diff --git a/include/boost/interprocess/allocators/allocator.hpp b/include/boost/interprocess/allocators/allocator.hpp
index 413a7f6..47fcaad 100644
--- a/include/boost/interprocess/allocators/allocator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/interprocess/allocators/allocator.hpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class allocator
       if(size_overflows<sizeof(T)>(count)){
          throw bad_alloc();
       }
-      return pointer(static_cast<value_type*>(mp_mngr->allocate(count*sizeof(T))));
+      return pointer(static_cast<value_type*>(mp_mngr->allocate_aligned(count*sizeof(T), boost::container::dtl::alignment_of<T>::value)));
    }
 
    //!Deallocates memory previously allocated.
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class allocator
       if(size_overflows<sizeof(T)>(elem_size)){
          throw bad_alloc();
       }
-      mp_mngr->allocate_many(elem_size*sizeof(T), num_elements, chain);
+      mp_mngr->allocate_many(elem_size*sizeof(T), num_elements, boost::container::dtl::alignment_of<T>::value, chain);
    }
 
    //!Allocates n_elements elements, each one of size elem_sizes[i]in a
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class allocator
    //!of memory. The elements must be deallocated
    void allocate_many(const size_type *elem_sizes, size_type n_elements, multiallocation_chain &chain)
    {
-      mp_mngr->allocate_many(elem_sizes, n_elements, sizeof(T), chain);
+      mp_mngr->allocate_many(elem_sizes, n_elements, sizeof(T), boost::container::dtl::alignment_of<T>::value, chain);
    }
 
    //!Allocates many elements of size elem_size in a contiguous block
diff --git a/test/list_test.cpp b/test/list_test.cpp
index d4975d6..8ef6af6 100644
--- a/test/list_test.cpp
+++ b/test/list_test.cpp
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ typedef boost::container::list<test::movable_and_copyable_int, ShmemCopyMoveAllo
 typedef allocator<test::copyable_int, managed_shared_memory::segment_manager> ShmemCopyAllocator;
 typedef boost::container::list<test::copyable_int, ShmemCopyAllocator> MyCopyList;
 
+typedef allocator<test::overaligned_copyable_int, managed_shared_memory::segment_manager> ShmemOveralignedAllocator;
+typedef boost::container::list<test::overaligned_copyable_int, ShmemOveralignedAllocator> MyOveralignedList;
+
 int main ()
 {
    if(test::list_test<managed_shared_memory, MyList, true>())
       return 1;
 
-//   if(test::list_test<managed_shared_memory, MyVolatileList, true>())
-//      return 1;
-
    if(test::list_test<managed_shared_memory, MyMoveList, true>())
       return 1;
 
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ int main ()
    if(test::list_test<managed_shared_memory, MyCopyList, true>())
       return 1;
 
+   if(test::list_test<managed_shared_memory, MyOveralignedList, true>())
+      return 1;
+
    const test::EmplaceOptions Options = (test::EmplaceOptions)(test::EMPLACE_BACK | test::EMPLACE_FRONT | test::EMPLACE_BEFORE);
 
    if(!boost::interprocess::test::test_emplace<boost::container::list<test::EmplaceInt>, Options>())
diff --git a/test/list_test.hpp b/test/list_test.hpp
index 4e46f4a..a1ddacc 100644
--- a/test/list_test.hpp
+++ b/test/list_test.hpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ int list_test (bool copied_allocators_equal = true)
 {
    typedef std::list<int> MyStdList;
    typedef typename MyShmList::value_type IntType;
-   const int Memsize = 128u * 1024u;
+   const int Memsize = 256u * 1024u;
    const char *const shMemName = test::get_process_id_name();
    const int max = 100;
    typedef push_data_function<DoublyLinked> push_data_t;
diff --git a/test/movable_int.hpp b/test/movable_int.hpp
index 88f16d4..7dc6351 100644
--- a/test/movable_int.hpp
+++ b/test/movable_int.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <boost/interprocess/detail/config_begin.hpp>
 #include <boost/interprocess/detail/workaround.hpp>
 #include <boost/move/utility_core.hpp>
+#include <boost/container/detail/type_traits.hpp>  //alignment_of, aligned_storage
 
 namespace boost {
 namespace interprocess {
@@ -287,6 +288,84 @@ class non_copymovable_int
    int m_int;
 };
 
