diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
index 3d5bc87c9a..cfd67fa3f7 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
@@ -948,22 +948,26 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                 }
                 // add in optional Font
                 if(symbolizer.fontFamily != null ||
-                   symbolizer.fontSize != null ||
-                   symbolizer.fontWeight != null ||
-                   symbolizer.fontStyle != null) {
-                    this.writeNode("Font", symbolizer, node);
+                    symbolizer.fontSize != null ||
+                    symbolizer.fontWeight != null ||
+                    symbolizer.fontStyle != null) {
+                        this.writeNode("Font", symbolizer, node);
                 }
                 // add in optional LabelPlacement
-                if ((symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX != null ||
-                    symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY != null) ||
+                if (symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX != null ||
+                    symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY != null || 
+                    symbolizer.labelAlign != null ||
+                    symbolizer.labelXOffset != null ||
+                    symbolizer.labelYOffset != null ||
+                    symbolizer.labelRotation != null ||
                     symbolizer.labelPerpendicularOffset != null) {
-                    this.writeNode("LabelPlacement", symbolizer, node);
+                        this.writeNode("LabelPlacement", symbolizer, node);
                 }
                 // add in optional Halo
                 if(symbolizer.haloRadius != null ||
-                   symbolizer.haloColor != null ||
-                   symbolizer.haloOpacity != null) {
-                    this.writeNode("Halo", symbolizer, node);
+                    symbolizer.haloColor != null ||
+                    symbolizer.haloOpacity != null) {
+                        this.writeNode("Halo", symbolizer, node);
                 }
                 // add in optional Fill
                 if(symbolizer.fillColor != null ||
@@ -975,8 +979,12 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
             "LabelPlacement": function(symbolizer) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("sld:LabelPlacement");
                 if (symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX != null ||
-                    symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY != null) {
-                    this.writeNode("PointPlacement", symbolizer, node);
+                    symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY != null ||
+                    symbolizer.labelAlign != null ||
+                    symbolizer.labelXOffset != null ||
+                    symbolizer.labelYOffset != null ||
+                    symbolizer.labelRotation != null) {
+                        this.writeNode("PointPlacement", symbolizer, node);
                 }
                 if (symbolizer.labelPerpendicularOffset != null) {
                     this.writeNode("LinePlacement", symbolizer, node);
@@ -996,7 +1004,8 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
             "PointPlacement": function(symbolizer) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("sld:PointPlacement");
                 if (symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX != null ||
-                    symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY != null) {
+                    symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY != null ||
+                    symbolizer.labelAlign != null) {
                         this.writeNode("AnchorPoint", symbolizer, node);
                 }
                 if (symbolizer.labelXOffset != null ||
@@ -1010,11 +1019,33 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
             },
             "AnchorPoint": function(symbolizer) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("sld:AnchorPoint");
-                if (symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX != null) {
-                    this.writeNode("AnchorPointX", symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX, node);
+                var x = symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX,
+                    y = symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY;
+                if (x != null) {
+                    this.writeNode("AnchorPointX", x, node);
                 }
-                if (symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY != null) {
-                    this.writeNode("AnchorPointY", symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY, node);
+                if (y != null) {
+                    this.writeNode("AnchorPointY", y, node);
+                }
+                if (x == null && y == null) {
+                    var xAlign = symbolizer.labelAlign.substr(0, 1),
+                        yAlign = symbolizer.labelAlign.substr(1, 1);
+                    if (xAlign === "l") {
+                        x = 0;
+                    } else if (xAlign === "c") {
+                        x = 0.5;
+                    } else if (xAlign === "r") {
+                        x = 1;
+                    }
+                    if (yAlign === "b") {
+                        y = 0;
+                    } else if (yAlign === "m") {
+                        y = 0.5;
+                    } else if (yAlign === "t") {
+                        y = 1;
+                    }
+                    this.writeNode("AnchorPointX", x, node);
+                    this.writeNode("AnchorPointY", y, node);
                 }
                 return node;
             },