diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/theme-json-reference/theme-json-living.md b/docs/reference-guides/theme-json-reference/theme-json-living.md
index 59a820a16697c..2cc73e2439699 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/theme-json-reference/theme-json-living.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/theme-json-reference/theme-json-living.md
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ Typography styles.
 | fontWeight | string, object |  |
 | letterSpacing | string, object |  |
 | lineHeight | string, object |  |
-| textAlign | string |  |
-| textColumns | string |  |
+| textAlign | string, object |  |
+| textColumns | string, object |  |
 | textDecoration | string, object |  |
 | writingMode | string, object |  |
 | textTransform | string, object |  |
diff --git a/schemas/json/theme.json b/schemas/json/theme.json
index 5b9e37ef7378a..839bd3d584925 100644
--- a/schemas/json/theme.json
+++ b/schemas/json/theme.json
@@ -1678,11 +1678,25 @@
 						},
 						"textAlign": {
 							"description": "Sets the `text-align` CSS property.",
-							"type": "string"
+							"oneOf": [
+								{
+									"type": "string"
+								},
+								{
+									"$ref": "#/definitions/refComplete"
+								}
+							]
 						},
 						"textColumns": {
 							"description": "Sets the `column-count` CSS property.",
-							"type": "string"
+							"oneOf": [
+								{
+									"type": "string"
+								},
+								{
+									"$ref": "#/definitions/refComplete"
+								}
+							]
 						},
 						"textDecoration": {
 							"description": "Sets the `text-decoration` CSS property.",