diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/EllipseTool.cpp b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/EllipseTool.cpp
index 50e1bbd2d9..5c5e4666c5 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/EllipseTool.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/EllipseTool.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2018-2020, Andreas Kling <kling@serenityos.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, Mustafa Quraish <mustafa@cs.toronto.edu>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
@@ -26,8 +27,16 @@ EllipseTool::~EllipseTool()
 {
 }
 
-void EllipseTool::draw_using(GUI::Painter& painter, Gfx::IntRect const& ellipse_intersecting_rect)
+void EllipseTool::draw_using(GUI::Painter& painter, Gfx::IntPoint const& start_position, Gfx::IntPoint const& end_position)
 {
+    Gfx::IntRect ellipse_intersecting_rect;
+    if (m_draw_mode == DrawMode::FromCenter) {
+        auto delta = end_position - start_position;
+        ellipse_intersecting_rect = Gfx::IntRect::from_two_points(start_position - delta, end_position);
+    } else {
+        ellipse_intersecting_rect = Gfx::IntRect::from_two_points(start_position, end_position);
+    }
+
     switch (m_mode) {
     case Mode::Outline:
         painter.draw_ellipse_intersecting(ellipse_intersecting_rect, m_editor->color_for(m_drawing_button), m_thickness);
@@ -65,7 +74,7 @@ void EllipseTool::on_mouseup(Layer* layer, MouseEvent& event)
 
     if (event.layer_event().button() == m_drawing_button) {
         GUI::Painter painter(layer->bitmap());
-        draw_using(painter, Gfx::IntRect::from_two_points(m_ellipse_start_position, m_ellipse_end_position));
+        draw_using(painter, m_ellipse_start_position, m_ellipse_end_position);
         m_drawing_button = GUI::MouseButton::None;
         m_editor->update();
         m_editor->did_complete_action();
@@ -77,6 +86,8 @@ void EllipseTool::on_mousemove(Layer*, MouseEvent& event)
     if (m_drawing_button == GUI::MouseButton::None)
         return;
 
+    m_draw_mode = event.layer_event().alt() ? DrawMode::FromCenter : DrawMode::FromCorner;
+
     m_ellipse_end_position = event.layer_event().position();
     m_editor->update();
 }
@@ -90,7 +101,7 @@ void EllipseTool::on_second_paint(Layer const* layer, GUI::PaintEvent& event)
     painter.add_clip_rect(event.rect());
     auto preview_start = m_editor->layer_position_to_editor_position(*layer, m_ellipse_start_position).to_type<int>();
     auto preview_end = m_editor->layer_position_to_editor_position(*layer, m_ellipse_end_position).to_type<int>();
-    draw_using(painter, Gfx::IntRect::from_two_points(preview_start, preview_end));
+    draw_using(painter, preview_start, preview_end);
 }
 
 void EllipseTool::on_keydown(GUI::KeyEvent& event)
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/EllipseTool.h b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/EllipseTool.h
index 08b22a245d..9f85b95e73 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/EllipseTool.h
+++ b/Userland/Applications/PixelPaint/EllipseTool.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2018-2020, Andreas Kling <kling@serenityos.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, Mustafa Quraish <mustafa@cs.toronto.edu>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
@@ -31,7 +32,12 @@ private:
         Fill,
     };
 
-    void draw_using(GUI::Painter&, Gfx::IntRect const&);
+    enum class DrawMode {
+        FromCenter,
+        FromCorner,
+    };
+
+    void draw_using(GUI::Painter&, Gfx::IntPoint const& start_position, Gfx::IntPoint const& end_position);
 
     RefPtr<GUI::Widget> m_properties_widget;
     GUI::MouseButton m_drawing_button { GUI::MouseButton::None };
@@ -39,6 +45,7 @@ private:
     Gfx::IntPoint m_ellipse_end_position;
     int m_thickness { 1 };
     Mode m_mode { Mode::Outline };
+    DrawMode m_draw_mode { DrawMode::FromCorner };
 };
 
 }