diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be9c1ba..56a8325 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 - removed the Completed Work section from `INVENTORY.md` and documented its use
 - added `Bytes::try_unwrap_owner` to reclaim the owner when uniquely held
 - simplified `Bytes::try_unwrap_owner` implementation
+- added `ByteBuffer` for owning aligned byte allocations
+- compile-time assertion that `ALIGN` is a power of two
+- added `reserve_total` to `ByteBuffer` for reserving absolute capacity
 - fixed potential UB in `Bytes::try_unwrap_owner` for custom owners
 - prevent dangling `data` by dropping references before unwrapping the owner
 - refined `Bytes::try_unwrap_owner` to cast the data slice to a pointer only
diff --git a/src/buffer.rs b/src/buffer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..936c9a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/buffer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) Jan-Paul Bultmann
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+*/
+
+//! Owned byte buffer with fixed alignment.
+
+use core::alloc::Layout;
+use core::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+use core::ptr::{self, NonNull};
+
+/// A raw byte buffer with a fixed alignment.
+///
+/// `ByteBuffer` owns its allocation and guarantees that the backing
+/// memory is aligned to `ALIGN` bytes.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ByteBuffer<const ALIGN: usize> {
+    ptr: NonNull<u8>,
+    len: usize,
+    cap: usize,
+}
+
+unsafe impl<const ALIGN: usize> Send for ByteBuffer<ALIGN> {}
+unsafe impl<const ALIGN: usize> Sync for ByteBuffer<ALIGN> {}
+
+impl<const ALIGN: usize> ByteBuffer<ALIGN> {
+    const _ASSERT_POWER_OF_TWO: () = assert!(ALIGN.is_power_of_two(), "ALIGN must be power-of-two");
+    /// Create an empty buffer.
+    pub const fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            ptr: NonNull::dangling(),
+            len: 0,
+            cap: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Create a buffer with the given capacity.
+    pub fn with_capacity(cap: usize) -> Self {
+        if cap == 0 {
+            return Self::new();
+        }
+        unsafe {
+            let layout = Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(cap, ALIGN);
+            let ptr = std::alloc::alloc(layout);
+            let ptr = NonNull::new(ptr).expect("alloc failed");
+            Self { ptr, len: 0, cap }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Current length of the buffer.
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.len
+    }
+
+    /// Capacity of the buffer.
+    pub fn capacity(&self) -> usize {
+        self.cap
+    }
+
+    /// Ensure that the buffer can hold at least `total` bytes.
+    ///
+    /// Does nothing if the current capacity is already sufficient.
+    pub fn reserve_total(&mut self, total: usize) {
+        if total <= self.cap {
+            return;
+        }
+        unsafe {
+            let old = Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(self.cap.max(1), ALIGN);
+            let new_layout = Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(total, ALIGN);
+            let new_ptr = if self.cap == 0 {
+                std::alloc::alloc(new_layout)
+            } else {
+                std::alloc::realloc(self.ptr.as_ptr(), old, total)
+            };
+            let new_ptr = NonNull::new(new_ptr).expect("realloc failed");
+            self.ptr = new_ptr;
+        }
+        self.cap = total;
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn reserve_more(&mut self, additional: usize) {
+        let needed = self.len.checked_add(additional).expect("overflow");
+        if needed <= self.cap {
+            return;
+        }
+        let new_cap = core::cmp::max(self.cap * 2, needed);
+        unsafe {
+            let old = Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(self.cap.max(1), ALIGN);
+            let new_layout = Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(new_cap, ALIGN);
+            let new_ptr = if self.cap == 0 {
+                std::alloc::alloc(new_layout)
+            } else {
+                std::alloc::realloc(self.ptr.as_ptr(), old, new_cap)
+            };
+            let new_ptr = NonNull::new(new_ptr).expect("realloc failed");
+            self.ptr = new_ptr;
+        }
+        self.cap = new_cap;
+    }
+
+    /// Push a byte to the end of the buffer.
+    pub fn push(&mut self, byte: u8) {
+        self.reserve_more(1);
+        unsafe {
+            ptr::write(self.ptr.as_ptr().add(self.len), byte);
+        }
+        self.len += 1;
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a raw pointer to the buffer's memory.
+    pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const u8 {
+        self.ptr.as_ptr()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<const ALIGN: usize> Drop for ByteBuffer<ALIGN> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if self.cap != 0 {
+            unsafe {
+                let layout = Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(self.cap, ALIGN);
+                std::alloc::dealloc(self.ptr.as_ptr(), layout);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<const ALIGN: usize> Deref for ByteBuffer<ALIGN> {
+    type Target = [u8];
+    fn deref(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(self.ptr.as_ptr(), self.len) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<const ALIGN: usize> DerefMut for ByteBuffer<ALIGN> {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [u8] {
+        unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(self.ptr.as_ptr(), self.len) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<const ALIGN: usize> AsRef<[u8]> for ByteBuffer<ALIGN> {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl<const ALIGN: usize> AsMut<[u8]> for ByteBuffer<ALIGN> {
+    fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [u8] {
+        self
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4fc8111..2acd048 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #![doc = include_str!("../README.md")]
 #![warn(missing_docs)]
 
