diff --git a/scss/forms/_floating-labels.scss b/scss/forms/_floating-labels.scss
index acefe4ebc709de053ff2b8250977889ec1fe07b4..6e5c9a75f5057403aa5da368863a0c5186dc3437 100644
--- a/scss/forms/_floating-labels.scss
+++ b/scss/forms/_floating-labels.scss
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     height: 100%; // allow textareas
     padding: $form-floating-padding-y $form-floating-padding-x;
     overflow: hidden;
+    text-align: start;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     white-space: nowrap;
     pointer-events: none;