diff --git a/layouts/partials/home_info.html b/layouts/partials/home_info.html
index aece5327f3..199dfb72ef 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/home_info.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/home_info.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ <h1>{{ .Title | markdownify }}</h1>
         {{ .Content | markdownify }}
     </div>
     <footer class="entry-footer">
-        {{ partial "social_icons.html" }}
+        {{ partial "social_icons.html" (dict "align" site.Params.homeInfoParams.AlignSocialIconsTo) }}
     </footer>
 </article>
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/social_icons.html b/layouts/partials/social_icons.html
index 761129ebb6..ce76a30842 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/social_icons.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/social_icons.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="social-icons">
+<div class="social-icons" {{ with .align}}align="{{.}}" {{- end }}>
     {{- range site.Params.socialIcons }}
     <a href="{{ trim .url " " | safeURL }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer me"
         title="{{ (.title | default .name) | title }}">