diff --git a/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js b/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
index 31db65760..d832ab606 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
+++ b/spec/text-editor-component-spec.js
@@ -2830,6 +2830,43 @@ describe('TextEditorComponent', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe('screenPositionForPixelPositionSync', () => {
+    it('returns the screen position for the given pixel position, regardless of whether or not it is currently on screen', async () => {
+      const {component, element, editor} = buildComponent({rowsPerTile: 2, autoHeight: false})
+      await setEditorHeightInLines(component, 3)
+      await setScrollTop(component, 3 * component.getLineHeight())
+      const {component: referenceComponent} = buildComponent()
+
+      {
+        const pixelPosition = referenceComponent.pixelPositionForScreenPositionSync({row: 0, column: 0})
+        pixelPosition.top += component.getLineHeight() / 3
+        pixelPosition.left += component.getBaseCharacterWidth() / 3
+        expect(component.screenPositionForPixelPositionSync(pixelPosition)).toEqual([0, 0])
+      }
+
+      {
+        const pixelPosition = referenceComponent.pixelPositionForScreenPositionSync({row: 0, column: 5})
+        pixelPosition.top += component.getLineHeight() / 3
+        pixelPosition.left += component.getBaseCharacterWidth() / 3
+        expect(component.screenPositionForPixelPositionSync(pixelPosition)).toEqual([0, 5])
+      }
+
+      {
+        const pixelPosition = referenceComponent.pixelPositionForScreenPositionSync({row: 5, column: 7})
+        pixelPosition.top += component.getLineHeight() / 3
+        pixelPosition.left += component.getBaseCharacterWidth() / 3
+        expect(component.screenPositionForPixelPositionSync(pixelPosition)).toEqual([5, 7])
+      }
+
+      {
+        const pixelPosition = referenceComponent.pixelPositionForScreenPositionSync({row: 12, column: 1})
+        pixelPosition.top += component.getLineHeight() / 3
+        pixelPosition.left += component.getBaseCharacterWidth() / 3
+        expect(component.screenPositionForPixelPositionSync(pixelPosition)).toEqual([12, 1])
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('model methods that delegate to the component / element', () => {
     it('delegates setHeight and getHeight to the component', async () => {
       const {component, element, editor} = buildComponent({autoHeight: false})
diff --git a/src/text-editor-component.js b/src/text-editor-component.js
index 46eb9b164..6bed15a52 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-component.js
+++ b/src/text-editor-component.js
@@ -152,6 +152,22 @@ class TextEditorComponent {
     return {top, left}
   }
 
+  screenPositionForPixelPositionSync (pixelPosition) {
+    const {model} = this.props
+
+    const row = Math.max(0, Math.min(
+      this.rowForPixelPosition(pixelPosition.top),
+      model.getApproximateScreenLineCount() - 1
+    ))
+
+    if (!this.renderedScreenLineForRow(row)) {
+      this.requestExtraLineToMeasure(row, model.screenLineForScreenRow(row))
+      this.updateSyncBeforeMeasuringContent()
+      this.measureContentDuringUpdateSync()
+    }
+    return this.screenPositionForPixelPosition(pixelPosition)
+  }
+
   scheduleUpdate (nextUpdateOnlyBlinksCursors = false) {
     if (!this.visible) return
 
diff --git a/src/text-editor-element.js b/src/text-editor-element.js
index f87ca0845..428c44ee5 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-element.js
+++ b/src/text-editor-element.js
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ class TextEditorElement extends HTMLElement {
     return this.getComponent().pixelPositionForScreenPositionSync(screenPosition)
   }
 
+  screenPositionForPixelPosition (pixelPosition) {
+    return this.getComponent().screenPositionForPixelPositionSync(pixelPosition)
+  }
+
   getComponent () {
     if (!this.component) {
       this.component = new TextEditorComponent({