diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/callouts/qgscallout.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/callouts/qgscallout.sip.in
index c760d4e050e..e471d706dc6 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/callouts/qgscallout.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/callouts/qgscallout.sip.in
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ relevant symbology elements to render them.
       OffsetFromLabel,
       DrawCalloutToAllParts,
       AnchorPointPosition,
+      LabelAnchorPointPosition,
     };
 
     enum DrawOrder
@@ -64,6 +65,20 @@ relevant symbology elements to render them.
       Centroid,
     };
 
+    enum LabelAnchorPoint
+    {
+      LabelPointOnExterior,
+      LabelCentroid,
+      LabelTopLeft,
+      LabelTopMiddle,
+      LabelTopRight,
+      LabelMiddleLeft,
+      LabelMiddleRight,
+      LabelBottomLeft,
+      LabelBottomMiddle,
+      LabelBottomRight,
+    };
+
     QgsCallout();
 %Docstring
 Constructor for QgsCallout.
@@ -272,6 +287,51 @@ anchor point.
 .. seealso:: :py:func:`encodeAnchorPoint`
 %End
 
+
+    LabelAnchorPoint labelAnchorPoint() const;
+%Docstring
+Returns the label's anchor point position.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`setLabelAnchorPoint`
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.14
+%End
+
+    void setLabelAnchorPoint( LabelAnchorPoint anchor );
+%Docstring
+Sets the label's ``anchor`` point position.
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`labelAnchorPoint`
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.14
+%End
+
+    static QString encodeLabelAnchorPoint( LabelAnchorPoint anchor );
+%Docstring
+Encodes a label ``anchor`` point to its string representation.
+
+:return: encoded string
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`decodeLabelAnchorPoint`
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.14
+%End
+
+    static QgsCallout::LabelAnchorPoint decodeLabelAnchorPoint( const QString &name, bool *ok = 0 );
+%Docstring
+Attempts to decode a string representation of a label anchor point name to the corresponding
+anchor point.
+
+:param name: encoded label anchor point name
+:param ok: if specified, will be set to ``True`` if the anchor point was successfully decoded
+
+:return: decoded name
+
+.. seealso:: :py:func:`encodeLabelAnchorPoint`
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.14
+%End
+
   protected:
 
     virtual void draw( QgsRenderContext &context, QRectF bodyBoundingBox, const double angle, const QgsGeometry &anchor, QgsCalloutContext &calloutContext ) = 0;
@@ -292,6 +352,13 @@ Both ``rect`` and ``anchor`` are specified in painter coordinates (i.e. pixels).
 
 The ``calloutContext`` argument is used to specify additional contextual information about
 how a callout is being rendered.
+%End
+
+    QgsGeometry labelAnchorGeometry( QRectF bodyBoundingBox, const double angle, LabelAnchorPoint anchor ) const;
+%Docstring
+Returns the anchor point geometry for a label with the given bounding box and ``anchor`` point mode.
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.14
 %End
 
 };
diff --git a/src/core/callouts/qgscallout.cpp b/src/core/callouts/qgscallout.cpp
index 326649db22e..bbdce27fad7 100644
--- a/src/core/callouts/qgscallout.cpp
+++ b/src/core/callouts/qgscallout.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ void QgsCallout::initPropertyDefinitions()
     { QgsCallout::OffsetFromLabel, QgsPropertyDefinition( "OffsetFromLabel", QObject::tr( "Offset from label" ), QgsPropertyDefinition::DoublePositive, origin ) },
     { QgsCallout::DrawCalloutToAllParts, QgsPropertyDefinition( "DrawCalloutToAllParts", QObject::tr( "Draw lines to all feature parts" ), QgsPropertyDefinition::Boolean, origin ) },
     { QgsCallout::AnchorPointPosition, QgsPropertyDefinition( "AnchorPointPosition", QgsPropertyDefinition::DataTypeString, QObject::tr( "Feature's anchor point position" ), QObject::tr( "string " ) + "[<b>pole_of_inaccessibility</b>|<b>point_on_exterior</b>|<b>point_on_surface</b>|<b>centroid</b>]", origin ) },
+    {
+      QgsCallout::LabelAnchorPointPosition, QgsPropertyDefinition( "LabelAnchorPointPosition", QgsPropertyDefinition::DataTypeString, QObject::tr( "Label's anchor point position" ), QObject::tr( "string " ) + "[<b>point_on_exterior</b>|<b>centroid</b>|<b>TL</b>=Top left|<b>T</b>=Top middle|"
+          "<b>TR</b>=Top right|<br>"
+          "<b>L</b>=Left|<b>R</b>=Right|<br>"
+          "<b>BL</b>=Bottom left|<b>B</b>=Bottom middle|"
+          "<b>BR</b>=Bottom right]", origin )
+    },
   };
 }
 
@@ -52,6 +59,7 @@ QVariantMap QgsCallout::properties( const QgsReadWriteContext & ) const
   QVariantMap props;
   props.insert( QStringLiteral( "enabled" ), mEnabled ? "1" : "0" );
   props.insert( QStringLiteral( "anchorPoint" ), encodeAnchorPoint( mAnchorPoint ) );
+  props.insert( QStringLiteral( "labelAnchorPoint" ), encodeLabelAnchorPoint( mLabelAnchorPoint ) );
   props.insert( QStringLiteral( "ddProperties" ), mDataDefinedProperties.toVariant( propertyDefinitions() ) );
   return props;
 }
@@ -59,7 +67,8 @@ QVariantMap QgsCallout::properties( const QgsReadWriteContext & ) const
 void QgsCallout::readProperties( const QVariantMap &props, const QgsReadWriteContext & )
 {
   mEnabled = props.value( QStringLiteral( "enabled" ), QStringLiteral( "0" ) ).toInt();
-  mAnchorPoint = decodeAnchorPoint( props.value( QStringLiteral( "anchorPoint" ), QString( "" ) ).toString() );
+  mAnchorPoint = decodeAnchorPoint( props.value( QStringLiteral( "anchorPoint" ), QString() ).toString() );
+  mLabelAnchorPoint = decodeLabelAnchorPoint( props.value( QStringLiteral( "labelAnchorPoint" ), QString() ).toString() );
   mDataDefinedProperties.loadVariant( props.value( QStringLiteral( "ddProperties" ) ), propertyDefinitions() );
 }
 
@@ -184,6 +193,96 @@ QString QgsCallout::encodeAnchorPoint( AnchorPoint anchor )
   return QString();
 }
 
