diff --git a/src/align.rs b/src/align.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe1cd85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/align.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//! Tools to control view alignment
+
+pub struct Align {
+    pub h: HAlign,
+    pub v: VAlign,
+}
+
+impl Align {
+    pub fn new(h: HAlign, v: VAlign) -> Self {
+        Align {
+            h: h,
+            v: v,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn top_left() -> Self {
+        Align::new(HAlign::Left, VAlign::Top)
+    }
+
+    pub fn center() -> Self {
+        Align::new(HAlign::Center, VAlign::Center)
+    }
+}
+
+pub enum HAlign {
+    Left,
+    Center,
+    Right,
+}
+
+pub enum VAlign {
+    Top,
+    Center,
+    Bottom,
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5f5e257..ad59b75 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub mod view;
 pub mod printer;
 pub mod vec;
 pub mod color;
+pub mod align;
 
 mod div;
 mod utf8;
diff --git a/src/view/text_view.rs b/src/view/text_view.rs
index ef7919c..17041e5 100644
--- a/src/view/text_view.rs
+++ b/src/view/text_view.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use vec::Vec2;
 use view::{View,DimensionRequest,SizeRequest};
 use div::*;
 use printer::Printer;
+use align::*;
 use event::*;
 use super::scroll::ScrollBase;
 
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ pub struct TextView {
     content: String,
     rows: Vec<Row>,
 
+    align: Align,
+
     scrollbase: ScrollBase,
 }
 
@@ -56,9 +59,28 @@ impl TextView {
             content: content.to_string(),
             rows: Vec::new(),
             scrollbase: ScrollBase::new(),
+            align: Align::top_left(),
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn h_align(mut self, h: HAlign) -> Self {
+        self.align.h = h;
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn v_align(mut self, v: VAlign) -> Self {
+        self.align.v = v;
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn align(mut self, a: Align) -> Self {
+        self.align = a;
+
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Replace the text in this view.
     pub fn set_content(&mut self, content: &str) {
         let content = strip_last_newline(content);
@@ -182,9 +204,25 @@ impl <'a> Iterator for LinesIterator<'a> {
 
 impl View for TextView {
     fn draw(&mut self, printer: &Printer) {
+
+        let h = self.rows.len();
+        let offset = match self.align.v {
+            VAlign::Top => 0,
+            VAlign::Center => (printer.size.y - h)/2,
+            VAlign::Bottom => printer.size.y - h,
+        };
+        let printer = &printer.sub_printer(Vec2::new(0,offset), printer.size, true);
+
         self.scrollbase.draw(printer, |printer, i| {
             let row = &self.rows[i];
-            printer.print((0,0), &self.content[row.start..row.end]);
+            let text = &self.content[row.start..row.end];
+            let l = text.chars().count();
+            let x = match self.align.h {
+                HAlign::Left => 0,
+                HAlign::Center => (printer.size.x-l)/2,
+                HAlign::Right => printer.size.x-l,
+            };
+            printer.print((x,0), text);
         });
     }