diff --git a/include/llvm/Object/COFF.h b/include/llvm/Object/COFF.h
index 9d83e28..067bcd4 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Object/COFF.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Object/COFF.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
   virtual error_code getSectionAddress(DataRefImpl Sec, uint64_t &Res) const;
   virtual error_code getSectionSize(DataRefImpl Sec, uint64_t &Res) const;
   virtual error_code getSectionContents(DataRefImpl Sec, StringRef &Res) const;
+  virtual error_code getSectionAlignment(DataRefImpl Sec, uint64_t &Res) const;
   virtual error_code isSectionText(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const;
   virtual error_code isSectionData(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const;
   virtual error_code isSectionBSS(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const;
diff --git a/include/llvm/Object/ObjectFile.h b/include/llvm/Object/ObjectFile.h
index 1390a7e..84ef863 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Object/ObjectFile.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Object/ObjectFile.h
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@
   error_code getSize(uint64_t &Result) const;
   error_code getContents(StringRef &Result) const;
 
+  /// @brief Get the alignment of this section as the actual value (not log 2).
+  error_code getAlignment(uint64_t &Result) const;
+
   // FIXME: Move to the normalization layer when it's created.
   error_code isText(bool &Result) const;
   error_code isData(bool &Result) const;
@@ -236,6 +239,7 @@
   virtual error_code getSectionAddress(DataRefImpl Sec, uint64_t &Res) const =0;
   virtual error_code getSectionSize(DataRefImpl Sec, uint64_t &Res) const = 0;
   virtual error_code getSectionContents(DataRefImpl Sec, StringRef &Res)const=0;
+  virtual error_code getSectionAlignment(DataRefImpl Sec, uint64_t &Res)const=0;
   virtual error_code isSectionText(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const = 0;
   virtual error_code isSectionData(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const = 0;
   virtual error_code isSectionBSS(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const = 0;
@@ -372,6 +376,10 @@
   return OwningObject->getSectionContents(SectionPimpl, Result);
 }
 
+inline error_code SectionRef::getAlignment(uint64_t &Result) const {
+  return OwningObject->getSectionAlignment(SectionPimpl, Result);
+}
+
 inline error_code SectionRef::isText(bool &Result) const {
   return OwningObject->isSectionText(SectionPimpl, Result);
 }
diff --git a/lib/Object/COFFObjectFile.cpp b/lib/Object/COFFObjectFile.cpp
index 91492db..e84eb91 100644
--- a/lib/Object/COFFObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/lib/Object/COFFObjectFile.cpp
@@ -336,6 +336,15 @@
   return object_error::success;
 }
 
+error_code COFFObjectFile::getSectionAlignment(DataRefImpl Sec,
+                                               uint64_t &Res) const {
+  const coff_section *sec = toSec(Sec);
+  if (!sec)
+    return object_error::parse_failed;
+  Res = uint64_t(1) << (((sec->Characteristics & 0x00F00000) >> 20) - 1);
+  return object_error::success;
+}
+
 error_code COFFObjectFile::isSectionText(DataRefImpl Sec,
                                          bool &Result) const {
   const coff_section *sec = toSec(Sec);
diff --git a/lib/Object/ELFObjectFile.cpp b/lib/Object/ELFObjectFile.cpp
index 6a6870a..16e9d14 100644
--- a/lib/Object/ELFObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/lib/Object/ELFObjectFile.cpp
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@
   virtual error_code getSectionAddress(DataRefImpl Sec, uint64_t &Res) const;
   virtual error_code getSectionSize(DataRefImpl Sec, uint64_t &Res) const;
   virtual error_code getSectionContents(DataRefImpl Sec, StringRef &Res) const;
+  virtual error_code getSectionAlignment(DataRefImpl Sec, uint64_t &Res) const;
   virtual error_code isSectionText(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const;
   virtual error_code isSectionData(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const;
   virtual error_code isSectionBSS(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const;
@@ -673,6 +674,15 @@
 
 template<support::endianness target_endianness, bool is64Bits>
 error_code ELFObjectFile<target_endianness, is64Bits>
+                        ::getSectionAlignment(DataRefImpl Sec,
+                                              uint64_t &Result) const {
+  const Elf_Shdr *sec = reinterpret_cast<const Elf_Shdr *>(Sec.p);
+  Result = sec->sh_addralign;
+  return object_error::success;
+}
+
+template<support::endianness target_endianness, bool is64Bits>
+error_code ELFObjectFile<target_endianness, is64Bits>
                         ::isSectionText(DataRefImpl Sec,
                                         bool &Result) const {
   const Elf_Shdr *sec = reinterpret_cast<const Elf_Shdr *>(Sec.p);
diff --git a/lib/Object/MachOObjectFile.cpp b/lib/Object/MachOObjectFile.cpp
index 73fa827..52b27b6 100644
--- a/lib/Object/MachOObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/lib/Object/MachOObjectFile.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
   virtual error_code getSectionAddress(DataRefImpl Sec, uint64_t &Res) const;
   virtual error_code getSectionSize(DataRefImpl Sec, uint64_t &Res) const;
   virtual error_code getSectionContents(DataRefImpl Sec, StringRef &Res) const;
+  virtual error_code getSectionAlignment(DataRefImpl Sec, uint64_t &Res) const;
   virtual error_code isSectionText(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const;
   virtual error_code isSectionData(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const;
   virtual error_code isSectionBSS(DataRefImpl Sec, bool &Res) const;
@@ -481,6 +482,20 @@
   return object_error::success;
 }
 
+error_code MachOObjectFile::getSectionAlignment(DataRefImpl DRI,
+                                                uint64_t &Result) const {
+  if (is64BitLoadCommand(MachOObj, DRI)) {
+    InMemoryStruct<macho::Section64> Sect;
+    getSection64(DRI, Sect);
+    Result = 1 << Sect->Align;
+  } else {
+    InMemoryStruct<macho::Section> Sect;
+    getSection(DRI, Sect);
+    Result = 1 << Sect->Align;
+  }
+  return object_error::success;
+}
+
 error_code MachOObjectFile::isSectionText(DataRefImpl DRI,
                                           bool &Result) const {
   if (is64BitLoadCommand(MachOObj, DRI)) {