diff --git a/include/stdlib.h b/include/stdlib.h
--- a/include/stdlib.h
+++ b/include/stdlib.h
@@ -167,6 +167,14 @@
 _Noreturn void
 	quick_exit(int) /* __noexcept -- not ready ABI issues? */;
 #endif /* __ISO_C_VISIBLE >= 2011 */
+
+/*
+ * C23 extensions
+ */
+#if __ISO_C_VISIBLE >= 2023
+size_t	memalignment(const void *) __pure2;
+#endif /* __ISO_C_VISIBLE >= 2023 */
+
 /*
  * Extensions made by POSIX relative to C.
  */
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/Makefile.inc b/lib/libc/stdlib/Makefile.inc
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/Makefile.inc
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/Makefile.inc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	div.c exit.c getenv.c getopt.c getopt_long.c \
 	getsubopt.c hcreate.c hcreate_r.c hdestroy_r.c heapsort.c heapsort_b.c \
 	hsearch_r.c imaxabs.c imaxdiv.c \
-	insque.c l64a.c labs.c ldiv.c llabs.c lldiv.c lsearch.c \
+	insque.c l64a.c labs.c ldiv.c llabs.c lldiv.c lsearch.c memalignment.c \
 	merge.c mergesort_b.c ptsname.c qsort.c qsort_r.c qsort_r_compat.c \
 	qsort_s.c quick_exit.c radixsort.c rand.c \
 	random.c reallocarray.c reallocf.c realpath.c recallocarray.c remque.c \
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 	atoi.3 atol.3 at_quick_exit.3 bsearch.3 \
 	div.3 exit.3 getenv.3 getopt.3 getopt_long.3 getsubopt.3 \
 	hcreate.3 imaxabs.3 imaxdiv.3 insque.3 labs.3 ldiv.3 llabs.3 lldiv.3 \
-	lsearch.3 memory.3 ptsname.3 qsort.3 \
+	lsearch.3 memalignment.3 memory.3 ptsname.3 qsort.3 \
 	quick_exit.3 \
 	radixsort.3 rand.3 random.3 reallocarray.3 reallocf.3 realpath.3 \
 	set_constraint_handler_s.3 \
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/Symbol.map b/lib/libc/stdlib/Symbol.map
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/Symbol.map
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/Symbol.map
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
 };
 
 FBSD_1.9 {
+	memalignment;
 	recallocarray;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/memalignment.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/memalignment.3
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/memalignment.3
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+.\"-
+.\" Copyright (c) 2025 Robert Clausecker <fuz@FreeBSD.org>
+.\"
+.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+.\"
+.Dd November 10, 2025
+.Dt MEMALIGNMENT 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm memalignment
+.Nd find the memory alignment of an object
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Lb libc
+.In stdlib.h
+.Ft size_t
+.Fn memalignment "const void *ptr"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn memalignment
+function determines the alignment of the object pointed to by
+.Fa ptr .
+This alignment is a power of\~2, and may be larger than the range
+supported by the
+.Sy alignof
+operator.
+The value returned can be compared to the result of
+.Sy alignof ,
+and if it is greater or equal, the alignment requirement of the operand
+is satisfied.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+Returns the alignment of
+.Fa ptr
+as a power of\~2.
+If
+.Fa ptr
+is a null pointer, an alignment of of zero is returned.
+An alignment of zero indicates that the tested pointer cannot be used to
+access an object of any type.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr aligned_alloc 3 ,
+.Xr posix_memalign 3
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Fn memalignment
+function conforms to
+.St -isoC-2023 .
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Fn memalignment
+function was added in
+.Fx 15.1.
+.Sh AUTHOR
+.An Robert Clausecker Aq Mt fuz@FreeBSD.org
diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/memalignment.c b/lib/libc/stdlib/memalignment.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/memalignment.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*-
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Robert Clausecker <fuz@FreeBSD.org>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+size_t
+memalignment(const void *p)
+{
+	uintptr_t align;
+
+	if (p == NULL)
+		return (0);
+
+	align = (uintptr_t)p;
+	align &= align - 1;
+
+#if UINTPTR_MAX > SIZE_MAX
+	/* if alignment overflows size_t, return maximum possible */
+	if (align > SIZE_MAX)
+		align = SIZE_MAX - SIZE_MAX/2;
+#endif
+
+	return (align);
+}