diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/hooks.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/hooks.js
index e0de34cf2280e2..65b58ef91fd42c 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/hooks.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/hooks.js
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ const VALID_SETTINGS = [
 	'typography.fontWeight',
 	'typography.letterSpacing',
 	'typography.lineHeight',
+	'typography.textAlign',
 	'typography.textColumns',
 	'typography.textDecoration',
 	'typography.textTransform',
@@ -372,8 +373,13 @@ export function useSettingsForBlockElement(
 			? updatedSettings.shadow
 			: false;
 
+		// Text alignment is only available for blocks.
+		if ( element ) {
+			updatedSettings.typography.textAlign = false;
+		}
+
 		return updatedSettings;
-	}, [ parentSettings, supportedStyles, supports ] );
+	}, [ parentSettings, supportedStyles, supports, element ] );
 }
 
 export function useColorsPerOrigin( settings ) {
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/typography-panel.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/typography-panel.js
index 76836c775bb807..98a4c92954b026 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/typography-panel.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/global-styles/typography-panel.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import FontFamilyControl from '../font-family';
 import FontAppearanceControl from '../font-appearance-control';
 import LineHeightControl from '../line-height-control';
 import LetterSpacingControl from '../letter-spacing-control';
+import TextAlignmentControl from '../text-alignment-control';
 import TextTransformControl from '../text-transform-control';
 import TextDecorationControl from '../text-decoration-control';
 import WritingModeControl from '../writing-mode-control';
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export function useHasTypographyPanel( settings ) {
 	const hasLineHeight = useHasLineHeightControl( settings );
 	const hasFontAppearance = useHasAppearanceControl( settings );
 	const hasLetterSpacing = useHasLetterSpacingControl( settings );
+	const hasTextAlign = useHasTextAlignmentControl( settings );
 	const hasTextTransform = useHasTextTransformControl( settings );
 	const hasTextDecoration = useHasTextDecorationControl( settings );
 	const hasWritingMode = useHasWritingModeControl( settings );
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ export function useHasTypographyPanel( settings ) {
 		hasLineHeight ||
 		hasFontAppearance ||
 		hasLetterSpacing ||
+		hasTextAlign ||
 		hasTextTransform ||
 		hasFontSize ||
 		hasTextDecoration ||
@@ -91,6 +94,10 @@ function useHasTextTransformControl( settings ) {
 	return settings?.typography?.textTransform;
 }
 
+function useHasTextAlignmentControl( settings ) {
+	return settings?.typography?.textAlign;
+}
+
 function useHasTextDecorationControl( settings ) {
 	return settings?.typography?.textDecoration;
 }
@@ -150,6 +157,7 @@ const DEFAULT_CONTROLS = {
 	fontAppearance: true,
 	lineHeight: true,
 	letterSpacing: true,
+	textAlign: true,
 	textTransform: true,
 	textDecoration: true,
 	writingMode: true,
@@ -165,6 +173,13 @@ export default function TypographyPanel( {
 	panelId,
 	defaultControls = DEFAULT_CONTROLS,
 } ) {
+	// If paneId has a value, it means this panel will be rendered inside
+	// the block sidebar. The text alignment UI for individual blocks is rendered
+	// in the block toolbar, so disable support if it's not a global style.
+	if ( panelId ) {
+		settings.typography.textAlign = false;
+	}
+
 	const decodeValue = ( rawValue ) =>
 		getValueFromVariable( { settings }, '', rawValue );
 
@@ -334,6 +349,22 @@ export default function TypographyPanel( {
 	const hasWritingMode = () => !! value?.typography?.writingMode;
 	const resetWritingMode = () => setWritingMode( undefined );
 
