diff --git a/config/c-compiler.m4 b/config/c-compiler.m4
index 6dcc790649..492f6832cf 100644
--- a/config/c-compiler.m4
+++ b/config/c-compiler.m4
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ undefine([Ac_cachevar])dnl
 # PGAC_TYPE_128BIT_INT
 # ---------------------
 # Check if __int128 is a working 128 bit integer type, and if so
-# define PG_INT128_TYPE to that typename.  This currently only detects
-# a GCC/clang extension, but support for different environments may be
-# added in the future.
+# define PG_INT128_TYPE to that typename, and define ALIGNOF_PG_INT128_TYPE
+# as its alignment requirement.
+#
+# This currently only detects a GCC/clang extension, but support for other
+# environments may be added in the future.
 #
 # For the moment we only test for support for 128bit math; support for
 # 128bit literals and snprintf is not required.
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ return 1;
 [pgac_cv__128bit_int=no])])
 if test x"$pgac_cv__128bit_int" = xyes ; then
   AC_DEFINE(PG_INT128_TYPE, __int128, [Define to the name of a signed 128-bit integer type.])
+  AC_CHECK_ALIGNOF(PG_INT128_TYPE)
 fi])# PGAC_TYPE_128BIT_INT
 
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b8995ad547..b31134832e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14864,7 +14864,10 @@ _ACEOF
 
 # Compute maximum alignment of any basic type.
 # We assume long's alignment is at least as strong as char, short, or int;
-# but we must check long long (if it exists) and double.
+# but we must check long long (if it is being used for int64) and double.
+# Note that we intentionally do not consider any types wider than 64 bits,
+# as allowing MAXIMUM_ALIGNOF to exceed 8 would be too much of a penalty
+# for disk and memory space.
 
 MAX_ALIGNOF=$ac_cv_alignof_long
 if test $MAX_ALIGNOF -lt $ac_cv_alignof_double ; then
@@ -14924,7 +14927,7 @@ _ACEOF
 fi
 
 
-# Check for extensions offering the integer scalar type __int128.
+# Some compilers offer a 128-bit integer scalar type.
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for __int128" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for __int128... " >&6; }
 if ${pgac_cv__128bit_int+:} false; then :
@@ -14974,6 +14977,41 @@ if test x"$pgac_cv__128bit_int" = xyes ; then
 
 $as_echo "#define PG_INT128_TYPE __int128" >>confdefs.h
 
+  # The cast to long int works around a bug in the HP C Compiler,
+# see AC_CHECK_SIZEOF for more information.
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking alignment of PG_INT128_TYPE" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking alignment of PG_INT128_TYPE... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_alignof_PG_INT128_TYPE+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if ac_fn_c_compute_int "$LINENO" "(long int) offsetof (ac__type_alignof_, y)" "ac_cv_alignof_PG_INT128_TYPE"        "$ac_includes_default
+#ifndef offsetof
+# define offsetof(type, member) ((char *) &((type *) 0)->member - (char *) 0)
+#endif
+typedef struct { char x; PG_INT128_TYPE y; } ac__type_alignof_;"; then :
+
+else
+  if test "$ac_cv_type_PG_INT128_TYPE" = yes; then
+     { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
+as_fn_error 77 "cannot compute alignment of PG_INT128_TYPE
+See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
+   else
+     ac_cv_alignof_PG_INT128_TYPE=0
+   fi
+fi
+
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_alignof_PG_INT128_TYPE" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_alignof_PG_INT128_TYPE" >&6; }
+
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define ALIGNOF_PG_INT128_TYPE $ac_cv_alignof_PG_INT128_TYPE
+_ACEOF
+
+
 fi
 
 # Check for various atomic operations now that we have checked how to declare
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0e5aef37b4..3f26f038d6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1820,7 +1820,10 @@ AC_CHECK_ALIGNOF(double)
 
 # Compute maximum alignment of any basic type.
 # We assume long's alignment is at least as strong as char, short, or int;
-# but we must check long long (if it exists) and double.
+# but we must check long long (if it is being used for int64) and double.
+# Note that we intentionally do not consider any types wider than 64 bits,
+# as allowing MAXIMUM_ALIGNOF to exceed 8 would be too much of a penalty
+# for disk and memory space.
 
