diff --git a/adafruit_display_text/label.py b/adafruit_display_text/label.py
index 251ba17..9f54b28 100755
--- a/adafruit_display_text/label.py
+++ b/adafruit_display_text/label.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Label(displayio.Group):
        :param int color: Color of all text in RGB hex
        :param double line_spacing: Line spacing of text to display"""
 
-    # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes, too-many-locals
     # This has a lot of getters/setters, maybe it needs cleanup.
 
     def __init__(
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ def __init__(
         padding_bottom=0,
         padding_left=0,
         padding_right=0,
+        anchor_point=None,
+        anchored_position=None,
         **kwargs
     ):
         if "scale" in kwargs.keys():
@@ -93,7 +95,10 @@ def __init__(
         self.width = max_glyphs
         self._font = font
         self._text = None
-        self._anchor_point = (0, 0)
+        if anchor_point is None:
+            self._anchor_point = (0, 0)
+        else:
+            self._anchor_point = anchor_point
         self.x = x
         self.y = y
 
@@ -121,6 +126,8 @@ def __init__(
 
         if text is not None:
             self._update_text(str(text))
+        if anchored_position is not None:
+            self.anchored_position = anchored_position
 
     def _create_background_box(self, lines, y_offset):