diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ttml/TtmlNode.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ttml/TtmlNode.java
index 7b1dda10fd..02019e8dd5 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ttml/TtmlNode.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ttml/TtmlNode.java
@@ -380,7 +380,9 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
     }
     if (resolvedStyle != null) {
       TtmlRenderUtil.applyStylesToSpan(text, start, end, resolvedStyle, parent);
-      regionOutput.setVerticalType(resolvedStyle.getVerticalType());
+      regionOutput
+          .setTextAlignment(resolvedStyle.getTextAlign())
+          .setVerticalType(resolvedStyle.getVerticalType());
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ttml/TtmlRenderUtil.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ttml/TtmlRenderUtil.java
index e5ba2c9c1c..e343c57840 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ttml/TtmlRenderUtil.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ttml/TtmlRenderUtil.java
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@
  */
 package com.google.android.exoplayer2.text.ttml;
 
-import android.text.Layout.Alignment;
 import android.text.Spannable;
 import android.text.SpannableStringBuilder;
 import android.text.Spanned;
 import android.text.style.AbsoluteSizeSpan;
-import android.text.style.AlignmentSpan;
 import android.text.style.BackgroundColorSpan;
 import android.text.style.ForegroundColorSpan;
 import android.text.style.RelativeSizeSpan;
@@ -162,16 +160,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
         // Do nothing
         break;
     }
-
-    @Nullable Alignment textAlign = style.getTextAlign();
-    if (textAlign != null) {
-      SpanUtil.addOrReplaceSpan(
-          builder,
-          new AlignmentSpan.Standard(textAlign),
-          start,
-          end,
-          Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
-    }
     if (style.getTextCombine()) {
       SpanUtil.addOrReplaceSpan(
           builder,
diff --git a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ttml/TtmlDecoderTest.java b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ttml/TtmlDecoderTest.java
index 071d34e5d0..9b21261f5f 100644
--- a/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ttml/TtmlDecoderTest.java
+++ b/library/core/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ttml/TtmlDecoderTest.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public final class TtmlDecoderTest {
   private static final String BITMAP_REGION_FILE = "ttml/bitmap_percentage_region.xml";
   private static final String BITMAP_PIXEL_REGION_FILE = "ttml/bitmap_pixel_region.xml";
   private static final String BITMAP_UNSUPPORTED_REGION_FILE = "ttml/bitmap_unsupported_region.xml";
+  private static final String TEXT_ALIGN_FILE = "ttml/text_align.xml";
   private static final String VERTICAL_TEXT_FILE = "ttml/vertical_text.xml";
   private static final String TEXT_COMBINE_FILE = "ttml/text_combine.xml";
   private static final String RUBIES_FILE = "ttml/rubies.xml";
@@ -194,9 +195,6 @@ public final class TtmlDecoderTest {
     assertThat(firstCueText)
         .hasForegroundColorSpanBetween(0, firstCueText.length())
         .withColor(ColorParser.parseTtmlColor("lime"));
-    assertThat(firstCueText)
-        .hasAlignmentSpanBetween(0, firstCueText.length())
-        .withAlignment(Layout.Alignment.ALIGN_CENTER);
 
     Spanned secondCueText = getOnlyCueTextAtTimeUs(subtitle, 20_000_000);
     assertThat(secondCueText.toString()).isEqualTo("text 2");
@@ -210,9 +208,6 @@ public final class TtmlDecoderTest {
     assertThat(secondCueText)
         .hasForegroundColorSpanBetween(0, secondCueText.length())
         .withColor(0xFFFFFF00);
-    assertThat(secondCueText)
-        .hasAlignmentSpanBetween(0, secondCueText.length())
