diff --git a/src/compute/aggregate/sum.rs b/src/compute/aggregate/sum.rs
index bdc40f2f94c..d05493b8d30 100644
--- a/src/compute/aggregate/sum.rs
+++ b/src/compute/aggregate/sum.rs
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ where
     T: NativeType + Simd + Add<Output = T> + std::iter::Sum<T>,
     T::Simd: Sum<T> + Add<Output = T::Simd>,
 {
-    // Safety:
-    // T::Simd is the vector type T and the alignment is similar to aligning to [T; alignment]
-    // the alignment of T::Simd ensures that it fits T.
-    let (head, simd_vals, tail) = unsafe { values.align_to::<T::Simd>() };
+    let (head, simd_vals, tail) = T::Simd::align(values);
 
     let mut reduced = T::Simd::from_incomplete_chunk(&[], T::default());
     for chunk in simd_vals {
diff --git a/src/types/simd/mod.rs b/src/types/simd/mod.rs
index 36fe065048c..eabbe00f640 100644
--- a/src/types/simd/mod.rs
+++ b/src/types/simd/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ pub trait FromMaskChunk<T> {
 }
 
 /// A struct that lends itself well to be compiled leveraging SIMD
-pub trait NativeSimd: Default + Copy {
+/// # Safety
+/// The `NativeType` and the `NativeSimd` must have possible a matching alignment.
+/// e.g. slicing `&[NativeType]` by `align_of<NativeSimd>()` must be properly aligned/safe.
+pub unsafe trait NativeSimd: Default + Copy {
     /// Number of lanes
     const LANES: usize;
     /// The [`NativeType`] of this struct. E.g. `f32` for a `NativeSimd = f32x16`.
@@ -32,6 +35,8 @@ pub trait NativeSimd: Default + Copy {
     /// Items from `v` at positions larger than the number of lanes are ignored;
     /// remaining items are populated with `remaining`.
     fn from_incomplete_chunk(v: &[Self::Native], remaining: Self::Native) -> Self;
+
+    fn align(values: &[Self::Native]) -> (&[Self::Native], &[Self], &[Self::Native]);
 }
 
 /// Trait implemented by some [`NativeType`] that have a SIMD representation.
diff --git a/src/types/simd/native.rs b/src/types/simd/native.rs
index 9f62845ecf0..1ab1f748c92 100644
--- a/src/types/simd/native.rs
+++ b/src/types/simd/native.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ macro_rules! simd {
         #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
         pub struct $name(pub [$type; $lanes]);
 
-        impl NativeSimd for $name {
+        unsafe impl NativeSimd for $name {
             const LANES: usize = $lanes;
             type Native = $type;
             type Chunk = $mask;
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ macro_rules! simd {
                 a.iter_mut().zip(v.iter()).for_each(|(a, b)| *a = *b);
                 Self(a)
             }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn align(values: &[Self::Native]) -> (&[Self::Native], &[Self], &[Self::Native]) {
+                unsafe { values.align_to::<Self>() }
+            }
         }
 
         impl std::ops::Index<usize> for $name {
diff --git a/src/types/simd/packed.rs b/src/types/simd/packed.rs
index b8bb35d9806..160d47ecc35 100644
--- a/src/types/simd/packed.rs
+++ b/src/types/simd/packed.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use super::*;
 
 macro_rules! simd {
     ($name:tt, $type:ty, $lanes:expr, $chunk:ty, $mask:tt) => {
-        impl NativeSimd for $name {
+        unsafe impl NativeSimd for $name {
             const LANES: usize = $lanes;
             type Native = $type;
             type Chunk = $chunk;
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ macro_rules! simd {
                 a.iter_mut().zip(v.iter()).for_each(|(a, b)| *a = *b);
                 <$name>::from_chunk(a.as_ref())
             }
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn align(values: &[Self::Native]) -> (&[Self::Native], &[Self], &[Self::Native]) {
+                unsafe { values.align_to::<Self>() }
+            }
         }
     };
 }