diff --git a/xla/pjrt/BUILD b/xla/pjrt/BUILD
index f443bdf46d1b9..dd9292c6e676f 100644
--- a/xla/pjrt/BUILD
+++ b/xla/pjrt/BUILD
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ cc_library(
     hdrs = ["pjrt_client_test.h"],
     deps = [
         ":pjrt_client",
+        ":pjrt_compiler",
         "//xla:shape_util",
         "//xla:test",
         "//xla:xla_data_proto_cc",
diff --git a/xla/pjrt/cpu/BUILD b/xla/pjrt/cpu/BUILD
index 7c928106ee92a..9da4e491dab05 100644
--- a/xla/pjrt/cpu/BUILD
+++ b/xla/pjrt/cpu/BUILD
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ cc_library(
         ":cpu_topology",
         ":tracked_tfrt_cpu_device_buffer",
         "//xla:array",
+        "//xla:cpu_function_runtime",
         "//xla:debug_options_flags",
         "//xla:executable_run_options",
         "//xla:literal",
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ cc_library(
         "//xla/tsl/concurrency:ref_count",
         "//xla/tsl/lib/strings:proto_serialization",
         "@com_google_absl//absl/algorithm:container",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/base",
         "@com_google_absl//absl/base:core_headers",
         "@com_google_absl//absl/base:dynamic_annotations",
         "@com_google_absl//absl/container:flat_hash_map",
diff --git a/xla/pjrt/cpu/cpu_client.cc b/xla/pjrt/cpu/cpu_client.cc
index def5ea3aaab7b..4e96e1d2f39c7 100644
--- a/xla/pjrt/cpu/cpu_client.cc
+++ b/xla/pjrt/cpu/cpu_client.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "absl/algorithm/container.h"
+#include "absl/base/casts.h"
 #include "absl/base/dynamic_annotations.h"
 #include "absl/container/flat_hash_map.h"
 #include "absl/container/inlined_vector.h"
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "xla/backends/cpu/runtime/thunk_executor.h"
 #include "xla/client/executable_build_options.h"
 #include "xla/client/xla_computation.h"
+#include "xla/cpu_function_runtime.h"
 #include "xla/debug_options_flags.h"
 #include "xla/executable_run_options.h"
 #include "xla/hlo/ir/hlo_computation.h"
@@ -867,6 +869,11 @@ absl::StatusOr<std::unique_ptr<PjRtLoadedExecutable>> TfrtCpuClient::Compile(
   return Compile(xla_computation, options);
 }
 
+static bool is_aligned_data(void* ptr) {
+  return (absl::bit_cast<std::uintptr_t>(ptr) &
+          (cpu_function_runtime::MinAlign() - 1)) == 0;
+}
+
 absl::StatusOr<std::unique_ptr<PjRtBuffer>>
 TfrtCpuClient::CreateViewOfDeviceBuffer(
     void* device_ptr, const Shape& shape, PjRtDevice* device,
@@ -877,6 +884,13 @@ TfrtCpuClient::CreateViewOfDeviceBuffer(
         "TfrtCpuClient::CreateViewOfDeviceBuffer does not support `stream` "
         "argument.");
   }
+  if (!is_aligned_data(device_ptr)) {
+    VLOG(1) << "Can't create a view of buffer with unaligned data, ptr: "
+            << device_ptr << " is not aligned to "
+            << cpu_function_runtime::MinAlign() << " bytes.";
+    return InvalidArgument(
+        "Can't create a view of buffer with unaligned data.");
+  }
   absl::InlinedVector<tsl::AsyncValueRef<MaybeOwningCpuMemory>, 4> buffers;
   size_t byte_size = ShapeUtil::ByteSizeOf(shape);
   auto non_owning_buffer =
diff --git a/xla/pjrt/pjrt_client_test.cc b/xla/pjrt/pjrt_client_test.cc
index cdaadf57295ca..abe38a1ce0259 100644
--- a/xla/pjrt/pjrt_client_test.cc
+++ b/xla/pjrt/pjrt_client_test.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "xla/client/xla_builder.h"
 #include "xla/client/xla_computation.h"
 #include "xla/pjrt/pjrt_client.h"
+#include "xla/pjrt/pjrt_compiler.h"
 #include "xla/service/hlo_parser.h"
 #include "xla/shape.h"
 #include "xla/shape_util.h"
@@ -486,6 +487,34 @@ TEST(PjRtClientTest, CopyToDeviceAsyncExternalCpuOnly) {
   }
 }
 
+TEST(PjRtClientTest, CreateViewOfUnalignedBufferReturnsErrorCpuOnly) {
+  TF_ASSERT_OK_AND_ASSIGN(auto client, GetClient());
+  ASSERT_GT(client->addressable_devices().size(), 1);
+
+  // Skip non-CPU platforms.
+  if (client->platform_id() != CpuId()) return;
+
+  std::vector<int32_t> data(5, 0);
+  auto* data_ptr = data.data();
+
+  // Pointer to the second element is always unaligned, because it's shifted by
+  // 4 bytes (size of int32_t) from the original pointer.
+  auto* unaligned_ptr = data_ptr + 1;
+
+  // Shape with a size smaller than the original data vector, because the
+  // 'unaligned_ptr' points to the second element.
+  Shape shape = ShapeUtil::MakeShape(S32, {4});
+
+  // Attempt to create a view of the unaligned buffer. Expect an error.
+  auto result = client->CreateViewOfDeviceBuffer(
+      unaligned_ptr, shape, client->addressable_devices()[0],
+      /*on_delete_callback=*/std::function<void()>());
+
+  ASSERT_FALSE(result.ok());
+  EXPECT_THAT(result.status().message(),
+              ::testing::HasSubstr("unaligned data"));
+}
+
 absl::StatusOr<std::unique_ptr<PjRtBuffer>> MakeFloatBuffer(
     PjRtClient* client, const std::vector<float>& data,
     absl::Span<const int64_t> dimensions) {