 MAX_ALIGNOF=$ac_cv_alignof_long
 if test $MAX_ALIGNOF -lt $ac_cv_alignof_double ; then
@@ -1837,7 +1840,7 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(MAXIMUM_ALIGNOF, $MAX_ALIGNOF, [Define as the maximum alignme
 AC_CHECK_TYPES([int8, uint8, int64, uint64], [], [],
 [#include <stdio.h>])
 
-# Check for extensions offering the integer scalar type __int128.
+# Some compilers offer a 128-bit integer scalar type.
 PGAC_TYPE_128BIT_INT
 
 # Check for various atomic operations now that we have checked how to declare
diff --git a/src/include/c.h b/src/include/c.h
index 331e6f8f93..18809c9372 100644
--- a/src/include/c.h
+++ b/src/include/c.h
@@ -376,13 +376,29 @@ typedef unsigned long long int uint64;
 
 /*
  * 128-bit signed and unsigned integers
- *		There currently is only a limited support for the type. E.g. 128bit
- *		literals and snprintf are not supported; but math is.
+ *		There currently is only limited support for such types.
+ *		E.g. 128bit literals and snprintf are not supported; but math is.
+ *		Also, because we exclude such types when choosing MAXIMUM_ALIGNOF,
+ *		it must be possible to coerce the compiler to allocate them on no
+ *		more than MAXALIGN boundaries.
  */
 #if defined(PG_INT128_TYPE)
-#define HAVE_INT128
-typedef PG_INT128_TYPE int128;
-typedef unsigned PG_INT128_TYPE uint128;
+#if defined(pg_attribute_aligned) || ALIGNOF_PG_INT128_TYPE <= MAXIMUM_ALIGNOF
+#define HAVE_INT128 1
+
+typedef PG_INT128_TYPE int128
+#if defined(pg_attribute_aligned)
+pg_attribute_aligned(MAXIMUM_ALIGNOF)
+#endif
+;
+
+typedef unsigned PG_INT128_TYPE uint128
+#if defined(pg_attribute_aligned)
+pg_attribute_aligned(MAXIMUM_ALIGNOF)
+#endif
+;
+
+#endif
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/pg_config.h.in b/src/include/pg_config.h.in
index cfdcc5ac62..84d59f12b2 100644
--- a/src/include/pg_config.h.in
+++ b/src/include/pg_config.h.in
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 /* The normal alignment of `long long int', in bytes. */
 #undef ALIGNOF_LONG_LONG_INT
 
+/* The normal alignment of `PG_INT128_TYPE', in bytes. */
+#undef ALIGNOF_PG_INT128_TYPE
+
 /* The normal alignment of `short', in bytes. */
 #undef ALIGNOF_SHORT
 
diff --git a/src/include/pg_config.h.win32 b/src/include/pg_config.h.win32
index ab9b941e89..e192d98c5a 100644
--- a/src/include/pg_config.h.win32
+++ b/src/include/pg_config.h.win32
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 /* The alignment requirement of a `long long int'. */
 #define ALIGNOF_LONG_LONG_INT 8
 
+/* The normal alignment of `PG_INT128_TYPE', in bytes. */
+#undef ALIGNOF_PG_INT128_TYPE
+
 /* The alignment requirement of a `short'. */
 #define ALIGNOF_SHORT 2
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/select_parallel.out b/src/test/regress/expected/select_parallel.out
index 6f04769e3e..63ed6a33c1 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/select_parallel.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/select_parallel.out
@@ -444,6 +444,24 @@ select * from
 
 reset enable_material;
 reset enable_hashagg;
+-- check parallelized int8 aggregate (bug #14897)
+explain (costs off)
+select avg(unique1::int8) from tenk1;
+                               QUERY PLAN                                
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ Finalize Aggregate
+   ->  Gather
+         Workers Planned: 4
+         ->  Partial Aggregate
+               ->  Parallel Index Only Scan using tenk1_unique1 on tenk1
+(5 rows)
+
+select avg(unique1::int8) from tenk1;
+          avg          
+-----------------------
+ 4999.5000000000000000
+(1 row)
+
 -- gather merge test with a LIMIT
 explain (costs off)
   select fivethous from tenk1 order by fivethous limit 4;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/select_parallel.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/select_parallel.sql
index 9c1b87abdf..1bd2821083 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/select_parallel.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/select_parallel.sql
@@ -175,6 +175,12 @@ reset enable_material;
 
 reset enable_hashagg;
 
+-- check parallelized int8 aggregate (bug #14897)
+explain (costs off)
+select avg(unique1::int8) from tenk1;
+
+select avg(unique1::int8) from tenk1;
+
 -- gather merge test with a LIMIT
 explain (costs off)
   select fivethous from tenk1 order by fivethous limit 4;