diff --git a/demo/demo.c b/demo/demo.c
index a2c2fd1..1bd294e 100644
--- a/demo/demo.c
+++ b/demo/demo.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ demo_window(struct zr_context *ctx)
             zr_menubar_begin(ctx);
             zr_layout_row_begin(ctx, ZR_STATIC, 25, 2);
             zr_layout_row_push(ctx, 45);
-            if (zr_menu_text_begin(ctx, &menu, "MENU", 120))
+            if (zr_menu_text_begin(ctx, &menu, "MENU", ZR_TEXT_DEFAULT_LEFT, 120))
             {
                 static size_t prog = 40;
                 static int slider = 10;
diff --git a/zahnrad.c b/zahnrad.c
index dd768b7..9f43230 100644
--- a/zahnrad.c
+++ b/zahnrad.c
@@ -12123,7 +12123,7 @@ zr_menu_begin(struct zr_panel *layout, struct zr_context *ctx, struct zr_window
 
 int
 zr_menu_text_begin(struct zr_context *ctx, struct zr_panel *layout,
-    const char *title, float width)
+    const char *title, zr_flags align, float width)
 {
     struct zr_window *win;
     const struct zr_input *in;
@@ -12150,7 +12150,7 @@ zr_menu_text_begin(struct zr_context *ctx, struct zr_panel *layout,
         button.base.border = ctx->style.colors[ZR_COLOR_WINDOW];
         button.base.normal = ctx->style.colors[ZR_COLOR_WINDOW];
         button.base.active = ctx->style.colors[ZR_COLOR_WINDOW];
-        button.alignment = ZR_TEXT_CENTERED|ZR_TEXT_MIDDLE;
+        button.alignment = align;
         button.normal = ctx->style.colors[ZR_COLOR_TEXT];
         button.active = ctx->style.colors[ZR_COLOR_TEXT];
         button.hover = ctx->style.colors[ZR_COLOR_TEXT];
diff --git a/zahnrad.h b/zahnrad.h
index 6b12a18..b4360e8 100644
--- a/zahnrad.h
+++ b/zahnrad.h
@@ -1377,8 +1377,14 @@ enum zr_text_align {
     /* text is aligned to the top (Y-axis)*/
     ZR_TEXT_MIDDLE      = 0x10,
     /* text is aligned to the middle (Y-axis) */
-    ZR_TEXT_BOTTOM      = 0x20
+    ZR_TEXT_BOTTOM      = 0x20,
     /* text is aligned to the bottom (Y-axis)*/
+    ZR_TEXT_DEFAULT_CENTER = ZR_TEXT_CENTERED|ZR_TEXT_MIDDLE,
+    /* default center alignment with text centered both in X-and Y-axis */
+    ZR_TEXT_DEFAULT_LEFT = ZR_TEXT_LEFT|ZR_TEXT_MIDDLE,
+    /* default left alignment with text centered left in X-and and center Y-axis */
+    ZR_TEXT_DEFAULT_RIGHT = ZR_TEXT_RIGHT|ZR_TEXT_MIDDLE
+    /* default right alignment with text centered right in X-and and center Y-axis */
 };
 
 enum zr_button_behavior {
@@ -1954,7 +1960,8 @@ void zr_tooltip_end(struct zr_context*);
 void zr_menubar_begin(struct zr_context*);
 void zr_menubar_end(struct zr_context*);
 
-int zr_menu_text_begin(struct zr_context*, struct zr_panel*, const char*, float width);
+int zr_menu_text_begin(struct zr_context*, struct zr_panel*, const char*,
+                        zr_flags, float width);
 int zr_menu_icon_begin(struct zr_context*, struct zr_panel*, const char*,
                         struct zr_image, float width);
 int zr_menu_symbol_begin(struct zr_context*, struct zr_panel*, const char*,