diff --git a/compiler/ppu.pas b/compiler/ppu.pas
index 346b4b664c..a249dc67b9 100644
--- a/compiler/ppu.pas
+++ b/compiler/ppu.pas
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type
 {$endif Test_Double_checksum}
 
 const
-  CurrentPPUVersion = 132;
+  CurrentPPUVersion = 133;
 
 { buffer sizes }
   maxentrysize = 1024;
diff --git a/compiler/symdef.pas b/compiler/symdef.pas
index c49a0a0728..5a28d5b619 100644
--- a/compiler/symdef.pas
+++ b/compiler/symdef.pas
@@ -3002,6 +3002,7 @@ implementation
              trecordsymtable(symtable).padalignment:=shortint(ppufile.getbyte);
              trecordsymtable(symtable).usefieldalignment:=shortint(ppufile.getbyte);
              trecordsymtable(symtable).datasize:=ppufile.getasizeint;
+             trecordsymtable(symtable).paddingsize:=ppufile.getword;
              trecordsymtable(symtable).ppuload(ppufile);
              { requires usefieldalignment to be set }
              symtable.defowner:=self;
@@ -3087,6 +3088,7 @@ implementation
              ppufile.putbyte(byte(trecordsymtable(symtable).padalignment));
              ppufile.putbyte(byte(trecordsymtable(symtable).usefieldalignment));
              ppufile.putasizeint(trecordsymtable(symtable).datasize);
+             ppufile.putword(trecordsymtable(symtable).paddingsize);
            end;
 
          ppufile.writeentry(ibrecorddef);
@@ -4385,6 +4387,7 @@ implementation
            stringdispose(import_lib);
          symtable:=tObjectSymtable.create(self,objrealname^,0);
          tObjectSymtable(symtable).datasize:=ppufile.getasizeint;
+         tObjectSymtable(symtable).paddingsize:=ppufile.getword;
          tObjectSymtable(symtable).fieldalignment:=shortint(ppufile.getbyte);
          tObjectSymtable(symtable).recordalignment:=shortint(ppufile.getbyte);
          vmt_offset:=ppufile.getlongint;
@@ -4555,6 +4558,7 @@ implementation
          else
            ppufile.putstring('');
          ppufile.putasizeint(tObjectSymtable(symtable).datasize);
+         ppufile.putword(tObjectSymtable(symtable).paddingsize);
          ppufile.putbyte(byte(tObjectSymtable(symtable).fieldalignment));
          ppufile.putbyte(byte(tObjectSymtable(symtable).recordalignment));
          ppufile.putlongint(vmt_offset);
@@ -4804,6 +4808,10 @@ implementation
             if (tObjectSymtable(c.symtable).usefieldalignment=C_alignment) and
                (tObjectSymtable(symtable).usefieldalignment=C_alignment) then
               tObjectSymtable(symtable).fieldalignment:=tObjectSymtable(c.symtable).fieldalignment;
+            { the padding is not inherited for Objective-C classes (maybe not
+              for cppclass either?) }
+            if objecttype=odt_objcclass then
+              tObjectSymtable(symtable).datasize:=tObjectSymtable(symtable).datasize-tObjectSymtable(c.symtable).paddingsize;
             if (oo_has_vmt in objectoptions) and
                (oo_has_vmt in c.objectoptions) then
               tObjectSymtable(symtable).datasize:=tObjectSymtable(symtable).datasize-sizeof(pint);
diff --git a/compiler/symtable.pas b/compiler/symtable.pas
index d74608887b..61d7083ea3 100644
--- a/compiler/symtable.pas
+++ b/compiler/symtable.pas
@@ -92,14 +92,18 @@ interface
           function has_single_field(out sym:tfieldvarsym): boolean;
           function get_unit_symtable: tsymtable;
         protected
-          _datasize       : asizeint;
+          { size in bytes including padding }
+          _datasize      : asizeint;
           { size in bits of the data in case of bitpacked record. Only important during construction, }
           { no need to save in/restore from ppu file. datasize is always (databitsize+7) div 8.       }
           databitsize    : asizeint;
+          { size in bytes of padding }
+          _paddingsize   : word;
           procedure setdatasize(val: asizeint);
         public
           function iscurrentunit: boolean; override;
           property datasize : asizeint read _datasize write setdatasize;
+          property paddingsize: word read _paddingsize write _paddingsize;
        end;
 
        trecordsymtable = class(tabstractrecordsymtable)
@@ -1021,6 +1025,8 @@ implementation
 
 
     procedure tabstractrecordsymtable.addalignmentpadding;
+      var
+        padded_datasize: asizeint;
       begin
         { make the record size aligned correctly so it can be
           used as elements in an array. For C records we
@@ -1043,7 +1049,9 @@ implementation
             else
               padalignment:=min(recordalignment,usefieldalignment);
           end;
-        _datasize:=align(_datasize,padalignment);
+        padded_datasize:=align(_datasize,padalignment);
+        _paddingsize:=padded_datasize-_datasize;
+        _datasize:=padded_datasize;
       end;
 
 
diff --git a/compiler/utils/ppudump.pp b/compiler/utils/ppudump.pp
index bd39491134..8d8c05b799 100644
--- a/compiler/utils/ppudump.pp
+++ b/compiler/utils/ppudump.pp
@@ -1975,11 +1975,12 @@ begin
              writeln(space,'   Name of Record : ',getstring);
              write  (space,'          Options : ');
              readobjectdefoptions;
-             writeln(space,'       FieldAlign : ',getbyte);
-             writeln(space,'      RecordAlign : ',getbyte);
-             writeln(space,'         PadAlign : ',getbyte);
-             writeln(space,'UseFieldAlignment : ',getbyte);
-             writeln(space,'         DataSize : ',getaint);
+             writeln(space,'       FieldAlign : ',shortint(getbyte));
+             writeln(space,'      RecordAlign : ',shortint(getbyte));
+             writeln(space,'         PadAlign : ',shortint(getbyte));
+             writeln(space,'UseFieldAlignment : ',shortint(getbyte));
+             writeln(space,'         DataSize : ',getasizeint);
+             writeln(space,'      PaddingSize : ',getword);
              if not EndOfEntry then
                HasMoreInfos;
              {read the record definitions and symbols}
@@ -2013,9 +2014,10 @@ begin
              end;
              writeln(space,'    External name : ',getstring);
              writeln(space,'       Import lib : ',getstring);
-             writeln(space,'         DataSize : ',getaint);
-             writeln(space,'       FieldAlign : ',getbyte);
-             writeln(space,'      RecordAlign : ',getbyte);
+             writeln(space,'         DataSize : ',getasizeint);
+             writeln(space,'      PaddingSize : ',getword);
+             writeln(space,'       FieldAlign : ',shortint(getbyte));
+             writeln(space,'      RecordAlign : ',shortint(getbyte));
              writeln(space,'       Vmt offset : ',getlongint);
              write  (space,  '   Ancestor Class : ');
              readderef('');