diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/MyWidgetProvider.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/MyWidgetProvider.kt
index 5d798333..392bcbcd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/MyWidgetProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/MyWidgetProvider.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.SharedPreferences
 import android.graphics.Color
+import android.view.View
 import android.widget.RemoteViews
 import com.simplemobiletools.notes.R.layout.widget
 import com.simplemobiletools.notes.activities.MainActivity
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.notes.extensions.getTextSize
 
 class MyWidgetProvider : AppWidgetProvider() {
     lateinit var mDb: DBHelper
+    var textIds = arrayOf(R.id.notes_view_left, R.id.notes_view_center, R.id.notes_view_right)
 
     companion object {
         lateinit var mPrefs: SharedPreferences
@@ -26,18 +28,32 @@ class MyWidgetProvider : AppWidgetProvider() {
         val defaultColor = context.resources.getColor(R.color.dark_grey)
         val newBgColor = mPrefs.getInt(WIDGET_BG_COLOR, defaultColor)
         val newTextColor = mPrefs.getInt(WIDGET_TEXT_COLOR, Color.WHITE)
-        mRemoteViews.apply {
-            setInt(R.id.notes_view, "setBackgroundColor", newBgColor)
-            setInt(R.id.notes_view, "setTextColor", newTextColor)
-            setFloat(R.id.notes_view, "setTextSize", context.getTextSize() / context.resources.displayMetrics.density)
+
+        for (id in textIds) {
+            mRemoteViews.apply {
+                setInt(id, "setBackgroundColor", newBgColor)
+                setInt(id, "setTextColor", newTextColor)
+                setFloat(id, "setTextSize", context.getTextSize() / context.resources.displayMetrics.density)
+                setViewVisibility(id, View.GONE)
+            }
         }
 
+        mRemoteViews.setViewVisibility(getProperTextView(context), View.VISIBLE)
+
         for (widgetId in appWidgetIds) {
             updateWidget(appWidgetManager, widgetId, mRemoteViews)
         }
         super.onUpdate(context, appWidgetManager, appWidgetIds)
     }
 
+    private fun getProperTextView(context: Context): Int {
+        return when (Config.newInstance(context).gravity) {
+            GRAVITY_CENTER -> R.id.notes_view_center
+            GRAVITY_RIGHT -> R.id.notes_view_right
+            else -> R.id.notes_view_left
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun initVariables(context: Context) {
         mPrefs = context.getSharedPreferences(PREFS_KEY, Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
         mDb = DBHelper.newInstance(context)
@@ -54,7 +70,8 @@ class MyWidgetProvider : AppWidgetProvider() {
     private fun updateWidget(widgetManager: AppWidgetManager, widgetId: Int, remoteViews: RemoteViews) {
         val widgetNoteId = mPrefs.getInt(WIDGET_NOTE_ID, 1)
         val note = mDb.getNote(widgetNoteId)
-        remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.notes_view, note?.value ?: "")
+        for (id in textIds)
+            remoteViews.setTextViewText(id, note?.value ?: "")
         widgetManager.updateAppWidget(widgetId, remoteViews)
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/activities/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
index 4acd808a..a3b980b9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         settings_gravity.onItemSelectedListener = object : AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener {
             override fun onItemSelected(parent: AdapterView<*>?, view: View?, position: Int, id: Long) {
                 config.gravity = settings_gravity.selectedItemPosition
+                updateWidget()
             }
 
             override fun onNothingSelected(parent: AdapterView<*>?) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget.xml
index 324bac1f..b7ab225c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/widget.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/widget.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,30 @@
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
     <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/notes_view"
+        android:id="@+id/notes_view_left"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:background="@null"
-        android:gravity="start"
-        android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin"/>
+        android:gravity="left"
+        android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:visibility="gone"/>
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/notes_view_center"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:background="@null"
+        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+        android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:visibility="gone"/>
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/notes_view_right"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:background="@null"
+        android:gravity="right"
+        android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:visibility="gone"/>
 
 </RelativeLayout>