+pub mod buffer;
 /// Core byte container types and traits.
 pub mod bytes;
 mod sources;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ pub mod winnow;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
+pub use crate::buffer::ByteBuffer;
 pub use crate::bytes::ByteOwner;
 pub use crate::bytes::ByteSource;
 pub use crate::bytes::Bytes;
diff --git a/src/sources.rs b/src/sources.rs
index 68a15f2..eb1c04d 100644
--- a/src/sources.rs
+++ b/src/sources.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ use zerocopy::Immutable;
 use zerocopy::IntoBytes;
 
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
-use crate::{bytes::ByteOwner, ByteSource};
+use crate::{buffer::ByteBuffer, bytes::ByteOwner, ByteSource};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "zerocopy")]
 unsafe impl<T> ByteSource for &'static [T]
@@ -133,6 +133,18 @@ unsafe impl ByteSource for Vec<u8> {
     }
 }
 
+unsafe impl<const ALIGN: usize> ByteSource for ByteBuffer<ALIGN> {
+    type Owner = Self;
+
+    fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        self.as_ref()
+    }
+
+    fn get_owner(self) -> Self::Owner {
+        self
+    }
+}
+
 unsafe impl ByteSource for String {
     type Owner = Self;
 
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index eebf021..f4d8903 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -302,3 +302,40 @@ fn test_cow_zerocopy_borrowed_source() {
         zerocopy::IntoBytes::as_bytes(borrowed.as_ref())
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_bytebuffer_push_and_bytes() {
+    use crate::ByteBuffer;
+
+    let mut buf: ByteBuffer<8> = ByteBuffer::with_capacity(2);
+    buf.push(1);
+    buf.push(2);
+    buf.push(3);
+    assert_eq!(buf.as_ref(), &[1, 2, 3]);
+
+    let bytes: Bytes = buf.into();
+    assert_eq!(bytes.as_ref(), &[1, 2, 3]);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_bytebuffer_alignment() {
+    use crate::ByteBuffer;
+
+    let mut buf: ByteBuffer<64> = ByteBuffer::with_capacity(1);
+    buf.push(1);
+    assert_eq!((buf.as_ptr() as usize) % 64, 0);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_bytebuffer_reserve_total() {
+    use crate::ByteBuffer;
+
+    let mut buf: ByteBuffer<8> = ByteBuffer::new();
+    buf.reserve_total(10);
+    assert!(buf.capacity() >= 10);
+    for _ in 0..10 {
+        buf.push(1);
+    }
+    assert_eq!(buf.len(), 10);
+    assert!(buf.capacity() >= 10);
+}