diff --git a/yoga/Yoga.cpp b/yoga/Yoga.cpp
index 52a4a76c..bc20ed5c 100644
--- a/yoga/Yoga.cpp
+++ b/yoga/Yoga.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <atomic>
-#include <memory>
+#include <malloc.h>
 #include "Utils.h"
 #include "YGNode.h"
 #include "YGNodePrint.h"
@@ -106,8 +106,24 @@ static int YGDefaultLog(
 #undef YG_UNUSED
 #endif
 
-static YGAllocatorAllocateFunc gAllocatorAllocateFunc = &malloc;
-static YGAllocatorFreeFunc gAllocatorFreeFunc = &free;
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define YG_ALLOC_ALIGNED ([](size_t a, size_t s) -> void* { \
+  return _aligned_malloc(s, a);                             \
+})
+#define YG_FREE_ALIGNED ([](void* m) -> void {              \
+  _aligned_free(m);                                         \
+})
+#else
+#define YG_ALLOC_ALIGNED ([](size_t a, size_t s) -> void* { \
+  return aligned_alloc(a, s);                               \
+})
+#define YG_FREE_ALIGNED ([](void* m) -> void {              \
+  free(m);                                                  \
+})
+#endif
+
+static YGAllocatorAllocateFunc gAllocatorAllocateFunc = YG_ALLOC_ALIGNED;
+static YGAllocatorFreeFunc gAllocatorFreeFunc = YG_FREE_ALIGNED;
 
 YOGA_EXPORT void YGSetAllocationCallbacks(
     YGAllocatorAllocateFunc allocFunc,
@@ -127,8 +143,8 @@ YOGA_EXPORT void YGGetAllocationCallbacks(
   }
 }
 
-YOGA_EXPORT void* YGMemoryAllocate(size_t size) {
-  return gAllocatorAllocateFunc(size);
+YOGA_EXPORT void* YGMemoryAllocate(size_t alignment, size_t size) {
+  return gAllocatorAllocateFunc(alignment, size);
 }
 
 YOGA_EXPORT void YGMemoryFree(void* memory) {
diff --git a/yoga/Yoga.h b/yoga/Yoga.h
index 9e0c5f25..f54e5f9e 100644
--- a/yoga/Yoga.h
+++ b/yoga/Yoga.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ typedef struct YGSize {
   float height;
 } YGSize;
 
-typedef void* (*YGAllocatorAllocateFunc)(size_t size);
+typedef void* (*YGAllocatorAllocateFunc)(size_t alignment, size_t size);
 typedef void (*YGAllocatorFreeFunc)(void* memory);
 
 typedef struct YGConfig* YGConfigRef;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ typedef YGNodeRef (
 WIN_EXPORT void YGSetAllocationCallbacks(YGAllocatorAllocateFunc allocFunc, YGAllocatorFreeFunc freeFunc);
 WIN_EXPORT void YGGetAllocationCallbacks(YGAllocatorAllocateFunc* allocFunc, YGAllocatorFreeFunc* freeFunc);
 
-WIN_EXPORT void* YGMemoryAllocate(size_t size);
+WIN_EXPORT void* YGMemoryAllocate(size_t alignment, size_t size);
 WIN_EXPORT void YGMemoryFree(void* memory);
 
 // YGNode
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ YG_EXTERN_C_END
 // cast nor pass in the size of the allocated chunk of memory explicitly.
 template<typename T, typename... A>
 T* YGAllocate(A&&... arguments) {
-  auto* memory = reinterpret_cast<T*>(YGMemoryAllocate(sizeof(T)));
+  auto* memory = reinterpret_cast<T*>(YGMemoryAllocate(sizeof(T), alignof(T)));
   new(memory) T(std::forward<A>(arguments)...);
   return memory;
 }