diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/ast/quarkdown/block/Container.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/ast/quarkdown/block/Container.kt
index 7760ff72..d429c472 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/ast/quarkdown/block/Container.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/ast/quarkdown/block/Container.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.visitor.node.NodeVisitor
  * @param borderStyle border style
  * @param padding whitespace around the content
  * @param cornerRadius border radius of the container
+ * @param alignment alignment of the content
  */
 class Container(
     val foregroundColor: Color? = null,
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ class Container(
     val borderStyle: BorderStyle? = null,
     val padding: Sizes? = null,
     val cornerRadius: Sizes? = null,
+    val alignment: Aligned.Alignment? = null,
     override val children: List<Node>,
 ) : NestableNode {
     override fun <T> accept(visitor: NodeVisitor<T>): T = visitor.visit(this)
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/rendering/html/QuarkdownHtmlNodeRenderer.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/rendering/html/QuarkdownHtmlNodeRenderer.kt
index bcee0128..2c3a693f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/rendering/html/QuarkdownHtmlNodeRenderer.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/rendering/html/QuarkdownHtmlNodeRenderer.kt
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ class QuarkdownHtmlNodeRenderer(context: Context) : BaseHtmlNodeRenderer(context
                         // No border style.
                         else -> null
                     }
+
+                "text-align" value node.alignment
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/HtmlNodeRendererTest.kt b/core/src/test/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/HtmlNodeRendererTest.kt
index 807dc326..066351a7 100644
--- a/core/src/test/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/HtmlNodeRendererTest.kt
+++ b/core/src/test/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/HtmlNodeRendererTest.kt
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ class HtmlNodeRendererTest {
                 borderWidth = Sizes(all = 1.0.cm),
                 padding = Sizes(2.0.inch, 3.0.inch, 4.0.inch, 5.0.inch),
                 cornerRadius = Sizes(all = 6.0.px),
+                alignment = Aligned.Alignment.CENTER,
                 children = children,
             ).render(),
         )
@@ -772,6 +773,7 @@ class HtmlNodeRendererTest {
             Container(
                 borderColor = Color(30, 20, 10),
                 borderStyle = Container.BorderStyle.DOTTED,
+                alignment = Aligned.Alignment.END,
                 children = children,
             ).render(),
         )
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/rendering/quarkdown/container.html b/core/src/test/resources/rendering/quarkdown/container.html
index 2f247f3b..cbafcb7b 100644
--- a/core/src/test/resources/rendering/quarkdown/container.html
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/rendering/quarkdown/container.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 ---
 
-<div style="padding: 2.0in 3.0in 4.0in 5.0in; border-color: rgba(30, 20, 10, 1.0); border-width: 1.0cm 1.0cm 1.0cm 1.0cm; border-radius: 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px; border-style: solid;" class="container">
+<div style="padding: 2.0in 3.0in 4.0in 5.0in; border-color: rgba(30, 20, 10, 1.0); border-width: 1.0cm 1.0cm 1.0cm 1.0cm; border-radius: 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px 6.0px; border-style: solid; text-align: center;" class="container">
     <p>
         Foo bar
     </p>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 ---
 
-<div style="border-color: rgba(30, 20, 10, 1.0); border-style: dotted;" class="container">
+<div style="border-color: rgba(30, 20, 10, 1.0); border-style: dotted; text-align: end;" class="container">
     <p>
         Foo bar
     </p>
diff --git a/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Layout.kt b/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Layout.kt
index 97d1e8fb..e457ed9c 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Layout.kt
+++ b/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Layout.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ val Layout: Module =
  * @param borderStyle border style. Normal (solid) if unset and [borderColor] or [borderWidth] is set
  * @param padding whitespace around the content. None if unset
  * @param cornerRadius corner (and border) radius. None if unset
+ * @param alignment alignment of the content. Default if unset
  * @param body content to group
  * @return the new container node
  */
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ fun container(
     @Name("borderstyle") borderStyle: Container.BorderStyle? = null,
     @Name("padding") padding: Sizes? = null,
     @Name("radius") cornerRadius: Sizes? = null,
+    alignment: Aligned.Alignment? = null,
     body: MarkdownContent,
 ) = Container(
     foregroundColor,
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ fun container(
     borderStyle,
     padding,
     cornerRadius,
+    alignment,
     body.children,
 ).wrappedAsValue()