diff --git a/data/structures/table.yml b/data/structures/table.yml
index 9c15109c..ae1950de 100644
--- a/data/structures/table.yml
+++ b/data/structures/table.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ arguments:
     release: v0.24.13
   filter:
   filter-col:
+  justify:
+    comment: >-
+      Horizontal alignment of the filter controls. Requires `filter`, which is
+      the only element this argument positions — the table itself always spans
+      the full width of its container.
+    release: v3.18.0
   wrap:
   wrapper:
     release: v2.0.0
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/en/table-demo.md b/exampleSite/content/en/table-demo.md
index d654c579..61ba2625 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/en/table-demo.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/en/table-demo.md
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@ modules: ["simple-datatables"]
 | delta   | gadget | The fourth record, whose description runs on for a little while.   |
 {{< /table >}}
 
+## Centered filter controls
+
+{{< table filter="widget, gadget" filter-col="1" justify="center" class="fixture-filter-center" >}}
+
+| Name    | Type   | Description                                                        |
+|---------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| alpha   | widget | The first record, with a description long enough to need wrapping. |
+| bravo   | gadget | The second record, also with a fairly long trailing description.   |
+| charlie | widget | The third record. Short.                                           |
+| delta   | gadget | The fourth record, whose description runs on for a little while.   |
+{{< /table >}}
+
 ## Filtered, sortable, wrapped data table
 
 {{< table filter="widget,gadget" filter-col="1" sortable="true" paginate="true" pagination="2" wrap="true" class="fixture-filter-wrap" >}}
diff --git a/layouts/_partials/assets/table.html b/layouts/_partials/assets/table.html
index fde38b46..605df5ee 100644
--- a/layouts/_partials/assets/table.html
+++ b/layouts/_partials/assets/table.html
@@ -126,8 +126,11 @@
 
     {{ $wrapper := $args.wrapper | default "" }}
 
+    {{/* The controls sit in their own flex row, so they align independently of the table below —
+         which always spans the full width of its container. `justify` carries a default of
+         `start` in mod-utils, preserving the original alignment for every existing caller. */}}
     {{ if $filter }}
-    <div class="table-filter-controls d-flex justify-content-start mb-3">
+    <div class="table-filter-controls d-flex justify-content-{{ $args.justify }} mb-3">
         <div class="btn-group" role="group" aria-label="{{ T "tableFilterLabel" | default "Filter" }}">
             <button type="button"
                     class="btn btn-outline-primary active"
diff --git a/layouts/_shortcodes/table.html b/layouts/_shortcodes/table.html
index 0c298841..5c8d12c6 100644
--- a/layouts/_shortcodes/table.html
+++ b/layouts/_shortcodes/table.html
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
         "searchable"             $args.searchable
         "filter"                 $args.filter
         "filter-col"             $args.filterCol
+        "justify"                $args.justify
         "wrap"                   $args.wrap
         "wrapper"                $args.wrapper
         "caption"                $args.caption