diff --git a/src/corePlugins.js b/src/corePlugins.js
index 2719a83469a3..80a610ab2608 100644
--- a/src/corePlugins.js
+++ b/src/corePlugins.js
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ export let textAlign = ({ addUtilities }) => {
 
 export let textIndent = createUtilityPlugin('textIndent', [['indent', ['text-indent']]])
 
-export let verticalAlign = ({ addUtilities }) => {
+export let verticalAlign = ({ addUtilities, matchUtilities }) => {
   addUtilities({
     '.align-baseline': { 'vertical-align': 'baseline' },
     '.align-top': { 'vertical-align': 'top' },
@@ -1488,6 +1488,15 @@ export let verticalAlign = ({ addUtilities }) => {
     '.align-sub': { 'vertical-align': 'sub' },
     '.align-super': { 'vertical-align': 'super' },
   })
+
+  matchUtilities(
+    {
+      align: (value) => ({
+        'vertical-align': value,
+      }),
+    },
+    { values: {}, type: 'any' }
+  )
 }
 
 export let fontFamily = createUtilityPlugin('fontFamily', [['font', ['fontFamily']]], {
diff --git a/tests/arbitrary-values.test.css b/tests/arbitrary-values.test.css
index 3d6317010ada..9188a594faca 100644
--- a/tests/arbitrary-values.test.css
+++ b/tests/arbitrary-values.test.css
@@ -323,6 +323,9 @@
 .indent-\[var\(--indent\)\] {
   text-indent: var(--indent);
 }
+.align-\[10em\] {
+  vertical-align: 10em;
+}
 .text-\[2\.23rem\] {
   font-size: 2.23rem;
 }
diff --git a/tests/arbitrary-values.test.html b/tests/arbitrary-values.test.html
index 1db1a4f262ed..65f93df512d2 100644
--- a/tests/arbitrary-values.test.html
+++ b/tests/arbitrary-values.test.html
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     <div class="skew-x-[3px]"></div>
     <div class="skew-y-[3px]"></div>
     <div class="indent-[50%] indent-[var(--indent)]"></div>
+    <div class="align-[10em]"></div>
     <div class="text-[2.23rem]"></div>
     <div class="text-[length:var(--font-size)]"></div>
     <div class="text-[color:var(--color)]"></div>
@@ -72,10 +73,20 @@
     <div class="mt-[clamp(30px,100px)]"></div>
     <div class="rounded-[11px]"></div>
     <div
-      class="rounded-t-[var(--radius)] rounded-r-[var(--radius)] rounded-b-[var(--radius)] rounded-l-[var(--radius)]"
+      class="
+        rounded-t-[var(--radius)]
+        rounded-r-[var(--radius)]
+        rounded-b-[var(--radius)]
+        rounded-l-[var(--radius)]
+      "
     ></div>
     <div
-      class="rounded-tr-[var(--radius)] rounded-br-[var(--radius)] rounded-bl-[var(--radius)] rounded-tl-[var(--radius)]"
+      class="
+        rounded-tr-[var(--radius)]
+        rounded-br-[var(--radius)]
+        rounded-bl-[var(--radius)]
+        rounded-tl-[var(--radius)]
+      "
     ></div>
     <div class="duration-[var(--app-duration)]"></div>
     <div class="p-[var(--app-padding)]"></div>
@@ -125,28 +136,51 @@
     <div class="accent-[var(--accent-color)]"></div>
 
     <!-- Balancing issues, this is not checking the validity of the actual value, but purely syntax-wise -->
-    <div class="w-[do-not-generate-this]w-[it-is-invalid-syntax]"></div><!-- INVALID -->
-    <div class="grid-cols-[[linename],1fr,auto]"></div><!-- VALID -->
-    <div class="w-[{}]"></div><!-- VALID -->
-    <div class="w-[{{}}]"></div><!-- VALID -->
-    <div class="w-[[]]"></div><!-- VALID -->
-    <div class="w-[[[]]]"></div><!-- VALID -->
-    <div class="w-[()]"></div><!-- VALID -->
-    <div class="w-[(())]"></div><!-- VALID -->
-    <div class="w-[][]"></div><!-- INVALID -->
-    <div class="w-[)(]"></div><!-- INVALID -->
-    <div class="w-[}{]"></div><!-- INVALID -->
-    <div class="w-[][]]"></div><!-- INVALID -->
-    <div class="w-[)()]"></div><!-- INVALID -->
-    <div class="w-[}{}]"></div><!-- INVALID -->
-    <div class="w-['][]']"></div><!-- VALID -->
-    <div class="w-[')()']"></div><!-- VALID -->
-    <div class="w-['}{}']"></div><!-- VALID -->
-    <div class="w-[{[}]]"></div><!-- INVALID -->
-    <div class="w-[[{]}]"></div><!-- INVALID -->
-    <div class="w-[{(})]"></div><!-- INVALID -->
-    <div class="w-[({)}]"></div><!-- INVALID -->
-    <div class="w-[([)]]"></div><!-- INVALID -->
-    <div class="w-[[(])]"></div><!-- INVALID -->
+    <div class="w-[do-not-generate-this]w-[it-is-invalid-syntax]"></div>
+    <!-- INVALID -->
+    <div class="grid-cols-[[linename],1fr,auto]"></div>
+    <!-- VALID -->
+    <div class="w-[{}]"></div>
+    <!-- VALID -->
+    <div class="w-[{{}}]"></div>
+    <!-- VALID -->
+    <div class="w-[[]]"></div>
+    <!-- VALID -->
+    <div class="w-[[[]]]"></div>
+    <!-- VALID -->
+    <div class="w-[()]"></div>
+    <!-- VALID -->
+    <div class="w-[(())]"></div>
+    <!-- VALID -->
+    <div class="w-[][]"></div>
+    <!-- INVALID -->
+    <div class="w-[)(]"></div>
+    <!-- INVALID -->
+    <div class="w-[}{]"></div>
+    <!-- INVALID -->
+    <div class="w-[][]]"></div>
+    <!-- INVALID -->
+    <div class="w-[)()]"></div>
+    <!-- INVALID -->
+    <div class="w-[}{}]"></div>
+    <!-- INVALID -->
+    <div class="w-['][]']"></div>
+    <!-- VALID -->
+    <div class="w-[')()']"></div>
+    <!-- VALID -->
+    <div class="w-['}{}']"></div>
+    <!-- VALID -->
+    <div class="w-[{[}]]"></div>
+    <!-- INVALID -->
+    <div class="w-[[{]}]"></div>
+    <!-- INVALID -->
+    <div class="w-[{(})]"></div>
+    <!-- INVALID -->
+    <div class="w-[({)}]"></div>
+    <!-- INVALID -->
+    <div class="w-[([)]]"></div>
+    <!-- INVALID -->
+    <div class="w-[[(])]"></div>
+    <!-- INVALID -->
   </body>
 </html>