diff --git a/contrib/man/tuigreet-1.scd b/contrib/man/tuigreet-1.scd
index ca517f4..8fde4f8 100644
--- a/contrib/man/tuigreet-1.scd
+++ b/contrib/man/tuigreet-1.scd
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ tuigreet - A graphical console greeter for greetd
 *--prompt-padding ROWS*
 	Add spacing between form fields.
 
+*--greet-align [left|center|right]*
+	Alignment of the greeting text in the main prompt container
+	(default: 'center').
+
 *--power-shutdown CMD [ARGS]...*
 	Customize the command run when instructed to shut down the machine. This must
 	be a non-interactive command (sudo cannot prompt for a password, for example).
diff --git a/src/greeter.rs b/src/greeter.rs
index 597cc7e..c64d230 100644
--- a/src/greeter.rs
+++ b/src/greeter.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ impl SecretDisplay {
   }
 }
 
+// This enum models text alignment options
+#[derive(SmartDefault, Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum GreetAlign {
+  #[default]
+  Center,
+  Left,
+  Right
+}
+
 #[derive(SmartDefault)]
 pub struct Greeter {
   pub debug: bool,
@@ -270,7 +279,7 @@ impl Greeter {
     self.connect().await;
   }
 
-  // Connect to `greetd` and return a strea we can safely write to.
+  // Connect to `greetd` and return a stream we can safely write to.
   pub async fn connect(&mut self) {
     match UnixStream::connect(&self.socket).await {
       Ok(stream) => self.stream = Some(Arc::new(RwLock::new(stream))),
@@ -340,6 +349,18 @@ impl Greeter {
     1
   }
 
+  pub fn greet_align(&self) -> GreetAlign {
+    if let Some(value) = self.option("greet-align") {
+      match value.as_str() {
+        "left" => GreetAlign::Left,
+        "right" => GreetAlign::Right,
+        _ => GreetAlign::Center
+      }
+    } else {
+      GreetAlign::default()
+    }
+  }
+
   // Sets the locale that will be used for this invocation from environment.
   fn set_locale(&mut self) {
     let locale = DesktopLanguageRequester::requested_languages()
@@ -384,6 +405,7 @@ impl Greeter {
     opts.optopt("", "window-padding", "padding inside the terminal area (default: 0)", "PADDING");
     opts.optopt("", "container-padding", "padding inside the main prompt container (default: 1)", "PADDING");
     opts.optopt("", "prompt-padding", "padding between prompt rows (default: 1)", "PADDING");
+    opts.optopt("", "greet-align", "alignment of the greeting text in the main prompt container (default: 'center')", "[left|center|right]");
 
     opts.optopt("", "power-shutdown", "command to run to shut down the system", "'CMD [ARGS]...'");
     opts.optopt("", "power-reboot", "command to run to reboot the system", "'CMD [ARGS]...'");
diff --git a/src/ui/prompt.rs b/src/ui/prompt.rs
index 53400c5..9d57329 100644
--- a/src/ui/prompt.rs
+++ b/src/ui/prompt.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use tui::{
 use crate::{
   info::get_hostname,
   ui::{prompt_value, util::*, Frame},
-  Greeter, Mode, SecretDisplay,
+  Greeter, Mode, SecretDisplay, GreetAlign
 };
 
 use super::common::style::Themed;
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ pub fn draw(greeter: &mut Greeter, f: &mut Frame) -> Result<(u16, u16), Box<dyn
 
   let container_padding = greeter.container_padding();
   let prompt_padding = greeter.prompt_padding();
+  let greeting_alignment = match greeter.greet_align() {
+    GreetAlign::Center => Alignment::Center,
+    GreetAlign::Left => Alignment::Left,
+    GreetAlign::Right => Alignment::Right
+  };
 
   let container = Rect::new(x, y, width, height);
   let frame = Rect::new(x + container_padding, y + container_padding, width - (2 * container_padding), height - (2 * container_padding));
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn draw(greeter: &mut Greeter, f: &mut Frame) -> Result<(u16, u16), Box<dyn
 
   if let Some(greeting) = &greeting {
     let greeting_text = greeting.trim_end();
-    let greeting_label = Paragraph::new(greeting_text).alignment(Alignment::Center).style(theme.of(&[Themed::Greet]));
+    let greeting_label = Paragraph::new(greeting_text).alignment(greeting_alignment).style(theme.of(&[Themed::Greet]));
 
     f.render_widget(greeting_label, chunks[GREETING_INDEX]);
   }