diff --git a/Ooui.Forms/Extensions/FontExtensions.cs b/Ooui.Forms/Extensions/FontExtensions.cs
index 8c53312..f364559 100644
--- a/Ooui.Forms/Extensions/FontExtensions.cs
+++ b/Ooui.Forms/Extensions/FontExtensions.cs
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@ namespace Ooui.Forms.Extensions
             }
         }
 
+        public static string ToOouiVerticalAlign (this TextAlignment align)
+        {
+            switch (align) {
+                case TextAlignment.Start:
+                default:
+                    return "top";
+                case TextAlignment.Center:
+                    return "middle";
+                case TextAlignment.End:
+                    return "bottom";
+            }
+        }
+
         static readonly double[] CharacterProportions = {
             0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
             0, 0.27799999713897705, 0.27799999713897705, 0.27799999713897705, 0.27799999713897705, 0.27799999713897705, 0, 0,
diff --git a/Ooui.Forms/Renderers/LabelRenderer.cs b/Ooui.Forms/Renderers/LabelRenderer.cs
index 9be0486..85ddc50 100644
--- a/Ooui.Forms/Renderers/LabelRenderer.cs
+++ b/Ooui.Forms/Renderers/LabelRenderer.cs
@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@ namespace Ooui.Forms.Renderers
 
         void UpdateAlignment ()
         {
+            this.Style.Display = "table";
+            Control.Style.Display = "table-cell";
             this.Style.TextAlign = Element.HorizontalTextAlignment.ToOouiTextAlign ();
-            this.Style.VerticalAlign = Element.VerticalTextAlignment.ToOouiTextAlign ();
+            Control.Style.VerticalAlign = Element.VerticalTextAlignment.ToOouiVerticalAlign ();
         }
 
         void UpdateLineBreakMode ()