diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/sankey.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/rendering/sankey.spec.ts
index de10338e8..ded23a045 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/sankey.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/sankey.spec.ts
@@ -13,73 +13,132 @@ describe('Sankey Diagram', () => {
   });
 
   describe('when given a linkColor', function () {
-    it('links should be the same color as source node', () => {
-      renderGraph(
-        `
-        sankey-beta
-        
-        sourceNode,targetNode,10
-        `,
-        {
-          sankey: { linkColor: 'source' },
-        }
-      );
-
-      cy.get('.link path').then((link) => {
-        cy.get('.node[id="node-1"] rect').should(node =>
-          expect(link.attr('stroke')).to.equal(node.attr('fill'))
-        );
-      });
+    this.beforeAll(() => {
+      cy.wrap(
+        `sankey-beta
+      a,b,10
+      `
+      ).as('graph');
     });
 
-    it('should change link color to hex code', () => {
-      renderGraph(
-        `
-        sankey-beta
-        a,b,10
-        `,
-        {
-          sankey: { linkColor: '#636465' },
-        }
-      );
+    it('links should use hex color', function () {
+      renderGraph(this.graph, { sankey: { linkColor: '#636465' } });
 
       cy.get('.link path').should((link) => {
         expect(link.attr('stroke')).to.equal('#636465');
       });
     });
 
-    it('links should be the same color as target node', () => {
-      renderGraph(
-        `
-        sankey-beta
-        sourceNode,targetNode,10
-        `,
-        {
-          sankey: { linkColor: 'target' },
-        }
-      );
+    it('links should be the same color as source node', function () {
+      renderGraph(this.graph, { sankey: { linkColor: 'source' } });
 
       cy.get('.link path').then((link) => {
-        cy.get('.node[id="node-2"] rect').should(node =>
+        cy.get('.node[id="node-1"] rect').should((node) =>
           expect(link.attr('stroke')).to.equal(node.attr('fill'))
         );
       });
     });
 
-    it('links must be gradient', () => {
-      renderGraph(
-        `
-        sankey-beta
-        sourceNode,targetNode,10
-        `,
-        {
-          sankey: { linkColor: 'gradient' },
-        }
-      );
+    it('links should be the same color as target node', function () {
+      renderGraph(this.graph, { sankey: { linkColor: 'target' } });
+
+      cy.get('.link path').then((link) => {
+        cy.get('.node[id="node-2"] rect').should((node) =>
+          expect(link.attr('stroke')).to.equal(node.attr('fill'))
+        );
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('links must be gradient', function () {
+      renderGraph(this.graph, { sankey: { linkColor: 'gradient' } });
 
       cy.get('.link path').should((link) => {
         expect(link.attr('stroke')).to.equal('url(#linearGradient-3)');
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('when given a nodeAlignment', function () {
+    this.beforeAll(() => {
+      cy.wrap(
+        `
+        sankey-beta
+        
+        a,b,8
+        b,c,8
+        c,d,8
+        d,e,8
+        
+        x,c,4
+        c,y,4  
+        `
+      ).as('graph');
+    });
+
+    this.afterEach(() => {
+      cy.get('.node[id="node-1"]').should((node) => {
+        expect(node.attr('x')).to.equal('0');
+      });
+      cy.get('.node[id="node-2"]').should((node) => {
+        expect(node.attr('x')).to.equal('100');
+      });
+      cy.get('.node[id="node-3"]').should((node) => {
+        expect(node.attr('x')).to.equal('200');
+      });
+      cy.get('.node[id="node-4"]').should((node) => {
+        expect(node.attr('x')).to.equal('300');
+      });
+      cy.get('.node[id="node-5"]').should((node) => {
+        expect(node.attr('x')).to.equal('400');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should justify nodes', function () {
+      renderGraph(this.graph, {
+        sankey: { nodeAlignment: 'justify', width: 410, useMaxWidth: false },
+      });
+      cy.get('.node[id="node-6"]').should((node) => {
+        expect(node.attr('x')).to.equal('0');
+      });
+      cy.get('.node[id="node-7"]').should((node) => {
+        expect(node.attr('x')).to.equal('400');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should align nodes left', function () {
+      renderGraph(this.graph, {
+        sankey: { nodeAlignment: 'left', width: 410, useMaxWidth: false },
+      });
+      cy.get('.node[id="node-6"]').should((node) => {
+        expect(node.attr('x')).to.equal('0');
+      });
+      cy.get('.node[id="node-7"]').should((node) => {
+        expect(node.attr('x')).to.equal('300');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should align nodes right', function () {
+      renderGraph(this.graph, {
+        sankey: { nodeAlignment: 'right', width: 410, useMaxWidth: false },
+      });
+      cy.get('.node[id="node-6"]').should((node) => {
+        expect(node.attr('x')).to.equal('100');
+      });
+      cy.get('.node[id="node-7"]').should((node) => {
+        expect(node.attr('x')).to.equal('400');
+      });
+    });
+    
+    it('should center nodes', function () {
+      renderGraph(this.graph, {
+        sankey: { nodeAlignment: 'center', width: 410, useMaxWidth: false },
+      });
+      cy.get('.node[id="node-6"]').should((node) => {
+        expect(node.attr('x')).to.equal('100');
+      });
+      cy.get('.node[id="node-7"]').should((node) => {
+        expect(node.attr('x')).to.equal('300');
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/demos/sankey.html b/demos/sankey.html
index c8cdc1e7e..0c9679c65 100644
--- a/demos/sankey.html
+++ b/demos/sankey.html
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
           width: 1200,
           height: 600,
           linkColor: 'gradient',
+          nodeAlignment: 'justify',
         },
       });
     </script>