+QString QgsCallout::encodeLabelAnchorPoint( QgsCallout::LabelAnchorPoint anchor )
+{
+  switch ( anchor )
+  {
+    case LabelPointOnExterior:
+      return QStringLiteral( "point_on_exterior" );
+    case LabelCentroid:
+      return QStringLiteral( "centroid" );
+    case LabelTopLeft:
+      return QStringLiteral( "tl" );
+    case LabelTopMiddle:
+      return QStringLiteral( "t" );
+    case LabelTopRight:
+      return QStringLiteral( "tr" );
+    case LabelMiddleLeft:
+      return QStringLiteral( "l" );
+    case LabelMiddleRight:
+      return QStringLiteral( "r" );
+    case LabelBottomLeft:
+      return QStringLiteral( "bl" );
+    case LabelBottomMiddle:
+      return QStringLiteral( "b" );
+    case LabelBottomRight:
+      return QStringLiteral( "br" );
+  }
+
+  return QString();
+}
+
+QgsCallout::LabelAnchorPoint QgsCallout::decodeLabelAnchorPoint( const QString &name, bool *ok )
+{
+  if ( ok )
+    *ok = true;
+  QString cleaned = name.toLower().trimmed();
+
+  if ( cleaned == QLatin1String( "point_on_exterior" ) )
+    return LabelPointOnExterior;
+  else if ( cleaned == QLatin1String( "centroid" ) )
+    return LabelCentroid;
+  else if ( cleaned == QLatin1String( "tl" ) )
+    return LabelTopLeft;
+  else if ( cleaned == QLatin1String( "t" ) )
+    return LabelTopMiddle;
+  else if ( cleaned == QLatin1String( "tr" ) )
+    return LabelTopRight;
+  else if ( cleaned == QLatin1String( "l" ) )
+    return LabelMiddleLeft;
+  else if ( cleaned == QLatin1String( "r" ) )
+    return LabelMiddleRight;
+  else if ( cleaned == QLatin1String( "bl" ) )
+    return LabelBottomLeft;
+  else if ( cleaned == QLatin1String( "b" ) )
+    return LabelBottomMiddle;
+  else if ( cleaned == QLatin1String( "br" ) )
+    return LabelBottomRight;
+
+  if ( ok )
+    *ok = false;
+  return LabelPointOnExterior;
+}
+
+QgsGeometry QgsCallout::labelAnchorGeometry( QRectF rect, const double, LabelAnchorPoint anchor ) const
+{
+  QgsGeometry label( QgsGeometry::fromRect( rect ) );
+  switch ( anchor )
+  {
+    case LabelPointOnExterior:
+      return label;
+    case LabelCentroid:
+      return label.centroid();
+    case LabelTopLeft:
+      return QgsGeometry::fromPointXY( QgsPointXY( rect.bottomLeft() ) );
+    case LabelTopMiddle:
+      return QgsGeometry::fromPointXY( QgsPointXY( ( rect.left() + rect.right() ) / 2.0, rect.bottom() ) );
+    case LabelTopRight:
+      return QgsGeometry::fromPointXY( QgsPointXY( rect.bottomRight() ) );
+    case LabelMiddleLeft:
+      return QgsGeometry::fromPointXY( QgsPointXY( rect.left(), ( rect.top() + rect.bottom() ) / 2.0 ) );
+    case LabelMiddleRight:
+      return QgsGeometry::fromPointXY( QgsPointXY( rect.right(), ( rect.top() + rect.bottom() ) / 2.0 ) );
+    case LabelBottomLeft:
+      return QgsGeometry::fromPointXY( QgsPointXY( rect.topLeft() ) );
+    case LabelBottomMiddle:
+      return QgsGeometry::fromPointXY( QgsPointXY( ( rect.left() + rect.right() ) / 2.0, rect.top() ) );
+    case LabelBottomRight:
+      return QgsGeometry::fromPointXY( QgsPointXY( rect.topRight() ) );
+  }
+  return label;
+}
+
 //
 // QgsSimpleLineCallout
 //
@@ -312,9 +411,17 @@ void QgsSimpleLineCallout::setLineSymbol( QgsLineSymbol *symbol )
   mLineSymbol.reset( symbol );
 }
 
-void QgsSimpleLineCallout::draw( QgsRenderContext &context, QRectF rect, const double, const QgsGeometry &anchor, QgsCalloutContext &calloutContext )
+void QgsSimpleLineCallout::draw( QgsRenderContext &context, QRectF rect, const double angle, const QgsGeometry &anchor, QgsCalloutContext &calloutContext )
 {
-  QgsGeometry label( QgsGeometry::fromRect( rect ) );
+  LabelAnchorPoint labelAnchor = labelAnchorPoint();
+  if ( dataDefinedProperties().isActive( QgsCallout::LabelAnchorPointPosition ) )
+  {
+    QString encodedAnchor = encodeLabelAnchorPoint( labelAnchor );
+    context.expressionContext().setOriginalValueVariable( encodedAnchor );
+    labelAnchor = decodeLabelAnchorPoint( dataDefinedProperties().valueAsString( QgsCallout::LabelAnchorPointPosition, context.expressionContext(), encodedAnchor ) );
+  }
+  QgsGeometry label = labelAnchorGeometry( rect, angle, labelAnchor );
+
   auto drawCalloutLine = [this, &context, &label]( const QgsGeometry & partAnchor )
   {
     QgsGeometry line;
@@ -451,9 +558,17 @@ QgsManhattanLineCallout *QgsManhattanLineCallout::clone() const
   return new QgsManhattanLineCallout( *this );
 }
 
-void QgsManhattanLineCallout::draw( QgsRenderContext &context, QRectF rect, const double, const QgsGeometry &anchor, QgsCalloutContext &calloutContext )
+void QgsManhattanLineCallout::draw( QgsRenderContext &context, QRectF rect, const double angle, const QgsGeometry &anchor, QgsCalloutContext &calloutContext )
 {
-  QgsGeometry label( QgsGeometry::fromRect( rect ) );
+  LabelAnchorPoint labelAnchor = labelAnchorPoint();
+  if ( dataDefinedProperties().isActive( QgsCallout::LabelAnchorPointPosition ) )
+  {
+    QString encodedAnchor = encodeLabelAnchorPoint( labelAnchor );
+    context.expressionContext().setOriginalValueVariable( encodedAnchor );
+    labelAnchor = decodeLabelAnchorPoint( dataDefinedProperties().valueAsString( QgsCallout::LabelAnchorPointPosition, context.expressionContext(), encodedAnchor ) );
+  }
+  QgsGeometry label = labelAnchorGeometry( rect, angle, labelAnchor );
+
   auto drawCalloutLine = [this, &context, &label]( const QgsGeometry & partAnchor )
   {
     QgsGeometry line;
diff --git a/src/core/callouts/qgscallout.h b/src/core/callouts/qgscallout.h
index c62399ae94b..bed551260fc 100644
--- a/src/core/callouts/qgscallout.h
+++ b/src/core/callouts/qgscallout.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsCallout
       OffsetFromLabel, //!< Distance to offset lines from label area
       DrawCalloutToAllParts, //!< Whether callout lines should be drawn to all feature parts
       AnchorPointPosition, //!< Feature's anchor point position
+      LabelAnchorPointPosition, //!< Label's anchor point position
     };
 
