diff --git a/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/GroupBlock.tsx b/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/GroupBlock.tsx
index 18a07f44235..a73ea082b60 100644
--- a/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/GroupBlock.tsx
+++ b/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/GroupBlock.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const I18n = useI18nScope('block-editor')
 export const GroupBlock = (props: GroupBlockProps) => {
   const {
     alignment = GroupBlock.craft.defaultProps.alignment,
+    verticalAlignment = GroupBlock.craft.defaultProps.verticalAlignment,
     layout = GroupBlock.craft.defaultProps.layout,
     resizable = GroupBlock.craft.defaultProps.resizable,
   } = props
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export const GroupBlock = (props: GroupBlockProps) => {
     'group-block',
     `${layout}-layout`,
     `${alignment}-align`,
+    `${verticalAlignment}-valign`,
   ])
   const {node} = useNode((n: Node) => {
     return {
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ GroupBlock.craft = {
   displayName: I18n.t('Group'),
   defaultProps: {
     alignment: 'start',
+    verticalAlignment: 'start',
     layout: 'column',
     resizable: true,
   },
diff --git a/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/GroupBlockToolbar.tsx b/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/GroupBlockToolbar.tsx
index a282270ed1b..531d68e33f8 100644
--- a/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/GroupBlockToolbar.tsx
+++ b/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/GroupBlockToolbar.tsx
@@ -60,15 +60,33 @@ export const GroupBlockToolbar = () => {
     [setProp]
   )
 
-  const renderAlignmentIcon = () => {
-    switch (props.alignment) {
+  const handleChangeVerticalAlignment = useCallback(
+    (e, value) => {
+      setProp((prps: GroupBlockProps) => {
+        prps.verticalAlignment = value as GroupAlignment
+      })
+    },
+    [setProp]
+  )
+
+  const rotate = {
+    rotate: '90deg',
+  }
+
+  const renderAlignmentIcon = (vertical: boolean) => {
+    let icon
+    const align = vertical ? props.verticalAlignment : props.alignment
+    switch (align) {
       case 'start':
-        return <IconTextStartLine size="x-small" />
+        icon = <IconTextStartLine size="x-small" />
+        break
       case 'center':
-        return <IconTextCenteredLine size="x-small" />
+        icon = <IconTextCenteredLine size="x-small" />
+        break
       case 'end':
-        return <IconTextEndLine size="x-small" />
+        icon = <IconTextEndLine size="x-small" />
     }
+    return vertical ? <span style={rotate}>{icon}</span> : icon
   }
 
