diff --git a/patches/fix-vertical-alignment.patch b/patches/fix-vertical-alignment.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..136087c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/fix-vertical-alignment.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+index 79c6ddf..0e20bc9 100644
+--- a/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/main.qml
++++ b/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Item {
+     // ui
+     Text {
+         id: text
+-        anchors.fill: Plasmoid.Layout
++        anchors.fill: parent
+         renderType: Text.NativeRendering
+         textFormat: Text.RichText
+         wrapMode: plasmoid.configuration.wrapText ? Text.WordWrap : Text.NoWrap
+diff --git a/sources/desktop-panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/sources/desktop-panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+index 5a1e9b6..20f8732 100644
+--- a/sources/desktop-panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
++++ b/sources/desktop-panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Item {
+ 
+     // ui
+     GridLayout {
+-        anchors.fill: Plasmoid.Layout
++        anchors.fill: parent
+         columns: plasmoid.configuration.verticalLayout ? 1 : dpAdds.numberOfDesktops()
+         rows: plasmoid.configuration.verticalLayout ? dpAdds.numberOfDesktops() : 1
+ 
diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 79c6ddf..0e20bc9 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Item {
     // ui
     Text {
         id: text
-        anchors.fill: Plasmoid.Layout
+        anchors.fill: parent
         renderType: Text.NativeRendering
         textFormat: Text.RichText
         wrapMode: plasmoid.configuration.wrapText ? Text.WordWrap : Text.NoWrap
diff --git a/sources/desktop-panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/sources/desktop-panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 5a1e9b6..20f8732 100644
--- a/sources/desktop-panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/sources/desktop-panel/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Item {
 
     // ui
     GridLayout {
-        anchors.fill: Plasmoid.Layout
+        anchors.fill: parent
         columns: plasmoid.configuration.verticalLayout ? 1 : dpAdds.numberOfDesktops()
         rows: plasmoid.configuration.verticalLayout ? dpAdds.numberOfDesktops() : 1