     //! Options for draw order (stacking) of callouts
@@ -91,6 +92,24 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsCallout
       Centroid, //!< The surface's centroid is used as anchor for polygon geometries
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Label's anchor point position.
+     * \since QGIS 3.14
+     */
+    enum LabelAnchorPoint
+    {
+      LabelPointOnExterior, //!< The point on the label's boundary closest to the feature
+      LabelCentroid, //!< The labe's centroid
+      LabelTopLeft, //!< Top left corner of the label's boundary
+      LabelTopMiddle, //!< Top middle of the label's boundary
+      LabelTopRight, //!< Top right corner of the label's boundary
+      LabelMiddleLeft, //!< Middle left of the label's boundary
+      LabelMiddleRight, //!< Middle right of the label's boundary
+      LabelBottomLeft, //!< Bottom left corner of the label's boundary
+      LabelBottomMiddle, //!< Bottom middle of the label's boundary
+      LabelBottomRight, //!< Bottom right corner of the label's boundary
+    };
+
     /**
      * Constructor for QgsCallout.
      */
@@ -293,6 +312,42 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsCallout
      */
     static QgsCallout::AnchorPoint decodeAnchorPoint( const QString &name, bool *ok = nullptr );
 
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the label's anchor point position.
+     *
+     * \see setLabelAnchorPoint()
+     * \since QGIS 3.14
+     */
+    LabelAnchorPoint labelAnchorPoint() const { return mLabelAnchorPoint; }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the label's \a anchor point position.
+     *
+     * \see labelAnchorPoint()
+     * \since QGIS 3.14
+     */
+    void setLabelAnchorPoint( LabelAnchorPoint anchor ) { mLabelAnchorPoint = anchor; }
+
+    /**
+     * Encodes a label \a anchor point to its string representation.
+     * \returns encoded string
+     * \see decodeLabelAnchorPoint()
+     * \since QGIS 3.14
+     */
+    static QString encodeLabelAnchorPoint( LabelAnchorPoint anchor );
+
+    /**
+     * Attempts to decode a string representation of a label anchor point name to the corresponding
+     * anchor point.
+     * \param name encoded label anchor point name
+     * \param ok if specified, will be set to TRUE if the anchor point was successfully decoded
+     * \returns decoded name
+     * \see encodeLabelAnchorPoint()
+     * \since QGIS 3.14
+     */
+    static QgsCallout::LabelAnchorPoint decodeLabelAnchorPoint( const QString &name, bool *ok = nullptr );
+
   protected:
 
     /**
@@ -315,11 +370,18 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsCallout
      */
     virtual void draw( QgsRenderContext &context, QRectF bodyBoundingBox, const double angle, const QgsGeometry &anchor, QgsCalloutContext &calloutContext ) = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the anchor point geometry for a label with the given bounding box and \a anchor point mode.
+     * \since QGIS 3.14
+     */
+    QgsGeometry labelAnchorGeometry( QRectF bodyBoundingBox, const double angle, LabelAnchorPoint anchor ) const;
+
   private:
 
     bool mEnabled = false;
 
     AnchorPoint mAnchorPoint = PoleOfInaccessibility;
+    LabelAnchorPoint mLabelAnchorPoint = LabelPointOnExterior;
 
     //! Property collection for data defined callout settings
     QgsPropertyCollection mDataDefinedProperties;
diff --git a/src/gui/callouts/qgscalloutwidget.cpp b/src/gui/callouts/qgscalloutwidget.cpp
index e1df0d8aa0f..118fe38fbcc 100644
--- a/src/gui/callouts/qgscalloutwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/callouts/qgscalloutwidget.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,18 @@ QgsSimpleLineCalloutWidget::QgsSimpleLineCalloutWidget( QgsVectorLayer *vl, QWid
   mAnchorPointComboBox->addItem( tr( "Centroid" ), static_cast< int >( QgsCallout::Centroid ) );
   connect( mAnchorPointComboBox, static_cast<void ( QComboBox::* )( int )>( &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged ), this, &QgsSimpleLineCalloutWidget::mAnchorPointComboBox_currentIndexChanged );
 
+  mLabelAnchorPointComboBox->addItem( tr( "Closest Point" ), static_cast< int >( QgsCallout::LabelPointOnExterior ) );
+  mLabelAnchorPointComboBox->addItem( tr( "Centroid" ), static_cast< int >( QgsCallout::LabelCentroid ) );
+  mLabelAnchorPointComboBox->addItem( tr( "Top Left" ), static_cast< int >( QgsCallout::LabelTopLeft ) );
+  mLabelAnchorPointComboBox->addItem( tr( "Top Center" ), static_cast< int >( QgsCallout::LabelTopMiddle ) );
+  mLabelAnchorPointComboBox->addItem( tr( "Top Right" ), static_cast< int >( QgsCallout::LabelTopRight ) );
+  mLabelAnchorPointComboBox->addItem( tr( "Left Middle" ), static_cast< int >( QgsCallout::LabelMiddleLeft ) );
+  mLabelAnchorPointComboBox->addItem( tr( "Right Middle" ), static_cast< int >( QgsCallout::LabelMiddleRight ) );
+  mLabelAnchorPointComboBox->addItem( tr( "Bottom Left" ), static_cast< int >( QgsCallout::LabelBottomLeft ) );
+  mLabelAnchorPointComboBox->addItem( tr( "Bottom Center" ), static_cast< int >( QgsCallout::LabelBottomMiddle ) );
+  mLabelAnchorPointComboBox->addItem( tr( "Bottom Right" ), static_cast< int >( QgsCallout::LabelBottomRight ) );
+  connect( mLabelAnchorPointComboBox, static_cast<void ( QComboBox::* )( int )>( &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged ), this, &QgsSimpleLineCalloutWidget::mLabelAnchorPointComboBox_currentIndexChanged );
+
   connect( mCalloutLineStyleButton, &QgsSymbolButton::changed, this, &QgsSimpleLineCalloutWidget::lineSymbolChanged );
 }
 
