diff --git a/src/Dropdown.tsx b/src/Dropdown.tsx
index 12e4cd8361..a3a5aa641b 100644
--- a/src/Dropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/Dropdown.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,14 @@ const propTypes = {
   /**
    * Determines the direction and location of the Menu in relation to it's Toggle.
    */
-  drop: PropTypes.oneOf(['up', 'start', 'end', 'down']),
+  drop: PropTypes.oneOf<DropDirection>([
+    'up',
+    'up-centered',
+    'start',
+    'end',
+    'down',
+    'down-centered',
+  ]),
 
   as: PropTypes.elementType,
 
@@ -116,6 +123,7 @@ const defaultProps: Partial<DropdownProps> = {
   navbar: false,
   align: 'start',
   autoClose: true,
+  drop: 'down',
 };
 
 const Dropdown: BsPrefixRefForwardingComponent<'div', DropdownProps> =
@@ -178,6 +186,15 @@ const Dropdown: BsPrefixRefForwardingComponent<'div', DropdownProps> =
       [align, drop, isRTL],
     );
 
+    const directionClasses = {
+      down: prefix,
+      'down-centered': `${prefix}-center`,
+      up: 'dropup',
+      'up-centered': 'dropup-center dropup',
+      end: 'dropend',
+      start: 'dropstart',
+    };
+
     return (
       <DropdownContext.Provider value={contextValue}>
         <BaseDropdown
@@ -197,10 +214,7 @@ const Dropdown: BsPrefixRefForwardingComponent<'div', DropdownProps> =
               className={classNames(
                 className,
                 show && 'show',
-                (!drop || drop === 'down') && prefix,
-                drop === 'up' && 'dropup',
-                drop === 'end' && 'dropend',
-                drop === 'start' && 'dropstart',
+                directionClasses[drop!],
               )}
             />
           )}
diff --git a/src/DropdownContext.ts b/src/DropdownContext.ts
index 79f74224c6..62d0218be8 100644
--- a/src/DropdownContext.ts
+++ b/src/DropdownContext.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { AlignType } from './types';
 
-export type DropDirection = 'up' | 'start' | 'end' | 'down';
+export type DropDirection =
+  | 'up'
+  | 'up-centered'
+  | 'start'
+  | 'end'
+  | 'down'
+  | 'down-centered';
 
 export type DropdownContextValue = {
   align?: AlignType;
diff --git a/src/DropdownMenu.tsx b/src/DropdownMenu.tsx
index d062cc72cb..36dda9718e 100644
--- a/src/DropdownMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/DropdownMenu.tsx
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ export function getDropdownMenuPlacement(
     placement = alignEnd ? rightEnd : rightStart;
   else if (dropDirection === 'start')
     placement = alignEnd ? leftEnd : leftStart;
+  else if (dropDirection === 'down-centered') placement = 'bottom';
+  else if (dropDirection === 'up-centered') placement = 'top';
   return placement;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/DropdownMenuSpec.tsx b/test/DropdownMenuSpec.tsx
index d46752d3a4..cd2e9c8cae 100644
--- a/test/DropdownMenuSpec.tsx
+++ b/test/DropdownMenuSpec.tsx
@@ -110,11 +110,13 @@ describe('<Dropdown.Menu>', () => {
     it('should return top placement', () => {
       getDropdownMenuPlacement(false, 'up', false).should.equal('top-start');
       getDropdownMenuPlacement(true, 'up', false).should.equal('top-end');
+      getDropdownMenuPlacement(true, 'up-centered', false).should.equal('top');
     });
 
     it('should return top placement for RTL', () => {
       getDropdownMenuPlacement(false, 'up', true).should.equal('top-end');
       getDropdownMenuPlacement(true, 'up', true).should.equal('top-start');
+      getDropdownMenuPlacement(true, 'up-centered', true).should.equal('top');
     });
 
     it('should return end placement', () => {
@@ -132,11 +134,17 @@ describe('<Dropdown.Menu>', () => {
         'bottom-start',
       );
       getDropdownMenuPlacement(true, 'down', false).should.equal('bottom-end');
+      getDropdownMenuPlacement(true, 'down-centered', false).should.equal(
+        'bottom',
+      );
     });
 
     it('should return bottom placement for RTL', () => {
       getDropdownMenuPlacement(false, 'down', true).should.equal('bottom-end');
       getDropdownMenuPlacement(true, 'down', true).should.equal('bottom-start');
+      getDropdownMenuPlacement(true, 'down-centered', true).should.equal(
+        'bottom',
+      );
     });
 
