diff --git a/src/qt/textctrl.cpp b/src/qt/textctrl.cpp
index a9249fe3f8..56c2c2974b 100644
--- a/src/qt/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/textctrl.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,22 @@ public:
 namespace
 {
 
+// Helper for SetStyleFlags(): takes care of flags that are handled in the same
+// way in both QLineEdit and QTextEdit.
+template <typename Edit>
+void ApplyCommonStyles(Edit* edit, long flags)
+{
+    edit->setReadOnly(flags & wxTE_READONLY);
+
+    if ( flags & wxTE_CENTRE )
+        edit->setAlignment(Qt::AlignHCenter);
+    else if ( flags & wxTE_RIGHT )
+        edit->setAlignment(Qt::AlignRight);
+    else // wxTE_LEFT is 0, so can't test for it, just use it by default
+        edit->setAlignment(Qt::AlignLeft);
+}
+
+
 struct wxQtLineInfo
 {
   wxQtLineInfo(size_t start, size_t end) :
@@ -251,22 +267,13 @@ public:
 
     virtual void SetStyleFlags(long flags) wxOVERRIDE
     {
-        m_edit->setReadOnly(flags & wxTE_READONLY);
+        ApplyCommonStyles(m_edit, flags);
 
         if ( flags & wxNO_BORDER )
             m_edit->setFrameStyle(QFrame::NoFrame);
 
         if ( flags & wxTE_RICH || flags & wxTE_RICH2 )
             m_edit->setAcceptRichText(true);
-
-        if ( flags & wxTE_LEFT )
-            m_edit->setAlignment(Qt::AlignLeft);
-
-        if ( flags & wxTE_CENTRE )
-            m_edit->setAlignment(Qt::AlignHCenter);
-
-        if ( flags & wxTE_RIGHT )
-            m_edit->setAlignment(Qt::AlignRight);
     }
 
 private:
@@ -424,20 +431,12 @@ public:
 
     virtual void SetStyleFlags(long flags) wxOVERRIDE
     {
+        ApplyCommonStyles(m_edit, flags);
+
         m_edit->setFrame(!(flags & wxNO_BORDER));
-        m_edit->setReadOnly(flags & wxTE_READONLY);
 
         if ( flags & wxTE_PASSWORD )
             m_edit->setEchoMode(QLineEdit::Password);
-
-        if ( flags & wxTE_LEFT )
-            m_edit->setAlignment(Qt::AlignLeft);
-
-        if ( flags & wxTE_CENTRE )
-            m_edit->setAlignment(Qt::AlignHCenter);
-
-        if ( flags & wxTE_RIGHT )
-            m_edit->setAlignment(Qt::AlignRight);
     }
 
 private: