diff --git a/data/en.mse-locale/locale b/data/en.mse-locale/locale
index dae38dc1..66a4a552 100644
--- a/data/en.mse-locale/locale
+++ b/data/en.mse-locale/locale
@@ -540,7 +540,10 @@ label:
 	selection top:			&Top
 	selection width:		&Width
 	selection height:		&Height
-	selection center:       Recenter
+	selection center:				Center
+	selection center vertically:	Center Vertically
+	selection center horizontally:	Center Horizontally
+	selection center both:			Center Both
 	#zoom:				Zoom
 	fix aspect ratio:		Fix aspect ratio (width/height)
 	zoom amount:			Zoom
diff --git a/resource/shape_align_both.png b/resource/shape_align_both.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe874086
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diff --git a/resource/shape_align_center.png b/resource/shape_align_center.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efe9a98e
Binary files /dev/null and b/resource/shape_align_center.png differ
diff --git a/resource/shape_align_middle.png b/resource/shape_align_middle.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d350dd88
Binary files /dev/null and b/resource/shape_align_middle.png differ
diff --git a/resource/win32_res.rc b/resource/win32_res.rc
index ba78d16c..6b5d2d66 100644
--- a/resource/win32_res.rc
+++ b/resource/win32_res.rc
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ message_information IMAGE "message_information.png"
 message_warning IMAGE "message_warning.png"
 message_error IMAGE "message_error.png"
 
+shape_align_middle IMAGE "shape_align_middle.png"
+shape_align_center IMAGE "shape_align_center.png"
+shape_align_both IMAGE "shape_align_both.png"
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- : WX
 
 //wxBITMAP_STD_COLOURS BITMAP "wx/msw/colours.bmp"
diff --git a/src/gui/image_slice_window.cpp b/src/gui/image_slice_window.cpp
index ad0df406..1d4e4353 100644
--- a/src/gui/image_slice_window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/image_slice_window.cpp
@@ -51,14 +51,21 @@ void ImageSlice::constrain(PreferedProperty prefer) {
   }
 }
 
-void ImageSlice::centerSelection() {
-    if (selection.GetWidth() < source.GetWidth()) {
-        selection.x = ((source.GetWidth() - selection.GetWidth()) / 2);
-    }
-
-    if (selection.GetHeight() < source.GetHeight()) {
-        selection.y = ((source.GetHeight() - selection.GetHeight()) / 2);
-    }
+void ImageSlice::centerSelection() {
+  centerSelectionHorizontally();
+  centerSelectionVertically();
+}
+
+void ImageSlice::centerSelectionHorizontally() {
+  if (selection.GetWidth() < source.GetWidth()) {
+    selection.x = ((source.GetWidth() - selection.GetWidth()) / 2);
+  }
+}
+
+void ImageSlice::centerSelectionVertically() {
+  if (selection.GetHeight() < source.GetHeight()) {
+    selection.y = ((source.GetHeight() - selection.GetHeight()) / 2);
+  }
 }
 
 Image ImageSlice::getSlice(double scale) const {
@@ -157,7 +164,23 @@ ImageSliceWindow::ImageSliceWindow(Window* parent, const Image& source, const wx
           s7->Add(width,  0, wxEXPAND);
           s7->Add(new wxStaticText(this, wxID_ANY, _LABEL_("selection height")), 0, wxALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL);
           s7->Add(height, 0, wxEXPAND);
-          s7->Add(new wxButton(this, ID_SELECTION_CENTER, _LABEL_("selection center")), 0, wxALIGN_CENTER, 2);
+
+          s7->Add(new wxStaticText(this, wxID_ANY, _LABEL_("selection center")), 0, wxALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL);
+          wxBoxSizer* s7A = new wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL);
+            wxBitmapButton* center_vertically_button = new wxBitmapButton(this, ID_SELECTION_CENTER_VERTICALLY, wxBitmap(load_resource_image(_("shape_align_middle"))));
+            center_vertically_button->SetToolTip(_LABEL_("selection center vertically"));
+            s7A->Add(center_vertically_button);
+            s7A->AddStretchSpacer();
+
+            wxBitmapButton* center_horizontally_button = new wxBitmapButton(this, ID_SELECTION_CENTER_HORIZONTALLY, wxBitmap(load_resource_image(_("shape_align_center"))));
+            center_horizontally_button->SetToolTip(_LABEL_("selection center horizontally"));
+            s7A->Add(center_horizontally_button);
+            s7A->AddStretchSpacer();
+
+            wxBitmapButton* center_button = new wxBitmapButton(this, ID_SELECTION_CENTER, wxBitmap(load_resource_image(_("shape_align_both"))));
+            center_button->SetToolTip(_LABEL_("selection center both"));
+            s7A->Add(center_button);
+          s7->Add(s7A, 1, wxEXPAND, 0);
         s6->Add(s7, 1, wxEXPAND | wxALL, 4);
       s5->Add(s6, 0, wxEXPAND | wxALL, 4);
       s5->AddStretchSpacer(1);
@@ -299,11 +322,22 @@ void ImageSliceWindow::onUpdateFromControl(PreferedProperty prefer) {
   updateControls();
 }
 
