diff --git a/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/screen/DefaultScreen.java b/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/screen/DefaultScreen.java
index 7cc1cd9b..b8a6986d 100644
--- a/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/screen/DefaultScreen.java
+++ b/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/screen/DefaultScreen.java
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public class DefaultScreen implements Screen, DisplayLines {
 		public void text(String text, Rectangle rect, HorizontalAlign hAlign, VerticalAlign vAlign) {
 			int x = rect.x();
 			if (hAlign == HorizontalAlign.CENTER) {
-				x = (x + rect.width()) / 2;
+				x = x + rect.width() / 2;
 				x = x - text.length() / 2;
 			}
 			else if (hAlign == HorizontalAlign.RIGHT) {
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public class DefaultScreen implements Screen, DisplayLines {
 			}
 			int y = rect.y();
 			if (vAlign == VerticalAlign.CENTER) {
-				y = (y + rect.height()) / 2;
+				y = y + rect.height() / 2;
 			}
 			else if (vAlign == VerticalAlign.BOTTOM) {
 				y = y + rect.height() - 1;
diff --git a/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/screen/ScreenTests.java b/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/screen/ScreenTests.java
index c09c8e1f..fd99e31f 100644
--- a/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/screen/ScreenTests.java
+++ b/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/component/view/screen/ScreenTests.java
@@ -76,14 +76,21 @@ class ScreenTests extends AbstractViewTests {
 	void printsTextAlign() {
 		Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(1, 1, 10, 10);
 		screen24x80.writerBuilder().build().text("text", rect, HorizontalAlign.CENTER, VerticalAlign.CENTER);
-		assertThat(forScreen(screen24x80)).hasHorizontalText("text", 3, 5, 4);
+		assertThat(forScreen(screen24x80)).hasHorizontalText("text", 4, 6, 4);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void printsTextAlignInOneRowRect() {
 		Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(1, 1, 10, 1);
 		screen24x80.writerBuilder().build().text("text", rect, HorizontalAlign.CENTER, VerticalAlign.CENTER);
-		assertThat(forScreen(screen24x80)).hasHorizontalText("text", 3, 1, 4);
+		assertThat(forScreen(screen24x80)).hasHorizontalText("text", 4, 1, 4);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void printsTextAlignInSmallRect() {
+		Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(10, 14, 10, 3);
+		screen24x80.writerBuilder().build().text("text", rect, HorizontalAlign.CENTER, VerticalAlign.CENTER);
+		assertThat(forScreen(screen24x80)).hasHorizontalText("text", 13, 15, 4);
 	}
 
 	@Test