(stylesheet);
diff --git a/widgets/label.h b/widgets/label.h
index c8f9ec6d0..8ede75180 100644
--- a/widgets/label.h
+++ b/widgets/label.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class PLASMA_EXPORT Label : public QGraphicsProxyWidget
     Q_PROPERTY(QGraphicsWidget *parentWidget READ parentWidget)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString text READ text WRITE setText)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString image READ image WRITE setImage)
+    Q_PROPERTY(Qt::Alignment alignment READ alignment WRITE setAlignment)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString styleSheet READ styleSheet WRITE setStyleSheet)
     Q_PROPERTY(QLabel *nativeWidget READ nativeWidget)
 
@@ -75,6 +76,18 @@ public:
      */
     QString image() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the alignment for the text
+     *
+     * @arg the desired alignment
+     */
+    void setAlignment(Qt::Alignment alignment);
+
+    /**
+     * @return the alignment for the text used in the labels
+     */
+    Qt::Alignment alignment() const;
+
     /**
      * Sets the stylesheet used to control the visual display of this Label
      *