diff --git a/src/util.cc b/src/util.cc
index b3ae1c6858..171dc79754 100644
--- a/src/util.cc
+++ b/src/util.cc
@@ -2187,6 +2187,57 @@ void safe_close(int fd)
 		}
 	}
 
+const void* memory_align(const void* ptr, size_t size)
+	{
+	if ( ! size )
+		return ptr;
+
+	ASSERT(is_power_of_2(size));
+
+	const char* buf = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(ptr);
+	size_t mask = size - 1; // Assume size is a power of 2.
+	unsigned long l_ptr = reinterpret_cast<unsigned long>(ptr);
+	unsigned long offset = l_ptr & mask;
+
+	if ( offset > 0 )
+		return reinterpret_cast<const void*>(buf - offset + size);
+	else
+		return reinterpret_cast<const void*>(buf);
+	}
+
+void* memory_align_and_pad(void* ptr, size_t size)
+	{
+	if ( ! size )
+		return ptr;
+
+	ASSERT(is_power_of_2(size));
+
+	char* buf = reinterpret_cast<char*>(ptr);
+	size_t mask = size - 1;
+	while ( (reinterpret_cast<unsigned long>(buf) & mask) != 0 )
+		// Not aligned - zero pad.
+		*buf++ = '\0';
+
+	return reinterpret_cast<void*>(buf);
+	}
+
+int memory_size_align(size_t offset, size_t size)
+	{
+	if ( ! size || ! offset )
+		return offset;
+
+	ASSERT(is_power_of_2(size));
+
+	size_t mask = size - 1; // Assume size is a power of 2.
+	if ( offset & mask )
+		{
+		offset &= ~mask; // Round down.
+		offset += size; // Round up.
+		}
+
+	return offset;
+	}
+
 void get_memory_usage(uint64_t* total, uint64_t* malloced)
 	{
 	uint64_t ret_total;
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 3647c179ef..039e9fdd81 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -493,6 +493,24 @@ inline char* safe_strncpy(char* dest, const char* src, size_t n)
 	return result;
 	}
 
+// Memory alignment helpers.
+
+inline bool is_power_of_2(bro_uint_t x)
+	{
+	return ((x - 1) & x) == 0;
+	}
+
+// Rounds the given pointer up to the nearest multiple of the
+// given size, if not already a multiple.
+const void* memory_align(const void* ptr, size_t size);
+
+// Rounds the given pointer up to the nearest multiple of the
+// given size, padding the skipped region with 0 bytes.
+void* memory_align_and_pad(void* ptr, size_t size);
+
+// Returns offset rounded up so it can correctly align data of the given size.
+int memory_size_align(size_t offset, size_t size);
+
 // Returns total memory allocations and (if available) amount actually
 // handed out by malloc.
 extern void get_memory_usage(uint64_t* total, uint64_t* malloced);