diff --git a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataType.cs b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataType.cs
index 4a93b670..385169fd 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataType.cs
+++ b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataType.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         public string FullName => string.IsNullOrEmpty(Namespace) ? Name : $"{Namespace}::{Name}";
 
         public abstract int Alignment { get; }
+        public abstract bool ForceAlignment { get; }
         public abstract int Size { get; }
 
         protected DataType(string _namespace, string name, DataTypeType type)
diff --git a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeBaseType.cs b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeBaseType.cs
index 0cee2afb..bd229530 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeBaseType.cs
+++ b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeBaseType.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace ZoneCodeGenerator.Domain
             .Cast<DataTypeBaseType>()
             .ToList();
 
+        public override bool ForceAlignment => false;
         public override int Size { get; }
         public override int Alignment => Size;
 
diff --git a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeEnum.cs b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeEnum.cs
index bb9efa2c..5729e456 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeEnum.cs
+++ b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeEnum.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ namespace ZoneCodeGenerator.Domain
         public DataTypeBaseType ParentType { get; }
         public List<EnumMember> Members { get; }
 
+        public override bool ForceAlignment => ParentType.ForceAlignment;
         public override int Size => ParentType.Size;
         public override int Alignment => ParentType.Alignment;
+        
 
         public DataTypeEnum(string _namespace, string name, DataTypeBaseType parentType) : base(_namespace, name, DataTypeType.Enum)
         {
diff --git a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeStruct.cs b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeStruct.cs
index e5add8a5..60b0329f 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeStruct.cs
+++ b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeStruct.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace ZoneCodeGenerator.Domain
                         currentBitOffset = 0;
                     }
 
-                    currentSize = currentSize.Align(Math.Min(member.Alignment, Pack));
+                    currentSize = currentSize.Align(member.ForceAlignment ? member.Alignment : Math.Min(member.Alignment, Pack));
                     currentSize += member.VariableType.Size;
                 }
             }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace ZoneCodeGenerator.Domain
                 currentBitOffset = currentBitOffset.Align(8);
                 currentSize += currentBitOffset / 8;
             }
-            
+
             return currentSize.Align(Alignment);
         }
 
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ namespace ZoneCodeGenerator.Domain
             return $"struct {FullName}";
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeTypedef.cs b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeTypedef.cs
index fc81235c..410a13f4 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeTypedef.cs
+++ b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeTypedef.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
         public int? AlignmentOverride { get; set; }
         public override int Alignment => AlignmentOverride ?? TypeDefinition.Alignment;
+        public override bool ForceAlignment => AlignmentOverride != null || TypeDefinition.ForceAlignment;
         public override int Size => TypeDefinition.Size;
 
         public override string ToString()
diff --git a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeWithMembers.cs b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeWithMembers.cs
index df280160..f1bde70c 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeWithMembers.cs
+++ b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/DataTypeWithMembers.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ namespace ZoneCodeGenerator.Domain
         public int? AlignmentOverride { get; set; }
         private int alignment;
         public override int Alignment => AlignmentOverride ?? alignment;
+        public override bool ForceAlignment => AlignmentOverride != null;
 
         private int size;
         public override int Size => size;
diff --git a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/ForwardDeclaration.cs b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/ForwardDeclaration.cs
index f038c9ec..57711cde 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/ForwardDeclaration.cs
+++ b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/ForwardDeclaration.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ namespace ZoneCodeGenerator.Domain
         }
 
         public override int Alignment => 0;
+        public override bool ForceAlignment => false;
+
         public override int Size => 0;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/TypeDeclaration.cs b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/TypeDeclaration.cs
index 88aece28..1832ec04 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/TypeDeclaration.cs
+++ b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/TypeDeclaration.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace ZoneCodeGenerator.Domain
         public IReadOnlyList<ReferenceType> References => references.AsReadOnly();
 
         public int Alignment => references.OfType<ReferenceTypePointer>().Any() ? PointerSize : Type.Alignment;
+        public bool ForceAlignment => !references.OfType<ReferenceTypePointer>().Any() && Type.ForceAlignment;
 
         public int Size
         {
diff --git a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/Variable.cs b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/Variable.cs
index 5c212c63..30cb2038 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/Variable.cs
+++ b/src/ZoneCodeGenerator/Domain/Variable.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         public int? AlignmentOverride { get; set; }
 
         public int Alignment => AlignmentOverride ?? VariableType.Alignment;
+        public bool ForceAlignment => AlignmentOverride != null || VariableType.ForceAlignment;
 
         public TypeDeclaration VariableType { get; }