   return (
@@ -93,15 +111,16 @@ export const GroupBlockToolbar = () => {
           {I18n.t('Row')}
         </Menu.Item>
       </Menu>
+
       <Menu
         trigger={
           <IconButton
             size="small"
             withBorder={false}
             withBackground={false}
-            screenReaderLabel={I18n.t('Align')}
+            screenReaderLabel={I18n.t('Align Horizontally')}
           >
-            {renderAlignmentIcon()}
+            {renderAlignmentIcon(false)}
           </IconButton>
         }
         onSelect={handleChangeAlignment}
@@ -112,19 +131,66 @@ export const GroupBlockToolbar = () => {
             <Text>{I18n.t('Align to start')}</Text>
           </Flex>
         </Menu.Item>
-        <Menu.Item type="checkbox" value="center" defaultSelected={props.layout === 'center'}>
+        <Menu.Item type="checkbox" value="center" defaultSelected={props.alignment === 'center'}>
           <Flex gap="x-small">
             <IconTextCenteredLine size="x-small" />
             <Text>{I18n.t('Align to center')}</Text>
           </Flex>
         </Menu.Item>
-        <Menu.Item type="checkbox" value="end" defaultSelected={props.layout === 'end'}>
+        <Menu.Item type="checkbox" value="end" defaultSelected={props.alignment === 'end'}>
           <Flex gap="x-small">
             <IconTextEndLine size="x-small" />
             <Text>{I18n.t('Align to end')}</Text>
           </Flex>
         </Menu.Item>
       </Menu>
+
+      <Menu
+        trigger={
+          <IconButton
+            size="small"
+            withBorder={false}
+            withBackground={false}
+            screenReaderLabel={I18n.t('Align Vertically')}
+          >
+            {renderAlignmentIcon(true)}
+          </IconButton>
+        }
+        onSelect={handleChangeVerticalAlignment}
+      >
+        <Menu.Item
+          type="checkbox"
+          value="start"
+          defaultSelected={props.verticalAlignment === 'start'}
+        >
+          <Flex gap="x-small">
+            <span style={rotate}>
+              <IconTextStartLine size="x-small" />
+            </span>
+            <Text>{I18n.t('Align to start')}</Text>
+          </Flex>
+        </Menu.Item>
+        <Menu.Item
+          type="checkbox"
+          value="center"
+          defaultSelected={props.verticalAlignment === 'center'}
+        >
+          <Flex gap="x-small">
+            <span style={rotate}>
+              <IconTextCenteredLine size="x-small" />
+            </span>
+            <Text>{I18n.t('Align to center')}</Text>
+          </Flex>
+        </Menu.Item>
+        <Menu.Item type="checkbox" value="end" defaultSelected={props.verticalAlignment === 'end'}>
+          <Flex gap="x-small">
+            <span style={rotate}>
+              <IconTextEndLine size="x-small" />
+            </span>
+            <Text>{I18n.t('Align to end')}</Text>
+          </Flex>
+        </Menu.Item>
+      </Menu>
     </Flex>
   )
 }
diff --git a/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/__tests__/GroupBlock.test.tsx b/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/__tests__/GroupBlock.test.tsx
index 9bc75d24028..a5e26b1e280 100644
--- a/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/__tests__/GroupBlock.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/__tests__/GroupBlock.test.tsx
@@ -63,4 +63,16 @@ describe('ColumnsSection', () => {
     expect(container.querySelector('.group-block')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(container.querySelector('.group-block')).toHaveClass('row-layout')
   })
+
+  it('should render with center horizontal alignment', () => {
+    const {container} = renderBlock({alignment: 'center'})
+    expect(container.querySelector('.group-block')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.group-block')).toHaveClass('center-align')
+  })
+
+  it('should render with center vertical alignment', () => {
+    const {container} = renderBlock({verticalAlignment: 'center'})
+    expect(container.querySelector('.group-block')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(container.querySelector('.group-block')).toHaveClass('center-valign')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/__tests__/GroupBlockToolbar.test.tsx b/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/__tests__/GroupBlockToolbar.test.tsx
index 75998ca8861..b78e592f131 100644
--- a/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/__tests__/GroupBlockToolbar.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/__tests__/GroupBlockToolbar.test.tsx
@@ -49,34 +49,104 @@ describe('GroupBlockToolbar', () => {
     const {getByText} = render(<GroupBlockToolbar />)
 
     expect(getByText('Layout direction')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(getByText('Align Horizontally')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(getByText('Align Vertically')).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
-  it('checks the right layout direction', async () => {
-    const {getByText} = render(<GroupBlockToolbar />)
+  describe('layout direction', () => {
+    it('checks the right layout direction', async () => {
+      const {getByText} = render(<GroupBlockToolbar />)
 
-    const btn = getByText('Layout direction').closest('button') as HTMLButtonElement
-    await userEvent.click(btn)
+      const btn = getByText('Layout direction').closest('button') as HTMLButtonElement
+      await userEvent.click(btn)
 
-    const colMenuItem = screen.getByText('Column')
-    const rowMenuItem = screen.getByText('Row')
+      const colMenuItem = screen.getByText('Column')
+      const rowMenuItem = screen.getByText('Row')
 
-    expect(colMenuItem).toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(rowMenuItem).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(colMenuItem).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(rowMenuItem).toBeInTheDocument()
 
-    const li = colMenuItem.closest('li') as HTMLLIElement
-    expect(li.querySelector('svg[name="IconCheck"]')).toBeInTheDocument()
+      const li = colMenuItem.closest('li') as HTMLLIElement
+      expect(li.querySelector('svg[name="IconCheck"]')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    it('changes the direction prop', async () => {
+      const {getByText} = render(<GroupBlockToolbar />)
+
+      const btn = getByText('Layout direction').closest('button') as HTMLButtonElement
+      await userEvent.click(btn)
+
+      const rowMenuItem = screen.getByText('Row')
+      await userEvent.click(rowMenuItem)
+
+      expect(mockSetProp).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(props.layout).toBe('row')
+    })
   })
 