@@ -202,12 +214,14 @@ void QgsSimpleLineCalloutWidget::setCallout( QgsCallout *callout )
   whileBlocking( mDrawToAllPartsCheck )->setChecked( mCallout->drawCalloutToAllParts() );
 
   whileBlocking( mAnchorPointComboBox )->setCurrentIndex( mAnchorPointComboBox->findData( static_cast< int >( callout->anchorPoint() ) ) );
+  whileBlocking( mLabelAnchorPointComboBox )->setCurrentIndex( mLabelAnchorPointComboBox->findData( static_cast< int >( callout->labelAnchorPoint() ) ) );
 
   registerDataDefinedButton( mMinCalloutLengthDDBtn, QgsCallout::MinimumCalloutLength );
   registerDataDefinedButton( mOffsetFromAnchorDDBtn, QgsCallout::OffsetFromAnchor );
   registerDataDefinedButton( mOffsetFromLabelDDBtn, QgsCallout::OffsetFromLabel );
   registerDataDefinedButton( mDrawToAllPartsDDBtn, QgsCallout::DrawCalloutToAllParts );
   registerDataDefinedButton( mAnchorPointDDBtn, QgsCallout::AnchorPointPosition );
+  registerDataDefinedButton( mLabelAnchorPointDDBtn, QgsCallout::LabelAnchorPointPosition );
 }
 
 void QgsSimpleLineCalloutWidget::setGeometryType( QgsWkbTypes::GeometryType type )
@@ -277,6 +291,12 @@ void QgsSimpleLineCalloutWidget::mAnchorPointComboBox_currentIndexChanged( int i
   emit changed();
 }
 
+void QgsSimpleLineCalloutWidget::mLabelAnchorPointComboBox_currentIndexChanged( int index )
+{
+  mCallout->setLabelAnchorPoint( static_cast<QgsCallout::LabelAnchorPoint>( mLabelAnchorPointComboBox->itemData( index ).toInt() ) );
+  emit changed();
+}
+
 void QgsSimpleLineCalloutWidget::drawToAllPartsToggled( bool active )
 {
   mCallout->setDrawCalloutToAllParts( active );
@@ -296,3 +316,4 @@ QgsManhattanLineCalloutWidget::QgsManhattanLineCalloutWidget( QgsVectorLayer *vl
 
 
 ///@endcond
+
diff --git a/src/gui/callouts/qgscalloutwidget.h b/src/gui/callouts/qgscalloutwidget.h
index d9f1d8ed605..6efa33f5b1f 100644
--- a/src/gui/callouts/qgscalloutwidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/callouts/qgscalloutwidget.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsSimpleLineCalloutWidget : public QgsCalloutWidget, private U
     void offsetFromLabelChanged();
     void lineSymbolChanged();
     void mAnchorPointComboBox_currentIndexChanged( int index );
+    void mLabelAnchorPointComboBox_currentIndexChanged( int index );
     void drawToAllPartsToggled( bool active );
 
