diff --git a/ui/ui.draggable.js b/ui/ui.draggable.js
index b8bfaa0c74..95d5ea0bd7 100644
--- a/ui/ui.draggable.js
+++ b/ui/ui.draggable.js
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ $.widget("ui.draggable", $.extend({}, $.ui.mouse, {
 		return {
 			helper: this.helper,
 			position: this.position,
-			absolutePosition: this.positionAbs
+			absolutePosition: this.positionAbs, //deprecated
+			offset: this.positionAbs
 		};
 	}
 
diff --git a/ui/ui.droppable.js b/ui/ui.droppable.js
index d0a2f81c52..600f3d7a3a 100644
--- a/ui/ui.droppable.js
+++ b/ui/ui.droppable.js
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ $.widget("ui.droppable", {
 			draggable: (c.currentItem || c.element),
 			helper: c.helper,
 			position: c.position,
-			absolutePosition: c.positionAbs
+			absolutePosition: c.positionAbs, //deprecated
+			offset: c.positionAbs
 		};
 	}
 
diff --git a/ui/ui.sortable.js b/ui/ui.sortable.js
index cd41d1de91..0ff3107b4b 100644
--- a/ui/ui.sortable.js
+++ b/ui/ui.sortable.js
@@ -971,7 +971,8 @@ $.widget("ui.sortable", $.extend({}, $.ui.mouse, {
 			helper: self.helper,
 			placeholder: self.placeholder || $([]),
 			position: self.position,
-			absolutePosition: self.positionAbs,
+			absolutePosition: self.positionAbs, //deprecated
+			offset: self.positionAbs,
 			item: self.currentItem,
 			sender: inst ? inst.element : null
 		};