diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index 23508e2bff..680b98593f 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -1954,6 +1954,7 @@
   <event name='cpu_migrations' enabled='no'/>
   <event name='page_faults_min' enabled='no'/>
   <event name='page_faults_maj' enabled='no'/>
+  <event name='alignment_faults' enabled='no'/>
 </perf>
 ...
 </pre>
@@ -2082,6 +2083,13 @@
           applications running on the platform</td>
       <td><code>perf.page_faults_maj</code></td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><code>alignment_faults</code></td>
+      <td>the count of alignment faults, that is when
+          the load or store is not aligned properly, by
+          applications running on the platform</td>
+      <td><code>perf.alignment_faults</code></td>
+    </tr>
   </table>
 
     <h3><a name="elementsDevices">Devices</a></h3>
diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index 82327c6d9f..1f0c729148 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@
               <value>cpu_migrations</value>
               <value>page_faults_min</value>
               <value>page_faults_maj</value>
+              <value>alignment_faults</value>
             </choice>
           </attribute>
           <attribute name="enabled">
diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
index f6e5c5a760..0c0fb182da 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
@@ -2260,6 +2260,16 @@ void virDomainStatsRecordListFree(virDomainStatsRecordPtr *stats);
  */
 # define VIR_PERF_PARAM_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ  "page_faults_maj"
 
+/**
+ * VIR_PERF_PARAM_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS:
+ *
+ * Macro for typed parameter name that represents alignment_faults
+ * perf event which can be used to measure the count of alignment
+ * faults by applications running on the platform. It corresponds
+ * to the "perf.alignment_faults" field in the *Stats APIs.
+ */
+# define VIR_PERF_PARAM_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS  "alignment_faults"
+
 int virDomainGetPerfEvents(virDomainPtr dom,
                            virTypedParameterPtr *params,
                            int *nparams,
diff --git a/src/libvirt-domain.c b/src/libvirt-domain.c
index bfca1eacda..012795202f 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-domain.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-domain.c
@@ -11269,6 +11269,9 @@ virConnectGetDomainCapabilities(virConnectPtr conn,
  *     "perf.page_faults_maj" - The count of major page faults as unsigned
  *                              long long. It is produced by the
  *                              page_faults_maj perf event.
+ *     "perf.alignment_faults" - The count of alignment faults as unsigned
+ *                               long long. It is produced by the
+ *                               alignment_faults perf event
  *
  * Note that entire stats groups or individual stat fields may be missing from
  * the output in case they are not supported by the given hypervisor, are not
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index a2177d3742..a6d8f141b5 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -9574,6 +9574,7 @@ qemuDomainSetPerfEvents(virDomainPtr dom,
                                VIR_PERF_PARAM_CPU_MIGRATIONS, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
                                VIR_PERF_PARAM_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
                                VIR_PERF_PARAM_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
+                               VIR_PERF_PARAM_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS, VIR_TYPED_PARAM_BOOLEAN,
                                NULL) < 0)
         return -1;
 
diff --git a/src/util/virperf.c b/src/util/virperf.c
index b3dd5c7897..3f015965c2 100644
--- a/src/util/virperf.c
+++ b/src/util/virperf.c
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virPerfEvent, VIR_PERF_EVENT_LAST,
               "stalled_cycles_backend", "ref_cpu_cycles",
               "cpu_clock", "task_clock", "page_faults",
               "context_switches", "cpu_migrations",
-              "page_faults_min", "page_faults_maj");
+              "page_faults_min", "page_faults_maj",
+              "alignment_faults");
 
 struct virPerfEvent {
     int type;
@@ -136,6 +137,9 @@ static struct virPerfEventAttr attrs[] = {
     {.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ,
      .attrType = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
      .attrConfig = PERF_COUNT_SW_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ},
+    {.type = VIR_PERF_EVENT_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS,
+     .attrType = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
+     .attrConfig = PERF_COUNT_SW_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS},
 };
 typedef struct virPerfEventAttr *virPerfEventAttrPtr;
 
diff --git a/src/util/virperf.h b/src/util/virperf.h
index 49d4ba7c6b..4e464600ce 100644
--- a/src/util/virperf.h
+++ b/src/util/virperf.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_PERF_EVENT_CPU_MIGRATIONS,   /* Count of cpu migrations */
     VIR_PERF_EVENT_PAGE_FAULTS_MIN,   /* Count of minor page faults */
     VIR_PERF_EVENT_PAGE_FAULTS_MAJ,   /* Count of major page faults */
+    VIR_PERF_EVENT_ALIGNMENT_FAULTS,   /* Count of alignment faults */
 
     VIR_PERF_EVENT_LAST
 } virPerfEventType;
diff --git a/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
index a5b6dfb50d..b48f96c38f 100644
--- a/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
+++ b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/generic-perf.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     <event name='cpu_migrations' enabled='yes'/>
     <event name='page_faults_min' enabled='yes'/>
     <event name='page_faults_maj' enabled='yes'/>
+    <event name='alignment_faults' enabled='yes'/>
   </perf>
   <devices>
   </devices>
diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod
index 3269e9c6b3..0fe4188c99 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.pod
+++ b/tools/virsh.pod
@@ -971,6 +971,7 @@ I<--perf> returns the statistics of all enabled perf events:
  "perf.cpu_migrations" - the count of cpu migrations
  "perf.page_faults_min" - the count of minor page faults
  "perf.page_faults_maj" - the count of major page faults
+ "perf.alignment_faults" - the count of alignment faults
 
 See the B<perf> command for more details about each event.
 
@@ -2354,6 +2355,8 @@ B<Valid perf event names>
                     by applications running on the platform.
   page_faults_maj - Provides the count major page faults
                     by applications running on the platform.
+  alignment_faults - Provides the count alignment faults
+                     by applications running on the platform.
 
 B<Note>: The statistics can be retrieved using the B<domstats> command using
 the I<--perf> flag.