diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index fd4942e881..4b1f346087 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -1329,6 +1329,11 @@ static bool spapr_get_pate(PPCVirtualHypervisor *vhyp, PowerPCCPU *cpu,
         patb = spapr->nested_ptcr & PTCR_PATB;
         pats = spapr->nested_ptcr & PTCR_PATS;
 
+        /* Check if partition table is properly aligned */
+        if (patb & MAKE_64BIT_MASK(0, pats + 12)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         /* Calculate number of entries */
         pats = 1ull << (pats + 12 - 4);
         if (pats <= lpid) {
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
index d761a7d0c3..2a73ba8a1d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
@@ -920,6 +920,7 @@ static target_ulong h_register_process_table(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
     target_ulong page_size = args[2];
     target_ulong table_size = args[3];
     target_ulong update_lpcr = 0;
+    target_ulong table_byte_size;
     uint64_t cproc;
 
     if (flags & ~FLAGS_MASK) { /* Check no reserved bits are set */
@@ -927,6 +928,14 @@ static target_ulong h_register_process_table(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
     }
     if (flags & FLAG_MODIFY) {
         if (flags & FLAG_REGISTER) {
+            /* Check process table alignment */
+            table_byte_size = 1ULL << (table_size + 12);
+            if (proc_tbl & (table_byte_size - 1)) {
+                qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
+                    "%s: process table not properly aligned: "
+                    "proc_tbl 0x%lx proc_tbl_size 0x%lx\n",
+                    __func__, proc_tbl, table_byte_size);
+            }
             if (flags & FLAG_RADIX) { /* Register new RADIX process table */
                 if (proc_tbl & 0xfff || proc_tbl >> 60) {
                     return H_P2;
diff --git a/target/ppc/mmu-book3s-v3.c b/target/ppc/mmu-book3s-v3.c
index f4985bae78..c8f69b3df9 100644
--- a/target/ppc/mmu-book3s-v3.c
+++ b/target/ppc/mmu-book3s-v3.c
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ bool ppc64_v3_get_pate(PowerPCCPU *cpu, target_ulong lpid, ppc_v3_pate_t *entry)
     uint64_t patb = cpu->env.spr[SPR_PTCR] & PTCR_PATB;
     uint64_t pats = cpu->env.spr[SPR_PTCR] & PTCR_PATS;
 
+    /* Check if partition table is properly aligned */
+    if (patb & MAKE_64BIT_MASK(0, pats + 12)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /* Calculate number of entries */
     pats = 1ull << (pats + 12 - 4);
     if (pats <= lpid) {
diff --git a/target/ppc/mmu-radix64.c b/target/ppc/mmu-radix64.c
index 21ac958e48..9a8a2e2875 100644
--- a/target/ppc/mmu-radix64.c
+++ b/target/ppc/mmu-radix64.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static int ppc_radix64_process_scoped_xlate(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
-    uint64_t offset, size, prtbe_addr, prtbe0, base_addr, nls, index, pte;
+    uint64_t offset, size, prtb, prtbe_addr, prtbe0, base_addr, nls, index, pte;
     int fault_cause = 0, h_page_size, h_prot;
     hwaddr h_raddr, pte_addr;
     int ret;
@@ -393,9 +393,18 @@ static int ppc_radix64_process_scoped_xlate(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
                   __func__, access_str(access_type),
                   eaddr, mmu_idx, pid);
 
+    prtb = (pate.dw1 & PATE1_R_PRTB);
+    size = 1ULL << ((pate.dw1 & PATE1_R_PRTS) + 12);
+    if (prtb & (size - 1)) {
+        /* Process Table not properly aligned */
+        if (guest_visible) {
+            ppc_radix64_raise_si(cpu, access_type, eaddr, DSISR_R_BADCONFIG);
+        }
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     /* Index Process Table by PID to Find Corresponding Process Table Entry */
     offset = pid * sizeof(struct prtb_entry);
-    size = 1ULL << ((pate.dw1 & PATE1_R_PRTS) + 12);
     if (offset >= size) {
         /* offset exceeds size of the process table */
         if (guest_visible) {
@@ -403,7 +412,7 @@ static int ppc_radix64_process_scoped_xlate(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
         }
         return 1;
     }
-    prtbe_addr = (pate.dw1 & PATE1_R_PRTB) + offset;
+    prtbe_addr = prtb + offset;
 
     if (vhyp_flat_addressing(cpu)) {
         prtbe0 = ldq_phys(cs->as, prtbe_addr);
@@ -568,7 +577,7 @@ static bool ppc_radix64_xlate_impl(PowerPCCPU *cpu, vaddr eaddr,
         return false;
     }
 
-    /* Get Process Table */
+    /* Get Partition Table */
     if (cpu->vhyp) {
         PPCVirtualHypervisorClass *vhc;
         vhc = PPC_VIRTUAL_HYPERVISOR_GET_CLASS(cpu->vhyp);
