+
+    if (attr.HasAlignment())
+    {
+        GtkTextIter para_start, para_end = *end;
+        gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_line( text_buffer,
+                                          ¶_start,
+                                          gtk_text_iter_get_line(start) );
+        gtk_text_iter_forward_line(¶_end);
+
+        remove_handler_id = g_signal_connect( text_buffer, "remove_tag",
+                                              G_CALLBACK(wxGtkOnRemoveTag),
+                                              gpointer("WXALIGNMENT"));
+        gtk_text_buffer_remove_all_tags( text_buffer, ¶_start, ¶_end );
+        g_signal_handler_disconnect( text_buffer, remove_handler_id );
+
+        GtkJustification align;
+        switch (attr.GetAlignment())
+        {
+            default:
+                align = GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT;
+                break;
+            case wxTEXT_ALIGNMENT_RIGHT:
+                align = GTK_JUSTIFY_RIGHT;
+                break;
+            case wxTEXT_ALIGNMENT_CENTER:
+                align = GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER;
+                break;
+            // gtk+ doesn't support justify as of gtk+-2.7.4
+        }
+
+        g_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "WXALIGNMENT %d", align);
+        tag = gtk_text_tag_table_lookup( gtk_text_buffer_get_tag_table( text_buffer ),
+                                         buf );
+        if (!tag)
+            tag = gtk_text_buffer_create_tag( text_buffer, buf,
+                                              "justification", align, NULL );
+        gtk_text_buffer_apply_tag( text_buffer, tag, ¶_start, ¶_end );
+    }
+}