diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactory.cs b/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactory.cs
index 3746befa..af6abb63 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactory.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactory.cs
@@ -538,11 +538,13 @@ public static class DatWidgetFactory
 
             // The absorbed Type-12 caption child (gmPowerbarUI's 0x10000035)
             // authors the per-mode caption on its own states — JumpMode
-            // 'Height', MeleeMode 'Power', MissileMode 'Accuracy' (HJustify
-            // Center over the full bar, matching UiMeter's centered label
-            // draw). Retail shows it through the meter's PassToChildren state
-            // cascade; the absorbed equivalent is a state-label table
-            // consulted by TrySetRetailState.
+            // 'Height', MeleeMode 'Power', MissileMode 'Accuracy'. Each mode
+            // STATE also authors its own justification (0x14 = 0x3 Right on
+            // every powerbar mode; the element default is centered —
+            // installed-DAT probe 2026-08-14, the user's retail gate). Retail
+            // shows it through the meter's PassToChildren state cascade; the
+            // absorbed equivalent is a state-label table consulted by
+            // TrySetRetailState.
             foreach (ElementInfo textChild in info.Children.Where(static c => c.Type == 12))
             {
                 foreach (var (stateId, state) in textChild.States)
@@ -551,8 +553,27 @@ public static class DatWidgetFactory
                         || !state.Properties.Values.TryGetValue(0x17u, out var caption)
                         || caption.Kind != UiPropertyKind.StringInfo)
                         continue;
-                    if (stringResolve?.Invoke(caption.StringInfoValue) is { Length: > 0 } text)
-                        m.ConfigureStateLabel(stateId, text);
+                    if (stringResolve?.Invoke(caption.StringInfoValue) is not { Length: > 0 } text)
+                        continue;
+                    // The state's own 0x14 wins; absent → the element-level
+                    // justification (ElementReader's same enum mapping).
+                    UiMeterLabelAlign align = textChild.HJustify switch
+                    {
+                        HJustify.Left => UiMeterLabelAlign.Left,
+                        HJustify.Right => UiMeterLabelAlign.Right,
+                        _ => UiMeterLabelAlign.Center,
+                    };
+                    if (state.Properties.Values.TryGetValue(0x14u, out var justify)
+                        && justify.Kind == UiPropertyKind.Enum)
+                    {
+                        align = justify.UnsignedValue switch
+                        {
+                            0u or 2u => UiMeterLabelAlign.Left,
+                            3u or 5u => UiMeterLabelAlign.Right,
+                            _ => UiMeterLabelAlign.Center,
+                        };
+                    }
+                    m.ConfigureStateLabel(stateId, text, align);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiMeter.cs b/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiMeter.cs
index e667b4b2..db74eaaf 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiMeter.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/UI/UiMeter.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ using System.Numerics;
 
 namespace AcDream.App.UI;
 
+/// <summary>Justification of a meter's absorbed state caption (dat property
+/// 0x14 on the caption child's own state: 0/2 = Left, 3/5 = Right, 1 = Center
+/// — the same mapping ElementReader applies at element level).</summary>
+public enum UiMeterLabelAlign : byte { Left = 0, Center = 1, Right = 2 }
+
 /// <summary>
 /// A horizontal vital bar (retail HP/Stamina/Mana style): a background rect, a
 /// partial-width solid fill, and an optional centered "current/max" numeric
@@ -17,8 +22,8 @@ namespace AcDream.App.UI;
 public sealed class UiMeter : UiElement, IUiDatStateful
 {
     private readonly Dictionary<uint, uint> _stateFillSprites = new();
-    private readonly Dictionary<uint, string> _stateLabels = new();
-    private string? _activeStateLabel;
+    private readonly Dictionary<uint, (string Text, UiMeterLabelAlign Align)> _stateLabels = new();
+    private (string Text, UiMeterLabelAlign Align)? _activeStateLabel;
 
     /// <summary>Dat element id, set by the layout importer so duplicated page copies can be scoped.</summary>
     public uint ElementId { get; set; }
@@ -76,7 +81,10 @@ public sealed class UiMeter : UiElement, IUiDatStateful
 
     /// <summary>The caption latched by the active retail state (null when the
     /// state authors none). Exposed for tests.</summary>
-    internal string? ActiveStateLabel => _activeStateLabel;
+    internal string? ActiveStateLabel => _activeStateLabel?.Text;
+
+    /// <summary>The latched caption's authored justification. Exposed for tests.</summary>
+    internal UiMeterLabelAlign? ActiveStateLabelAlign => _activeStateLabel?.Align;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Registers a fill sprite carried by a child state of the imported meter.
@@ -95,19 +103,21 @@ public sealed class UiMeter : UiElement, IUiDatStateful
     /// / MissileMode 'Accuracy'). Retail shows it via the meter's
     /// PassToChildren state cascade; the absorbed equivalent latches it in
     /// <see cref="TrySetRetailState"/> and draws it when no live
-    /// <see cref="Label"/> provider supplies text. The child authors
-    /// HJustify=Center — the same centered draw the label overlay uses.
+    /// <see cref="Label"/> provider supplies text. Each mode STATE authors its
+    /// own justification (dat property 0x14 — the powerbar modes author 0x3 =
+    /// Right; only the element default is centered), so alignment rides the
+    /// state entry.
     /// </summary>
-    internal void ConfigureStateLabel(uint stateId, string text)
+    internal void ConfigureStateLabel(uint stateId, string text, UiMeterLabelAlign align)
     {
         if (stateId != 0 && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
-            _stateLabels[stateId] = text;
+            _stateLabels[stateId] = (text, align);
     }
 
     public bool TrySetRetailState(uint stateId)
     {
         bool hasFill = _stateFillSprites.TryGetValue(stateId, out uint spriteId);
-        bool hasLabel = _stateLabels.TryGetValue(stateId, out string? caption);
+        bool hasLabel = _stateLabels.TryGetValue(stateId, out var caption);
         if (!hasFill && !hasLabel)
             return false;
 