-  it('changes the direction prop', async () => {
-    const {getByText} = render(<GroupBlockToolbar />)
+  describe('horizontal alignment', () => {
+    it('checks the right alignment', async () => {
+      const {getByText} = render(<GroupBlockToolbar />)
 
-    const btn = getByText('Layout direction').closest('button') as HTMLButtonElement
-    await userEvent.click(btn)
+      const btn = getByText('Align Horizontally').closest('button') as HTMLButtonElement
+      await userEvent.click(btn)
 
-    const rowMenuItem = screen.getByText('Row')
-    await userEvent.click(rowMenuItem)
+      const startMenuItem = screen.getByText('Align to start')
+      const centerMenuItem = screen.getByText('Align to center')
+      const endMenuItem = screen.getByText('Align to end')
 
-    expect(mockSetProp).toHaveBeenCalled()
-    expect(props.layout).toBe('row')
+      expect(startMenuItem).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(centerMenuItem).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(endMenuItem).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+      const startLi = startMenuItem.closest('li') as HTMLLIElement
+      expect(startLi.querySelector('svg[name="IconCheck"]')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    it('changes the alignment prop', async () => {
+      const {getByText} = render(<GroupBlockToolbar />)
+
+      const btn = getByText('Align Horizontally').closest('button') as HTMLButtonElement
+      await userEvent.click(btn)
+
+      const centerMenuItem = screen.getByText('Align to center')
+      await userEvent.click(centerMenuItem)
+
+      expect(mockSetProp).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(props.alignment).toBe('center')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('vertical alignment', () => {
+    it('checks the right alignment', async () => {
+      const {getByText} = render(<GroupBlockToolbar />)
+
+      const btn = getByText('Align Vertically').closest('button') as HTMLButtonElement
+      await userEvent.click(btn)
+
+      const startMenuItem = screen.getByText('Align to start')
+      const centerMenuItem = screen.getByText('Align to center')
+      const endMenuItem = screen.getByText('Align to end')
+
+      expect(startMenuItem).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(centerMenuItem).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(endMenuItem).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+      const startLi = startMenuItem.closest('li') as HTMLLIElement
+      expect(startLi.querySelector('svg[name="IconCheck"]')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    it('changes the vertical alignment prop', async () => {
+      const {getByText} = render(<GroupBlockToolbar />)
+
+      const btn = getByText('Align Vertically').closest('button') as HTMLButtonElement
+      await userEvent.click(btn)
+
+      const centerMenuItem = screen.getByText('Align to center')
+      await userEvent.click(centerMenuItem)
+
+      expect(mockSetProp).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(props.verticalAlignment).toBe('center')
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/types.ts b/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/types.ts
index 3382c6c3ff7..210f0fb105b 100644
--- a/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/types.ts
+++ b/ui/shared/block-editor/react/components/user/blocks/GroupBlock/types.ts
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ export type GroupAlignment = 'start' | 'center' | 'end'
 export type GroupBlockProps = {
   layout?: GroupLayout
   alignment?: GroupAlignment
+  verticalAlignment?: GroupAlignment
   resizable?: boolean
 }
diff --git a/ui/shared/block-editor/react/style.css b/ui/shared/block-editor/react/style.css
index 1abdb99de78..d45df1f027d 100644
--- a/ui/shared/block-editor/react/style.css
+++ b/ui/shared/block-editor/react/style.css
@@ -312,22 +312,31 @@
     flex-direction: column;
   }
   &.row-layout {
-    &> .no-sections {
+    &> .group-block__inner {
       flex-direction: row;
       flex-wrap: wrap;
     }
-    &.center-align > .no-sections {
+    &.center-align > .group-block__inner {
       justify-content: center;
     }
-    &.end-align > .no-sections {
+    &.end-align > .group-block__inner {
       justify-content: flex-end;
     }
+    &.start-valign > .group-block__inner {
+      align-items: flex-start;
+    }
+    &.center-valign > .group-block__inner {
+      align-items: center;
+    }
+    &.end-valign > .group-block__inner {
+      align-items: flex-end;
+    }
   }
   &.column-layout {
-    &.center-align > .no-sections {
+    &.center-align > .group-block__inner {
       align-items: center;
     }
-    &.end-align > .no-sections {
+    &.end-align > .group-block__inner {
       align-items: flex-end;
     }
   }