diff --git a/py/mpconfig.h b/py/mpconfig.h
index a6b4a4ab0d..92f17724f4 100644
--- a/py/mpconfig.h
+++ b/py/mpconfig.h
@@ -589,6 +589,11 @@ typedef double mp_float_t;
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_STR_UNICODE (0)
 #endif
 
+// Whether str.center() method provided
+#ifndef MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_STR_CENTER
+#define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_STR_CENTER (0)
+#endif
+
 // Whether str.splitlines() method provided
 #ifndef MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_STR_SPLITLINES
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_STR_SPLITLINES (0)
diff --git a/py/objstr.c b/py/objstr.c
index aa10294f53..ded4498130 100644
--- a/py/objstr.c
+++ b/py/objstr.c
@@ -817,6 +817,23 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t str_rstrip(size_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     return str_uni_strip(RSTRIP, n_args, args);
 }
 
+#if MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_STR_CENTER
+STATIC mp_obj_t str_center(mp_obj_t str_in, mp_obj_t width_in) {
+    GET_STR_DATA_LEN(str_in, str, str_len);
+    int width = mp_obj_get_int(width_in);
+    if (str_len >= width) {
+        return str_in;
+    }
+
+    vstr_t vstr;
+    vstr_init_len(&vstr, width);
+    memset(vstr.buf, ' ', width);
+    int left = (width - str_len) / 2;
+    memcpy(vstr.buf + left, str, str_len);
+    return mp_obj_new_str_from_vstr(mp_obj_get_type(str_in), &vstr);
+}
+#endif
+
 // Takes an int arg, but only parses unsigned numbers, and only changes
 // *num if at least one digit was parsed.
 STATIC const char *str_to_int(const char *str, const char *top, int *num) {
@@ -1846,6 +1863,9 @@ MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(str_split_obj, 1, 3, mp_obj_str_split);
 #if MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_STR_SPLITLINES
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_KW(str_splitlines_obj, 1, str_splitlines);
 #endif
+#if MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_STR_CENTER
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(str_center_obj, str_center);
+#endif
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(str_rsplit_obj, 1, 3, str_rsplit);
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(str_startswith_obj, 2, 3, str_startswith);
 MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(str_endswith_obj, 2, 3, str_endswith);
@@ -1897,6 +1917,7 @@ STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t str8_locals_dict_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_count), MP_ROM_PTR(&str_count_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_partition), MP_ROM_PTR(&str_partition_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_rpartition), MP_ROM_PTR(&str_rpartition_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_center), MP_ROM_PTR(&str_center_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_lower), MP_ROM_PTR(&str_lower_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_upper), MP_ROM_PTR(&str_upper_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_isspace), MP_ROM_PTR(&str_isspace_obj) },
diff --git a/py/objstr.h b/py/objstr.h
index 6b8ad97ec2..07929156cb 100644
--- a/py/objstr.h
+++ b/py/objstr.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ MP_DECLARE_CONST_FUN_OBJ(str_replace_obj);
 MP_DECLARE_CONST_FUN_OBJ(str_count_obj);
 MP_DECLARE_CONST_FUN_OBJ(str_partition_obj);
 MP_DECLARE_CONST_FUN_OBJ(str_rpartition_obj);
+MP_DECLARE_CONST_FUN_OBJ(str_center_obj);
 MP_DECLARE_CONST_FUN_OBJ(str_lower_obj);
 MP_DECLARE_CONST_FUN_OBJ(str_upper_obj);
 MP_DECLARE_CONST_FUN_OBJ(str_isspace_obj);
diff --git a/py/objstrunicode.c b/py/objstrunicode.c
index 8099e20a0e..5e14da451d 100644
--- a/py/objstrunicode.c
+++ b/py/objstrunicode.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t struni_locals_dict_table[] = {
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_count), MP_ROM_PTR(&str_count_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_partition), MP_ROM_PTR(&str_partition_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_rpartition), MP_ROM_PTR(&str_rpartition_obj) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_center), MP_ROM_PTR(&str_center_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_lower), MP_ROM_PTR(&str_lower_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_upper), MP_ROM_PTR(&str_upper_obj) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_isspace), MP_ROM_PTR(&str_isspace_obj) },
diff --git a/unix/mpconfigport.h b/unix/mpconfigport.h
index 463f5fe8cf..9601673a74 100644
--- a/unix/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/unix/mpconfigport.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 #define MICROPY_PY_FUNCTION_ATTRS   (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_DESCRIPTORS      (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_STR_UNICODE (1)
+#define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_STR_CENTER (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_STR_SPLITLINES (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_MEMORYVIEW (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_FROZENSET (1)