+	// Text Alignment
+	const hasTextAlignmentControl = useHasTextAlignmentControl( settings );
+
+	const textAlign = decodeValue( inheritedValue?.typography?.textAlign );
+	const setTextAlign = ( newValue ) => {
+		onChange(
+			setImmutably(
+				value,
+				[ 'typography', 'textAlign' ],
+				newValue || undefined
+			)
+		);
+	};
+	const hasTextAlign = () => !! value?.typography?.textAlign;
+	const resetTextAlign = () => setTextAlign( undefined );
+
 	const resetAllFilter = useCallback( ( previousValue ) => {
 		return {
 			...previousValue,
@@ -514,6 +545,22 @@ export default function TypographyPanel( {
 					/>
 				</ToolsPanelItem>
 			) }
+			{ hasTextAlignmentControl && (
+				<ToolsPanelItem
+					label={ __( 'Text alignment' ) }
+					hasValue={ hasTextAlign }
+					onDeselect={ resetTextAlign }
+					isShownByDefault={ defaultControls.textAlign }
+					panelId={ panelId }
+				>
+					<TextAlignmentControl
+						value={ textAlign }
+						onChange={ setTextAlign }
+						size="__unstable-large"
+						__nextHasNoMarginBottom
+					/>
+				</ToolsPanelItem>
+			) }
 		</Wrapper>
 	);
 }
diff --git a/phpunit/class-wp-theme-json-test.php b/phpunit/class-wp-theme-json-test.php
index 00799b7ba0b478..22058a37d1affc 100644
--- a/phpunit/class-wp-theme-json-test.php
+++ b/phpunit/class-wp-theme-json-test.php
@@ -503,6 +503,11 @@ public function test_get_stylesheet() {
 								),
 							),
 						),
+						'core/media-text'   => array(
+							'typography' => array(
+								'textAlign' => 'center',
+							),
+						),
 						'core/post-date'    => array(
 							'color'    => array(
 								'text' => '#123456',
@@ -547,7 +552,7 @@ public function test_get_stylesheet() {
 		);
 
 		$variables = ':root{--wp--preset--color--grey: grey;--wp--preset--gradient--custom-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(0,0,0) 0%,rgb(0,0,0) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 14px;--wp--preset--font-size--big: 41px;--wp--preset--font-family--arial: Arial, serif;}.wp-block-group{--wp--custom--base-font: 16;--wp--custom--line-height--small: 1.2;--wp--custom--line-height--medium: 1.4;--wp--custom--line-height--large: 1.8;}';
-		$styles    = static::$base_styles . ':where(body){color: var(--wp--preset--color--grey);}:where(a:where(:not(.wp-element-button))){background-color: #333;color: #111;}:where(.wp-element-button, .wp-block-button__link){box-shadow: 10px 10px 5px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.66);}:where(.wp-block-cover){min-height: unset;aspect-ratio: 16/9;}:where(.wp-block-group){background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--custom-gradient);border-radius: 10px;min-height: 50vh;padding: 24px;}:where(.wp-block-group a:where(:not(.wp-element-button))){color: #111;}:where(.wp-block-heading){color: #123456;}:where(.wp-block-heading a:where(:not(.wp-element-button))){background-color: #333;color: #111;font-size: 60px;}:where(.wp-block-post-date){color: #123456;}:where(.wp-block-post-date a:where(:not(.wp-element-button))){background-color: #777;color: #555;}:where(.wp-block-post-excerpt){column-count: 2;}:where(.wp-block-image){margin-bottom: 30px;}:where(.wp-block-image img, .wp-block-image .wp-block-image__crop-area, .wp-block-image .components-placeholder){border-top-left-radius: 10px;border-bottom-right-radius: 1em;}:where(.wp-block-image img, .wp-block-image .components-placeholder){filter: var(--wp--preset--duotone--custom-duotone);}';
+		$styles    = static::$base_styles . ':where(body){color: var(--wp--preset--color--grey);}:where(a:where(:not(.wp-element-button))){background-color: #333;color: #111;}:where(.wp-element-button, .wp-block-button__link){box-shadow: 10px 10px 5px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.66);}:where(.wp-block-cover){min-height: unset;aspect-ratio: 16/9;}:where(.wp-block-group){background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--custom-gradient);border-radius: 10px;min-height: 50vh;padding: 24px;}:where(.wp-block-group a:where(:not(.wp-element-button))){color: #111;}:where(.wp-block-heading){color: #123456;}:where(.wp-block-heading a:where(:not(.wp-element-button))){background-color: #333;color: #111;font-size: 60px;}:where(.wp-block-media-text){text-align: center;}:where(.wp-block-post-date){color: #123456;}:where(.wp-block-post-date a:where(:not(.wp-element-button))){background-color: #777;color: #555;}:where(.wp-block-post-excerpt){column-count: 2;}:where(.wp-block-image){margin-bottom: 30px;}:where(.wp-block-image img, .wp-block-image .wp-block-image__crop-area, .wp-block-image .components-placeholder){border-top-left-radius: 10px;border-bottom-right-radius: 1em;}:where(.wp-block-image img, .wp-block-image .components-placeholder){filter: var(--wp--preset--duotone--custom-duotone);}';
 		$presets   = '.has-grey-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--grey) !important;}.has-grey-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--grey) !important;}.has-grey-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--grey) !important;}.has-custom-gradient-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--custom-gradient) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-big-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--big) !important;}.has-arial-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--arial) !important;}';
 		$all       = $variables . $styles . $presets;