diff --git a/include/gpgmm_d3d12.h b/include/gpgmm_d3d12.h
index 6600f293c..5b086457d 100644
--- a/include/gpgmm_d3d12.h
+++ b/include/gpgmm_d3d12.h
@@ -988,6 +988,16 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
         Mostly used when external resources are residency managed elsewhere.
         */
         ALLOCATION_FLAG_DISABLE_RESIDENCY = 0x80,
+
+        /** \brief Report alignment mismatches upon successful resource creation.
+
+        Flag is used to report when requested size does not match the allocation size due to
+        resource or allocation alignment requirements.
+
+        Must compile with GPGMM_ENABLE_MEMORY_ALIGN_CHECKS to use as the request size
+        is normally not tracked.
+        */
+        ALLOCATION_FLAG_WARN_ON_ALIGNMENT_MISMATCH = 0x100,
     };
 
     DEFINE_ENUM_FLAG_OPERATORS(ALLOCATION_FLAGS)
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocator.cpp b/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocator.cpp
index c893a4915..b7edd830a 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocator.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocator.cpp
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ namespace gpgmm {
 
     void MemoryAllocator::CheckAndReportAllocationMisalignment(const MemoryAllocation& allocation) {
         if (allocation.GetSize() > allocation.GetRequestSize()) {
-            DebugEvent(this, MessageId::kAlignmentMismatch)
-                << "Resource allocation is larger then the requested size (" +
+            WarningLog(MessageId::kAlignmentMismatch)
+                << "Allocation is larger then the requested size (" +
                        std::to_string(allocation.GetSize()) + " vs " +
                        std::to_string(allocation.GetRequestSize()) + " bytes).";
         }
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocatorD3D12.cpp b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocatorD3D12.cpp
index 4fc27ad7d..184c12ee5 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocatorD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocatorD3D12.cpp
@@ -949,10 +949,10 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
             ReturnIfFailed(QueryStatsInternal(nullptr));
         }
 
-#if defined(GPGMM_ENABLE_MEMORY_ALIGN_CHECKS)
-        // Allocation is subject to alignment requirements per allocator or allocation method.
-        CheckAndReportAllocationMisalignment(*static_cast<ResourceAllocation*>(allocation.Get()));
-#endif
+        if (allocationDescriptor.Flags & ALLOCATION_FLAG_WARN_ON_ALIGNMENT_MISMATCH) {
+            CheckAndReportAllocationMisalignment(
+                *static_cast<ResourceAllocation*>(allocation.Get()));
+        }
 
         if (ppResourceAllocationOut != nullptr) {
             *ppResourceAllocationOut = allocation.Detach();