diff --git a/align.go b/align.go
index 03e7889e..c3997038 100644
--- a/align.go
+++ b/align.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 // Perform text alignment. If the string is multi-lined, we also make all lines
 // the same width by padding them with spaces. If a termenv style is passed,
 // use that to style the spaces added.
-func alignText(str string, pos Position, width int, style *termenv.Style) string {
+func alignTextHorizontal(str string, pos Position, width int, style *termenv.Style) string {
 	lines, widestLine := getLines(str)
 	var b strings.Builder
 
@@ -57,3 +57,26 @@ func alignText(str string, pos Position, width int, style *termenv.Style) string
 
 	return b.String()
 }
+
+func alignTextVertical(str string, pos Position, height int, _ *termenv.Style) string {
+	strHeight := strings.Count(str, "\n") + 1
+	if height < strHeight {
+		return str
+	}
+
+	switch pos {
+	case Top:
+		return str + strings.Repeat("\n", height-strHeight)
+	case Center:
+		var topPadding, bottomPadding = (height - strHeight) / 2, (height - strHeight) / 2
+		if strHeight+topPadding+bottomPadding > height {
+			topPadding--
+		} else if strHeight+topPadding+bottomPadding < height {
+			bottomPadding++
+		}
+		return strings.Repeat("\n", topPadding) + str + strings.Repeat("\n", bottomPadding)
+	case Bottom:
+		return strings.Repeat("\n", height-strHeight) + str
+	}
+	return str
+}
diff --git a/align_test.go b/align_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd5addb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/align_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package lipgloss
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestAlignTextVertical(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		str    string
+		pos    Position
+		height int
+		want   string
+	}{
+		{str: "Foo", pos: Top, height: 2, want: "Foo\n"},
+		{str: "Foo", pos: Center, height: 5, want: "\n\nFoo\n\n"},
+		{str: "Foo", pos: Bottom, height: 5, want: "\n\n\n\nFoo"},
+
+		{str: "Foo\nBar", pos: Bottom, height: 5, want: "\n\n\nFoo\nBar"},
+		{str: "Foo\nBar", pos: Center, height: 5, want: "\nFoo\nBar\n\n"},
+		{str: "Foo\nBar", pos: Top, height: 5, want: "Foo\nBar\n\n\n"},
+
+		{str: "Foo\nBar\nBaz", pos: Bottom, height: 5, want: "\n\nFoo\nBar\nBaz"},
+		{str: "Foo\nBar\nBaz", pos: Center, height: 5, want: "\nFoo\nBar\nBaz\n"},
+
+		{str: "Foo\nBar\nBaz", pos: Bottom, height: 3, want: "Foo\nBar\nBaz"},
+		{str: "Foo\nBar\nBaz", pos: Center, height: 3, want: "Foo\nBar\nBaz"},
+		{str: "Foo\nBar\nBaz", pos: Top, height: 3, want: "Foo\nBar\nBaz"},
+
+		{str: "Foo\n\n\n\nBar", pos: Bottom, height: 5, want: "Foo\n\n\n\nBar"},
+		{str: "Foo\n\n\n\nBar", pos: Center, height: 5, want: "Foo\n\n\n\nBar"},
+		{str: "Foo\n\n\n\nBar", pos: Top, height: 5, want: "Foo\n\n\n\nBar"},
+
+		{str: "Foo\nBar\nBaz", pos: Center, height: 9, want: "\n\n\nFoo\nBar\nBaz\n\n\n"},
+		{str: "Foo\nBar\nBaz", pos: Center, height: 10, want: "\n\n\nFoo\nBar\nBaz\n\n\n\n"},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		got := alignTextVertical(test.str, test.pos, test.height, nil)
+		if got != test.want {
+			t.Errorf("alignTextVertical(%q, %v, %d) = %q, want %q", test.str, test.pos, test.height, got, test.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/get.go b/get.go
index 87906227..f01b8f15 100644
--- a/get.go
+++ b/get.go
@@ -71,16 +71,36 @@ func (s Style) GetHeight() int {
 	return s.getAsInt(heightKey)
 }
 
-// GetAlign returns the style's implicit alignment setting. If no alignment is
-// set Position.AlignLeft is returned.
+// GetAlign returns the style's implicit horizontal alignment setting.
+// If no alignment is set Position.AlignLeft is returned.
 func (s Style) GetAlign() Position {
-	v := s.getAsPosition(alignKey)
+	v := s.getAsPosition(alignHorizontalKey)
 	if v == Position(0) {
 		return Left
 	}
 	return v
 }
 
