diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgText/IO_Text.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osgText/IO_Text.cpp
index e883fbc3c..f14c9c1a1 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osgText/IO_Text.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgText/IO_Text.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ bool Text_readLocalData(osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Input &fr)
         else if (str=="LEFT_BASE_LINE") text.setAlignment(osgText::Text::LEFT_BASE_LINE);
         else if (str=="CENTER_BASE_LINE") text.setAlignment(osgText::Text::CENTER_BASE_LINE);
         else if (str=="RIGHT_BASE_LINE") text.setAlignment(osgText::Text::RIGHT_BASE_LINE);
+        else if (str=="LEFT_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE") text.setAlignment(osgText::Text::LEFT_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE);
+        else if (str=="CENTER_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE") text.setAlignment(osgText::Text::CENTER_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE);
+        else if (str=="RIGHT_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE") text.setAlignment(osgText::Text::RIGHT_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE);
         else if (str=="BASE_LINE") text.setAlignment(osgText::Text::BASE_LINE);
         fr += 2;
         itAdvanced = true;
@@ -295,6 +298,10 @@ bool Text_writeLocalData(const osg::Object &obj, osgDB::Output &fw)
       case osgText::Text::LEFT_BASE_LINE:  fw << "LEFT_BASE_LINE" << std::endl; break;
       case osgText::Text::CENTER_BASE_LINE:fw << "CENTER_BASE_LINE" << std::endl; break;
       case osgText::Text::RIGHT_BASE_LINE: fw << "RIGHT_BASE_LINE" << std::endl; break;
+      
+      case osgText::Text::LEFT_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE:  fw << "LEFT_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE" << std::endl; break;
+      case osgText::Text::CENTER_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE:fw << "CENTER_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE" << std::endl; break;
+      case osgText::Text::RIGHT_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE: fw << "RIGHT_BOTTOM_BASE_LINE" << std::endl; break;
     };