diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/AbstractWriter.php b/src/Spout/Writer/AbstractWriter.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/Style/Style.php b/src/Spout/Writer/Style/Style.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index a4254d7..594adde
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/Style/Style.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/Style/Style.php
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ class Style
     /** @var bool Whether specific font properties should be applied */
     protected $shouldApplyFont = false;
 
+    protected $verticalAlignment = 'center';
+    protected $horizontalAlignment = 'center';
+
+    protected $hasVerticalAlignment = false;
+    protected $hasHorizontalAlignment = false;
+
+    protected $shouldApplyVerticalAlignment = false;
+    protected $shouldApplyHorizontalAlignment = false;
+
     /** @var bool Whether the text should wrap in the cell (useful for long or multi-lines text) */
     protected $shouldWrapText = false;
     /** @var bool Whether the wrap text property was set */
@@ -278,6 +287,34 @@ class Style
         return $this->numberFormat;
     }
 
+    public function setVerticalAlignment($alignment) {
+        $this->verticalAlignment = $alignment;
+        $this->hasVerticalAlignment = true;
+        $this->shouldApplyVerticalAlignment = true;
+    }
+
+    public function setHorizontalAlignment($alignment) {
+        $this->horizontalAlignment = $alignment;
+        $this->hasHorizontalAlignment = true;
+        $this->shouldApplyHorizontalAlignment = true;
+    }
+
+    public function getVerticalAlignment() {
+        return $this->verticalAlignment;
+    }
+
+    public function getHorizontalAlignment() {
+        return $this->horizontalAlignment;
+    }
+
+    public function shouldApplyVerticalAlignment() {
+        return $this->shouldApplyVerticalAlignment;
+    }
+
+    public function shouldApplyHorizontalAlignment() {
+        return $this->shouldApplyHorizontalAlignment;
+    }
+
 
     /**
      * Serializes the style for future comparison with other styles.
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/Style/StyleBuilder.php b/src/Spout/Writer/Style/StyleBuilder.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 8521a1c..f97009f
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/Style/StyleBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/Style/StyleBuilder.php
@@ -127,6 +127,16 @@ class StyleBuilder
         return $this;
     }
 
+    public function setVerticalAlignment($alignment) {
+        $this->style->setVerticalAlignment($alignment);
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    public function setHorizontalAlignment($alignment) {
+        $this->style->setHorizontalAlignment($alignment);
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the configured style. The style is cached and can be reused.
      *
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Helper/StyleHelper.php b/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Helper/StyleHelper.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 789c72a..c95b27a
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Helper/StyleHelper.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Helper/StyleHelper.php
@@ -175,10 +175,19 @@ EOD;
                 $content .= ' applyFont="1"';
             }
 
-            if ($style->shouldWrapText()) {
+            if ($style->shouldWrapText() || $style->shouldApplyVerticalAlignment() || $style->shouldApplyHorizontalAlignment()) {
                 $content .= ' applyAlignment="1">';
-                $content .= '<alignment wrapText="1"/>';
-                $content .= '</xf>';
+                $content .= '<alignment ';
+                if ($style->shouldWrapText()) {
+                    $content .= 'wrapText="1" ';
+                }
+                if ($style->shouldApplyVerticalAlignment()) {
+                    $content .= 'vertical="' . $style->getVerticalAlignment() . '" ';
+                }
+                if ($style->shouldApplyHorizontalAlignment()) {
+                    $content .= 'horizontal="' . $style->getHorizontalAlignment() . '" ';
+                }
+                $content .= '/></xf>';
             } else {
                 $content .= '/>';
             }