diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/.Vector.js.swp b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/.Vector.js.swp
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diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
index be1ce6effd..ef8dda0ce3 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
@@ -220,6 +220,64 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                     );
                 }
             },
+            "LabelPlacement": function(node, symbolizer) {
+                this.readChildNodes(node, symbolizer);
+            },
+            "PointPlacement": function(node, symbolizer) {
+                this.readChildNodes(node, symbolizer);
+                var labelAlign,
+                    x = symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX,
+                    y = symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY;
+                if (x <= 1/3) {
+                    labelAlign = 'l';
+                } else if (x > 1/3 && x < 2/3) {
+                    labelAlign = 'c';
+                } else if (x >= 2/3) {
+                    labelAlign = 'r';
+                }
+                if (y <= 1/3) {
+                    labelAlign += 'b';
+                } else if (y > 1/3 && y < 2/3) {
+                    labelAlign += 'm';
+                } else if (x >= 2/3) {
+                    labelAlign += 't';
+                }
+                symbolizer.labelAlign = labelAlign;
+            },
+            "AnchorPoint": function(node, symbolizer) {
+                this.readChildNodes(node, symbolizer);
+            },
+            "AnchorPointX": function(node, symbolizer) {
+                var labelAnchorPointX = this.readers.ogc._expression.call(this, node);
+                // always string, could be empty string
+                if(labelAnchorPointX) {
+                    symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX = labelAnchorPointX;
+                }
+            },
+            "AnchorPointY": function(node, symbolizer) {
+                var labelAnchorPointY = this.readers.ogc._expression.call(this, node);
+                // always string, could be empty string
+                if(labelAnchorPointY) {
+                    symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY = labelAnchorPointY;
+                }
+            },
+            "Displacement": function(node, symbolizer) {
+                this.readChildNodes(node, symbolizer);
+            },
+            "DisplacementX": function(node, symbolizer) {
+                var labelXOffset = this.readers.ogc._expression.call(this, node);
+                // always string, could be empty string
+                if(labelXOffset) {
+                    symbolizer.labelXOffset = labelXOffset;
+                }
+            },
+            "DisplacementY": function(node, symbolizer) {
+                var labelYOffset = this.readers.ogc._expression.call(this, node);
+                // always string, could be empty string
+                if(labelYOffset) {
+                    symbolizer.labelYOffset = labelYOffset;
+                }
+            },
             "Label": function(node, symbolizer) {
                 var value = this.readers.ogc._expression.call(this, node);
                 if (value) {
@@ -881,6 +939,11 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                    symbolizer.fontStyle != null) {
                     this.writeNode("Font", symbolizer, node);
                 }
+                // add in optional LabelPlacement
+                if (symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX != null ||
+                    symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY != null) {
+                    this.writeNode("LabelPlacement", symbolizer, node);
+                }
                 // add in optional Halo
                 if(symbolizer.haloRadius != null ||
                    symbolizer.haloColor != null ||
@@ -894,6 +957,69 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                 }
                 return node;
             },
+            "LabelPlacement": function(symbolizer) {
+                var node = this.createElementNSPlus("sld:LabelPlacement");
+                if (symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX != null ||
+                    symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY != null) {
+                    this.writeNode("PointPlacement", symbolizer, node);
+                }
+                return node;
+            },
+            "PointPlacement": function(symbolizer) {
+                var node = this.createElementNSPlus("sld:PointPlacement");
+                if (symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX != null ||
+                    symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY != null) {
+                        this.writeNode("AnchorPoint", symbolizer, node);
+                }
+                if (symbolizer.labelXOffset != null ||
+                    symbolizer.labelYOffset != null) {
+                        this.writeNode("Displacement", symbolizer, node);
+                }
+                if (symbolizer.rotation != null) {
+                    this.writeNode("Rotation", symbolizer.rotation, node);
+                }
+                return node;
+            },
+            "AnchorPoint": function(symbolizer) {
+                var node = this.createElementNSPlus("sld:AnchorPoint");
+                if (symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX != null) {
+                    this.writeNode("AnchorPointX", symbolizer.labelAnchorPointX, node);
+                }
+                if (symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY != null) {
+                    this.writeNode("AnchorPointY", symbolizer.labelAnchorPointY, node);
+                }
+                return node;
+            },
+            "AnchorPointX": function(value) {
+                return this.createElementNSPlus("sld:AnchorPointX", {
+                    value: value
+                }); 
+            },
+            "AnchorPointY": function(value) {
+                return this.createElementNSPlus("sld:AnchorPointY", {
+                    value: value
+                });
+            },
+            "Displacement": function(symbolizer) {
+                var node = this.createElementNSPlus("sld:Displacement");
+                if (symbolizer.labelXOffset != null) {
+                    this.writeNode("DisplacementX", symbolizer.labelXOffset, node);
+                }
+                if (symbolizer.labelYOffset != null) {
+                    this.writeNode("DisplacementY", symbolizer.labelYOffset, node);
+                }
+                return node;
+            },
+            "DisplacementX": function(value) {
+                return this.createElementNSPlus("sld:DisplacementX", {
+                    value: value
+                });
+            },
+            "DisplacementY": function(value) {
+                return this.createElementNSPlus("sld:DisplacementY", {
+                    value: value
+                });
+            },
             "Font": function(symbolizer) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("sld:Font");
                 // add in CssParameters
diff --git a/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html b/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html
index a31ba6a5f3..37e9e1558a 100644
--- a/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html
+++ b/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@
                                     '<CssParameter name="font-weight">bold</CssParameter>' + 
                                     '<CssParameter name="font-style">normal</CssParameter>' + 
                                 '</Font>' +
+                                '<LabelPlacement>' +
+                                    '<PointPlacement>' +
+                                        '<AnchorPoint>' +
+                                            '<AnchorPointX>0.5</AnchorPointX>' +
+                                            '<AnchorPointY>0.5</AnchorPointY>' +
+                                        '</AnchorPoint>' +
+                                        '<Displacement>' +
+                                            '<DisplacementX>5</DisplacementX>' +
+                                            '<DisplacementY>5</DisplacementY>' +
+                                        '</Displacement>' +
+                                        '<Rotation>45</Rotation>' +
+                                    '</PointPlacement>' +
+                                '</LabelPlacement>' + 
                                 '<Halo>' +
                                     '<Radius>3</Radius>' +
                                     '<Fill>' +