diff --git a/src/Actor.cpp b/src/Actor.cpp
index f9973909a7..5171faef46 100644
--- a/src/Actor.cpp
+++ b/src/Actor.cpp
@@ -1509,6 +1509,8 @@ public:
 	DEFINE_METHOD( GetDiffuse, GetDiffuse() )
 	static int GetDiffuseAlpha( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ lua_pushnumber( L, p->GetDiffuseAlpha() ); return 1; }
 	static int GetVisible( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ lua_pushboolean( L, p->GetVisible() ); return 1; }
+	static int GetHAlign( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ lua_pushnumber( L, p->GetHorizAlign() ); return 1; }
+	static int GetVAlign( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ lua_pushnumber( L, p->GetVertAlign() ); return 1; }
 
 	static int GetName( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ lua_pushstring( L, p->GetName() ); return 1; }
 	static int GetParent( T* p, lua_State *L )
@@ -1673,6 +1675,8 @@ public:
 		ADD_METHOD( GetDiffuse );
 		ADD_METHOD( GetDiffuseAlpha );
 		ADD_METHOD( GetVisible );
+		ADD_METHOD( GetHAlign );
+		ADD_METHOD( GetVAlign );
 
 		ADD_METHOD( GetName );
 		ADD_METHOD( GetParent );
diff --git a/src/Actor.h b/src/Actor.h
index 7647ba3fe5..9b04700fd7 100644
--- a/src/Actor.h
+++ b/src/Actor.h
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ public:
 	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 ); }
-
+	virtual float GetHorizAlign() { return m_fHorizAlign; }
+	virtual float GetVertAlign() { return m_fVertAlign; }
 
 	// effects
 #if defined(SSC_FUTURES)