diff --git a/include/etl/endianness.h b/include/etl/endianness.h
index 99522171..5db22523 100644
--- a/include/etl/endianness.h
+++ b/include/etl/endianness.h
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ namespace etl
 
   private:
 
-    static etl::endian get()
+    ETL_CONSTEXPR static etl::endian get()
     {
-      static const union U
+      static ETL_CONSTANT union U
       {
         U()
           : ui32(0x12345678UL)
diff --git a/include/etl/unaligned_type.h b/include/etl/unaligned_type.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fe25b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/etl/unaligned_type.h
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+///\file
+
+/******************************************************************************
+The MIT License(MIT)
+
+Embedded Template Library.
+https://github.com/ETLCPP/etl
+https://www.etlcpp.com
+
+Copyright(c) 2022 jwellbelove
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files(the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and / or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions :
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+******************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef ETL_UNALIGNED_TYPE_INCLUDED
+#define ETL_UNALIGNED_TYPE_INCLUDED
+
+///\defgroup unaligned_types unaligned_types
+/// Unaligned types utilities
+///\ingroup utilities
+
+#include "platform.h"
+#include "type_traits.h"
+#include "endianness.h"
+
+namespace etl
+{
+  template <typename T, etl::endian Endian, typename = typename etl::enable_if<etl::is_fundamental<T>::value, void>::type>
+  class unaligned_type
+  {
+  public:
+
+    typedef type T;
+
+    //*************************************************************************
+    /// 
+    //*************************************************************************
+    unaligned_type(T value)
+    {
+      // Same as host?
+      if (Endian != etl::endianness::get())
+      {
+        value = etl::reverse_bytes(value);
+      }
+
+      mempy(storage, &value, sizeof(T));
+    }
+
+    //*************************************************************************
+    /// 
+    //*************************************************************************
+    operator T() const
+    {
+      T value;
+
+      mempy(&value, storage, sizeof(T));
+
+      // Same as host?
+      if (Endian != etl::endianness::get())
+      {
+        value = etl::reverse_bytes(value);
+      }
+
+      return value;
+    }
+
+  private:
+
+    char storage[sizeof(T)];
+  };
+
+  typedef unaligned_type<char, etl::endian::big>          net_char_t;
+  typedef unaligned_type<signed char, etl::endian::big>   net_schar_t;
+  typedef unaligned_type<unsigned char, etl::endian::big> net_uchar_t;
+  typedef unaligned_type<int32_t, etl::endian::big>       net_int32_t_t;
+  typedef unaligned_type<uint32_t, etl::endian::big>      net_uint32_t_t;
+
+#if ETL_CPP11_SUPPORTED
+  typedef unaligned_type<char, etl::endian::get()>          host_char_t;
+  typedef unaligned_type<signed char, etl::endian::get()>   host_schar_t;
+  typedef unaligned_type<unsigned char, etl::endian::get()> host_uchar_t;
+  typedef unaligned_type<int32_t, etl::endian::get()>       host_int32_t_t;
+  typedef unaligned_type<uint32_t, etl::endian::get()>      host_uint32_t_t;
+#endif
+
+#if ETL_CPP11_SUPPORTED
+  template <typename T>
+  using unaligned_type_t = typename etl::unaligned_type<T>::type
+#endif
+}
+
+#endif