diff --git a/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp b/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
index 05ba91b6ba..ee77dec9f1 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/TextControl.cpp
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ BTextControl::LayoutAlignment()
 
 	_ValidateLayoutData();
 	return BLayoutUtils::ComposeAlignment(ExplicitAlignment(),
-		BAlignment(B_ALIGN_LEFT, B_ALIGN_VERTICAL_UNSET));
+		BAlignment(B_ALIGN_LEFT, B_ALIGN_VERTICAL_CENTER));
 }