-        .withAlignment(Layout.Alignment.ALIGN_CENTER);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -575,6 +570,39 @@ public final class TtmlDecoderTest {
     assertThat(cue.bitmapHeight).isEqualTo(Cue.DIMEN_UNSET);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void textAlign() throws IOException, SubtitleDecoderException {
+    TtmlSubtitle subtitle = getSubtitle(TEXT_ALIGN_FILE);
+
+    Cue firstCue = getOnlyCueAtTimeUs(subtitle, 10_000_000);
+    assertThat(firstCue.text.toString()).isEqualTo("Start alignment");
+    assertThat(firstCue.textAlignment).isEqualTo(Layout.Alignment.ALIGN_NORMAL);
+
+    Cue secondCue = getOnlyCueAtTimeUs(subtitle, 20_000_000);
+    assertThat(secondCue.text.toString()).isEqualTo("Left alignment");
+    assertThat(secondCue.textAlignment).isEqualTo(Layout.Alignment.ALIGN_NORMAL);
+
+    Cue thirdCue = getOnlyCueAtTimeUs(subtitle, 30_000_000);
+    assertThat(thirdCue.text.toString()).isEqualTo("Center alignment");
+    assertThat(thirdCue.textAlignment).isEqualTo(Layout.Alignment.ALIGN_CENTER);
+
+    Cue fourthCue = getOnlyCueAtTimeUs(subtitle, 40_000_000);
+    assertThat(fourthCue.text.toString()).isEqualTo("Right alignment");
+    assertThat(fourthCue.textAlignment).isEqualTo(Layout.Alignment.ALIGN_OPPOSITE);
+
+    Cue fifthCue = getOnlyCueAtTimeUs(subtitle, 50_000_000);
+    assertThat(fifthCue.text.toString()).isEqualTo("End alignment");
+    assertThat(fifthCue.textAlignment).isEqualTo(Layout.Alignment.ALIGN_OPPOSITE);
+
+    Cue sixthCue = getOnlyCueAtTimeUs(subtitle, 60_000_000);
+    assertThat(sixthCue.text.toString()).isEqualTo("Justify alignment (unsupported)");
+    assertThat(sixthCue.textAlignment).isNull();
+
+    Cue seventhCue = getOnlyCueAtTimeUs(subtitle, 70_000_000);
+    assertThat(seventhCue.text.toString()).isEqualTo("No textAlign property");
+    assertThat(seventhCue.textAlignment).isNull();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void verticalText() throws IOException, SubtitleDecoderException {
     TtmlSubtitle subtitle = getSubtitle(VERTICAL_TEXT_FILE);
diff --git a/testdata/src/test/assets/ttml/inherit_global_and_parent.xml b/testdata/src/test/assets/ttml/inherit_global_and_parent.xml
index 126bfcdba2..50ef19440d 100644
--- a/testdata/src/test/assets/ttml/inherit_global_and_parent.xml
+++ b/testdata/src/test/assets/ttml/inherit_global_and_parent.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
                 tts:color="yellow"/>
         </styling>
     </head>
-    <body tts:textAlign="center">
+    <body>
         <div tts:fontWeight="normal"
             tts:fontStyle="normal"
             tts:fontFamily="sansSerif"
diff --git a/testdata/src/test/assets/ttml/text_align.xml b/testdata/src/test/assets/ttml/text_align.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbc596874e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/src/test/assets/ttml/text_align.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<tt xmlns:ttm="http://www.w3.org/2006/10/ttaf1#metadata"
+    xmlns:ttp="http://www.w3.org/2006/10/ttaf1#parameter"
+    xmlns:tts="http://www.w3.org/2006/10/ttaf1#style"
+    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/ttml"
+    xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2006/10/ttaf1">
+  <body>
+    <div>
+      <p begin="10s" end="18s" tts:textAlign="start">Start alignment</p>
+    </div>
+    <div>
+      <p begin="20s" end="28s" tts:textAlign="left">Left alignment</p>
+    </div>
+    <div>
+      <p begin="30s" end="38s" tts:textAlign="center">Center alignment</p>
+    </div>
+    <div>
+      <p begin="40s" end="48s" tts:textAlign="right">Right alignment</p>
+    </div>
+    <div>
+      <p begin="50s" end="58s" tts:textAlign="end">End alignment</p>
+    </div>
+    <div>
+      <p begin="60s" end="68s" tts:textAlign="justify">Justify alignment (unsupported)</p>
+    </div>
+    <div>
+      <p begin="70s" end="78s">No textAlign property</p>
+    </div>
+  </body>
+</tt>