@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import { DndContext, PointerSensor, useSensor, useSensors } from "@dnd-kit/core";
 import { ObjectPalette } from "./Palette/ObjectPalette";
 import { LabelCanvas } from "./Canvas/LabelCanvas";
+import type { LabelCanvasHandle } from "./Canvas/LabelCanvas";
 import { PropertiesPanel } from "./Properties/PropertiesPanel";
 import { LayersPanel } from "./Properties/LayersPanel";
 import { FontManager } from "./Fonts/FontManager";
@@ -91,6 +92,9 @@ export function AppShell() {
     handlePrint,
   } = useZplImportExport();
   const outputPanel = useOutputPanel(OUTPUT_DEFAULT_H);
+  // Imperative handle to the canvas for actions PropertiesPanel needs live
+  // render bboxes for (e.g. align-to-label centring).
+  const canvasRef = useRef<LabelCanvasHandle>(null);
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col h-screen overflow-hidden bg-bg text-text font-sans">
@@ -271,6 +275,7 @@ export function AppShell() {
 
         <main className="flex-1 overflow-hidden">
           <LabelCanvas
+            ref={canvasRef}
             unit={unit}
             showGrid={showGrid}
             onGridToggle={() => setCanvasSettings({ showGrid: !showGrid })}
@@ -319,7 +324,7 @@ export function AppShell() {
             </button>
           </div>
           <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
-            {rightTab === "properties" && <PropertiesPanel />}
+            {rightTab === "properties" && <PropertiesPanel canvasRef={canvasRef} />}
             {rightTab === "layers" && <LayersPanel />}
             {rightTab === "fonts" && <FontManager />}
           </div>
 
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import {
+  forwardRef,
+  useImperativeHandle,
+  useMemo,
   useRef,
   useEffect,
   useState,
@@ -14,6 +17,8 @@ import { SNAP_OPTIONS } from "../../lib/units";
 import type { Unit } from "../../lib/units";
 import { computeSnap } from "../../lib/snapGuides";
 import type { SnapGuide } from "../../lib/snapGuides";
+import { computeGroupCenterDelta } from "../../lib/alignment";
+import type { AlignAxis } from "../../lib/alignment";
 import { KonvaObject } from "./KonvaObject";
 import { Grid } from "./Grid";
 import { GuideLines } from "./GuideLines";
@@ -50,7 +55,14 @@ interface Props {
   onViewRotationChange: (rotation: ViewRotation) => void;
 }
 
-export function LabelCanvas({
+/** Imperative actions sibling components (PropertiesPanel) need from the
+ *  canvas. The canvas owns the live render bboxes via Konva — co-locating
+ *  the action with the data avoids round-tripping through the store. */
+export interface LabelCanvasHandle {
+  alignSelectionToLabel: (axis: AlignAxis) => void;
+}
+
+export const LabelCanvas = forwardRef<LabelCanvasHandle, Props>(function LabelCanvas({
   unit,
   showGrid,
   onGridToggle,
@@ -62,7 +74,7 @@ export function LabelCanvas({
   onZoomChange,
   viewRotation,
   onViewRotationChange,
-}: Props) {
+}, ref) {
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const stageRef = useRef<Konva.Stage>(null);
   const transformerRef = useRef<Konva.Transformer>(null);
@@ -246,13 +258,73 @@ export function LabelCanvas({
   // here matches the visual (rotation-aware) bounds — snap math operates in
   // stage-screen space, so it must reflect what the user sees, not the
   // un-rotated layout coordinates.
-  const transformerSnapLabelRect = {
-    id: "_lbl",
-    x: visualLabelX,
-    y: visualLabelY,
-    width: visualLabelWidthPx,
-    height: visualLabelHeightPx,
-  };
+  const transformerSnapLabelRect = useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      id: "_lbl",
+      x: visualLabelX,
+      y: visualLabelY,
+      width: visualLabelWidthPx,
+      height: visualLabelHeightPx,
+    }),
+    [visualLabelX, visualLabelY, visualLabelWidthPx, visualLabelHeightPx],
+  );
+
+  // Imperative align-to-label: PropertiesPanel calls this directly via the
+  // forwarded ref. Co-located with the render data — measure each selected
+  // node's rendered bbox via Konva clientRect (single source of truth for
+  // type-specific footprints like text baselines / barcode text-zones),
+  // compute the centre-delta in screen px, map back through view rotation
+  // and px-per-dot to model coordinates.
+  useImperativeHandle(
+    ref,
+    () => ({
+      alignSelectionToLabel: (axis) => {
+        const stage = stageRef.current;
+        if (!stage) return;
+        const state = useLabelStore.getState();
+        const ids = state.selectedIds;
+        if (ids.length === 0) return;
+        const objs = currentObjects(state);
+
+        const boxes = ids.flatMap((id) => {
+          const node = stage.findOne<Konva.Node>(`#${id}`);
+          if (!node) return [];
+          const r = node.getClientRect({ relativeTo: stage });
+          return [{ id, x: r.x, y: r.y, width: r.width, height: r.height }];
+        });
+        if (boxes.length === 0) return;
+
+        const { dx: screenDx, dy: screenDy } = computeGroupCenterDelta(
+          boxes,
+          transformerSnapLabelRect,
+          axis,
+        );
+        if (screenDx === 0 && screenDy === 0) return;
+
+        const [layoutDx, layoutDy] = inverseRotateDelta(
+          screenDx,
+          screenDy,
+          viewRotation,
+        );
+        // Round to integer dots — matches the `mmToDots` convention used by
+        // PropertiesPanel inputs and keeps the store's x/y invariant so ZPL
+        // emit doesn't see fractional coordinates.
+        const pxPerDot = scale / label.dpmm;
+        const dxDots = Math.round(layoutDx / pxPerDot);
+        const dyDots = Math.round(layoutDy / pxPerDot);
+
+        const updates = ids.flatMap((id) => {
+          const obj = objs.find((o) => o.id === id);
+          if (!obj) return [];
+          return [
+            { id, changes: { x: obj.x + dxDots, y: obj.y + dyDots } },
+          ];
+        });
+        if (updates.length > 0) updateObjects(updates);
+      },
+    }),
+    [transformerSnapLabelRect, scale, label.dpmm, viewRotation, updateObjects],
+  );
 