+// GetAlignHorizontal returns the style's implicit horizontal alignment setting.
+// If no alignment is set Position.AlignLeft is returned.
+func (s Style) GetAlignHorizontal() Position {
+	v := s.getAsPosition(alignHorizontalKey)
+	if v == Position(0) {
+		return Left
+	}
+	return v
+}
+
+// GetAlignVertical returns the style's implicit vertical alignment setting.
+// If no alignment is set Position.AlignTop is returned.
+func (s Style) GetAlignVertical() Position {
+	v := s.getAsPosition(alignVerticalKey)
+	if v == Position(0) {
+		return Top
+	}
+	return v
+}
+
 // GetPadding returns the style's top, right, bottom, and left padding values,
 // in that order. 0 is returned for unset values.
 func (s Style) GetPadding() (top, right, bottom, left int) {
diff --git a/set.go b/set.go
index 28d1b1cd..02884543 100644
--- a/set.go
+++ b/set.go
@@ -104,9 +104,31 @@ func (s Style) Height(i int) Style {
 	return s
 }
 
-// Align sets a text alignment rule.
-func (s Style) Align(p Position) Style {
-	s.set(alignKey, p)
+// Align is a shorthand method for setting horizontal and vertical alignment.
+//
+// With one argument, the position value is applied to the horizontal alignment.
+//
+// With two arguments, the value is applied to the vertical and horizontal
+// alignments, in that order.
+func (s Style) Align(p ...Position) Style {
+	if len(p) > 0 {
+		s.set(alignHorizontalKey, p[0])
+	}
+	if len(p) > 1 {
+		s.set(alignVerticalKey, p[1])
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+// HorizontalAlign sets a horizontal text alignment rule.
+func (s Style) AlignHorizontal(p Position) Style {
+	s.set(alignHorizontalKey, p)
+	return s
+}
+
+// VerticalAlign sets a text alignment rule.
+func (s Style) AlignVertical(p Position) Style {
+	s.set(alignVerticalKey, p)
 	return s
 }
 
diff --git a/style.go b/style.go
index 576ace4a..fb89d06c 100644
--- a/style.go
+++ b/style.go
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ const (
 	backgroundKey
 	widthKey
 	heightKey
-	alignKey
+	alignHorizontalKey
+	alignVerticalKey
 
 	// Padding.
 	paddingTopKey
@@ -169,9 +170,10 @@ func (s Style) Render(str string) string {
 		fg = s.getAsColor(foregroundKey)
 		bg = s.getAsColor(backgroundKey)
 
-		width  = s.getAsInt(widthKey)
-		height = s.getAsInt(heightKey)
-		align  = s.getAsPosition(alignKey)
+		width           = s.getAsInt(widthKey)
+		height          = s.getAsInt(heightKey)
+		horizontalAlign = s.getAsPosition(alignHorizontalKey)
+		verticalAlign   = s.getAsPosition(alignVerticalKey)
 
 		topPadding    = s.getAsInt(paddingTopKey)
 		rightPadding  = s.getAsInt(paddingRightKey)
@@ -327,10 +329,7 @@ func (s Style) Render(str string) string {
 
 	// Height
 	if height > 0 {
-		h := strings.Count(str, "\n") + 1
-		if height > h {
-			str += strings.Repeat("\n", height-h)
-		}
+		str = alignTextVertical(str, verticalAlign, height, nil)
 	}
 
 	// Set alignment. This will also pad short lines with spaces so that all
@@ -344,7 +343,7 @@ func (s Style) Render(str string) string {
 			if colorWhitespace || styleWhitespace {
 				st = &teWhitespace
 			}
-			str = alignText(str, align, width, st)
+			str = alignTextHorizontal(str, horizontalAlign, width, st)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/unset.go b/unset.go
index 0a03720d..25f3ac92 100644
--- a/unset.go
+++ b/unset.go
@@ -66,9 +66,22 @@ func (s Style) UnsetHeight() Style {
 	return s
 }
 
-// UnsetAlign removes the text alignment style rule, if set.
+// UnsetAlign removes the horizontal and vertical text alignment style rule, if set.
 func (s Style) UnsetAlign() Style {
-	delete(s.rules, alignKey)
+	delete(s.rules, alignHorizontalKey)
+	delete(s.rules, alignVerticalKey)
+	return s
+}
+
+// UnsetAlignHorizontal removes the horizontal text alignment style rule, if set.
+func (s Style) UnsetAlignHorizontal() Style {
+	delete(s.rules, alignHorizontalKey)
+	return s
+}
+
+// UnsetAlignHorizontal removes the vertical text alignment style rule, if set.
+func (s Style) UnsetAlignVertical() Style {
+	delete(s.rules, alignVerticalKey)
 	return s
 }