diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 038bbc70..d19355e2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ NOTE: [`epaint`](epaint/CHANGELOG.md), [`eframe`](eframe/CHANGELOG.md), [`egui-w
 ### Changed
 * `PaintCallback` shapes now require the whole callback to be put in an `Arc<dyn Any>` with the value being a backend-specific callback type. ([#1684](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1684))
 * Replaced `needs_repaint` in `FullOutput` with `repaint_after`. Used to force repaint after the set duration in reactive mode.([#1694](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1694)).
+* `Layout::left_to_right` and `Layout::right_to_left` now takes the vertical align as an argument. Previous default was `Align::Center`.
 
 ### Fixed 🐛
 * Fixed `ImageButton`'s changing background padding on hover ([#1595](https://github.com/emilk/egui/pull/1595)).
diff --git a/egui/src/layout.rs b/egui/src/layout.rs
index c0425c65..1ad68436 100644
--- a/egui/src/layout.rs
+++ b/egui/src/layout.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl Direction {
 ///
 /// ```
 /// # egui::__run_test_ui(|ui| {
-/// ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(), |ui| {
+/// ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::TOP), |ui| {
 ///     ui.label("world!");
 ///     ui.label("Hello");
 /// });
@@ -153,30 +153,30 @@ impl Default for Layout {
 impl Layout {
     /// Place elements horizontally, left to right.
     ///
-    /// Elements will be centered vertically.
+    /// The `valign` parameter controls how to align elements vertically.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn left_to_right() -> Self {
+    pub fn left_to_right(valing: Align) -> Self {
         Self {
             main_dir: Direction::LeftToRight,
             main_wrap: false,
             main_align: Align::Center, // looks best to e.g. center text within a button
             main_justify: false,
-            cross_align: Align::Center,
+            cross_align: valing,
             cross_justify: false,
         }
     }
 
     /// Place elements horizontally, right to left.
     ///
-    /// Elements will be centered vertically.
+    /// The `valign` parameter controls how to align elements vertically.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn right_to_left() -> Self {
+    pub fn right_to_left(valing: Align) -> Self {
         Self {
             main_dir: Direction::RightToLeft,
             main_wrap: false,
             main_align: Align::Center, // looks best to e.g. center text within a button
             main_justify: false,
-            cross_align: Align::Center,
+            cross_align: valing,
             cross_justify: false,
         }
     }
@@ -185,34 +185,34 @@ impl Layout {
     ///
     /// Use the provided horizontal alignmen.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn top_down(cross_align: Align) -> Self {
+    pub fn top_down(halign: Align) -> Self {
         Self {
             main_dir: Direction::TopDown,
             main_wrap: false,
             main_align: Align::Center, // looks best to e.g. center text within a button
             main_justify: false,
-            cross_align,
+            cross_align: halign,
             cross_justify: false,
         }
     }
 
     /// Top-down layout justifed so that buttons etc fill the full available width.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn top_down_justified(cross_align: Align) -> Self {
-        Self::top_down(cross_align).with_cross_justify(true)
+    pub fn top_down_justified(halign: Align) -> Self {
+        Self::top_down(halign).with_cross_justify(true)
     }
 
     /// Place elements vertically, bottom up.
     ///
     /// Use the provided horizontal alignmen.
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn bottom_up(cross_align: Align) -> Self {
+    pub fn bottom_up(halign: Align) -> Self {
         Self {
             main_dir: Direction::BottomUp,
             main_wrap: false,
             main_align: Align::Center, // looks best to e.g. center text within a button
             main_justify: false,
-            cross_align,
+            cross_align: halign,
             cross_justify: false,
         }
     }
diff --git a/egui/src/ui.rs b/egui/src/ui.rs
index 9e613ea6..cb2397ab 100644
--- a/egui/src/ui.rs
+++ b/egui/src/ui.rs
@@ -1817,9 +1817,9 @@ impl Ui {
     ) -> InnerResponse<R> {
         let initial_size = self.available_size_before_wrap();
         let layout = if self.placer.prefer_right_to_left() {
-            Layout::right_to_left()
+            Layout::right_to_left(Align::Center)
         } else {
-            Layout::left_to_right()
+            Layout::left_to_right(Align::Center)
         }
         .with_cross_align(Align::Center);
         self.allocate_ui_with_layout_dyn(initial_size, layout, Box::new(add_contents))
@@ -1832,9 +1832,9 @@ impl Ui {
     ) -> InnerResponse<R> {
         let initial_size = self.available_size_before_wrap();
         let layout = if self.placer.prefer_right_to_left() {
-            Layout::right_to_left()
+            Layout::right_to_left(Align::Center)
         } else {
-            Layout::left_to_right()
+            Layout::left_to_right(Align::Center)
         }
         .with_cross_align(Align::Min);
         self.allocate_ui_with_layout_dyn(initial_size, layout, Box::new(add_contents))
@@ -1873,9 +1873,9 @@ impl Ui {
         );
 
         let layout = if self.placer.prefer_right_to_left() {
-            Layout::right_to_left()
+            Layout::right_to_left(Align::Center)
         } else {
-            Layout::left_to_right()
+            Layout::left_to_right(Align::Center)
         }
         .with_main_wrap(main_wrap);
 
