diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
index 7ca9b26cc1..06d07055bb 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
@@ -1273,6 +1273,8 @@ public:
 	static int shadowlength( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->SetShadowLength(FArg(1)); return 0; }
 	static int horizalign( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->SetHorizAlign(Enum::Check<HorizAlign>(L, 1)); return 0; }
 	static int vertalign( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->SetVertAlign(Enum::Check<VertAlign>(L, 1)); return 0; }
+	static int halign( T* p, lua_State *L )			{ p->SetHorizAlign(FArg(1)); return 0; }
+	static int valign( T* p, lua_State *L )			{ p->SetVertAlign(FArg(1)); return 0; }
 	static int diffuseblink( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->SetEffectDiffuseBlink(); return 0; }
 	static int diffuseshift( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->SetEffectDiffuseShift(); return 0; }
 	static int diffuseramp( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ p->SetEffectDiffuseRamp(); return 0; }
@@ -1466,6 +1468,8 @@ public:
 		ADD_METHOD( shadowlength );
 		ADD_METHOD( horizalign );
 		ADD_METHOD( vertalign );
+		ADD_METHOD( halign );
+		ADD_METHOD( valign );
 		ADD_METHOD( diffuseblink );
 		ADD_METHOD( diffuseshift );
 		ADD_METHOD( diffuseramp );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.h b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
index 5c784dd168..931d337ce7 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
@@ -251,8 +251,10 @@ public:
 	//
 	// Alignment settings.  These need to be virtual for BitmapText
 	//
-	virtual void SetHorizAlign( HorizAlign ha ) { m_fHorizAlign = (ha == HorizAlign_Left)? 0.0f: (ha == HorizAlign_Center)? 0.5f: +1.0f; }
-	virtual void SetVertAlign( VertAlign va ) { m_fVertAlign = (va == VertAlign_Top)? 0.0f: (va == VertAlign_Middle)? 0.5f: +1.0f; }
+	virtual void SetHorizAlign( float f ) { m_fHorizAlign = f; }
+	virtual void SetVertAlign( float f ) { m_fVertAlign = f; }
+	void SetHorizAlign( HorizAlign ha ) { SetHorizAlign( (ha == HorizAlign_Left)? 0.0f: (ha == HorizAlign_Center)? 0.5f: +1.0f ); }
+	void SetVertAlign( VertAlign va ) { SetVertAlign( (va == VertAlign_Top)? 0.0f: (va == VertAlign_Middle)? 0.5f: +1.0f ); }
 
 
 	//
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
index 70e4540b84..b2eb7016ea 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.cpp
@@ -599,10 +599,10 @@ void BitmapText::DrawPrimitives()
 }
 
 /* Rebuild when these change. */
-void BitmapText::SetHorizAlign( HorizAlign ha )
+void BitmapText::SetHorizAlign( float f )
 {
 	float fHorizAlign = m_fHorizAlign;
-	Actor::SetHorizAlign(ha);
+	Actor::SetHorizAlign(f);
 	if( fHorizAlign == m_fHorizAlign )
 		return;
 	BuildChars();
diff --git a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
index ff5382aeb8..53bb6d3fdc 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/BitmapText.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public:
 	void SetRainbowScroll( bool b )	{ m_bRainbowScroll = b; }
 	void SetJitter( bool b )	{ m_bJitter = b; }
 
-	void SetHorizAlign( HorizAlign ha );
+	void SetHorizAlign( float f );
 
 	void GetLines( vector<wstring> &wTextLines ) { wTextLines = m_wTextLines; }