diff --git a/include/wx/sizer.h b/include/wx/sizer.h
index f2c560d788..9f66369ce4 100644
--- a/include/wx/sizer.h
+++ b/include/wx/sizer.h
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ public:
     wxSizerFlags& Centre() { return Align(wxALIGN_CENTRE); }
     wxSizerFlags& Center() { return Centre(); }
 
+    wxSizerFlags& CentreVertical() { return Align(wxALIGN_CENTRE_VERTICAL); }
+    wxSizerFlags& CenterVertical() { return CentreVertical(); }
+
+    wxSizerFlags& CentreHorizontal() { return Align(wxALIGN_CENTRE_HORIZONTAL); }
+    wxSizerFlags& CenterHorizontal() { return CentreHorizontal(); }
+
     wxSizerFlags& Top()
     {
         m_flags &= ~(wxALIGN_BOTTOM | wxALIGN_CENTRE_VERTICAL);
diff --git a/interface/wx/sizer.h b/interface/wx/sizer.h
index d9ecb7acd0..a6e694d2a0 100644
--- a/interface/wx/sizer.h
+++ b/interface/wx/sizer.h
@@ -1393,6 +1393,44 @@ public:
     */
     wxSizerFlags& Centre();
 
+    /**
+        Same as CentreHorizontal().
+
+        @since 3.1.0
+     */
+    wxSizerFlags& CenterHorizontal();
+
+    /**
+        Same as CentreVertical().
+
+        @since 3.1.0
+     */
+    wxSizerFlags& CenterVertical();
+
+    /**
+        Center an item only in horizontal direction.
+
+        This is mostly useful for 2D sizers as for the 1D ones it is shorter to
+        just use Centre() as the alignment is only used in one direction with
+        them anyhow. For 2D sizers, centering an item in one direction is quite
+        different from centering it in both directions however.
+
+        @see CentreVertical()
+
+        @since 3.1.0
+     */
+    wxSizerFlags& CentreHorizontal();
+
+    /**
+        Center an item only in vertical direction.
+
+        The remarks in CentreHorizontal() documentation also apply to this
+        function.
+
+        @since 3.1.0
+     */
+    wxSizerFlags& CentreVertical();
+
     /**
         Sets the border in the given @a direction having twice the default
         border size.