@@ -136,6 +146,14 @@ public sealed class UiMeter : UiElement, IUiDatStateful
     /// grandchild slice/text elements as separate widgets.</summary>
     public override bool ConsumesDatChildren => true;
 
+    private static float AlignX(UiMeterLabelAlign align, float width, float textWidth)
+        => align switch
+        {
+            UiMeterLabelAlign.Left => 0f,
+            UiMeterLabelAlign.Right => width - textWidth,
+            _ => (width - textWidth) * 0.5f,
+        };
+
     /// <summary>Clamp <paramref name="pct"/> to [0,1] and return the fill rect
     /// (local px) for a bar of <paramref name="w"/> x <paramref name="h"/>.</summary>
     public static (float x, float y, float w, float h) ComputeFillRect(
@@ -196,16 +214,20 @@ public sealed class UiMeter : UiElement, IUiDatStateful
             }
         }
 
-        // A live provider (vitals "cur/max") wins; otherwise the active
-        // retail-state caption ('Height'/'Power'/'Accuracy') shows.
-        string? label = Label() ?? _activeStateLabel;
+        // A live provider (vitals "cur/max") wins and stays centered;
+        // otherwise the active retail-state caption shows with its own
+        // authored justification (the powerbar modes author Right).
+        string? label = Label();
+        UiMeterLabelAlign align = UiMeterLabelAlign.Center;
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(label) && _activeStateLabel is { } stateLabel)
+            (label, align) = stateLabel;
         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(label))
         {
             if (DatFont is { } datFont)
             {
-                // Retail path: centered cur/max via the dat font's two-pass blit.
+                // Retail path: the dat font's two-pass blit.
                 float tw = datFont.MeasureWidth(label);
-                float tx = (Width - tw) * 0.5f;
+                float tx = AlignX(align, Width, tw);
                 float ty = (Height - datFont.LineHeight) * 0.5f;
                 ctx.DrawStringDat(datFont, label, tx, ty, LabelColor, Outline, OutlineColor);
             }
@@ -213,7 +235,7 @@ public sealed class UiMeter : UiElement, IUiDatStateful
             {
                 // Fallback: debug bitmap font (no dat font available).
                 float tw = font.MeasureWidth(label);
-                float tx = (Width - tw) * 0.5f;
+                float tx = AlignX(align, Width, tw);
                 float ty = (Height - font.LineHeight) * 0.5f;
                 ctx.DrawString(label, tx, ty, LabelColor);
             }
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactoryTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactoryTests.cs
index 10a7f96a..232c9fa9 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactoryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/DatWidgetFactoryTests.cs
@@ -755,6 +755,13 @@ public class DatWidgetFactoryTests
             Kind = UiPropertyKind.StringInfo,
             StringInfoValue = new UiStringInfoValue(0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 0),
         };
+        // The mode state's own justification (0x14=0x3 Right — the powerbar
+        // modes all author it; the element default stays centered).
+        jumpText.Properties.Values[0x14u] = new UiPropertyValue
+        {
+            Kind = UiPropertyKind.Enum,
+            UnsignedValue = 0x3u,
+        };
         caption.States[0x10000042u] = jumpText;
         meter.Children.Add(caption);
 
@@ -764,6 +771,7 @@ public class DatWidgetFactoryTests
         Assert.Null(m.ActiveStateLabel);
         Assert.True(m.TrySetRetailState(0x10000042u));
         Assert.Equal("Height", m.ActiveStateLabel);
+        Assert.Equal(UiMeterLabelAlign.Right, m.ActiveStateLabelAlign);
         Assert.Equal(0x06001354u, m.FrontTile);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/PowerbarLayoutProbeTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/PowerbarLayoutProbeTests.cs
index 736a3432..531b6f35 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/PowerbarLayoutProbeTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.App.Tests/UI/Layout/PowerbarLayoutProbeTests.cs
@@ -67,9 +67,15 @@ public sealed class PowerbarLayoutProbeTests
                 text = strings.Resolve(p.StringInfoValue) ?? "<unresolved>";
                 text = $" text='{text}'";
             }
+            string properties = string.Join(
+                " ",
+                state.Properties.Values
+                    .OrderBy(static pair => pair.Key)
+                    .Select(static pair =>
+                        $"0x{pair.Key:X2}:{pair.Value.Kind}=0x{pair.Value.UnsignedValue:X}"));
             Console.WriteLine(
                 $"[pbprobe] {indent}  state 0x{stateId:X8} '{state.Name}'"
-                + $" passToChildren={state.PassToChildren}{text}");
+                + $" passToChildren={state.PassToChildren}{text} props[{properties}]");
         }
         foreach (ElementInfo child in e.Children)
             DumpElement(strings, child, depth + 1);