diff --git a/controlsize_darwin.go b/controlsize_darwin.go
index 4fc951c..f4b6129 100644
--- a/controlsize_darwin.go
+++ b/controlsize_darwin.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type sysSizeData struct {
 	// nothing for mac
 
 	// for the actual resizing
-	// neighbor control alignment rect/baseline info
+	neighborAlign		C.struct_xalignment
 }
 
 // THIS IS A GUESS. TODO.
@@ -50,14 +50,34 @@ func (s *sysData) translateAllocationCoords(allocations []*allocation, winwidth,
 func (s *sysData) commitResize(c *allocation, d *sysSizeData) {
 	if s.ctype == c_label && !s.alternate && c.neighbor != nil {
 		c.neighbor.getAuxResizeInfo(d)
-		// get this control's alignment rect and baseline
-		// align
+		if d.neighborAlign.baseline != 0 {		// no adjustment needed if the given control has no baseline
+			// in order for the baseline value to be correct, the label MUST BE AT THE HEIGHT THAT OS X WANTS IT TO BE!
+			// otherwise, the baseline calculation will be relative to the bottom of the control, and everything will be wrong
+			origsize := C.controlPrefSize(s.id)
+			c.height = int(origsize.height)
+			newrect := C.struct_xrect{
+				x:		C.intptr_t(c.x),
+				y:		C.intptr_t(c.y),
+				width:	C.intptr_t(c.width),
+				height:	C.intptr_t(c.height),
+			}
+			ourAlign := C.alignmentInfo(s.id, newrect)
+			// we need to find the exact Y positions of the baselines
+			// fortunately, this is easy now that (x,y) is the bottom-left corner
+			thisbasey := ourAlign.alignmentRect.y + ourAlign.baseline
+			neighborbasey := d.neighborAlign.alignmentRect.y + d.neighborAlign.baseline
+			// now the amount we have to move the label down by is easy to find
+			yoff := neighborbasey - thisbasey
+			// and we just add that
+			c.y += int(yoff)
+		}
+		// TODO if there's no baseline, the alignment should be to the top /of the alignment rect/, not the frame
 	}
 	C.setRect(s.id, C.intptr_t(c.x), C.intptr_t(c.y), C.intptr_t(c.width), C.intptr_t(c.height))
 }
 
 func (s *sysData) getAuxResizeInfo(d *sysSizeData) {
-	// get this control's alignment rect and baseline
+	d.neighborAlign = C.alignmentInfo(s.id, C.frame(s.id))
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/objc_darwin.h b/objc_darwin.h
index 03dafdf..87acea2 100644
--- a/objc_darwin.h
+++ b/objc_darwin.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-/* wrapper types since the meaning of NSRect, NSSize, and NSPoint are CPU architectured-dependent; also because they're in an Objective-C-only header */
+/* wrapper types since the meaning of NSRect, NSSize, and NSPoint are CPU architecture3d-dependent; also because they're in an Objective-C-only header */
 struct xrect {
 	intptr_t x;
 	intptr_t y;
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ struct xpoint {
 	intptr_t y;
 };
 
+struct xalignment {
+	struct xrect alignmentRect;
+	intptr_t baseline;
+};
+
 /* objc_darwin.m */
 extern id toNSString(char *);
 extern char *fromNSString(id);
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ extern struct xsize controlPrefSize(id);
 extern struct xsize listboxPrefSize(id);
 extern struct xsize pbarPrefSize(id);
 extern struct xsize areaPrefSize(id);
+extern struct xalignment alignmentInfo(id, struct xrect);
 
 /* sysdata_darwin.m */
 extern void addControl(id, id);
diff --git a/prefsize_darwin.m b/prefsize_darwin.m
index d00b2f8..4001c3e 100644
--- a/prefsize_darwin.m
+++ b/prefsize_darwin.m
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@
 
 #include "objc_darwin.h"
 #import <AppKit/NSControl.h>
-#import <AppKit/NSView.h>
 #import <AppKit/NSScrollView.h>
 #import <AppKit/NSTableView.h>
 #import <AppKit/NSProgressIndicator.h>
+#import <AppKit/NSView.h>
+// needed for the methods called by alignmentInfo()
+#import <AppKit/NSLayoutConstraint.h>
 
 #define to(T, x) ((T *) (x))
 #define toNSControl(x) to(NSControl, (x))
 #define toNSScrollView(x) to(NSScrollView, (x))
 #define toNSTableView(x) to(NSTableView, (x))
 #define toNSProgressIndicator(x) to(NSProgressIndicator, (x))
+#define toNSView(x) to(NSView, (x))
 
 #define inScrollView(x) ([toNSScrollView((x)) documentView])
 #define listboxInScrollView(x) toNSTableView(inScrollView((x)))
@@ -72,3 +75,23 @@ struct xsize areaPrefSize(id scrollview)
 	s.height = (intptr_t) r.size.height;
 	return s;
 }
+
+struct xalignment alignmentInfo(id c, struct xrect newrect)
+{
+	NSView *v;
+	struct xalignment a;
+	NSRect r;
+
+	v = toNSView(c);
+	r = NSMakeRect((CGFloat) newrect.x,
+		(CGFloat) newrect.y,
+		(CGFloat) newrect.width,
+		(CGFloat) newrect.height);
+	r = [v alignmentRectForFrame:r];
+	a.alignmentRect.x = (intptr_t) r.origin.x;
+	a.alignmentRect.y = (intptr_t) r.origin.y;
+	a.alignmentRect.width = (intptr_t) r.size.width;
+	a.alignmentRect.height = (intptr_t) r.size.height;
+	a.baseline = (intptr_t) [v baselineOffsetFromBottom];
+	return a;
+}
diff --git a/todo.md b/todo.md
index e1de4fe..52f9bf1 100644
--- a/todo.md
+++ b/todo.md
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ALL:
-- vertical alignment of labels is a botch right now
-	- os x: very very wrong
-	- grids: currently requires labels to be filling for this to work
+- vertical alignment of labels still has some flaws
+	- gtk+: currently requires labels to be filling for this to work: grids don't do this by default, for instance
 		- won't cause any issues, just an inconvenience that should be addressed
 
 MAC OS X: