diff --git a/src/main/java/org/commcare/suite/model/DetailField.java b/src/main/java/org/commcare/suite/model/DetailField.java
index 18be0e882..33c09c20e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/commcare/suite/model/DetailField.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/commcare/suite/model/DetailField.java
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ public void readExternal(DataInputStream in, PrototypeFactory pf) throws IOExcep
         gridHeight = ExtUtil.readInt(in);
         fontSize = ExtUtil.nullIfEmpty(ExtUtil.readString(in));
         showBlanksLastInSort = ExtUtil.readBool(in);
+        horizontalAlign = ExtUtil.nullIfEmpty(ExtUtil.readString(in));
+        verticalAlign = ExtUtil.nullIfEmpty(ExtUtil.readString(in));
+        cssID = ExtUtil.nullIfEmpty(ExtUtil.readString(in));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -224,6 +227,9 @@ public void writeExternal(DataOutputStream out) throws IOException {
         ExtUtil.writeNumeric(out, gridHeight);
         ExtUtil.writeString(out, ExtUtil.emptyIfNull(fontSize));
         ExtUtil.writeBool(out, showBlanksLastInSort);
+        ExtUtil.writeString(out, ExtUtil.emptyIfNull(horizontalAlign));
+        ExtUtil.writeString(out, ExtUtil.emptyIfNull(verticalAlign));
+        ExtUtil.writeString(out, ExtUtil.emptyIfNull(cssID));
     }
 
     public int getGridX() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/commcare/suite/model/Style.java b/src/main/java/org/commcare/suite/model/Style.java
index dea02e4a2..a53eb67c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/commcare/suite/model/Style.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/commcare/suite/model/Style.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ public class Style {
     private DisplayFormat displayFormats;
     private int fontSize;
     private int widthHint;
+    private String horizontalAlign;
+    private String verticalAlign;
 
     public Style(){}
 
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ public Style(DetailField detail){
             setWidthHint(-1);
         }
         setDisplayFormatFromString(detail.getTemplateForm());
+
+        verticalAlign = detail.getVerticalAlign();
+        horizontalAlign = detail.getHorizontalAlign();
     }
 
     enum DisplayFormat {
@@ -105,4 +110,12 @@ private void setDisplayFormatFromString(String displayFormat){
     public String toString(){
         return "Style: [displayFormat=" + displayFormats + ", fontSize=" + fontSize + "]";
     }
+
+    public String getHorizontalAlign() {
+        return horizontalAlign;
+    }
+
+    public String getVerticalAlign() {
+        return verticalAlign;
+    }
 }