diff --git a/src/errors.h b/src/errors.h
index 3b23c88..8aad956 100644
--- a/src/errors.h
+++ b/src/errors.h
@@ -3313,4 +3313,6 @@
 #ifdef FEAT_PROP_POPUP
 EXTERN char e_cannot_use_negative_id_after_adding_textprop_with_text[]
 	INIT(= N_("E1293: Cannot use a negative id after adding a textprop with text"));
+EXTERN char e_can_only_use_text_align_when_column_is_zero[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1294: Can only use text_align when column is zero"));
 #endif
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim b/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
index c6d15b5..701e853 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
@@ -2530,6 +2530,8 @@
 
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
   call delete('XscriptPropsWithTextAfter')
+
+  call assert_fails('call prop_add(1, 2, #{text: "yes", text_align: "right", type: "some"})', 'E1294:')
 endfunc
 
 func Test_props_with_text_after_below_trunc()
diff --git a/src/textprop.c b/src/textprop.c
index 45023e8..f33edc2 100644
--- a/src/textprop.c
+++ b/src/textprop.c
@@ -488,6 +488,11 @@
 
 	    if (p == NULL)
 		goto theend;
+	    if (start_col != 0)
+	    {
+		emsg(_(e_can_only_use_text_align_when_column_is_zero));
+		goto theend;
+	    }
 	    if (STRCMP(p, "right") == 0)
 		flags |= TP_FLAG_ALIGN_RIGHT;
 	    else if (STRCMP(p, "below") == 0)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 1e326b3..6675c3a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -736,6 +736,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    188,
+/**/
     187,
 /**/
     186,