diff --git a/features/vertical-align.feature b/features/vertical-align.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a5a124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/vertical-align.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+Feature: Align cursors with whitespaces
+    
+  Scenario: Vertical aligning with `x'
+    Given I have cursors at "word" in :
+    """
+    One word
+    Another word
+    """
+    And I press "<<mc/vertical-align>> \170"
+    Then I should see:
+    """
+    One xxxxword
+    Another word
+    """
+
+  Scenario: Vertical aligning with space
+    Given I have cursors at "word" in :
+    """
+    One word
+    Another word
+    """
+    And I press "<<mc/vertical-align-with-space>>"
+    Then I should see:
+    """
+    One     word
+    Another word
+    """
diff --git a/mc-separate-operations.el b/mc-separate-operations.el
index abbfaee..7543232 100644
--- a/mc-separate-operations.el
+++ b/mc-separate-operations.el
@@ -86,5 +86,37 @@
   (setq mc--strings-to-replace (sort (mc--ordered-region-strings) 'string<))
   (mc--replace-region-strings))
 
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun mc/vertical-align (character)
+  "Aligns all cursors vertically with a given CHARACTER to the one with the
+highest colum number (the rightest)
+Aborts if the some cursors are on the same line.
+Might not behave as intended if more than one cursors are on the same line."
+  (interactive "c")
+  (let ((rightest-column (current-column)))
+    (mc/execute-command-for-all-cursors 
+     (lambda () "get the rightest cursor"
+       (interactive)
+       (setq rightest-column (max (current-column) rightest-column))
+       ))
+    (mc/execute-command-for-all-cursors 
+     (lambda () 
+       (interactive)
+       (let ((missing-spaces (- rightest-column (current-column))))
+	 (save-excursion (insert (make-string missing-spaces character)))
+	 (forward-char missing-spaces)
+	 )
+       ))
+      )
+    )
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun mc/vertical-align-with-space ()
+  "Aligns all cursors with whitespace like `mc/vertical-align' does"
+  (interactive)
+  (mc/vertical-align 32)
+  )
+
 (provide 'mc-separate-operations)
 ;;; mc-separate-operations.el ends here