     it('should return start placement', () => {
diff --git a/test/DropdownSpec.tsx b/test/DropdownSpec.tsx
index f494d2375e..e0a00167c9 100644
--- a/test/DropdownSpec.tsx
+++ b/test/DropdownSpec.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,31 @@ describe('<Dropdown>', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('renders div with drop=down-centered', () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <Dropdown title="Drop" drop="down-centered">
+        {dropdownChildren}
+      </Dropdown>,
+    );
+
+    container.firstElementChild!.classList.should.not.contain(['dropdown']);
+    container.firstElementChild!.classList.should.contain([`dropdown-center`]);
+  });
+
+  it('renders div with drop=up-centered', () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <Dropdown title="Drop" drop="up-centered">
+        {dropdownChildren}
+      </Dropdown>,
+    );
+
+    container.firstElementChild!.classList.should.not.contain(['dropdown']);
+    container.firstElementChild!.classList.should.contain([
+      'dropup-center',
+      'dropup',
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('renders toggle with Dropdown.Toggle', () => {
     const { getByText } = render(simpleDropdown);
 
diff --git a/www/src/examples/Dropdown/DropDirections.js b/www/src/examples/Dropdown/DropDirections.js
index d8ae6225d8..ed5c19d054 100644
--- a/www/src/examples/Dropdown/DropDirections.js
+++ b/www/src/examples/Dropdown/DropDirections.js
@@ -6,40 +6,44 @@ function DropDirectioExample() {
   return (
     <>
       <div className="mb-2">
-        {['up', 'down', 'start', 'end'].map((direction) => (
-          <DropdownButton
-            as={ButtonGroup}
-            key={direction}
-            id={`dropdown-button-drop-${direction}`}
-            drop={direction}
-            variant="secondary"
-            title={` Drop ${direction} `}
-          >
-            <Dropdown.Item eventKey="1">Action</Dropdown.Item>
-            <Dropdown.Item eventKey="2">Another action</Dropdown.Item>
-            <Dropdown.Item eventKey="3">Something else here</Dropdown.Item>
-            <Dropdown.Divider />
-            <Dropdown.Item eventKey="4">Separated link</Dropdown.Item>
-          </DropdownButton>
-        ))}
+        {['up', 'up-centered', 'down', 'down-centered', 'start', 'end'].map(
+          (direction) => (
+            <DropdownButton
+              as={ButtonGroup}
+              key={direction}
+              id={`dropdown-button-drop-${direction}`}
+              drop={direction}
+              variant="secondary"
+              title={` Drop ${direction} `}
+            >
+              <Dropdown.Item eventKey="1">Action</Dropdown.Item>
+              <Dropdown.Item eventKey="2">Another action</Dropdown.Item>
+              <Dropdown.Item eventKey="3">Something else here</Dropdown.Item>
+              <Dropdown.Divider />
+              <Dropdown.Item eventKey="4">Separated link</Dropdown.Item>
+            </DropdownButton>
+          ),
+        )}
       </div>
 
       <div>
-        {['up', 'down', 'start', 'end'].map((direction) => (
-          <SplitButton
-            key={direction}
-            id={`dropdown-button-drop-${direction}`}
-            drop={direction}
-            variant="secondary"
-            title={`Drop ${direction}`}
-          >
-            <Dropdown.Item eventKey="1">Action</Dropdown.Item>
-            <Dropdown.Item eventKey="2">Another action</Dropdown.Item>
-            <Dropdown.Item eventKey="3">Something else here</Dropdown.Item>
-            <Dropdown.Divider />
-            <Dropdown.Item eventKey="4">Separated link</Dropdown.Item>
-          </SplitButton>
-        ))}
+        {['up', 'up-centered', 'down', 'down-centered', 'start', 'end'].map(
+          (direction) => (
+            <SplitButton
+              key={direction}
+              id={`dropdown-button-drop-${direction}`}
+              drop={direction}
+              variant="secondary"
+              title={`Drop ${direction}`}
+            >
+              <Dropdown.Item eventKey="1">Action</Dropdown.Item>
+              <Dropdown.Item eventKey="2">Another action</Dropdown.Item>
+              <Dropdown.Item eventKey="3">Something else here</Dropdown.Item>
+              <Dropdown.Divider />
+              <Dropdown.Item eventKey="4">Separated link</Dropdown.Item>
+            </SplitButton>
+          ),
+        )}
       </div>
     </>
   );