diff --git a/src/ds/address.h b/src/ds/address.h
index 66e0fcd..4b61e50 100644
--- a/src/ds/address.h
+++ b/src/ds/address.h
@@ -88,6 +88,22 @@ namespace snmalloc
 #endif
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Align a pointer up to a dynamically specified granularity, which must
+   * be a power of two.
+   */
+  template<typename T = void>
+  inline T* pointer_align_up(void* p, size_t alignment)
+  {
+    assert(alignment > 0);
+    assert(bits::next_pow2(alignment) == alignment);
+#if __has_builtin(__builtin_align_up)
+    return static_cast<T*>(__builtin_align_up(p, alignment));
+#else
+    return pointer_cast<T>(bits::align_up(address_cast(p), alignment));
+#endif
+  }
+
   /**
    * Compute the difference in pointers in units of char.  base is
    * expected to point to the base of some (sub)allocation into which cursor