diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index ee05ed3ff4..ccb6c78b9b 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - Don't show the dialog twice for colours in wxPropertyGrid (Artur Wieczorek).
 - Fix handling of custom colours in wxPropertyGrid choices (Artur Wieczorek).
 - Add "hint" property to wxTextCtrl XRC handler.
+- Allow using wxALIGN_CENTER, and not just CENTRE, in XRC for wxStaticText.
 
 wxGTK:
 
diff --git a/src/xrc/xh_sttxt.cpp b/src/xrc/xh_sttxt.cpp
index da93c2a44c..c5de25804e 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xh_sttxt.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xh_sttxt.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ wxStaticTextXmlHandler::wxStaticTextXmlHandler()
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxST_NO_AUTORESIZE);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxALIGN_LEFT);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxALIGN_RIGHT);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxALIGN_CENTER);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxALIGN_CENTRE);
     AddWindowStyles();
 }