diff --git a/libs/ast/include/pslang/ast/type.hpp b/libs/ast/include/pslang/ast/type.hpp
index 95e9a42..374571f 100644
--- a/libs/ast/include/pslang/ast/type.hpp
+++ b/libs/ast/include/pslang/ast/type.hpp
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ namespace pslang::ast
 	};
 
 	std::size_t type_size(types::type const & type);
+	std::size_t type_alignment(types::type const & type);
 
 }
diff --git a/libs/ast/source/type.cpp b/libs/ast/source/type.cpp
index 6b55fb5..6c5031b 100644
--- a/libs/ast/source/type.cpp
+++ b/libs/ast/source/type.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,42 @@ namespace pslang::ast
 			}
 		};
 
+		struct alignment_visitor
+			: types::const_visitor<alignment_visitor>
+		{
+			using const_visitor::apply;
+
+			std::size_t apply(types::unit_type const & type)
+			{
+				return 1;
+			}
+
+			std::size_t apply(types::primitive_type const & type)
+			{
+				return types::type_size(type);
+			}
+
+			std::size_t apply(types::array_type const & type)
+			{
+				return apply(*type.element_type);
+			}
+
+			std::size_t apply(types::function_type const &)
+			{
+				return 8;
+			}
+
+			std::size_t apply(types::pointer_type const &)
+			{
+				return 8;
+			}
+
+			std::size_t apply(types::struct_type const & type)
+			{
+				return type.node->layout.alignment;
+			}
+		};
+
 	}
 
 	types::type_ptr get_type(type const & type)
@@ -94,4 +130,9 @@ namespace pslang::ast
 		return size_visitor{}.apply(type);
 	}
 
+	std::size_t type_alignment(types::type const & type)
+	{
+		return alignment_visitor{}.apply(type);
+	}
+
 }