diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 98a0ebba6e..33e2efee07 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - Fix wxPGChoices copy ctor (Snoits).
 - Fix wxPixelData<wxImage>::Offset() for alpha (Markus Rollmann).
 - Fix bug in wxImage::ClearAlpha() for shared data (Markus Rollmann).
+- Accept wxALIGN_CENTRE_HORIZONTAL in wxStaticText XRC handler (David Hart).
 
 wxGTK:
 
diff --git a/src/xrc/xh_sttxt.cpp b/src/xrc/xh_sttxt.cpp
index c5de25804e..52c8336cf4 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xh_sttxt.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xh_sttxt.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ wxStaticTextXmlHandler::wxStaticTextXmlHandler()
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxALIGN_RIGHT);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxALIGN_CENTER);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxALIGN_CENTRE);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxALIGN_CENTRE_HORIZONTAL);
     AddWindowStyles();
 }