diff --git a/test/test_hpytype.py b/test/test_hpytype.py
index 6b01e1dcf..16459481a 100644
--- a/test/test_hpytype.py
+++ b/test/test_hpytype.py
@@ -248,6 +248,79 @@ class Sub(mod.Dummy):
             pass
         assert isinstance(Sub(), mod.Dummy)
 
+    def test_alignment(self):
+        """
+        Test if the data pointer obtain by 'HPy_AsStruct' is aligned if the
+        basicsize of the base class is not.
+        Since we should not make assumptions about the alignment other than
+        it will be a power of 2, we will just work with even and odd numbers.
+        """
+        import pytest
+        mod = self.make_module("""
+            @DEFINE_PointObject
+
+            static HPyType_Spec Dummy_spec = {
+                .name = "mytest.Dummy",
+                /* unaligned but large enough for PyObject_HEAD */
+                .basicsize = 59,
+                .flags = HPy_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | HPy_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,
+                @IS_LEGACY
+            };
+
+            HPyDef_METH(get_data_ptr, "get_data_ptr", get_data_ptr_impl, HPyFunc_NOARGS)
+            static HPy get_data_ptr_impl(HPyContext *ctx, HPy self)
+            {
+                return HPyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(ctx,
+                        (unsigned long long) PointObject_AsStruct(ctx, self));
+            }
+
+            static HPyDef *DummySub_defines[] = {
+                &get_data_ptr,
+                NULL
+            };
+
+            static HPyType_Spec DummySub_spec = {
+                .name = "mytest.DummySub",
+                .basicsize = sizeof(PointObject),
+                .flags = HPy_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT,
+                @IS_LEGACY
+                .defines = DummySub_defines,
+            };
+
+            static void make_types(HPyContext *ctx, HPy module)
+            {
+                HPy h_Dummy = HPyType_FromSpec(ctx, &Dummy_spec, NULL);
+                if (HPy_IsNull(h_Dummy))
+                    return;
+                HPyType_SpecParam param[] = {
+                    { HPyType_SpecParam_Base, h_Dummy },
+                    { (HPyType_SpecParam_Kind)0 }
+                };
+                HPy h_DummySub = HPyType_FromSpec(ctx, &DummySub_spec, param);
+                if (HPy_IsNull(h_DummySub))
+                    return;
+                HPy_SetAttr_s(ctx, module, "Dummy", h_Dummy);
+                HPy_SetAttr_s(ctx, module, "DummySub", h_DummySub);
+                HPy_Close(ctx, h_Dummy);
+                HPy_Close(ctx, h_DummySub);
+            }
+
+            @EXTRA_INIT_FUNC(make_types)
+            @INIT
+        """)
+        assert isinstance(mod.Dummy, type)
+        assert isinstance(mod.DummySub, type)
+        assert issubclass(mod.DummySub, mod.Dummy)
+        assert mod.Dummy.__basicsize__ >= 59
+        if mod.Dummy.__basicsize__ % 2 != 1:
+            # be defensive: if, for some reason, the basicsize is even, then it
+            # could be properly aligned. In this case, we skip the test.
+            pytest.skip("basicsize is expected to be unaligned")
+        obj = mod.DummySub()
+        assert isinstance(obj, mod.Dummy)
+        assert isinstance(obj, mod.DummySub)
+        assert obj.get_data_ptr() % 2 == 0
+
     def test_doc_string(self):
         mod = self.make_module("""
             static HPyType_Spec Dummy_spec = {