diff --git a/core/mem/allocators.odin b/core/mem/allocators.odin
index 1d79e09c1..a5b93ad05 100644
--- a/core/mem/allocators.odin
+++ b/core/mem/allocators.odin
@@ -748,9 +748,7 @@ dynamic_pool_alloc_bytes :: proc(p: ^Dynamic_Pool, bytes: int) -> ([]byte, Alloc
 		return
 	}
 
-	n := bytes
-	extra := p.alignment - (n % p.alignment)
-	n += extra
+	n := align_formula(bytes, p.alignment)
 	if n > p.block_size {
 		return nil, .Invalid_Argument
 	}
diff --git a/tests/core/mem/test_mem_dynamic_pool.odin b/tests/core/mem/test_mem_dynamic_pool.odin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80c973c68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/mem/test_mem_dynamic_pool.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package test_core_mem
+
+import "core:testing"
+import "core:mem"
+
+
+expect_pool_allocation :: proc(t: ^testing.T, expected_used_bytes, num_bytes, alignment: int) {
+    pool: mem.Dynamic_Pool
+    mem.dynamic_pool_init(pool = &pool, alignment = alignment)
+    pool_allocator := mem.dynamic_pool_allocator(&pool)
+
+    element, err := mem.alloc(num_bytes, alignment, pool_allocator)
+    testing.expect(t, err == .None)
+    testing.expect(t, element != nil)
+
+    expected_bytes_left := pool.block_size - expected_used_bytes
+    testing.expectf(t, pool.bytes_left == expected_bytes_left,
+        `
+        Allocated data with size %v bytes, expected %v bytes left, got %v bytes left, off by %v bytes.
+        Pool:
+        block_size = %v
+        out_band_size = %v
+        alignment = %v
+        unused_blocks = %v
+        used_blocks = %v
+        out_band_allocations = %v
+        current_block = %v
+        current_pos = %v
+        bytes_left = %v
+        `,
+        num_bytes, expected_bytes_left, pool.bytes_left, expected_bytes_left - pool.bytes_left,
+        pool.block_size,
+        pool.out_band_size,
+        pool.alignment,
+        pool.unused_blocks,
+        pool.used_blocks,
+        pool.out_band_allocations,
+        pool.current_block,
+        pool.current_pos,
+        pool.bytes_left,
+    )
+
+    mem.dynamic_pool_destroy(&pool)
+    testing.expect(t, pool.used_blocks == nil)
+}
+
+expect_pool_allocation_out_of_band :: proc(t: ^testing.T, num_bytes, out_band_size: int) {
+    testing.expect(t, num_bytes >= out_band_size, "Sanity check failed, your test call is flawed! Make sure that num_bytes >= out_band_size!")
+
+    pool: mem.Dynamic_Pool
+    mem.dynamic_pool_init(pool = &pool, out_band_size = out_band_size)
+    pool_allocator := mem.dynamic_pool_allocator(&pool)
+
+    element, err := mem.alloc(num_bytes, allocator = pool_allocator)
+    testing.expect(t, err == .None)
+    testing.expect(t, element != nil)
+    testing.expectf(t, pool.out_band_allocations != nil,
+        "Allocated data with size %v bytes, which is >= out_of_band_size and it should be in pool.out_band_allocations, but isn't!",
+    )
+
+    mem.dynamic_pool_destroy(&pool)
+    testing.expect(t, pool.out_band_allocations == nil)
+}
+
+@(test)
+test_dynamic_pool_alloc_aligned :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+    expect_pool_allocation(t, expected_used_bytes = 16, num_bytes = 16, alignment=8)
+}
+
+@(test)
+test_dynamic_pool_alloc_unaligned :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+    expect_pool_allocation(t, expected_used_bytes =   8,   num_bytes=1, alignment=8)
+    expect_pool_allocation(t, expected_used_bytes =   16,  num_bytes=9, alignment=8)
+}
+
+@(test)
+test_dynamic_pool_alloc_out_of_band :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+    expect_pool_allocation_out_of_band(t, num_bytes = 128, out_band_size = 128)
+    expect_pool_allocation_out_of_band(t, num_bytes = 129, out_band_size = 128)
+}
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