Index: bxl.h
===================================================================
--- bxl.h	(revision 30603)
+++ bxl.h	(revision 30604)
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@
 #include "obj_poly.h"
 #include <genht/htsp.h>
 
+typedef enum {
+	PCB_BXL_JUST_TOP    = 1,
+	PCB_BXL_JUST_LEFT   = 1,
+	PCB_BXL_JUST_CENTER = 2,
+	PCB_BXL_JUST_BOTTOM = 4,
+	PCB_BXL_JUST_RIGHT  = 4
+} pcb_bxl_just_t;
+
 typedef struct pcb_bxl_ctx_s {
 	pcb_subc_t *subc;
 	char in_target_fp; /* 1 if we are parsing the target footprint; else skip */
@@ -19,6 +27,7 @@
 		pcb_coord_t origin_x, origin_y, endp_x, endp_y, width, radius;
 		pcb_poly_t *poly;
 		double arc_start, arc_delta;
+		pcb_bxl_just_t hjust, vjust;
 		unsigned delayed_poly:1;
 	} state;
 
@@ -33,6 +42,7 @@
 void pcb_bxl_pattern_end(pcb_bxl_ctx_t *ctx);
 void pcb_bxl_reset(pcb_bxl_ctx_t *ctx);
 void pcb_bxl_set_layer(pcb_bxl_ctx_t *ctx, const char *layer_name);
+void pcb_bxl_set_justify(pcb_bxl_ctx_t *ctx, const char *str);
 
 void pcb_bxl_add_property(pcb_bxl_ctx_t *ctx, pcb_any_obj_t *obj, const char *keyval);
 
Index: bxl_gram.c
===================================================================
--- bxl_gram.c	(revision 30603)
+++ bxl_gram.c	(revision 30604)
@@ -589,6 +589,10 @@
 #line 121 "../../src_plugins/io_bxl/bxl_gram.y"
 	{ yyctx->val.un.c = PCB_MIL_TO_COORD(yyctx->stack.l_mark[0].un.d); }
 break;
+case 17:
+#line 125 "../../src_plugins/io_bxl/bxl_gram.y"
+	{ pcb_bxl_set_justify(ctx, yyctx->stack.l_mark[0].un.s); free(yyctx->stack.l_mark[0].un.s); }
+break;
 case 20:
 #line 131 "../../src_plugins/io_bxl/bxl_gram.y"
 	{ ctx->state.origin_x = yyctx->stack.l_mark[-2].un.c; ctx->state.origin_y = yyctx->stack.l_mark[0].un.c; }
@@ -657,7 +661,7 @@
 #line 334 "../../src_plugins/io_bxl/bxl_gram.y"
 	{ ctx->state.arc_delta = yyctx->stack.l_mark[0].un.d; }
 break;
-#line 673 "../../src_plugins/io_bxl/bxl_gram.c"
+#line 677 "../../src_plugins/io_bxl/bxl_gram.c"
 	}
 	yyctx->stack.s_mark -= yyctx->yym;
 	yyctx->state = *yyctx->stack.s_mark;
Index: bxl_gram.y
===================================================================
--- bxl_gram.y	(revision 30603)
+++ bxl_gram.y	(revision 30604)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 	;
 
 common_attr_text:
-	  T_JUSTIFY T_ID
+	  T_JUSTIFY T_ID             { pcb_bxl_set_justify(ctx, $2); free($2); }
 	| T_TEXTSTYLE T_QSTR
 	| T_ISVISIBLE boolean
 	;
Index: read.c
===================================================================
--- read.c	(revision 30603)
+++ read.c	(revision 30604)
@@ -141,6 +141,20 @@
 	}
 }
 
+void pcb_bxl_set_justify(pcb_bxl_ctx_t *ctx, const char *str)
+{
+	/* special case for single center */
+	if (pcb_strcasecmp(str, "center") == 0) { ctx->state.hjust = ctx->state.vjust = PCB_BXL_JUST_CENTER; return; }
+
+	if (pcb_strncasecmp(str, "lower", 5) == 0)       { ctx->state.vjust = PCB_BXL_JUST_BOTTOM; str+=5; }
+	else if (pcb_strncasecmp(str, "upper", 5) == 0)  { ctx->state.vjust = PCB_BXL_JUST_TOP; str+=5; }
+	else if (pcb_strncasecmp(str, "center", 6) == 0) { ctx->state.vjust = PCB_BXL_JUST_CENTER; str+=6; }
+
+	if (pcb_strncasecmp(str, "left", 4) == 0)        ctx->state.hjust = PCB_BXL_JUST_LEFT;
+	else if (pcb_strncasecmp(str, "right", 5) == 0)  ctx->state.hjust = PCB_BXL_JUST_RIGHT;
+	else if (pcb_strncasecmp(str, "center", 6) == 0) ctx->state.hjust = PCB_BXL_JUST_CENTER;
+}
+
 void pcb_bxl_add_property(pcb_bxl_ctx_t *ctx, pcb_any_obj_t *obj, const char *keyval)
 {
 	char *tmp, *val;