diff --git a/spec/atom/editor-spec.coffee b/spec/atom/editor-spec.coffee
index 8af3936c7..e11123a42 100644
--- a/spec/atom/editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/atom/editor-spec.coffee
@@ -302,57 +302,67 @@ describe "Editor", ->
 
             expect(editor.getCursorPosition()).toEqual(lastPosition)
 
-
     describe "when a mousedown event occurs in the editor", ->
       beforeEach ->
         editor.attachToDom()
         editor.css(position: 'absolute', top: 10, left: 10)
 
-      describe "when it is a single click", ->
-        it "re-positions the cursor to the clicked row / column", ->
-          editor.attachToDom()
-          editor.css(position: 'absolute', top: 10, left: 10)
+      describe "when soft-wrap is enabled", ->
+        beforeEach ->
+          editor.width(editor.charWidth * 50)
+          editor.setSoftWrap(true)
 
-          expect(editor.getCursorPosition()).toEqual(row: 0, column: 0)
+        describe "when it is a single click", ->
+          it "re-positions the cursor from the clicked screen position to the corresponding buffer position", ->
+            expect(editor.getCursorPosition()).toEqual(row: 0, column: 0)
 
-          [pageX, pageY] = window.pixelPositionForPoint(editor, [3, 10])
-          editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY})
-          expect(editor.getCursorPosition()).toEqual(row: 3, column: 10)
+            [pageX, pageY] = window.pixelPositionForPoint(editor, [4, 7])
+            editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY})
+            expect(editor.getCursorPosition()).toEqual(row: 3, column: 58)
 
-      describe "when it is a double click", ->
-        it "selects the word under the cursor", ->
-          expect(editor.getCursorPosition()).toEqual(row: 0, column: 0)
-          [pageX, pageY] = window.pixelPositionForPoint(editor, [0, 8])
-          editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 1}})
-          $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
-          editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 2}})
-          expect(editor.getSelectedText()).toBe "quicksort"
+      describe "when soft-wrap is disabled", ->
+        describe "when it is a single click", ->
+          it "re-positions the cursor to the clicked row / column", ->
+            expect(editor.getCursorPosition()).toEqual(row: 0, column: 0)
 
-      describe "when it is clicked more then twice (tripple, quadruple, etc...)", ->
-        it "selects the line under the cursor", ->
-          expect(editor.getCursorPosition()).toEqual(row: 0, column: 0)
+            [pageX, pageY] = window.pixelPositionForPoint(editor, [3, 10])
+            editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY})
+            expect(editor.getCursorPosition()).toEqual(row: 3, column: 10)
 
-          # Triple click
-          [pageX, pageY] = window.pixelPositionForPoint(editor, [1, 8])
-          editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 1}})
-          $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
-          editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 2}})
-          $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
-          editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 3}})
-          expect(editor.getSelectedText()).toBe "  var sort = function(items) {"
-          $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
+        describe "when it is a double click", ->
+          it "selects the word under the cursor", ->
+            expect(editor.getCursorPosition()).toEqual(row: 0, column: 0)
+            [pageX, pageY] = window.pixelPositionForPoint(editor, [0, 8])
+            editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 1}})
+            $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
+            editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 2}})
+            expect(editor.getSelectedText()).toBe "quicksort"
 
-          # Quad click
-          [pageX, pageY] = window.pixelPositionForPoint(editor, [2, 3])
-          editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 1}})
-          $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
-          editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 2}})
-          $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
-          editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 3}})
-          $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
-          editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 4}})
-          expect(editor.getSelectedText()).toBe "    if (items.length <= 1) return items;"
-          $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
+        describe "when it is clicked more then twice (tripple, quadruple, etc...)", ->
+          it "selects the line under the cursor", ->
+            expect(editor.getCursorPosition()).toEqual(row: 0, column: 0)
+
+            # Triple click
+            [pageX, pageY] = window.pixelPositionForPoint(editor, [1, 8])
+            editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 1}})
+            $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
+            editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 2}})
+            $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
+            editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 3}})
+            expect(editor.getSelectedText()).toBe "  var sort = function(items) {"
+            $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
+
+            # Quad click
+            [pageX, pageY] = window.pixelPositionForPoint(editor, [2, 3])
+            editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 1}})
+            $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
+            editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 2}})
+            $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
+            editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 3}})
+            $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
+            editor.lines.trigger mousedownEvent({pageX, pageY, originalEvent: {detail: 4}})
+            expect(editor.getSelectedText()).toBe "    if (items.length <= 1) return items;"
+            $(document).trigger 'mouseup'
 
   describe "selection", ->
     selection = null
@@ -661,7 +671,7 @@ describe "Editor", ->
       editor.attachToDom()
       expect(editor).toMatchSelector ":has(:focus)"
 
-  describe "when the editor is focused", ->
+  describe "when the editor recieves focused", ->
     it "focuses the hidden input", ->
       editor.attachToDom()
       editor.focus()
diff --git a/src/atom/editor.coffee b/src/atom/editor.coffee
index 74e56915f..eec85157c 100644
--- a/src/atom/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/editor.coffee
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ class Editor extends View
     { top: row * @lineHeight, left: column * @charWidth }
 
   pointFromPixelPosition: ({top, left}) ->
-    { row: Math.floor(top / @lineHeight), column: Math.floor(left / @charWidth) }
+    screenPosition = new Point(Math.floor(top / @lineHeight), Math.floor(left / @charWidth))
+    @lineWrapper.bufferPositionFromScreenPosition screenPosition
 
   pointFromMouseEvent: (e) ->
     { pageX, pageY } = e