diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c5790458..0bf0de75 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # splat Release Notes
 
+### 0.27.3
+* Added new global option `subalign_override`. If set, overrides the subalign of all segments to the specified value. Unset by default (no change in default behavior).
+* Removed global option `emit subalign`. Shiftability problems are great.
+
 ### 0.27.2
 * Added new global option `emit_subalign`. If disabled, subalign directives will not be emitted in the generated linker script. Enabled by default (no change in default behavior).
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7955ee0b..39f8b78c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The brackets corresponds to the optional dependencies to install while installin
 If you use a `requirements.txt` file in your repository, then you can add this library with the following line:
 
 ```txt
-splat64[mips]>=0.27.2,<1.0.0
+splat64[mips]>=0.27.3,<1.0.0
 ```
 
 ### Optional dependencies
diff --git a/docs/Configuration.md b/docs/Configuration.md
index d6e5c520..ab58f33b 100644
--- a/docs/Configuration.md
+++ b/docs/Configuration.md
@@ -349,12 +349,12 @@ subalign: 4
 `16`
 
 
-### emit_subalign
+### subalign_override
 
-Controls whether the `SUBALIGN` directive can be emitted in generated linker scripts. Enabled by default.
+Overrides the `SUBALIGN` value for all segments. `null` by default.
 
 This parameter was added as a way to override standard behavior with multiple yamls.
-The base project yaml may need to use subalign for matching purposes, but shiftable builds might not want such a linker script.
+The base project yaml may need to use subalign for matching purposes, but shiftable builds might need a different subalign value.
 
 
 ### auto_link_sections
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 199c9fdc..891e6342 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "splat64"
 # Should be synced with src/splat/__init__.py
-version = "0.27.2"
+version = "0.27.3"
 description = "A binary splitting tool to assist with decompilation and modding projects"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
diff --git a/src/splat/__init__.py b/src/splat/__init__.py
index 5c310cf6..335f0b2e 100644
--- a/src/splat/__init__.py
+++ b/src/splat/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 __package_name__ = __name__
 
 # Should be synced with pyproject.toml
-__version__ = "0.27.2"
+__version__ = "0.27.3"
 __author__ = "ethteck"
 
 from . import util as util
diff --git a/src/splat/segtypes/linker_entry.py b/src/splat/segtypes/linker_entry.py
index 492071ff..6c4015ea 100644
--- a/src/splat/segtypes/linker_entry.py
+++ b/src/splat/segtypes/linker_entry.py
@@ -592,7 +592,9 @@ def _begin_segment(
         if not noload:
             seg_rom_start = get_segment_rom_start(seg_name)
             line += f" AT({seg_rom_start})"
-        if options.opts.emit_subalign and segment.subalign != None:
+        if options.opts.subalign_override is not None:
+            line += f" SUBALIGN({options.opts.subalign_override})"
+        elif segment.subalign != None:
             line += f" SUBALIGN({segment.subalign})"
 
         self._writeln(line)
@@ -634,7 +636,9 @@ def _begin_partial_segment(self, section_name: str, segment: Segment, noload: bo
         if noload:
             line += " (NOLOAD)"
         line += " :"
-        if options.opts.emit_subalign and segment.subalign != None:
+        if options.opts.subalign_override is not None:
+            line += f" SUBALIGN({options.opts.subalign_override})"
+        elif segment.subalign != None:
             line += f" SUBALIGN({segment.subalign})"
 
         self._writeln(line)
diff --git a/src/splat/util/options.py b/src/splat/util/options.py
index 7035b59c..e7eb2a8b 100644
--- a/src/splat/util/options.py
+++ b/src/splat/util/options.py
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ class SplatOpts:
     # Linker script
     # Determines the default subalign value to be specified in the generated linker script
     subalign: Optional[int]
-    # Determines whether to emit the subalign directive in the generated linker script
-    emit_subalign: bool
+    # An optional override value for all segments' subalign values
+    subalign_override: Optional[int]
     # The following option determines a list of sections for which automatic linker script entries should be added
     auto_link_sections: List[str]
     # Determines the desired path to the linker script that splat will generate
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ def parse_endianness() -> Literal["big", "little"]:
         lib_path=p.parse_path(base_path, "lib_path", "lib"),
         elf_section_list_path=p.parse_optional_path(base_path, "elf_section_list_path"),
         subalign=p.parse_optional_opt_with_default("subalign", int, 16),
-        emit_subalign=p.parse_opt("emit_subalign", bool, True),
+        subalign_override=p.parse_optional_opt("subalign_override", int),
         auto_link_sections=p.parse_opt(
             "auto_link_sections", list, [".data", ".rodata", ".bss"]
         ),