diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_FlexBox.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_FlexBox.cpp
index 4cb364627b..5c89190238 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_FlexBox.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_FlexBox.cpp
@@ -842,3 +842,4 @@ FlexItem FlexItem::withHeight (float newHeight) const noexcept       { auto fi =
 
 FlexItem FlexItem::withMargin (Margin m) const noexcept              { auto fi = *this; fi.margin = m; return fi; }
 FlexItem FlexItem::withOrder (int newOrder) const noexcept           { auto fi = *this; fi.order = newOrder; return fi; }
+FlexItem FlexItem::withAlignSelf (AlignSelf a) const noexcept        { auto fi = *this; fi.alignSelf = a; return fi; }
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_FlexItem.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_FlexItem.h
index 67f221b748..48d5189ee4 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_FlexItem.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_FlexItem.h
@@ -155,4 +155,7 @@ public:
 
     /** Returns a copy of this object with a new order. */
     FlexItem withOrder (int newOrder) const noexcept;
+
+	/** Returns a copy of this object with a new alignSelf value. */
+    FlexItem withAlignSelf (AlignSelf newAlignSelf) const noexcept;
 };