diff --git a/src/mem/address_space.h b/src/mem/address_space.h
index d416e1c..7d4d6d9 100644
--- a/src/mem/address_space.h
+++ b/src/mem/address_space.h
@@ -237,6 +237,38 @@ namespace snmalloc
       return res;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Aligns block to next power of 2 above size, and unused space at the end
+     * of the block is retained by the address space manager.
+     *
+     * This is useful for allowing the space required for alignment to be
+     * used, by smaller objects.
+     */
+    template<bool committed>
+    void* reserve_with_left_over(size_t size)
+    {
+      SNMALLOC_ASSERT(size >= sizeof(void*));
+
+      size = bits::align_up(size, sizeof(void*));
+
+      size_t rsize = bits::next_pow2(size);
+
+      auto res = reserve<false>(rsize);
+
+      if (res != nullptr)
+      {
+        if (rsize > size)
+        {
+          FlagLock lock(spin_lock);
+          add_range(pointer_offset(res, size), rsize - size);
+        }
+
+        if constexpr (committed)
+          commit_block(res, size);
+      }
+      return res;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Default constructor.  An address-space manager constructed in this way
      * does not own any memory at the start and will request any that it needs
diff --git a/src/mem/largealloc.h b/src/mem/largealloc.h
index 4304751..c3fbdc8 100644
--- a/src/mem/largealloc.h
+++ b/src/mem/largealloc.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace snmalloc
   // global state of the allocator.  This is currently stored in the memory
   // provider, so we add this in.
   template<SNMALLOC_CONCEPT(ConceptPAL) PAL>
-  class MemoryProviderStateMixin : public PalNotificationObject
+  class MemoryProviderStateMixin
   {
     /**
      * Simple flag for checking if another instance of lazy-decommit is
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ namespace snmalloc
       // Allocate permanent storage for the allocator usung temporary allocator
       MemoryProviderStateMixin<PAL>* allocated =
         reinterpret_cast<MemoryProviderStateMixin<PAL>*>(
-          local.template reserve<true>(
-            bits::next_pow2(sizeof(MemoryProviderStateMixin<PAL>))));
+          local.template reserve_with_left_over<true>(
+            sizeof(MemoryProviderStateMixin<PAL>)));
 
       if (allocated == nullptr)
         error("Failed to initialise system!");
@@ -153,8 +153,10 @@ namespace snmalloc
       // Register this allocator for low-memory call-backs
       if constexpr (pal_supports<LowMemoryNotification, PAL>)
       {
-        allocated->PalNotificationObject::pal_notify = &(allocated->process);
-        PAL::register_for_low_memory_callback(allocated);
+        auto callback =
+          allocated->template alloc_chunk<LowMemoryNotificationObject, 1>(
+            allocated);
+        PAL::register_for_low_memory_callback(callback);
       }
 
       return allocated;
@@ -207,15 +209,26 @@ namespace snmalloc
       lazy_decommit_guard.clear();
     }
 
-    /***
-     * Method for callback object to perform lazy decommit.
-     */
-    static void process(PalNotificationObject* p)
+    class LowMemoryNotificationObject : public PalNotificationObject
     {
-      // Unsafe downcast here. Don't want vtable and RTTI.
-      auto self = reinterpret_cast<MemoryProviderStateMixin<PAL>*>(p);
-      self->lazy_decommit();
-    }
+      MemoryProviderStateMixin<PAL>* memory_provider;
+
+      /***
+       * Method for callback object to perform lazy decommit.
+       */
+      static void process(PalNotificationObject* p)
+      {
+        // Unsafe downcast here. Don't want vtable and RTTI.
+        auto self = reinterpret_cast<LowMemoryNotificationObject*>(p);
+        self->memory_provider->lazy_decommit();
+      }
+
+    public:
+      LowMemoryNotificationObject(
+        MemoryProviderStateMixin<PAL>* memory_provider)
+      : PalNotificationObject(&process), memory_provider(memory_provider)
+      {}
+    };
 
   public:
     /**
@@ -227,8 +240,8 @@ namespace snmalloc
     {
       // Cache line align
       size_t size = bits::align_up(sizeof(T), 64);
-      size = bits::next_pow2(bits::max(size, alignment));
-      void* p = address_space.template reserve<true>(size);
+      size = bits::max(size, alignment);
+      void* p = address_space.template reserve_with_left_over<true>(size);
       if (p == nullptr)
         return nullptr;
 
diff --git a/src/pal/pal_consts.h b/src/pal/pal_consts.h
index fd79d87..58e6454 100644
--- a/src/pal/pal_consts.h
+++ b/src/pal/pal_consts.h
@@ -70,9 +70,13 @@ namespace snmalloc
    */
   struct PalNotificationObject
   {
-    std::atomic<PalNotificationObject*> pal_next;
+    std::atomic<PalNotificationObject*> pal_next = nullptr;
 
     void (*pal_notify)(PalNotificationObject* self);
+
+    PalNotificationObject(void (*pal_notify)(PalNotificationObject* self))
+    : pal_notify(pal_notify)
+    {}
   };
 
   /***
diff --git a/src/test/perf/low_memory/low-memory.cc b/src/test/perf/low_memory/low-memory.cc
index 83d8742..9bdd90b 100644
--- a/src/test/perf/low_memory/low-memory.cc
+++ b/src/test/perf/low_memory/low-memory.cc
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void advance(PalNotificationObject* unused)
   global_epoch++;
 }
 
-PalNotificationObject update_epoch = {nullptr, &advance};
+PalNotificationObject update_epoch{&advance};
 
 bool has_pressure()
 {