diff --git a/crates/typst-layout/src/stack.rs b/crates/typst-layout/src/stack.rs
index c468945eb..196f9390a 100644
--- a/crates/typst-layout/src/stack.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-layout/src/stack.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use typst_library::diag::{bail, SourceResult};
 use typst_library::engine::Engine;
-use typst_library::foundations::{Content, Packed, Resolve, StyleChain, StyledElem};
+use typst_library::foundations::{
+    Content, Packed, Resolve, Smart, StyleChain, StyledElem,
+};
 use typst_library::introspection::{Locator, SplitLocator};
 use typst_library::layout::{
     Abs, AlignElem, Axes, Axis, Dir, FixedAlignment, Fr, Fragment, Frame, HElem, Point,
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ pub fn layout_stack(
     let spacing = elem.spacing(styles);
     let mut deferred = None;
 
+    let align = elem.align(styles);
+
     for child in &elem.children {
         match child {
             StackChild::Spacing(kind) => {
@@ -52,7 +56,15 @@ pub fn layout_stack(
                     layouter.layout_spacing(kind);
                 }
 
-                layouter.layout_block(engine, block, styles)?;
+                if let Smart::Custom(alignment) = align {
+                    layouter.layout_block(
+                        engine,
+                        &block.clone().aligned(alignment),
+                        styles,
+                    )?;
+                } else {
+                    layouter.layout_block(engine, block, styles)?;
+                }
                 deferred = spacing;
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/typst-library/src/layout/stack.rs b/crates/typst-library/src/layout/stack.rs
index 5fc78480e..3660b50ed 100644
--- a/crates/typst-library/src/layout/stack.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-library/src/layout/stack.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter};
 
 use crate::diag::SourceResult;
 use crate::engine::Engine;
-use crate::foundations::{cast, elem, Content, NativeElement, Packed, Show, StyleChain};
-use crate::layout::{BlockElem, Dir, Spacing};
+use crate::foundations::{
+    cast, elem, Content, NativeElement, Packed, Show, Smart, StyleChain,
+};
+use crate::layout::{Alignment, BlockElem, Dir, Spacing};
 
 /// Arranges content and spacing horizontally or vertically.
 ///
@@ -42,6 +44,11 @@ pub struct StackElem {
     /// Spacing to insert between items where no explicit spacing was provided.
     pub spacing: Option<Spacing>,
 
+    /// How to align the items.
+    ///
+    /// If set to `{auto}`, the outer alignment is used.
+    pub align: Smart<Alignment>,
+
     /// The children to stack along the axis.
     #[variadic]
     pub children: Vec<StackChild>,
diff --git a/tests/ref/stack-align.png b/tests/ref/stack-align.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e4912db8
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diff --git a/tests/suite/layout/stack.typ b/tests/suite/layout/stack.typ
index aad273a5b..9d64188c0 100644
--- a/tests/suite/layout/stack.typ
+++ b/tests/suite/layout/stack.typ
@@ -89,3 +89,10 @@ World! 🌍
   // Error: 3-40 stack spacing is infinite
   stack(spacing: infinite-length)[A][B]
 })
+
+--- stack-align ---
+#set align(center)
+#set stack(align: end)
+#stack[I][am][aligned][to][the][right!]
+#stack(align: auto)[I][am][aligned][to][the][center!]
+#stack(dir: rtl, align: horizon)[Aligned \ at][horizon.]