diff --git a/src/escpos/escpos.py b/src/escpos/escpos.py
index 17e0d12..24f6475 100644
--- a/src/escpos/escpos.py
+++ b/src/escpos/escpos.py
@@ -479,7 +479,8 @@ class Escpos(object):
             self._raw(NUL)
 
     def soft_barcode(self, barcode_type, data, impl='bitImageColumn',
-                     module_height=5, module_width=0.2, text_distance=1):
+                     module_height=5, module_width=0.2, text_distance=1,
+                     center=True):
 
         image_writer = ImageWriter()
 
@@ -502,7 +503,7 @@ class Escpos(object):
 
         # Retrieve the Pillow image and print it
         image = my_code.writer._image
-        self.image(image, impl=impl)
+        self.image(image, impl=impl, center=center)
 
     def text(self, txt):
         """ Print alpha-numeric text
diff --git a/test/test_function_softbarcode.py b/test/test_function_softbarcode.py
index f9288f7..fc702d7 100644
--- a/test/test_function_softbarcode.py
+++ b/test/test_function_softbarcode.py
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ def instance():
 def test_soft_barcode_ean8(instance):
     instance.soft_barcode("ean8", "1234")
 
+
+def test_soft_barcode_ean8_nocenter(instance):
+    instance.soft_barcode("ean8", "1234", center=False)