diff --git a/target/alpha/cpu.h b/target/alpha/cpu.h
index 6eb3fcc63e..d9099ea188 100644
--- a/target/alpha/cpu.h
+++ b/target/alpha/cpu.h
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@ enum {
 #define ENV_FLAG_TB_MASK \
     (ENV_FLAG_PAL_MODE | ENV_FLAG_PS_USER | ENV_FLAG_FEN)
 
+#define TB_FLAG_UNALIGN       (1u << 1)
+
 static inline int cpu_mmu_index(CPUAlphaState *env, bool ifetch)
 {
     int ret = env->flags & ENV_FLAG_PS_USER ? MMU_USER_IDX : MMU_KERNEL_IDX;
@@ -469,6 +471,9 @@ static inline void cpu_get_tb_cpu_state(CPUAlphaState *env, target_ulong *pc,
     *pc = env->pc;
     *cs_base = 0;
     *pflags = env->flags & ENV_FLAG_TB_MASK;
+#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    *pflags |= TB_FLAG_UNALIGN * !env_cpu(env)->prctl_unalign_sigbus;
+#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
diff --git a/hw/core/cpu-user.c b/hw/core/cpu-user.c
index 23786865cb..daf8ff59b5 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu-user.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu-user.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static Property cpu_useronly_props[] = {
      * up its memory. The default if no link is set up is to use the
      * system address space.
      */
-#if 0
+#if defined(TARGET_ALPHA)
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("prctl-unalign-sigbus", CPUState,
                      prctl_unalign_sigbus, false),
 #endif
diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index b2e3c28b41..15080d0539 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -6644,7 +6644,7 @@ static abi_long do_prctl(CPUArchState *env, abi_long option, abi_long arg2,
      * We only implement PR_UNALIGN_SIGBUS, and only for those targets
      * who have had their translator updated to insert MO_ALIGN.
      */
-#if 0
+#if defined(TARGET_ALPHA)
     case PR_GET_UNALIGN:
         {
             CPUState *cs = env_cpu(env);
diff --git a/target/alpha/translate.c b/target/alpha/translate.c
index c14c1156a0..f6ba6a1a59 100644
--- a/target/alpha/translate.c
+++ b/target/alpha/translate.c
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ typedef struct DisasContext DisasContext;
 struct DisasContext {
     DisasContextBase base;
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    MemOp unalign;
+#else
     uint64_t palbr;
 #endif
     uint32_t tbflags;
@@ -68,6 +70,12 @@ struct DisasContext {
     TCGv sink;
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+#define UNALIGN(C)  (C)->unalign
+#else
+#define UNALIGN(C)  0
+#endif
+
 /* Target-specific return values from translate_one, indicating the
    state of the TB.  Note that DISAS_NEXT indicates that we are not
    exiting the TB.  */
@@ -270,7 +278,7 @@ static inline DisasJumpType gen_invalid(DisasContext *ctx)
 static void gen_ldf(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv dest, TCGv addr)
 {
     TCGv_i32 tmp32 = tcg_temp_new_i32();
-    tcg_gen_qemu_ld_i32(tmp32, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEUL);
+    tcg_gen_qemu_ld_i32(tmp32, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEUL | UNALIGN(ctx));
     gen_helper_memory_to_f(dest, tmp32);
     tcg_temp_free_i32(tmp32);
 }
@@ -278,7 +286,7 @@ static void gen_ldf(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv dest, TCGv addr)
 static void gen_ldg(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv dest, TCGv addr)
 {
     TCGv tmp = tcg_temp_new();
-    tcg_gen_qemu_ld_i64(tmp, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEQ);
+    tcg_gen_qemu_ld_i64(tmp, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEQ | UNALIGN(ctx));
     gen_helper_memory_to_g(dest, tmp);
     tcg_temp_free(tmp);
 }
@@ -286,14 +294,14 @@ static void gen_ldg(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv dest, TCGv addr)
 static void gen_lds(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv dest, TCGv addr)
 {
     TCGv_i32 tmp32 = tcg_temp_new_i32();
-    tcg_gen_qemu_ld_i32(tmp32, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEUL);
+    tcg_gen_qemu_ld_i32(tmp32, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEUL | UNALIGN(ctx));
     gen_helper_memory_to_s(dest, tmp32);
     tcg_temp_free_i32(tmp32);
 }
 
