diff --git a/headers/os/interface/LayoutUtils.h b/headers/os/interface/LayoutUtils.h
index 24e91c0337..124f732cb0 100644
--- a/headers/os/interface/LayoutUtils.h
+++ b/headers/os/interface/LayoutUtils.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2013, Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2006-2014 Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  */
 #ifndef	_LAYOUT_UTILS_H
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public:
 	static	BRect				AlignInFrame(BRect frame, BSize maxSize,
 									BAlignment alignment);
 	static	void				AlignInFrame(BView* view, BRect frame);
+	static	BRect				AlignOnRect(BRect rect, BSize size, BAlignment alignment);
 	static	BRect				MoveIntoFrame(BRect rect, BSize frameSize);
 
 	// debugging
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/ControlLook.cpp b/src/kits/interface/ControlLook.cpp
index 56978447ed..3106d1a7cd 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/ControlLook.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/ControlLook.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2009, Stephan Aßmus <superstippi@gmx.de>
- * Copyright 2012-2013, Haiku Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2012-2014 Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  *
  * Authors:
- *		John Scipione <jscipione@gmail.com>
+ *		Stephan Aßmus, superstippi@gmx.de
+ *		John Scipione, jscipione@gmail.com
  */
 
 
@@ -1918,8 +1919,8 @@ BControlLook::DrawLabel(BView* view, const char* label, const BBitmap* icon,
 	height = std::max(height, textHeight);
 
 	// handle alignment
-	BRect alignedRect = BLayoutUtils::AlignInFrame(rect,
-		BSize(width - 1, height - 1), alignment);
+	BRect alignedRect(BLayoutUtils::AlignOnRect(rect,
+		BSize(width - 1, height - 1), alignment));
 
 	if (icon != NULL) {
 		BPoint location(alignedRect.LeftTop());
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/LayoutUtils.cpp b/src/kits/interface/LayoutUtils.cpp
index 7bdca25ddf..ba2f9d246a 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/LayoutUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/LayoutUtils.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2006-2013, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
+ * Copyright 2014 Haiku, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *		John Scipione, jscipione@gmail.com
+ *		Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de
  */
 
 #include <LayoutUtils.h>
@@ -150,6 +156,8 @@ BLayoutUtils::ComposeAlignment(BAlignment alignment, BAlignment layoutAlignment)
 
 
 // AlignInFrame
+// This method restricts the dimensions of the resulting rectangle according
+// to the available size specified by maxSize.
 BRect
 BLayoutUtils::AlignInFrame(BRect frame, BSize maxSize, BAlignment alignment)
 {
@@ -201,6 +209,23 @@ BLayoutUtils::AlignInFrame(BView* view, BRect frame)
 }
 
 
+// AlignOnRect
+// This method, unlike AlignInFrame(), provides the possibility to return
+// a rectangle with dimensions greater than the available size.
+BRect
+BLayoutUtils::AlignOnRect(BRect rect, BSize size, BAlignment alignment)
+{
+	rect.left += (int)((rect.Width() - size.width)
+		* alignment.RelativeHorizontal());
+	rect.top += (int)(((rect.Height() - size.height))
+		* alignment.RelativeVertical());
+	rect.right = rect.left + size.width;
+	rect.bottom = rect.top + size.height;
+
+	return rect;
+}
+
+
 /*!	Offsets a rectangle's location so that it lies fully in a given rectangular
 	frame.