Index: source/gui/ObjectTypes/CInput.h
===================================================================
--- source/gui/ObjectTypes/CInput.h
+++ source/gui/ObjectTypes/CInput.h
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@
 	CGUISimpleSetting<CGUIColor> m_TextColor;
 	CGUISimpleSetting<CGUIColor> m_TextColorSelected;
 	CGUISimpleSetting<CGUIColor> m_PlaceholderColor;
+	CGUISimpleSetting<EVAlign> m_TextVAlign;
 };
 
 #endif // INCLUDED_CINPUT
Index: source/gui/ObjectTypes/CInput.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/gui/ObjectTypes/CInput.cpp
+++ source/gui/ObjectTypes/CInput.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@
 	m_TextColor(this, "textcolor"),
 	m_TextColorSelected(this, "textcolor_selected"),
 	m_PlaceholderText(this, "placeholder_text"),
-	m_PlaceholderColor(this, "placeholder_color")
+	m_PlaceholderColor(this, "placeholder_color"),
+	m_TextVAlign(this, "text_valign")
 {
 	CFG_GET_VAL("gui.cursorblinkrate", m_CursorBlinkRate);
 
@@ -1268,8 +1269,8 @@
 	textRenderer.SetCurrentFont(font_name);
 
 	textRenderer.Translate(
-		(float)(int)(m_CachedActualSize.left) + m_BufferZone,
-		(float)(int)(m_CachedActualSize.top+h) + m_BufferZone);
+	(float)(int)(m_CachedActualSize.left) + m_BufferZone,
+	floorf((m_CachedActualSize.top + m_CachedActualSize.bottom + h) / 2.f));
 
 	// U+FE33: PRESENTATION FORM FOR VERTICAL LOW LINE
 	// (sort of like a | which is aligned to the left of most characters)
@@ -1507,8 +1508,8 @@
 			textRenderer.ResetTranslate(savedTranslate);
 		}
 
-		textRenderer.Translate(0.f, ls);
-	}
+        textRenderer.Translate(0.f, ls / 2.f);
+   	}
 
 	canvas.DrawText(textRenderer);
 
@@ -1531,7 +1532,22 @@
 	if (!m_GeneratedPlaceholderTextValid)
 		SetupGeneratedPlaceholderText();
 
+	switch (m_TextVAlign)
+	{
+	case EVAlign::TOP:
 	m_GeneratedPlaceholderText.Draw(m_pGUI, canvas, m_PlaceholderColor, m_CachedActualSize.TopLeft(), clipping);
+		break;
+	case EVAlign::CENTER:
+		// Round to integer pixel values, else the fonts look awful
+	m_GeneratedPlaceholderText.Draw(m_pGUI, canvas, m_PlaceholderColor, CVector2D(m_CachedActualSize.left, floorf(m_CachedActualSize.CenterPoint().Y - m_GeneratedPlaceholderText.GetSize().Height / 2.f)), clipping);
+		break;
+	case EVAlign::BOTTOM:
+	m_GeneratedPlaceholderText.Draw(m_pGUI, canvas, m_PlaceholderColor, CVector2D(m_CachedActualSize.left, m_CachedActualSize.bottom - m_GeneratedPlaceholderText.GetSize().Height), clipping);
+	break;
+	default:
+		debug_warn(L"Broken EVAlign in CButton::SetupText()");
+		break;
+	}
 }
 
 void CInput::UpdateText(int from, int to_before, int to_after)