   private:
diff --git a/src/ui/callouts/widget_simplelinecallout.ui b/src/ui/callouts/widget_simplelinecallout.ui
index eb7ab514cf0..5071b9361f7 100644
--- a/src/ui/callouts/widget_simplelinecallout.ui
+++ b/src/ui/callouts/widget_simplelinecallout.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>337</width>
-    <height>184</height>
+    <width>341</width>
+    <height>201</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -34,13 +34,70 @@
      <property name="topMargin">
       <number>0</number>
      </property>
-     <item row="2" column="3">
-      <widget class="QgsPropertyOverrideButton" name="mOffsetFromAnchorDDBtn">
+     <item row="0" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Line style</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="5" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="mAnchorPointLbl">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Anchor point</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="2" column="2">
+      <widget class="QgsUnitSelectionWidget" name="mOffsetFromAnchorUnitWidget" native="true">
+       <property name="minimumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>10</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <property name="focusPolicy">
+        <enum>Qt::StrongFocus</enum>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="1" column="3">
+      <widget class="QgsPropertyOverrideButton" name="mMinCalloutLengthDDBtn">
        <property name="text">
         <string>…</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+     <item row="3" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_47">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Offset from label area</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="5" column="1" colspan="2">
+      <widget class="QComboBox" name="mAnchorPointComboBox"/>
+     </item>
+     <item row="2" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_46">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Offset from feature</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="0" column="1" colspan="2">
+      <widget class="QgsSymbolButton" name="mCalloutLineStyleButton">
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
+         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Symbol…</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
      <item row="3" column="2">
       <widget class="QgsUnitSelectionWidget" name="mOffsetFromLabelUnitWidget" native="true">
        <property name="minimumSize">
@@ -54,16 +111,30 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="0" column="1" colspan="2">
-      <widget class="QgsSymbolButton" name="mCalloutLineStyleButton">
-       <property name="sizePolicy">
-        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
-         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-        </sizepolicy>
-       </property>
+     <item row="4" column="3">
+      <widget class="QgsPropertyOverrideButton" name="mDrawToAllPartsDDBtn">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Symbol…</string>
+        <string>…</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="3" column="3">
+      <widget class="QgsPropertyOverrideButton" name="mOffsetFromLabelDDBtn">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>…</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item row="1" column="2">
+      <widget class="QgsUnitSelectionWidget" name="mMinCalloutWidthUnitWidget" native="true">
+       <property name="minimumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>10</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <property name="focusPolicy">
+        <enum>Qt::StrongFocus</enum>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -92,65 +163,20 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="2" column="0">
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_46">
+     <item row="4" column="0" colspan="3">
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="mDrawToAllPartsCheck">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Offset from feature</string>
+        <string>Draw lines to all feature parts</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="2" column="2">
-      <widget class="QgsUnitSelectionWidget" name="mOffsetFromAnchorUnitWidget" native="true">
-       <property name="minimumSize">
-        <size>
-         <width>10</width>
-         <height>0</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
-       <property name="focusPolicy">
-        <enum>Qt::StrongFocus</enum>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="1" column="3">
-      <widget class="QgsPropertyOverrideButton" name="mMinCalloutLengthDDBtn">
+     <item row="2" column="3">
+      <widget class="QgsPropertyOverrideButton" name="mOffsetFromAnchorDDBtn">
        <property name="text">
         <string>…</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="3" column="3">
-      <widget class="QgsPropertyOverrideButton" name="mOffsetFromLabelDDBtn">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>…</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="3" column="1">
-      <widget class="QgsDoubleSpinBox" name="mOffsetFromLabelSpin">
-       <property name="sizePolicy">
-        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
-         <horstretch>1</horstretch>
-         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-        </sizepolicy>
-       </property>
-       <property name="decimals">
-        <number>6</number>
-       </property>
-       <property name="maximum">
-        <double>100000.000000000000000</double>
-       </property>
-       <property name="singleStep">
-        <double>0.200000000000000</double>
-       </property>
-       <property name="value">
-        <double>0.000000000000000</double>
-       </property>
-       <property name="showClearButton" stdset="0">
-        <bool>true</bool>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
      <item row="1" column="1">
       <widget class="QgsDoubleSpinBox" name="mMinCalloutLengthSpin">
        <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -176,23 +202,10 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="1" column="2">
-      <widget class="QgsUnitSelectionWidget" name="mMinCalloutWidthUnitWidget" native="true">
-       <property name="minimumSize">
-        <size>
-         <width>10</width>
-         <height>0</height>
-        </size>
-       </property>
-       <property name="focusPolicy">
-        <enum>Qt::StrongFocus</enum>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="3" column="0">
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_47">
+     <item row="5" column="3">
+      <widget class="QgsPropertyOverrideButton" name="mAnchorPointDDBtn">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Offset from label area</string>
+        <string>…</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
@@ -203,39 +216,43 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="0" column="0">
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Line style</string>
+     <item row="3" column="1">
+      <widget class="QgsDoubleSpinBox" name="mOffsetFromLabelSpin">
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Fixed">
+         <horstretch>1</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
+       <property name="decimals">
+        <number>6</number>
+       </property>
+       <property name="maximum">
+        <double>100000.000000000000000</double>
+       </property>
+       <property name="singleStep">
+        <double>0.200000000000000</double>
+       </property>
+       <property name="value">
+        <double>0.000000000000000</double>
+       </property>
+       <property name="showClearButton" stdset="0">
+        <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="4" column="0" colspan="3">
-      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="mDrawToAllPartsCheck">
+     <item row="6" column="0">
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="mAnchorPointLbl_2">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Draw lines to all feature parts</string>
+        <string>Label anchor point</string>
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-     <item row="4" column="3">
-      <widget class="QgsPropertyOverrideButton" name="mDrawToAllPartsDDBtn">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>…</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
+     <item row="6" column="1" colspan="2">
+      <widget class="QComboBox" name="mLabelAnchorPointComboBox"/>
      </item>
-     <item row="5" column="0">
-      <widget class="QLabel" name="mAnchorPointLbl">
-       <property name="text">
-        <string>Anchor point</string>
-       </property>
-      </widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="5" column="1" colspan="2">
-      <widget class="QComboBox" name="mAnchorPointComboBox"></widget>
-     </item>
-     <item row="5" column="3">
-      <widget class="QgsPropertyOverrideButton" name="mAnchorPointDDBtn">
+     <item row="6" column="3">
+      <widget class="QgsPropertyOverrideButton" name="mLabelAnchorPointDDBtn">
        <property name="text">
         <string>…</string>
        </property>
diff --git a/tests/src/core/testqgscallout.cpp b/tests/src/core/testqgscallout.cpp
index 718c3bdf3aa..fb81edfd00c 100644
--- a/tests/src/core/testqgscallout.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/core/testqgscallout.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@ class TestQgsCallout: public QObject
     void calloutDataDefinedOffsetFromAnchor();
     void calloutOffsetFromLabel();
     void calloutDataDefinedOffsetFromLabel();
+    void calloutLabelAnchorTopRight();
+    void calloutLabelAnchorTopLeft();
+    void calloutLabelAnchorTop();
+    void calloutLabelAnchorBottomLeft();
+    void calloutLabelAnchorBottom();
+    void calloutLabelAnchorBottomRight();
+    void calloutLabelAnchorLeft();
+    void calloutLabelAnchorRight();
+    void calloutLabelAnchorCentroid();
+    void calloutLabelDataDefinedAnchor();
     void calloutBehindLabel();
     void calloutBehindIndividualLabels();
     void calloutNoDrawToAllParts();
@@ -939,6 +949,527 @@ void TestQgsCallout::calloutDataDefinedOffsetFromLabel()
   QVERIFY( imageCheck( "callout_data_defined_offset_from_label", img, 20 ) );
 }
 