-void ImageSliceWindow::onSelectionCenter(wxCommandEvent&) {
-    slice.centerSelection();
-    preview->update();
-    selector->update();
-    updateControls();
+void ImageSliceWindow::onSelectionCenter(wxCommandEvent& ev) {
+  switch (ev.GetId()) {
+    case ID_SELECTION_CENTER:
+      slice.centerSelection();
+      break;
+    case ID_SELECTION_CENTER_HORIZONTALLY:
+      slice.centerSelectionHorizontally();
+      break;
+    case ID_SELECTION_CENTER_VERTICALLY:
+      slice.centerSelectionVertically();
+      break;
+  }
+    
+  preview->update();
+  selector->update();
+  updateControls();
 }
 
 void ImageSliceWindow::updateControls() {
@@ -356,7 +390,9 @@ BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(ImageSliceWindow, wxDialog)
   EVT_TEXT      (ID_TOP,      ImageSliceWindow::onChangeTop)
   EVT_TEXT      (ID_WIDTH,      ImageSliceWindow::onChangeWidth)
   EVT_TEXT      (ID_HEIGHT,      ImageSliceWindow::onChangeHeight)
-  EVT_BUTTON (ID_SELECTION_CENTER, ImageSliceWindow::onSelectionCenter)
+  EVT_BUTTON (ID_SELECTION_CENTER, ImageSliceWindow::onSelectionCenter)
+  EVT_BUTTON(ID_SELECTION_CENTER_HORIZONTALLY, ImageSliceWindow::onSelectionCenter)
+  EVT_BUTTON(ID_SELECTION_CENTER_VERTICALLY, ImageSliceWindow::onSelectionCenter)
   EVT_CHECKBOX    (ID_FIX_ASPECT,    ImageSliceWindow::onChangeFixAspect)
   EVT_SPINCTRL    (ID_ZOOM,      ImageSliceWindow::onChangeZoom)
   EVT_SPINCTRL    (ID_ZOOM_X,      ImageSliceWindow::onChangeZoomX)
diff --git a/src/gui/image_slice_window.hpp b/src/gui/image_slice_window.hpp
index de86e16d..2a8dcf1b 100644
--- a/src/gui/image_slice_window.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/image_slice_window.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ public:
   /// Enforce relations between values
   void constrain(PreferedProperty prefer = PREFER_NONE);
   /// Attempt to center the current constraints
-  void centerSelection();
+  void centerSelection();
+  void centerSelectionHorizontally();
+  void centerSelectionVertically();
   /// Get the sliced image
   Image getSlice(double scale = 1.0) const;
   
diff --git a/src/util/window_id.hpp b/src/util/window_id.hpp
index 568046be..2506828b 100644
--- a/src/util/window_id.hpp
+++ b/src/util/window_id.hpp
@@ -272,7 +272,9 @@ enum ControlID {
   ID_TOP,
   ID_WIDTH,
   ID_HEIGHT,
-  ID_SELECTION_CENTER,
+  ID_SELECTION_CENTER,
+  ID_SELECTION_CENTER_HORIZONTALLY,
+  ID_SELECTION_CENTER_VERTICALLY,
   ID_FIX_ASPECT,
   ID_ZOOM,
   ID_ZOOM_X,