diff --git a/doc/base/classes.xml b/doc/base/classes.xml
index cffbd68939f..423a31c6ff1 100644
--- a/doc/base/classes.xml
+++ b/doc/base/classes.xml
@@ -7328,6 +7328,22 @@
 			</description>
 		</method>
 		<method name="update">
+		<method name="make_screen_coord_local" qualifiers="const">
+			<return type="Vector2">
+			</return>
+			<argument index="0" name="screen_point" type="Vector2">
+			</argument>
+			<description>
+				Take a 2d screen point and convert to 2D local coords relative to this Canvas
+				 item.  If this CanvasItem is the root of a Scene, its essentially the 
+				 world coords for that scene.
+			</description>
+		</method>
+		<method name="make_input_local" qualifiers="const">
+			<return type="InputEvent">
+			</return>
+			<argument index="0" name="event" type="InputEvent">
+			</argument>
 			<description>
 				Queue the CanvasItem for update. [code]NOTIFICATION_DRAW[/code] will be called on idle time to request redraw.
 			</description>
diff --git a/scene/2d/canvas_item.cpp b/scene/2d/canvas_item.cpp
index bc5bff3b8ef..eb4f4579754 100644
--- a/scene/2d/canvas_item.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/canvas_item.cpp
@@ -948,6 +948,15 @@ Ref<CanvasItemMaterial> CanvasItem::get_material() const{
 	return material;
 }
 
+Vector2 CanvasItem::make_canvas_pos_local(const Vector2& screen_point) const {
+
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!is_inside_tree(),screen_point);
+
+	Matrix32 local_matrix = (get_canvas_transform() * 
+			get_global_transform()).affine_inverse();
+
+	return local_matrix.xform(screen_point);
+}
 
 InputEvent CanvasItem::make_input_local(const InputEvent& p_event) const {
 
@@ -1052,6 +1061,8 @@ void CanvasItem::_bind_methods() {
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("set_use_parent_material","enable"),&CanvasItem::set_use_parent_material);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_use_parent_material"),&CanvasItem::get_use_parent_material);
 
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("make_canvas_pos_local","screen_point"),
+			&CanvasItem::make_canvas_pos_local);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("make_input_local","event"),&CanvasItem::make_input_local);
 
 	BIND_VMETHOD(MethodInfo("_draw"));
diff --git a/scene/2d/canvas_item.h b/scene/2d/canvas_item.h
index 8a61b449fd4..b894310ce23 100644
--- a/scene/2d/canvas_item.h
+++ b/scene/2d/canvas_item.h
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ public:
 	bool get_use_parent_material() const;
 
 	InputEvent make_input_local(const InputEvent& pevent) const;
+	Vector2 make_canvas_pos_local(const Vector2& screen_point) const;
 
 	Vector2 get_global_mouse_pos() const;
 	Vector2 get_local_mouse_pos() const;