+void TestQgsCallout::calloutLabelAnchorTopRight()
+{
+  QSize size( 640, 480 );
+  QgsMapSettings mapSettings;
+  mapSettings.setOutputSize( size );
+  mapSettings.setExtent( vl->extent() );
+  mapSettings.setLayers( QList<QgsMapLayer *>() << vl );
+  mapSettings.setOutputDpi( 96 );
+  mapSettings.setRotation( 45 );
+
+  QgsMapRendererSequentialJob job( mapSettings );
+  job.start();
+  job.waitForFinished();
+
+  QImage img = job.renderedImage();
+
+  QPainter p( &img );
+  QgsRenderContext context = QgsRenderContext::fromMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  context.setPainter( &p );
+
+  QgsPalLayerSettings settings;
+  settings.fieldName = QStringLiteral( "Class" );
+  settings.placement = QgsPalLayerSettings::AroundPoint;
+  settings.dist = 10;
+
+  QgsTextFormat format;
+  format.setFont( QgsFontUtils::getStandardTestFont( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) ).family() );
+  format.setSize( 12 );
+  format.setNamedStyle( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) );
+  format.setColor( QColor( 200, 0, 200 ) );
+  settings.setFormat( format );
+
+  QgsSimpleLineCallout *callout = new QgsSimpleLineCallout();
+  callout->setEnabled( true );
+  callout->lineSymbol()->setWidth( 1 );
+  callout->setLabelAnchorPoint( QgsCallout::LabelTopRight );
+  settings.setCallout( callout );
+
+  vl->setLabeling( new QgsVectorLayerSimpleLabeling( settings ) );  // TODO: this should not be necessary!
+  vl->setLabelsEnabled( true );
+
+  QgsDefaultLabelingEngine engine;
+  engine.setMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  engine.addProvider( new QgsVectorLayerLabelProvider( vl, QString(), true, &settings ) );
+  //engine.setFlags( QgsLabelingEngine::RenderOutlineLabels | QgsLabelingEngine::DrawLabelRectOnly );
+  engine.run( context );
+
+  p.end();
+
+  QVERIFY( imageCheck( "callout_label_anchor_top_right", img, 20 ) );
+}
+
+void TestQgsCallout::calloutLabelAnchorTopLeft()
+{
+  QSize size( 640, 480 );
+  QgsMapSettings mapSettings;
+  mapSettings.setOutputSize( size );
+  mapSettings.setExtent( vl->extent() );
+  mapSettings.setLayers( QList<QgsMapLayer *>() << vl );
+  mapSettings.setOutputDpi( 96 );
+  mapSettings.setRotation( 45 );
+
+  QgsMapRendererSequentialJob job( mapSettings );
+  job.start();
+  job.waitForFinished();
+
+  QImage img = job.renderedImage();
+
+  QPainter p( &img );
+  QgsRenderContext context = QgsRenderContext::fromMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  context.setPainter( &p );
+
+  QgsPalLayerSettings settings;
+  settings.fieldName = QStringLiteral( "Class" );
+  settings.placement = QgsPalLayerSettings::AroundPoint;
+  settings.dist = 10;
+
+  QgsTextFormat format;
+  format.setFont( QgsFontUtils::getStandardTestFont( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) ).family() );
+  format.setSize( 12 );
+  format.setNamedStyle( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) );
+  format.setColor( QColor( 200, 0, 200 ) );
+  settings.setFormat( format );
+
+  QgsSimpleLineCallout *callout = new QgsSimpleLineCallout();
+  callout->setEnabled( true );
+  callout->lineSymbol()->setWidth( 1 );
+  callout->setLabelAnchorPoint( QgsCallout::LabelTopLeft );
+  settings.setCallout( callout );
+
+  vl->setLabeling( new QgsVectorLayerSimpleLabeling( settings ) );  // TODO: this should not be necessary!
+  vl->setLabelsEnabled( true );
+
+  QgsDefaultLabelingEngine engine;
+  engine.setMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  engine.addProvider( new QgsVectorLayerLabelProvider( vl, QString(), true, &settings ) );
+  //engine.setFlags( QgsLabelingEngine::RenderOutlineLabels | QgsLabelingEngine::DrawLabelRectOnly );
+  engine.run( context );
+
+  p.end();
+
+  QVERIFY( imageCheck( "callout_label_anchor_top_left", img, 20 ) );
+}
+
+void TestQgsCallout::calloutLabelAnchorTop()
+{
+  QSize size( 640, 480 );
+  QgsMapSettings mapSettings;
+  mapSettings.setOutputSize( size );
+  mapSettings.setExtent( vl->extent() );
+  mapSettings.setLayers( QList<QgsMapLayer *>() << vl );
+  mapSettings.setOutputDpi( 96 );
+  mapSettings.setRotation( 45 );
+
+  QgsMapRendererSequentialJob job( mapSettings );
+  job.start();
+  job.waitForFinished();
+
+  QImage img = job.renderedImage();
+
+  QPainter p( &img );
+  QgsRenderContext context = QgsRenderContext::fromMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  context.setPainter( &p );
+
+  QgsPalLayerSettings settings;
+  settings.fieldName = QStringLiteral( "Class" );
+  settings.placement = QgsPalLayerSettings::AroundPoint;
+  settings.dist = 10;
+
+  QgsTextFormat format;
+  format.setFont( QgsFontUtils::getStandardTestFont( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) ).family() );
+  format.setSize( 12 );
+  format.setNamedStyle( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) );
+  format.setColor( QColor( 200, 0, 200 ) );
+  settings.setFormat( format );
+
+  QgsSimpleLineCallout *callout = new QgsSimpleLineCallout();
+  callout->setEnabled( true );
+  callout->lineSymbol()->setWidth( 1 );
+  callout->setLabelAnchorPoint( QgsCallout::LabelTopMiddle );
+  settings.setCallout( callout );
+
+  vl->setLabeling( new QgsVectorLayerSimpleLabeling( settings ) );  // TODO: this should not be necessary!
+  vl->setLabelsEnabled( true );
+
+  QgsDefaultLabelingEngine engine;
+  engine.setMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  engine.addProvider( new QgsVectorLayerLabelProvider( vl, QString(), true, &settings ) );
+  //engine.setFlags( QgsLabelingEngine::RenderOutlineLabels | QgsLabelingEngine::DrawLabelRectOnly );
+  engine.run( context );
+
+  p.end();
+
+  QVERIFY( imageCheck( "callout_label_anchor_top_middle", img, 20 ) );
+}
+
+void TestQgsCallout::calloutLabelAnchorBottomLeft()
+{
+  QSize size( 640, 480 );
+  QgsMapSettings mapSettings;
+  mapSettings.setOutputSize( size );
+  mapSettings.setExtent( vl->extent() );
+  mapSettings.setLayers( QList<QgsMapLayer *>() << vl );
+  mapSettings.setOutputDpi( 96 );
+  mapSettings.setRotation( 45 );
+
+  QgsMapRendererSequentialJob job( mapSettings );
+  job.start();
+  job.waitForFinished();
+
+  QImage img = job.renderedImage();
+
+  QPainter p( &img );
+  QgsRenderContext context = QgsRenderContext::fromMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  context.setPainter( &p );
+
+  QgsPalLayerSettings settings;
+  settings.fieldName = QStringLiteral( "Class" );
