diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 346a5dbc..f811955f 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg)
         CFG_STR((char *) "focus_fg", (char *) NULL, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_STR((char *) "focus_bg", (char *) NULL, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_STR((char *) "font", (char *) NULL, CFGF_NONE),
+        CFG_STR((char *) "align", (char *) "left", CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_END()
     };
     static cfg_opt_t widget_progressbar_bar_opts[] =
diff --git a/widgets/tasklist.c b/widgets/tasklist.c
index 292a1629..ed977eca 100644
--- a/widgets/tasklist.c
+++ b/widgets/tasklist.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ extern AwesomeConf globalconf;
 
 typedef struct
 {
+    int align;
     XColor fg_sel;
     XColor bg_sel;
     XColor fg;
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ tasklist_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
                 draw_text(ctx, widget->location + box_width * i, 0,
                           box_width,
                           vscreen.statusbar->height,
-                          AlignLeft,
+                          d->align,
                           widget->font->height / 2, widget->font, c->name,
                           d->fg_sel, d->bg_sel);
             }
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ tasklist_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
                 draw_text(ctx, widget->location + box_width * i, 0,
                           box_width,
                           vscreen.statusbar->height,
-                          AlignLeft,
+                          d->align,
                           widget->font->height / 2, widget->font, c->name,
                           d->fg, d->bg);
             if(sel->isfloating)
@@ -178,6 +179,8 @@ tasklist_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
     else
         d->fg_sel = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors_selected[ColFG];
 
+    d->align = draw_get_align(cfg_getstr(config, "align"));
+
     if((buf = cfg_getstr(config, "font")))
         w->font = XftFontOpenName(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(statusbar->screen), buf);