diff --git a/doomsday/sdk/libappfw/include/de/widgets/labelwidget.h b/doomsday/sdk/libappfw/include/de/widgets/labelwidget.h
index ce5dd3ed61..827ed31464 100644
--- a/doomsday/sdk/libappfw/include/de/widgets/labelwidget.h
+++ b/doomsday/sdk/libappfw/include/de/widgets/labelwidget.h
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ class LIBAPPFW_PUBLIC LabelWidget : public GuiWidget, public AssetGroup
 
     void setTextAlignment(ui::Alignment const &textAlign);
 
+    ui::Alignment textAlignment() const;
+
     void setTextLineAlignment(ui::Alignment const &textLineAlign);
 
     void setTextModulationColorf(Vector4f const &colorf);
diff --git a/doomsday/sdk/libappfw/src/widgets/labelwidget.cpp b/doomsday/sdk/libappfw/src/widgets/labelwidget.cpp
index 6ba2667b95..734c28f3d4 100644
--- a/doomsday/sdk/libappfw/src/widgets/labelwidget.cpp
+++ b/doomsday/sdk/libappfw/src/widgets/labelwidget.cpp
@@ -683,6 +683,11 @@ void LabelWidget::setTextAlignment(Alignment const &textAlign)
     d->textAlign = textAlign;
 }
 
+ui::Alignment LabelWidget::textAlignment() const
+{
+    return d->textAlign;
+}
+
 void LabelWidget::setTextLineAlignment(Alignment const &textLineAlign)
 {
     d->lineAlign = textLineAlign;