+  settings.placement = QgsPalLayerSettings::AroundPoint;
+  settings.dist = 10;
+
+  QgsTextFormat format;
+  format.setFont( QgsFontUtils::getStandardTestFont( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) ).family() );
+  format.setSize( 12 );
+  format.setNamedStyle( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) );
+  format.setColor( QColor( 200, 0, 200 ) );
+  settings.setFormat( format );
+
+  QgsSimpleLineCallout *callout = new QgsSimpleLineCallout();
+  callout->setEnabled( true );
+  callout->lineSymbol()->setWidth( 1 );
+  callout->setLabelAnchorPoint( QgsCallout::LabelBottomLeft );
+  settings.setCallout( callout );
+
+  vl->setLabeling( new QgsVectorLayerSimpleLabeling( settings ) );  // TODO: this should not be necessary!
+  vl->setLabelsEnabled( true );
+
+  QgsDefaultLabelingEngine engine;
+  engine.setMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  engine.addProvider( new QgsVectorLayerLabelProvider( vl, QString(), true, &settings ) );
+  //engine.setFlags( QgsLabelingEngine::RenderOutlineLabels | QgsLabelingEngine::DrawLabelRectOnly );
+  engine.run( context );
+
+  p.end();
+
+  QVERIFY( imageCheck( "callout_label_anchor_bottom_left", img, 20 ) );
+}
+
+void TestQgsCallout::calloutLabelAnchorBottom()
+{
+  QSize size( 640, 480 );
+  QgsMapSettings mapSettings;
+  mapSettings.setOutputSize( size );
+  mapSettings.setExtent( vl->extent() );
+  mapSettings.setLayers( QList<QgsMapLayer *>() << vl );
+  mapSettings.setOutputDpi( 96 );
+  mapSettings.setRotation( 45 );
+
+  QgsMapRendererSequentialJob job( mapSettings );
+  job.start();
+  job.waitForFinished();
+
+  QImage img = job.renderedImage();
+
+  QPainter p( &img );
+  QgsRenderContext context = QgsRenderContext::fromMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  context.setPainter( &p );
+
+  QgsPalLayerSettings settings;
+  settings.fieldName = QStringLiteral( "Class" );
+  settings.placement = QgsPalLayerSettings::AroundPoint;
+  settings.dist = 10;
+
+  QgsTextFormat format;
+  format.setFont( QgsFontUtils::getStandardTestFont( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) ).family() );
+  format.setSize( 12 );
+  format.setNamedStyle( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) );
+  format.setColor( QColor( 200, 0, 200 ) );
+  settings.setFormat( format );
+
+  QgsSimpleLineCallout *callout = new QgsSimpleLineCallout();
+  callout->setEnabled( true );
+  callout->lineSymbol()->setWidth( 1 );
+  callout->setLabelAnchorPoint( QgsCallout::LabelBottomMiddle );
+  settings.setCallout( callout );
+
+  vl->setLabeling( new QgsVectorLayerSimpleLabeling( settings ) );  // TODO: this should not be necessary!
+  vl->setLabelsEnabled( true );
+
+  QgsDefaultLabelingEngine engine;
+  engine.setMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  engine.addProvider( new QgsVectorLayerLabelProvider( vl, QString(), true, &settings ) );
+  //engine.setFlags( QgsLabelingEngine::RenderOutlineLabels | QgsLabelingEngine::DrawLabelRectOnly );
+  engine.run( context );
+
+  p.end();
+
+  QVERIFY( imageCheck( "callout_label_anchor_bottom_middle", img, 20 ) );
+}
+
+void TestQgsCallout::calloutLabelAnchorBottomRight()
+{
+  QSize size( 640, 480 );
+  QgsMapSettings mapSettings;
+  mapSettings.setOutputSize( size );
+  mapSettings.setExtent( vl->extent() );
+  mapSettings.setLayers( QList<QgsMapLayer *>() << vl );
+  mapSettings.setOutputDpi( 96 );
+  mapSettings.setRotation( 45 );
+
+  QgsMapRendererSequentialJob job( mapSettings );
+  job.start();
+  job.waitForFinished();
+
+  QImage img = job.renderedImage();
+
+  QPainter p( &img );
+  QgsRenderContext context = QgsRenderContext::fromMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  context.setPainter( &p );
+
+  QgsPalLayerSettings settings;
+  settings.fieldName = QStringLiteral( "Class" );
+  settings.placement = QgsPalLayerSettings::AroundPoint;
+  settings.dist = 10;
+
+  QgsTextFormat format;
+  format.setFont( QgsFontUtils::getStandardTestFont( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) ).family() );
+  format.setSize( 12 );
+  format.setNamedStyle( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) );
+  format.setColor( QColor( 200, 0, 200 ) );
+  settings.setFormat( format );
+
+  QgsSimpleLineCallout *callout = new QgsSimpleLineCallout();
+  callout->setEnabled( true );
+  callout->lineSymbol()->setWidth( 1 );
+  callout->setLabelAnchorPoint( QgsCallout::LabelBottomRight );
+  settings.setCallout( callout );
+
+  vl->setLabeling( new QgsVectorLayerSimpleLabeling( settings ) );  // TODO: this should not be necessary!
+  vl->setLabelsEnabled( true );
+
+  QgsDefaultLabelingEngine engine;
+  engine.setMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  engine.addProvider( new QgsVectorLayerLabelProvider( vl, QString(), true, &settings ) );
+  //engine.setFlags( QgsLabelingEngine::RenderOutlineLabels | QgsLabelingEngine::DrawLabelRectOnly );
+  engine.run( context );
+
+  p.end();
+
+  QVERIFY( imageCheck( "callout_label_anchor_bottom_right", img, 20 ) );
+}
+
+void TestQgsCallout::calloutLabelAnchorLeft()
+{
+  QSize size( 640, 480 );
+  QgsMapSettings mapSettings;
+  mapSettings.setOutputSize( size );
+  mapSettings.setExtent( vl->extent() );
+  mapSettings.setLayers( QList<QgsMapLayer *>() << vl );
+  mapSettings.setOutputDpi( 96 );
+  mapSettings.setRotation( 45 );
+
+  QgsMapRendererSequentialJob job( mapSettings );
+  job.start();
+  job.waitForFinished();
+
+  QImage img = job.renderedImage();
+
+  QPainter p( &img );
+  QgsRenderContext context = QgsRenderContext::fromMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  context.setPainter( &p );
+
+  QgsPalLayerSettings settings;
+  settings.fieldName = QStringLiteral( "Class" );
+  settings.placement = QgsPalLayerSettings::AroundPoint;
+  settings.dist = 10;
+
+  QgsTextFormat format;
+  format.setFont( QgsFontUtils::getStandardTestFont( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) ).family() );
+  format.setSize( 12 );
+  format.setNamedStyle( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) );
+  format.setColor( QColor( 200, 0, 200 ) );
+  settings.setFormat( format );
+
+  QgsSimpleLineCallout *callout = new QgsSimpleLineCallout();
+  callout->setEnabled( true );
+  callout->lineSymbol()->setWidth( 1 );
+  callout->setLabelAnchorPoint( QgsCallout::LabelMiddleLeft );
+  settings.setCallout( callout );
+
+  vl->setLabeling( new QgsVectorLayerSimpleLabeling( settings ) );  // TODO: this should not be necessary!
