diff --git a/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js b/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js
index b71682f..a23761f 100644
--- a/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js
+++ b/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 import * as core from '../core';
 
 /**
- * Returns the global position of the displayObject
+ * Returns the global position of the displayObject. Does not depend on object scale, rotation and pivot.
  *
  * @memberof PIXI.DisplayObject#
  * @param {Point} point - the point to write the global value to. If null a new point will be returned
+ * @param {boolean} skipUpdate - setting to true will stop the transforms of the scene graph from
+ *  being updated. This means the calculation returned MAY be out of date BUT will give you a
+ *  nice performance boost
  * @return {Point} The updated point
  */
-core.DisplayObject.prototype.getGlobalPosition = function getGlobalPosition(point = new core.Point())
+core.DisplayObject.prototype.getGlobalPosition = function getGlobalPosition(point = new core.Point(), skipUpdate = false)
 {
     if (this.parent)
     {
-        this.displayObjectUpdateTransform();
-
-        point.x = this.worldTransform.tx;
-        point.y = this.worldTransform.ty;
+        this.parent.toGlobal(this.position, point, skipUpdate);
     }
     else
     {

diff --git a/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js b/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js
index b71682f..a23761f 100644
--- a/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js
+++ b/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 import * as core from '../core';
 
 /**
- * Returns the global position of the displayObject
+ * Returns the global position of the displayObject. Does not depend on object scale, rotation and pivot.
  *
  * @memberof PIXI.DisplayObject#
  * @param {Point} point - the point to write the global value to. If null a new point will be returned
+ * @param {boolean} skipUpdate - setting to true will stop the transforms of the scene graph from
+ *  being updated. This means the calculation returned MAY be out of date BUT will give you a
+ *  nice performance boost
  * @return {Point} The updated point
  */
-core.DisplayObject.prototype.getGlobalPosition = function getGlobalPosition(point = new core.Point())
+core.DisplayObject.prototype.getGlobalPosition = function getGlobalPosition(point = new core.Point(), skipUpdate = false)
 {
     if (this.parent)
     {
-        this.displayObjectUpdateTransform();
-
-        point.x = this.worldTransform.tx;
-        point.y = this.worldTransform.ty;
+        this.parent.toGlobal(this.position, point, skipUpdate);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/test/core/getGlobalPosition.js b/test/core/getGlobalPosition.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..480bfbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/getGlobalPosition.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('getGlobalPosition', function ()
+{
+    it('should return correct global coordinates of a displayObject, without depending on its pivot', function ()
+    {
+        var parent = new PIXI.Container();
+
+        var container = new PIXI.Container();
+
+        parent.addChild(container);
+
+        parent.position.set(100, 100);
+        parent.rotation = Math.PI;
+        parent.scale.set(2, 2);
+        container.position.set(10, -30);
+        container.pivot.set(1000, 1000);
+
+        var globalPoint;
+
+        globalPoint = container.toGlobalPosition(globalPoint, false);
+
+        expect(globalPoint.x).to.equal(80);
+        expect(globalPoint.y).to.equal(160);
+
+        // check but skipUpdate
+
+        parent.position.set(200, 200);
+        globalPoint = container.toGlobalPosition(globalPoint, true);
+
+        expect(globalPoint.x).to.equal(80);
+        expect(globalPoint.y).to.equal(160);
+    });
+});

diff --git a/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js b/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js
index b71682f..a23761f 100644
--- a/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js
+++ b/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 import * as core from '../core';
 
 /**
- * Returns the global position of the displayObject
+ * Returns the global position of the displayObject. Does not depend on object scale, rotation and pivot.
  *
  * @memberof PIXI.DisplayObject#
  * @param {Point} point - the point to write the global value to. If null a new point will be returned
+ * @param {boolean} skipUpdate - setting to true will stop the transforms of the scene graph from
+ *  being updated. This means the calculation returned MAY be out of date BUT will give you a
+ *  nice performance boost
  * @return {Point} The updated point
  */
-core.DisplayObject.prototype.getGlobalPosition = function getGlobalPosition(point = new core.Point())
+core.DisplayObject.prototype.getGlobalPosition = function getGlobalPosition(point = new core.Point(), skipUpdate = false)
 {
     if (this.parent)
     {
-        this.displayObjectUpdateTransform();
-
-        point.x = this.worldTransform.tx;
-        point.y = this.worldTransform.ty;
+        this.parent.toGlobal(this.position, point, skipUpdate);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/test/core/getGlobalPosition.js b/test/core/getGlobalPosition.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..480bfbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/getGlobalPosition.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('getGlobalPosition', function ()
+{
+    it('should return correct global coordinates of a displayObject, without depending on its pivot', function ()
+    {
+        var parent = new PIXI.Container();
+
+        var container = new PIXI.Container();
+
+        parent.addChild(container);
+
+        parent.position.set(100, 100);
+        parent.rotation = Math.PI;
+        parent.scale.set(2, 2);
+        container.position.set(10, -30);
+        container.pivot.set(1000, 1000);
+
+        var globalPoint;
+
+        globalPoint = container.toGlobalPosition(globalPoint, false);
+
+        expect(globalPoint.x).to.equal(80);
+        expect(globalPoint.y).to.equal(160);
+
+        // check but skipUpdate
+
+        parent.position.set(200, 200);
+        globalPoint = container.toGlobalPosition(globalPoint, true);
+
+        expect(globalPoint.x).to.equal(80);
+        expect(globalPoint.y).to.equal(160);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/core/index.js b/test/core/index.js
index 899c633..0393e14 100755
--- a/test/core/index.js
+++ b/test/core/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 require('./Text');
 require('./toGlobal');
 require('./toLocal');
+require('./getGlobalPosition');
 require('./util');
 require('./Point');
 require('./ObservablePoint');