diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 497ddd6..b10cdec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ To use plugins:
 set -g @tmux2k-left-plugins "git cpu ram"
 set -g @tmux2k-right-plugins "battery network time"
 
+# to set window list alignment (centre by default)
+set -g @tmux2k-window-list-alignment 'left'
+
 # to customize plugin colors
 set -g @tmux2k-[plugin-name]-colors "[background] [foreground]"
 set -g @tmux2k-cpu-colors "red black" # set cpu plugin bg to red, fg to black
diff --git a/scripts/tmux2k.sh b/scripts/tmux2k.sh
index a992b95..16a5168 100755
--- a/scripts/tmux2k.sh
+++ b/scripts/tmux2k.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ current_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 source "$current_dir"/utils.sh
 
 show_powerline=$(get_tmux_option "@tmux2k-show-powerline" true)
+window_list_alignment=$(get_tmux_option "@tmux2k-window-list-alignment" 'centre')
 refresh_rate=$(get_tmux_option "@tmux2k-refresh-rate" 60)
 start_icon=$(get_tmux_option "@tmux2k-start-icon" '')
 l_sep=$(get_tmux_option "@tmux2k-left-sep" )
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ set_options() {
     tmux set-option -g pane-border-style "fg=${bg_main}"
     tmux set-option -g message-style "bg=${bg_main},fg=${blue}"
     tmux set-option -g status-style "bg=${bg_main},fg=${white}"
-    tmux set -g status-justify absolute-centre
+    tmux set -g status-justify "$window_list_alignment"
 
     tmux set-window-option -g window-status-activity-style "bold"
     tmux set-window-option -g window-status-bell-style "bold"