+  vl->setLabelsEnabled( true );
+
+  QgsDefaultLabelingEngine engine;
+  engine.setMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  engine.addProvider( new QgsVectorLayerLabelProvider( vl, QString(), true, &settings ) );
+  //engine.setFlags( QgsLabelingEngine::RenderOutlineLabels | QgsLabelingEngine::DrawLabelRectOnly );
+  engine.run( context );
+
+  p.end();
+
+  QVERIFY( imageCheck( "callout_label_anchor_left", img, 20 ) );
+}
+
+void TestQgsCallout::calloutLabelAnchorRight()
+{
+  QSize size( 640, 480 );
+  QgsMapSettings mapSettings;
+  mapSettings.setOutputSize( size );
+  mapSettings.setExtent( vl->extent() );
+  mapSettings.setLayers( QList<QgsMapLayer *>() << vl );
+  mapSettings.setOutputDpi( 96 );
+  mapSettings.setRotation( 45 );
+
+  QgsMapRendererSequentialJob job( mapSettings );
+  job.start();
+  job.waitForFinished();
+
+  QImage img = job.renderedImage();
+
+  QPainter p( &img );
+  QgsRenderContext context = QgsRenderContext::fromMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  context.setPainter( &p );
+
+  QgsPalLayerSettings settings;
+  settings.fieldName = QStringLiteral( "Class" );
+  settings.placement = QgsPalLayerSettings::AroundPoint;
+  settings.dist = 10;
+
+  QgsTextFormat format;
+  format.setFont( QgsFontUtils::getStandardTestFont( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) ).family() );
+  format.setSize( 12 );
+  format.setNamedStyle( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) );
+  format.setColor( QColor( 200, 0, 200 ) );
+  settings.setFormat( format );
+
+  QgsSimpleLineCallout *callout = new QgsSimpleLineCallout();
+  callout->setEnabled( true );
+  callout->lineSymbol()->setWidth( 1 );
+  callout->setLabelAnchorPoint( QgsCallout::LabelMiddleRight );
+  settings.setCallout( callout );
+
+  vl->setLabeling( new QgsVectorLayerSimpleLabeling( settings ) );  // TODO: this should not be necessary!
+  vl->setLabelsEnabled( true );
+
+  QgsDefaultLabelingEngine engine;
+  engine.setMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  engine.addProvider( new QgsVectorLayerLabelProvider( vl, QString(), true, &settings ) );
+  //engine.setFlags( QgsLabelingEngine::RenderOutlineLabels | QgsLabelingEngine::DrawLabelRectOnly );
+  engine.run( context );
+
+  p.end();
+
+  QVERIFY( imageCheck( "callout_label_anchor_right", img, 20 ) );
+}
+
+void TestQgsCallout::calloutLabelAnchorCentroid()
+{
+  QSize size( 640, 480 );
+  QgsMapSettings mapSettings;
+  mapSettings.setOutputSize( size );
+  mapSettings.setExtent( vl->extent() );
+  mapSettings.setLayers( QList<QgsMapLayer *>() << vl );
+  mapSettings.setOutputDpi( 96 );
+  mapSettings.setRotation( 45 );
+
+  QgsMapRendererSequentialJob job( mapSettings );
+  job.start();
+  job.waitForFinished();
+
+  QImage img = job.renderedImage();
+
+  QPainter p( &img );
+  QgsRenderContext context = QgsRenderContext::fromMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  context.setPainter( &p );
+
+  QgsPalLayerSettings settings;
+  settings.fieldName = QStringLiteral( "Class" );
+  settings.placement = QgsPalLayerSettings::AroundPoint;
+  settings.dist = 10;
+
+  QgsTextFormat format;
+  format.setFont( QgsFontUtils::getStandardTestFont( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) ).family() );
+  format.setSize( 12 );
+  format.setNamedStyle( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) );
+  format.setColor( QColor( 200, 0, 200 ) );
+  settings.setFormat( format );
+
+  QgsSimpleLineCallout *callout = new QgsSimpleLineCallout();
+  callout->setEnabled( true );
+  callout->lineSymbol()->setWidth( 1 );
+  callout->setLabelAnchorPoint( QgsCallout::LabelCentroid );
+  settings.setCallout( callout );
+
+  vl->setLabeling( new QgsVectorLayerSimpleLabeling( settings ) );  // TODO: this should not be necessary!
+  vl->setLabelsEnabled( true );
+
+  QgsDefaultLabelingEngine engine;
+  engine.setMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  engine.addProvider( new QgsVectorLayerLabelProvider( vl, QString(), true, &settings ) );
+  //engine.setFlags( QgsLabelingEngine::RenderOutlineLabels | QgsLabelingEngine::DrawLabelRectOnly );
+  engine.run( context );
+
+  p.end();
+
+  QVERIFY( imageCheck( "callout_label_anchor_centroid", img, 20 ) );
+}
+
+void TestQgsCallout::calloutLabelDataDefinedAnchor()
+{
+  QSize size( 640, 480 );
+  QgsMapSettings mapSettings;
+  mapSettings.setOutputSize( size );
+  mapSettings.setExtent( vl->extent() );
+  mapSettings.setLayers( QList<QgsMapLayer *>() << vl );
+  mapSettings.setOutputDpi( 96 );
+  mapSettings.setRotation( 45 );
+
+  QgsMapRendererSequentialJob job( mapSettings );
+  job.start();
+  job.waitForFinished();
+
+  QImage img = job.renderedImage();
+
+  QPainter p( &img );
+  QgsRenderContext context = QgsRenderContext::fromMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  context.setPainter( &p );
+
+  QgsPalLayerSettings settings;
+  settings.fieldName = QStringLiteral( "Class" );
+  settings.placement = QgsPalLayerSettings::AroundPoint;
+  settings.dist = 10;
+
+  QgsTextFormat format;
+  format.setFont( QgsFontUtils::getStandardTestFont( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) ).family() );
+  format.setSize( 12 );
+  format.setNamedStyle( QStringLiteral( "Bold" ) );
+  format.setColor( QColor( 200, 0, 200 ) );
+  settings.setFormat( format );
+
+  QgsSimpleLineCallout *callout = new QgsSimpleLineCallout();
+  callout->setEnabled( true );
+  callout->lineSymbol()->setWidth( 1 );
+  callout->setLabelAnchorPoint( QgsCallout::LabelCentroid );
+  callout->dataDefinedProperties().setProperty( QgsCallout::LabelAnchorPointPosition, QgsProperty::fromExpression( QStringLiteral( "'TL'" ) ) );
+  settings.setCallout( callout );
+
+  vl->setLabeling( new QgsVectorLayerSimpleLabeling( settings ) );  // TODO: this should not be necessary!
+  vl->setLabelsEnabled( true );
+
+  QgsDefaultLabelingEngine engine;
+  engine.setMapSettings( mapSettings );
+  engine.addProvider( new QgsVectorLayerLabelProvider( vl, QString(), true, &settings ) );
+  //engine.setFlags( QgsLabelingEngine::RenderOutlineLabels | QgsLabelingEngine::DrawLabelRectOnly );
+  engine.run( context );
+
+  p.end();
+
+  QVERIFY( imageCheck( "callout_label_datadefined_anchor", img, 20 ) );
+}
+
 void TestQgsCallout::calloutBehindLabel()
 {
   // test that callouts are rendered below labels
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