diff --git a/engine/slc.h b/engine/slc.h
index c6fadb4..0bb2b8d 100644
--- a/engine/slc.h
+++ b/engine/slc.h
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ static inline int get_padding(uint8_t *ptr, int alignment) {
 	return (ptrdiff_t)(ptr + alignment - 1) / alignment * alignment;
 }
 
+/** Gets padding bytes for a size to be padded to divisible alignment */
+static inline int get_size_padding(uint32_t size, int alignment) {
+	// return (alignment - (size % alignment)) % alignment;
+	return (size + alignment - 1) / alignment * alignment;
+}
+
 /** Tells if c ends a line (that is either \n or \r) */
 static inline char endsline(char c) {
 	return (c == '\n') || (c == '\r');