diff --git a/src/extras/BitmapText.js b/src/extras/BitmapText.js
index 041e39c..69b5b88 100644
--- a/src/extras/BitmapText.js
+++ b/src/extras/BitmapText.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-var core = require('../core');
+var core = require('../core'),
+    math = require('../core/math');
 
 /**
  * A BitmapText object will create a line or multiple lines of text using bitmap font. To
@@ -105,6 +106,24 @@
     this.maxLineHeight = 0;
 
     /**
+     * The anchor sets the origin point of the text.
+     * The default is 0,0 this means the text's origin is the top left
+     * Setting the anchor to 0.5,0.5 means the text's origin is centered
+     * Setting the anchor to 1,1 would mean the text's origin point will be the bottom right corner
+     *
+     * @member {PIXI.Point}
+     */
+    this.anchor = new math.Point();
+
+    /**
+     * Private tracker for the anchor. This allows us to check whether there has been a change
+     *
+     * @member {PIXI.Point}
+     * @private
+     */
+    this._anchor = this.anchor.clone();
+
+    /**
      * The dirty state of this object.
      *
      * @member {boolean}
@@ -343,6 +362,16 @@
 
     this.textWidth = maxLineWidth * scale;
     this.textHeight = (pos.y + data.lineHeight) * scale;
+
+    // apply anchor
+    if (this.anchor.x !== 0 || this.anchor.y !== 0)
+    {
+        for (i = 0; i < lenChars; i++)
+        {
+            this._glyphs[i].x -= this.textWidth * this.anchor.x;
+            this._glyphs[i].y -= this.textHeight * this.anchor.y;
+        }
+    }
     this.maxLineHeight = maxLineHeight * scale;
 };
 
@@ -376,6 +405,13 @@
  */
 BitmapText.prototype.validate = function()
 {
+    // Detect whether the anchor has been updated
+    if (!this.anchor.equals(this._anchor))
+    {
+        this.dirty = true;
+        this._anchor.copy(this.anchor);
+    }
+
     if (this.dirty)
     {
         this.updateText();