+
+class overaligned_copyable_int
+{
+   public:
+   overaligned_copyable_int()
+   {
+      m_d.m_int = 0;
+   }
+
+   explicit overaligned_copyable_int(int a)
+   {
+      m_d.m_int = a;
+   }
+
+   overaligned_copyable_int(const overaligned_copyable_int& mmi)
+   {
+      m_d.m_int = mmi.m_d.m_int;
+   }
+
+   overaligned_copyable_int & operator= (int i)
+   {  this->m_d.m_int = i;  return *this;  }
+
+   overaligned_copyable_int & operator=(const overaligned_copyable_int& mmi)
+   {  m_d.m_int = mmi.m_d.m_int;   return *this;  }
+
+   bool operator ==(const overaligned_copyable_int &mi) const
+   {  return this->m_d.m_int == mi.m_d.m_int;   }
+
+   bool operator !=(const overaligned_copyable_int &mi) const
+   {  return this->m_d.m_int != mi.m_d.m_int;   }
+
+   bool operator <(const overaligned_copyable_int &mi) const
+   {  return this->m_d.m_int < mi.m_d.m_int;   }
+
+   bool operator <=(const overaligned_copyable_int &mi) const
+   {  return this->m_d.m_int <= mi.m_d.m_int;   }
+
+   bool operator >=(const overaligned_copyable_int &mi) const
+   {  return this->m_d.m_int >= mi.m_d.m_int;   }
+
+   bool operator >(const overaligned_copyable_int &mi) const
+   {  return this->m_d.m_int > mi.m_d.m_int;   }
+
+   int get_int() const
+   {  return m_d.m_int;  }
+
+   friend bool operator==(const overaligned_copyable_int &l, int r)
+   {  return l.get_int() == r;   }
+
+   friend bool operator==(int l, const overaligned_copyable_int &r)
+   {  return l == r.get_int();   }
+
+   private:
+   
+   union data
+   {
+      boost::container::dtl::aligned_storage<sizeof(int), 64>::type aligner;
+      int m_int;
+   } m_d;
+};
+
+template<class E, class T>
+std::basic_ostream<E, T> & operator<<
+   (std::basic_ostream<E, T> & os, overaligned_copyable_int const & p)
+
+{
+    os << p.get_int();
+    return os;
+}
+
+template<>
+struct is_copyable<overaligned_copyable_int>
+{
+   static const bool value = true;
+};
+
+
+
 }  //namespace test {
 }  //namespace interprocess {
 }  //namespace boost {
diff --git a/test/vector_test.cpp b/test/vector_test.cpp
index 7bcf04d..91692aa 100644
--- a/test/vector_test.cpp
+++ b/test/vector_test.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ int main()
 
    typedef allocator<test::copyable_int, managed_shared_memory::segment_manager> ShmemCopyAllocator;
    typedef boost::container::vector<test::copyable_int, ShmemCopyAllocator> MyCopyVector;
-
+/*
+   typedef allocator<test::overaligned_copyable_int, managed_shared_memory::segment_manager> ShmemOveralignedAllocator;
+   typedef boost::container::vector<test::overaligned_copyable_int, ShmemOveralignedAllocator> MyOveralignedVector;
+*/
    if(test::vector_test<managed_shared_memory, MyVector>())
       return 1;
 
@@ -87,7 +90,10 @@ int main()
 
    if(test::vector_test<managed_shared_memory, MyCopyVector>())
       return 1;
-
+/*
+   if(test::vector_test<managed_shared_memory, MyOveralignedVector>())
+      return 1;
+*/
    if(test_expand_bwd())
       return 1;