   const {
     rotateEnabled,
@@ -673,4 +745,4 @@ export function LabelCanvas({
       )}
     </div>
   );
-}
+});
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { useT } from "../../lib/useT";
+import type { AlignAxis } from "../../lib/alignment";
+import { CenterHIcon, CenterVIcon, CenterBothIcon } from "./AlignIcons";
+
+const BUTTON_CLS =
+  "p-1.5 rounded border border-border text-muted hover:text-text hover:bg-surface-2 transition-colors";
+
+/**
+ * Three-button row that centres the current selection on the label. Pure
+ * presentation: the caller supplies the imperative `onAlign` handler so the
+ * component stays decoupled from the canvas (which owns the live render
+ * bboxes).
+ */
+export function AlignButtons({ onAlign }: { onAlign: (axis: AlignAxis) => void }) {
+  const t = useT();
+
+  const buttons: { axis: AlignAxis; title: string; Icon: typeof CenterHIcon }[] = [
+    { axis: "h",    title: t.properties.alignCenterH,    Icon: CenterHIcon },
+    { axis: "v",    title: t.properties.alignCenterV,    Icon: CenterVIcon },
+    { axis: "both", title: t.properties.alignCenterBoth, Icon: CenterBothIcon },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex gap-1">
+      {buttons.map(({ axis, title, Icon }) => (
+        <button
+          key={axis}
+          type="button"
+          className={BUTTON_CLS}
+          title={title}
+          aria-label={title}
+          onClick={() => onAlign(axis)}
+        >
+          <Icon className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+        </button>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+interface IconProps {
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/** Object centred on a vertical dashed line — represents horizontal centring. */
+export function CenterHIcon({ className }: IconProps) {
+  return (
+    <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" className={className}>
+      <line x1="8" y1="1.5" x2="8" y2="14.5" strokeDasharray="2 2" strokeWidth="1" />
+      <rect x="3" y="5" width="10" height="6" strokeWidth="1" />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Object centred on a horizontal dashed line — represents vertical centring. */
+export function CenterVIcon({ className }: IconProps) {
+  return (
+    <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" className={className}>
+      <line x1="1.5" y1="8" x2="14.5" y2="8" strokeDasharray="2 2" strokeWidth="1" />
+      <rect x="5" y="3" width="6" height="10" strokeWidth="1" />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Object on the cross-hair of two dashed lines — represents bi-axial centring. */
+export function CenterBothIcon({ className }: IconProps) {
+  return (
+    <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" className={className}>
+      <line x1="8" y1="1.5" x2="8" y2="14.5" strokeDasharray="2 2" strokeWidth="1" />
+      <line x1="1.5" y1="8" x2="14.5" y2="8" strokeDasharray="2 2" strokeWidth="1" />
+      <rect x="5" y="5" width="6" height="6" strokeWidth="1" />
+    </svg>
+  );
+}
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import type { RefObject } from "react";
 import { InformationCircleIcon } from "@heroicons/react/16/solid";
 import { useLabelStore, useCurrentObjects } from "../../store/labelStore";
+import type { LabelCanvasHandle } from "../Canvas/LabelCanvas";
+import type { AlignAxis } from "../../lib/alignment";
 import { ObjectRegistry } from "../../registry";
 import { BWIP_VISUAL_APPROX_TYPES } from "../Canvas/bwipConstants";
 import { stripZplCommandChars } from "../../registry/zplHelpers";
@@ -15,10 +18,19 @@ import type { Unit } from "../../lib/units";
 import { useT } from "../../lib/useT";
 import { parseIntOrUndef } from "../../lib/inputParse";
 import { CollapsibleSection } from "../ui/CollapsibleSection";
+import { AlignButtons } from "./AlignButtons";
 import { inputCls, labelCls } from "./styles";
 import type { LabelConfig } from "../../types/ObjectType";
 