 static void gen_ldt(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv dest, TCGv addr)
 {
-    tcg_gen_qemu_ld_i64(dest, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEQ);
+    tcg_gen_qemu_ld_i64(dest, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEQ | UNALIGN(ctx));
 }
 
 static void gen_load_fp(DisasContext *ctx, int ra, int rb, int32_t disp16,
@@ -324,6 +332,8 @@ static void gen_load_int(DisasContext *ctx, int ra, int rb, int32_t disp16,
     tcg_gen_addi_i64(addr, load_gpr(ctx, rb), disp16);
     if (clear) {
         tcg_gen_andi_i64(addr, addr, ~0x7);
+    } else if (!locked) {
+        op |= UNALIGN(ctx);
     }
 
     dest = ctx->ir[ra];
@@ -340,7 +350,7 @@ static void gen_stf(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv src, TCGv addr)
 {
     TCGv_i32 tmp32 = tcg_temp_new_i32();
     gen_helper_f_to_memory(tmp32, addr);
-    tcg_gen_qemu_st_i32(tmp32, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEUL);
+    tcg_gen_qemu_st_i32(tmp32, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEUL | UNALIGN(ctx));
     tcg_temp_free_i32(tmp32);
 }
 
@@ -348,7 +358,7 @@ static void gen_stg(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv src, TCGv addr)
 {
     TCGv tmp = tcg_temp_new();
     gen_helper_g_to_memory(tmp, src);
-    tcg_gen_qemu_st_i64(tmp, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEQ);
+    tcg_gen_qemu_st_i64(tmp, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEQ | UNALIGN(ctx));
     tcg_temp_free(tmp);
 }
 
@@ -356,13 +366,13 @@ static void gen_sts(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv src, TCGv addr)
 {
     TCGv_i32 tmp32 = tcg_temp_new_i32();
     gen_helper_s_to_memory(tmp32, src);
-    tcg_gen_qemu_st_i32(tmp32, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEUL);
+    tcg_gen_qemu_st_i32(tmp32, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEUL | UNALIGN(ctx));
     tcg_temp_free_i32(tmp32);
 }
 
 static void gen_stt(DisasContext *ctx, TCGv src, TCGv addr)
 {
-    tcg_gen_qemu_st_i64(src, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEQ);
+    tcg_gen_qemu_st_i64(src, addr, ctx->mem_idx, MO_LEQ | UNALIGN(ctx));
 }
 
 static void gen_store_fp(DisasContext *ctx, int ra, int rb, int32_t disp16,
@@ -383,6 +393,8 @@ static void gen_store_int(DisasContext *ctx, int ra, int rb, int32_t disp16,
     tcg_gen_addi_i64(addr, load_gpr(ctx, rb), disp16);
     if (clear) {
         tcg_gen_andi_i64(addr, addr, ~0x7);
+    } else {
+        op |= UNALIGN(ctx);
     }
 
     src = load_gpr(ctx, ra);
@@ -2942,6 +2954,7 @@ static void alpha_tr_init_disas_context(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cpu)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     ctx->ir = cpu_std_ir;
+    ctx->unalign = (ctx->tbflags & TB_FLAG_UNALIGN ? MO_UNALN : MO_ALIGN);
 #else
     ctx->palbr = env->palbr;
     ctx->ir = (ctx->tbflags & ENV_FLAG_PAL_MODE ? cpu_pal_ir : cpu_std_ir);
