diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 31ade7e..dac530e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ colors
 # size=1.0              (logo scale, e.g. 2.0 for double size)
 # depth=1.0             (3D extrusion depth, e.g. 3.0 for chunkier look)
 # height=36             (override render height in rows)
+# v_alignment=top       (top, center, bottom)
+# h_alignment=left      (left, center, right)
 ```
 
 ## Options
diff --git a/fetch.c b/fetch.c
index c3a1052..a4e01b1 100644
--- a/fetch.c
+++ b/fetch.c
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@
 static struct termios orig_termios;
 static int termios_saved = 0;
 
+enum v_alignment {
+  V_ALIGN_TOP,
+  V_ALIGN_CENTER,
+  V_ALIGN_BOTTOM
+};
+enum h_alignment {
+  H_ALIGN_LEFT,
+  H_ALIGN_CENTER,
+  H_ALIGN_RIGHT
+};
+
 static void cleanup(void) {
   if (termios_saved)
     tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &orig_termios);
@@ -75,6 +86,8 @@ static int anim_width = ANIM_WIDTH; // canvas columns, shrinks on narrow termina
 static int layout_stacked = 0;      // info below the logo instead of beside it
 static int info_clip_cols = -1;     // clip info lines to this many visible columns
 static int stacked_info_rows = 0;   // info lines shown in stacked layout
+static int term_cols = 0;
+static int term_rows = 0;
 #define PI 3.14159265f
 #ifndef FETCH_VERSION
 #define FETCH_VERSION "dev"
@@ -898,6 +911,8 @@ static char config_logo_inner[32] = "";
 #define MAX_EXTRA_DISKS 8
 static char extra_disks[MAX_EXTRA_DISKS][128];
 static int extra_disk_count = 0;
+static enum v_alignment config_v_alignment = V_ALIGN_TOP;
+static enum h_alignment config_h_alignment = H_ALIGN_LEFT;
 
 // Light direction presets
 static float light_x = 0.4082f, light_y = 0.8165f, light_z = -0.4082f;
@@ -1142,6 +1157,32 @@ static void load_config(void) {
       continue;
     }
 
+    if (strncmp(line, "v_alignment=", 12) == 0) {
+      char *val = line + 12;
+      strip_inline_hint(val);
+      if (strcmp(val, "top") == 0) {
+        config_v_alignment = V_ALIGN_TOP;
+      } else if (strcmp(val, "center") == 0) {
+        config_v_alignment = V_ALIGN_CENTER;
+      } else if (strcmp(val, "bottom") == 0) {
+        config_v_alignment = V_ALIGN_BOTTOM;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (strncmp(line, "h_alignment=", 12) == 0) {
+      char *val = line + 12;
+      strip_inline_hint(val);
+      if (strcmp(val, "left") == 0) {
+        config_h_alignment = H_ALIGN_LEFT;
+      } else if (strcmp(val, "center") == 0) {
+        config_h_alignment = H_ALIGN_CENTER;
+      } else if (strcmp(val, "right") == 0) {
+        config_h_alignment = H_ALIGN_RIGHT;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
     // Match field name
     for (int i = 0; field_map[i].name; i++) {
       if (strcasecmp(line, field_map[i].name) == 0) {
@@ -3554,8 +3595,8 @@ static const char *cell_glyph(int row, int col, int smax, int *color_out) {
 // shrink the canvas to keep the info intact; phone-width ones stack the
 // info below the logo. Info lines clip instead of wrapping.
 static void apply_layout(int show_info) {
-  int rows = 0, cols = 0;
-  get_term_size(&rows, &cols);
+  int rows = term_rows; 
+  int cols = term_cols;
   if (rows > 1)
     rows--; // leave 1 row margin to prevent scroll-jitter
 
@@ -3899,6 +3940,42 @@ static void set_distro_colors(const char *distro) {
   }
 }
 
+static void get_alignment_padding(int* vertical, int* horizontal) {
+  size_t max = 0;
+  for (int i = 0; i < fetch_line_count; i++) {
+    size_t len = visible_width(fetch_lines[i]);
+    if (len > max) {
+      max = len;
+    }
+  }
+
+  switch (config_v_alignment) {
+    default:
+    case V_ALIGN_TOP:
+      *vertical = 0;
+      break;
+    case V_ALIGN_CENTER:
+      *vertical = term_rows / 2 - render_height / 2;
+      break;
+    case V_ALIGN_BOTTOM:
+      *vertical = term_rows - (render_height);
+      break;
+  }
+
+  switch (config_h_alignment) {
+    default:
+    case H_ALIGN_LEFT:
+      *horizontal = 0;
+      break;
+    case H_ALIGN_CENTER:
+      *horizontal = term_cols / 2 - (anim_width + GAP + max) / 2;
+      break;
+    case H_ALIGN_RIGHT:
+      *horizontal= term_cols - (anim_width + GAP + max);
+      break;
+  }
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   char distro[64] = "";
   const char *logo_name = NULL;
@@ -4061,6 +4138,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   config_defaults();
   load_config();
+  get_term_size(&term_rows, &term_cols);
 
   // Shading: CLI flags, then config, then the ascii default
   if (!shading && config_shading[0])
@@ -4292,6 +4370,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     // Handle terminal resize: recompute the same layout as startup
     if (term_resized) {
       term_resized = 0;
+      get_term_size(&term_rows, &term_cols);
       int old_h = render_height, old_w = anim_width;
       int old_stacked = layout_stacked, old_clip = info_clip_cols;
       apply_layout(show_info);
@@ -4395,10 +4474,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
       }
     }
 
+    int top_padding;
+    int left_padding;
+    get_alignment_padding(&top_padding, &left_padding);
+
     // Batch entire frame into a single write (reuse buffer across frames)
     static char *out_buf = NULL;
     static size_t out_cap = 0;
-    size_t need = (render_height + stacked_info_rows + 2) * 2048u + 64;
+    size_t need = (render_height + stacked_info_rows + 2) * (2048u + left_padding) + 64 + top_padding;
     if (need > out_cap) {
       free(out_buf);
       out_buf = malloc(need);
@@ -4424,7 +4507,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     int inner_len = strlen(color_inner);
     int outer_len = strlen(color_outer);
 
+    if (top_padding > 0) {
+      memset(p, '\n', top_padding);
+      p += top_padding;
+    }
+
     for (int i = 0; i < render_height && p + 8 < end; i++) {
+      if (left_padding > 0) {
+        memset(p, ' ', left_padding);
+        p += left_padding;
+      }
+
       if (!use_color) {
         for (int j = 0; j < aw && p + 8 < end; j++) {
           int c = 0;