-export function PropertiesPanel() {
+interface PropertiesPanelProps {
+  /** Imperative handle on the canvas — used for actions that need live render
+   *  bboxes (alignment, future zoom-to-selection, etc.). Required so the
+   *  type system forces the caller to wire it up; the inner null-check on
+   *  `.current` only covers the brief window before LabelCanvas mounts. */
+  canvasRef: RefObject<LabelCanvasHandle | null>;
+}
+
+export function PropertiesPanel({ canvasRef }: PropertiesPanelProps) {
   const t = useT();
   const {
     selectedIds,
@@ -31,6 +43,8 @@ export function PropertiesPanel() {
   const objects = useCurrentObjects();
   const unit = canvasSettings.unit;
   const obj = objects.find((o) => o.id === selectedIds[0]);
+  const handleAlign = (axis: AlignAxis) =>
+    canvasRef.current?.alignSelectionToLabel(axis);
 
   if (selectedIds.length > 1) {
     return (
@@ -41,9 +55,12 @@ export function PropertiesPanel() {
             {t.properties.multipleSelectedFmt.replace('{n}', String(selectedIds.length))}
           </span>
         </div>
-        <p className="px-3 py-3 text-xs text-muted">
-          {t.properties.x} / {t.properties.y}: {t.properties.multipleSelectedHint}
-        </p>
+        <div className="px-3 py-3 flex flex-col gap-3">
+          <p className="text-xs text-muted">
+            {t.properties.x} / {t.properties.y}: {t.properties.multipleSelectedHint}
+          </p>
+          <AlignButtons onAlign={handleAlign} />
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -127,6 +144,7 @@ export function PropertiesPanel() {
               />
             </div>
           </div>
+          <AlignButtons onAlign={handleAlign} />
         </div>
 
         <div className="border-t border-border" />
 
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { computeGroupCenterDelta } from "./alignment";
+
+const target = { x: 0, y: 0, width: 100, height: 60 };
+
+describe("computeGroupCenterDelta", () => {
+  it("returns zero delta for empty input", () => {
+    expect(computeGroupCenterDelta([], target, "both")).toEqual({ dx: 0, dy: 0 });
+  });
+
+  it("centres a single box on both axes", () => {
+    const box = { id: "a", x: 0, y: 0, width: 20, height: 10 };
+    expect(computeGroupCenterDelta([box], target, "both")).toEqual({
+      dx: 40,
+      dy: 25,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("only shifts the requested axis", () => {
+    const box = { id: "a", x: 0, y: 0, width: 20, height: 10 };
+    expect(computeGroupCenterDelta([box], target, "h")).toEqual({ dx: 40, dy: 0 });
+    expect(computeGroupCenterDelta([box], target, "v")).toEqual({ dx: 0, dy: 25 });
+  });
+
+  it("centres the group bbox of a multi-select, preserving relative positions", () => {
+    // Two boxes at x=10..30 and x=50..60 → group bbox 10..60 (width 50)
+    // Centre target (width 100) → group should land at 25..75 → dx = +15
+    const boxes = [
+      { id: "a", x: 10, y: 5,  width: 20, height: 10 },
+      { id: "b", x: 50, y: 20, width: 10, height: 10 },
+    ];
+    const { dx } = computeGroupCenterDelta(boxes, target, "h");
+    expect(dx).toBe(15);
+  });
+
+  it("handles bboxes that already exceed the target (no clamp)", () => {
+    const box = { id: "a", x: -10, y: 0, width: 200, height: 10 };
+    // Centre 200-wide box on 100-wide target → leftEdge target = -50, dx = -40
+    expect(computeGroupCenterDelta([box], target, "h").dx).toBe(-40);
+  });
+
+  it("respects target offset (target not anchored at origin)", () => {
+    const offsetTarget = { x: 100, y: 100, width: 100, height: 60 };
+    const box = { id: "a", x: 100, y: 100, width: 20, height: 10 };
+    expect(computeGroupCenterDelta([box], offsetTarget, "both")).toEqual({
+      dx: 40,
+      dy: 25,
+    });
+  });
+});