diff --git a/ges/ges-track-video-title-source.c b/ges/ges-track-video-title-source.c
index 39f75307a4..65f8982c80 100644
--- a/ges/ges-track-video-title-source.c
+++ b/ges/ges-track-video-title-source.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ ges_track_video_title_src_init (GESTrackVideoTitleSource * self)
   self->text = NULL;
   self->font_desc = g_strdup (DEFAULT_FONT_DESC);
   self->text_el = NULL;
+  self->halign = DEFAULT_HALIGNMENT;
+  self->valign = DEFAULT_VALIGNMENT;
   self->background_el = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -143,6 +145,8 @@ ges_track_video_title_src_create_element (GESTrackTitleSource * object)
   if (self->font_desc) {
     g_object_set (text, "font-desc", self->font_desc, NULL);
   }
+  g_object_set (text, "valignment", (gint) self->valign, "halignment",
+      (gint) self->halign, NULL);
 
   g_object_set (background, "pattern", (gint) GES_TRACK_VIDEO_BG_SRC_BLACK,
       NULL);
@@ -201,6 +205,40 @@ ges_track_video_title_source_set_font_desc (GESTrackVideoTitleSource * self,
     g_object_set (self->text_el, "font-desc", font_desc, NULL);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ges_track_video_title_source_valignment:
+ * @self: the #GESTrackVideoTitleSource* to set text on
+ * @valignment: #GESTrackVideoTitleSrcVAlign
+ *
+ * Sets the vertical aligment of the text.
+ */
+void
+ges_track_video_title_source_set_valignment (GESTrackVideoTitleSource * self,
+    GESTrackVideoTitleSrcVAlign valign)
+{
+  self->valign = valign;
+  GST_LOG ("set valignment to: %d", valign);
+  if (self->text_el)
+    g_object_set (self->text_el, "valignment", valign, NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ges_track_video_title_source_halignment:
+ * @self: the #GESTrackVideoTitleSource* to set text on
+ * @halignment: #GESTrackVideoTitleSrcHAlign
+ *
+ * Sets the vertical aligment of the text.
+ */
+void
+ges_track_video_title_source_set_halignment (GESTrackVideoTitleSource * self,
+    GESTrackVideoTitleSrcHAlign halign)
+{
+  self->halign = halign;
+  GST_LOG ("set halignment to: %d", halign);
+  if (self->text_el)
+    g_object_set (self->text_el, "halignment", halign, NULL);
+}
+
 GESTrackVideoTitleSource *
 ges_track_video_title_source_new (void)
 {
diff --git a/ges/ges-track-video-title-source.h b/ges/ges-track-video-title-source.h
index 6c53530343..61189ae7ca 100644
--- a/ges/ges-track-video-title-source.h
+++ b/ges/ges-track-video-title-source.h
@@ -45,7 +45,36 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
   (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), GES_TYPE_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SOURCE, GESTrackVideoTitleSourceClass))
 
 #define DEFAULT_FONT_DESC "serif 36"
+#define DEFAULT_VALIGNMENT GES_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SRC_VALIGN_BASELINE
+#define DEFAULT_HALIGNMENT GES_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SRC_HALIGN_CENTER
 
+/**
+ * GESTrackVideoTitleSrcVAlign:
+ * @GES_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SRC_VALIGN_BASELINE: draw text on the baseline
+ * @GES_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SRC_VALIGN_BOTTOM: draw text on the bottom
+ * @GES_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SRC_VALIGN_TOP: draw test on top
+ *
+ * Vertical alignment of the text.
+ */
+typedef enum {
+    GES_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SRC_VALIGN_BASELINE,
+    GES_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SRC_VALIGN_BOTTOM,
+    GES_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SRC_VALIGN_TOP
+} GESTrackVideoTitleSrcVAlign;
+
+/**
+ * GESTrackVideoTitleSrcHAlign:
+ * @GES_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SRC_HALIGN_LEFT: align text left
+ * @GES_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SRC_HALIGN_CENTER: align text center
+ * @GES_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SRC_HALIGN_RIGHT: align text right
+ *
+ * Horizontal alignment of the text.
+ */
+typedef enum {
+    GES_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SRC_HALIGN_LEFT,
+    GES_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SRC_HALIGN_CENTER,
+    GES_TRACK_VIDEO_TITLE_SRC_HALIGN_RIGHT
+} GESTrackVideoTitleSrcHAlign;
 
 /** 
  * GESTrackVideoTitleSource:
@@ -58,6 +87,8 @@ struct _GESTrackVideoTitleSource {
   /*< private >*/
   gchar         *text;
   gchar         *font_desc;
+  gint          halign;
+  gint          valign;
   GstElement    *text_el;
   GstElement    *background_el;
 };
@@ -77,8 +108,16 @@ GType ges_track_video_title_src_get_type (void);
 
 void ges_track_video_title_source_set_text(GESTrackVideoTitleSource *, const
     gchar *);
+
 void ges_track_video_title_source_set_font_desc(GESTrackVideoTitleSource *,
     const gchar *);
+
+void ges_track_video_title_source_set_halignment(GESTrackVideoTitleSource *,
+  GESTrackVideoTitleSrcHAlign);
+
+void ges_track_video_title_source_set_valignment(GESTrackVideoTitleSource *,
+  GESTrackVideoTitleSrcVAlign);
+
 GESTrackVideoTitleSource* ges_track_video_title_source_new (void);
 
 G_END_DECLS