diff --git a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
index 63b01a178..9cf5d783b 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
@@ -916,6 +916,12 @@ describe "TextEditor", ->
         editor.setCursorBufferPosition([3, 1])
         expect(editor.getCurrentParagraphBufferRange()).toBeUndefined()
 
+    describe "getCursorAtScreenPosition(screenPosition)", ->
+      it "returns the cursor at the given screenPosition", ->
+        cursor1 = editor.addCursorAtScreenPosition([0, 2])
+        cursor2 = editor.getCursorAtScreenPosition(cursor1.getScreenPosition())
+        expect(cursor2.marker).toBe cursor1.marker
+
     describe "::getCursorScreenPositions()", ->
       it "returns the cursor positions in the order they were added", ->
         editor.foldBufferRow(4)
diff --git a/src/text-editor.coffee b/src/text-editor.coffee
index 977b94ed1..8c6bc0104 100644
--- a/src/text-editor.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor.coffee
@@ -1561,6 +1561,17 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
   setCursorBufferPosition: (position, options) ->
     @moveCursors (cursor) -> cursor.setBufferPosition(position, options)
 
+  # Essential: Get a {Cursor} at given screen coordinates {Point}
+  #
+  #* `position` A {Point}
+  #
+  # Returns the first matched {Cursor} or undefined
+  getCursorAtScreenPosition: (position) ->
+    cursorsAtPoint = @cursors.filter (cursor) ->
+      cursorPosition = cursor.getScreenPosition()
+      cursorPosition.row is position.row and cursorPosition.column is position.column
+    if cursorsAtPoint.length > 0 then cursorsAtPoint[0] else undefined
+
   # Essential: Get the position of the most recently added cursor in screen
   # coordinates.
   #