diff --git a/src/core/constants.js b/src/core/constants.js
index c203106730..9813fee3f2 100644
--- a/src/core/constants.js
+++ b/src/core/constants.js
@@ -1072,6 +1072,12 @@ export const CHAR = 'CHAR';
  * @final
  */
 export const WORD = 'WORD';
+/**
+ * @typedef {'JUSTIFIED'} JUSTIFIED
+ * @property {JUSTIFIED} JUSTIFIED
+ * @final
+ */
+export const JUSTIFIED = 'JUSTIFIED';
 
 // TYPOGRAPHY-INTERNAL
 export const _DEFAULT_TEXT_FILL = '#000000';
diff --git a/src/type/textCore.js b/src/type/textCore.js
index 03348b6b64..99bd9bee4d 100644
--- a/src/type/textCore.js
+++ b/src/type/textCore.js
@@ -1501,7 +1501,10 @@ function textCore(p5, fn) {
     lines = this._positionLines(x, y, width, height, lines);
 
     // render each line at the adjusted position
-    lines.forEach(line => this._renderText(line.text, line.x, line.y));
+    lines.forEach((line, index) => {
+      const isLastLine = index === lines.length - 1;
+      this._renderText(line.text, line.x, line.y, Infinity, -Infinity, width, isLastLine);
+    });
 
     this.textDrawingContext().textBaseline = setBaseline; // restore baseline
   };
@@ -2526,7 +2529,7 @@ function textCore(p5, fn) {
       return this.drawingContext;
     };
 
-    p5.Renderer2D.prototype._renderText = function (text, x, y, maxY, minY) {
+    p5.Renderer2D.prototype._renderText = function (text, x, y, maxY, minY, width, isLastLine) {
       let states = this.states;
       let context = this.textDrawingContext();
 
@@ -2536,6 +2539,46 @@ function textCore(p5, fn) {
 
       this.push();
 
+      // Handle JUSTIFIED alignment
+      if (states.textAlign === fn.JUSTIFIED && typeof width !== 'undefined' && !isLastLine) {
+        const words = text.split(' ');
+        if (words.length > 1) {
+          const textWidth = this._textWidthSingle(text);
+          const spaceWidth = this._textWidthSingle(' ');
+          const totalGaps = words.length - 1;
+          const extraSpace = width - textWidth;
+          const spacePerGap = spaceWidth + (extraSpace / totalGaps);
+
+          // Render each word with adjusted spacing
+          let currentX = x;
+          for (let i = 0; i < words.length; i++) {
+            const word = words[i];
+
+            // no stroke unless specified by user
+            if (states.strokeColor && states.strokeSet) {
+              context.strokeText(word, currentX, y);
+            }
+
+            if (!this._clipping && states.fillColor) {
+              // if fill hasn't been set by user, use default text fill
+              if (!states.fillSet) {
+                this._setFill(DefaultFill);
+              }
+              context.fillText(word, currentX, y);
+            }
+
+            currentX += this._textWidthSingle(word);
+            if (i < words.length - 1) {
+              currentX += spacePerGap;
+            }
+          }
+
+          this.pop();
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Default rendering for non-JUSTIFIED or last line
       // no stroke unless specified by user
       if (states.strokeColor && states.strokeSet) {
         context.strokeText(text, x, y);
@@ -2580,6 +2623,9 @@ function textCore(p5, fn) {
           case fn.RIGHT:
             adjustedX = x + adjustedW;
             break;
+          case fn.JUSTIFIED:
+            adjustedX = x; // JUSTIFIED starts from left
+            break;
           case textCoreConstants.END:
             throw new Error('textBounds: END not yet supported for textAlign');
         }
diff --git a/test/manual-test-examples/type/justified-sketch.js b/test/manual-test-examples/type/justified-sketch.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d869edf1d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/manual-test-examples/type/justified-sketch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+function setup() {
+  createCanvas(800, 600);
+  background(255);
+  
+  let sampleText = 'This is a sample text that will be justified. The spacing between words will be adjusted to align both left and right edges.';
+  let boxWidth = 300;
+  let boxHeight = 150;
+  
+  // Test 1: JUSTIFIED with WORD wrap
+  fill(0);
+  textSize(16);
+  textAlign(JUSTIFIED, TOP);
+  textWrap(WORD);
+  
+  stroke(200);
+  noFill();
+  rect(50, 50, boxWidth, boxHeight);
+  
+  fill(0);
+  noStroke();
+  text('JUSTIFIED + WORD wrap:', 50, 30);
+  text(sampleText, 50, 50, boxWidth, boxHeight);
+  
+  // Test 2: JUSTIFIED with CHAR wrap
+  stroke(200);
+  noFill();
+  rect(450, 50, boxWidth, boxHeight);
+  
+  fill(0);
+  noStroke();
+  textWrap(CHAR);
+  text('JUSTIFIED + CHAR wrap:', 450, 30);
+  text(sampleText, 450, 50, boxWidth, boxHeight);
+  
+  // Test 3: LEFT alignment for comparison
+  stroke(200);
+  noFill();
+  rect(50, 250, boxWidth, boxHeight);
+  
+  fill(0);
+  noStroke();
+  textAlign(LEFT, TOP);
+  textWrap(WORD);
+  text('LEFT + WORD wrap (comparison):', 50, 230);
+  text(sampleText, 50, 250, boxWidth, boxHeight);
+  
+  // Test 4: Show last line is ragged
+  let multiLineText = 'First line will be justified. Second line will also be justified. But the last line stays ragged.';
+  
+  stroke(200);
+  noFill();
+  rect(450, 250, boxWidth, boxHeight);
+  
+  fill(0);
+  noStroke();
+  textAlign(JUSTIFIED, TOP);
+  text('JUSTIFIED - last line ragged:', 450, 230);
+  text(multiLineText, 450, 250, boxWidth, boxHeight);
+  
+  noLoop();
+}
diff --git a/test/manual-test-examples/type/justified-test.html b/test/manual-test-examples/type/justified-test.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27f4decbc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/manual-test-examples/type/justified-test.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+  <title>JUSTIFIED Alignment Test</title>
+  <script src="../../../dist/p5.js"></script>
+  <script src="justified-sketch.js"></script>
+</head>
+<body>
+</body>
+</html>