diff --git a/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js b/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..258da09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+var DisplayObject = require('../core/display/DisplayObject'),
+    Point = require('../core/math/Point');
+
+
+/**
+* Returns the global position of the displayObject
+*
+* @param point {Point} the point to write the global value to. If null a new point will be returned
+* @return {Point}
+*/
+DisplayObject.prototype.getGlobalPosition = function (point)
+{
+    point = point || new Point();
+
+    if(this.parent)
+    {
+        this.displayObjectUpdateTransform();
+
+        point.x = this.worldTransform.tx;
+        point.y = this.worldTransform.ty;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        point.x = this.position.x;
+        point.y = this.position.y;
+    }
+
+    return point;
+};
+
+module.exports = {};

diff --git a/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js b/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..258da09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/extras/getGlobalPosition.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+var DisplayObject = require('../core/display/DisplayObject'),
+    Point = require('../core/math/Point');
+
+
+/**
+* Returns the global position of the displayObject
+*
+* @param point {Point} the point to write the global value to. If null a new point will be returned
+* @return {Point}
+*/
+DisplayObject.prototype.getGlobalPosition = function (point)
+{
+    point = point || new Point();
+
+    if(this.parent)
+    {
+        this.displayObjectUpdateTransform();
+
+        point.x = this.worldTransform.tx;
+        point.y = this.worldTransform.ty;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        point.x = this.position.x;
+        point.y = this.position.y;
+    }
+
+    return point;
+};
+
+module.exports = {};
diff --git a/src/extras/index.js b/src/extras/index.js
index e54848e..fc4ac98 100644
--- a/src/extras/index.js
+++ b/src/extras/index.js
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
     TilingSprite:   require('./TilingSprite'),
     BitmapText:     require('./BitmapText'),
     cacheAsBitmap:  require('./cacheAsBitmap'),
-    getChildByName: require('./getChildByName')
+    getChildByName: require('./getChildByName'),
+    getGlobalPosition: require('./getGlobalPosition')
 };