diff --git a/escher/include/escher/even_odd_pointer_text_cell.h b/escher/include/escher/even_odd_pointer_text_cell.h
index 9732efc30..040bd5daf 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/even_odd_pointer_text_cell.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/even_odd_pointer_text_cell.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public:
   EvenOddPointerTextCell();
   void reloadCell() override;
   void setText(const char * textContent, KDColor textColor = KDColorBlack);
+  void setAlignment(float horizontalAlignment, float verticalAlignment);
   int numberOfSubviews() const override;
   View * subviewAtIndex(int index) override;
   void layoutSubviews() override;
diff --git a/escher/src/even_odd_pointer_text_cell.cpp b/escher/src/even_odd_pointer_text_cell.cpp
index 80439e37d..ec2b4f387 100644
--- a/escher/src/even_odd_pointer_text_cell.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/even_odd_pointer_text_cell.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ void EvenOddPointerTextCell::setText(const char * title, KDColor textColor) {
   m_pointerTextView.setTextColor(textColor);
 }
 
+void EvenOddPointerTextCell::setAlignment(float horizontalAlignment, float verticalAlignment) {
+  m_pointerTextView.setAlignment(horizontalAlignment, verticalAlignment);
+}
+
 int EvenOddPointerTextCell::numberOfSubviews() const {
   return 1;
 }