@@ -1944,15 +1944,16 @@ impl Ui {
     ///
     /// ```
     /// # egui::__run_test_ui(|ui| {
-    /// ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(), |ui| {
+    /// ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::TOP), |ui| {
     ///     ui.label("world!");
     ///     ui.label("Hello");
     /// });
     /// # });
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// See also [`Self::allocate_ui_with_layout`],
-    /// and the helpers [`Self::horizontal`], [`Self::vertical`], etc.
+    /// If you don't want to use up all available space, use [`Self::allocate_ui_with_layout`].
+    ///
+    /// See also the helpers [`Self::horizontal`], [`Self::vertical`], etc.
     #[inline]
     pub fn with_layout<R>(
         &mut self,
diff --git a/egui_demo_app/src/wrap_app.rs b/egui_demo_app/src/wrap_app.rs
index 5c522f41..ffdb8ccc 100644
--- a/egui_demo_app/src/wrap_app.rs
+++ b/egui_demo_app/src/wrap_app.rs
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ impl WrapApp {
         }
         self.state.selected_anchor = selected_anchor;
 
-        ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(), |ui| {
+        ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::Center), |ui| {
             if false {
                 // TODO(emilk): fix the overlap on small screens
                 if clock_button(ui, crate::seconds_since_midnight()).clicked() {
diff --git a/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/demo_app_windows.rs b/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/demo_app_windows.rs
index 23bc56d2..50f8c394 100644
--- a/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/demo_app_windows.rs
+++ b/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/demo_app_windows.rs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ impl DemoWindows {
                     }
                 });
 
-                ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(), |ui| {
+                ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::Center), |ui| {
                     use egui::special_emojis::{GITHUB, TWITTER};
                     ui.hyperlink_to(
                         egui::RichText::new(TWITTER).size(font_size),
diff --git a/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/password.rs b/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/password.rs
index 487a44a7..65b0c875 100644
--- a/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/password.rs
+++ b/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/password.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub fn password_ui(ui: &mut egui::Ui, password: &mut String) -> egui::Response {
     // Process ui, change a local copy of the state
     // We want TextEdit to fill entire space, and have button after that, so in that case we can
     // change direction to right_to_left.
-    let result = ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(), |ui| {
+    let result = ui.with_layout(egui::Layout::right_to_left(egui::Align::Center), |ui| {
         // Toggle the `show_plaintext` bool with a button:
         let response = ui
             .add(egui::SelectableLabel::new(show_plaintext, "👁"))
diff --git a/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/table_demo.rs b/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/table_demo.rs
index 7e0cb0ba..c07cec4a 100644
--- a/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/table_demo.rs
+++ b/egui_demo_lib/src/demo/table_demo.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl TableDemo {
 
         TableBuilder::new(ui)
             .striped(true)
-            .cell_layout(egui::Layout::left_to_right().with_cross_align(egui::Align::Center))
+            .cell_layout(egui::Layout::left_to_right(egui::Align::Center))
             .column(Size::initial(60.0).at_least(40.0))
             .column(Size::initial(60.0).at_least(40.0))
             .column(Size::remainder().at_least(60.0))
diff --git a/egui_demo_lib/src/easy_mark/easy_mark_viewer.rs b/egui_demo_lib/src/easy_mark/easy_mark_viewer.rs
index ffe79d40..15cb1587 100644
--- a/egui_demo_lib/src/easy_mark/easy_mark_viewer.rs
+++ b/egui_demo_lib/src/easy_mark/easy_mark_viewer.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ pub fn easy_mark_it<'em>(ui: &mut Ui, items: impl Iterator<Item = easy_mark::Ite
         ui.spacing().interact_size.y, // Assume there will be
     );
 
-    let layout = Layout::left_to_right()
-        .with_main_wrap(true)
-        .with_cross_align(Align::BOTTOM);
+    let layout = Layout::left_to_right(Align::BOTTOM).with_main_wrap(true);
 
     ui.allocate_ui_with_layout(initial_size, layout, |ui| {
         ui.spacing_mut().item_spacing.x = 0.0;