diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index 75ed244..afbb360 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -422,9 +422,10 @@
  *
  * @param position {PIXI.Point} The world origin to calculate from
  * @param [from] {PIXI.DisplayObject} The DisplayObject to calculate the global position from
+ * @param [point] {PIXI.Point} A Point object in which to store the value, optional (otherwise will create a new Point)
  * @return {PIXI.Point} A point object representing the position of this object
  */
-DisplayObject.prototype.toLocal = function (position, from)
+DisplayObject.prototype.toLocal = function (position, from, point)
 {
     if (from)
     {
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@
     }
 
     // simply apply the matrix..
-    return this.worldTransform.applyInverse(position);
+    return this.worldTransform.applyInverse(position, point);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@
     this.position.y = y || 0;
     this.scale.x = !scaleX ? 1 : scaleX;
     this.scale.y = !scaleY ? 1 : scaleY;
-    this.rotation = rotation || 0; 
+    this.rotation = rotation || 0;
     this.skew.x = skewX || 0;
     this.skew.y = skewY || 0;
     this.pivot.x = pivotX || 0;
@@ -549,7 +550,7 @@
     this.scale = null;
     this.pivot = null;
     this.skew = null;
-    
+
     this.parent = null;
 
     this._bounds = null;

diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index 75ed244..afbb360 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -422,9 +422,10 @@
  *
  * @param position {PIXI.Point} The world origin to calculate from
  * @param [from] {PIXI.DisplayObject} The DisplayObject to calculate the global position from
+ * @param [point] {PIXI.Point} A Point object in which to store the value, optional (otherwise will create a new Point)
  * @return {PIXI.Point} A point object representing the position of this object
  */
-DisplayObject.prototype.toLocal = function (position, from)
+DisplayObject.prototype.toLocal = function (position, from, point)
 {
     if (from)
     {
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@
     }
 
     // simply apply the matrix..
-    return this.worldTransform.applyInverse(position);
+    return this.worldTransform.applyInverse(position, point);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@
     this.position.y = y || 0;
     this.scale.x = !scaleX ? 1 : scaleX;
     this.scale.y = !scaleY ? 1 : scaleY;
-    this.rotation = rotation || 0; 
+    this.rotation = rotation || 0;
     this.skew.x = skewX || 0;
     this.skew.y = skewY || 0;
     this.pivot.x = pivotX || 0;
@@ -549,7 +550,7 @@
     this.scale = null;
     this.pivot = null;
     this.skew = null;
-    
+
     this.parent = null;
 
     this._bounds = null;
diff --git a/src/interaction/InteractionData.js b/src/interaction/InteractionData.js
index d0131ff..b29d188 100644
--- a/src/interaction/InteractionData.js
+++ b/src/interaction/InteractionData.js
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
  *
  * @param displayObject {PIXI.DisplayObject} The DisplayObject that you would like the local coords off
  * @param [point] {PIXI.Point} A Point object in which to store the value, optional (otherwise will create a new point)
- * param [globalPos] {PIXI.Point} A Point object containing your custom global coords, optional (otherwise will use the current global coords)
+ * @param [globalPos] {PIXI.Point} A Point object containing your custom global coords, optional (otherwise will use the current global coords)
  * @return {PIXI.Point} A point containing the coordinates of the InteractionData position relative to the DisplayObject
  */
 InteractionData.prototype.getLocalPosition = function (displayObject, point, globalPos)
 {
-    return displayObject.toLocal(globalPos ? globalPos : this.global, point);
+    return displayObject.toLocal(globalPos || this.global, null, point);
 };

diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index 75ed244..afbb360 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -422,9 +422,10 @@
  *
  * @param position {PIXI.Point} The world origin to calculate from
  * @param [from] {PIXI.DisplayObject} The DisplayObject to calculate the global position from
+ * @param [point] {PIXI.Point} A Point object in which to store the value, optional (otherwise will create a new Point)
  * @return {PIXI.Point} A point object representing the position of this object
  */
-DisplayObject.prototype.toLocal = function (position, from)
+DisplayObject.prototype.toLocal = function (position, from, point)
 {
     if (from)
     {
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@
     }
 
     // simply apply the matrix..
-    return this.worldTransform.applyInverse(position);
+    return this.worldTransform.applyInverse(position, point);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@
     this.position.y = y || 0;
     this.scale.x = !scaleX ? 1 : scaleX;
     this.scale.y = !scaleY ? 1 : scaleY;
-    this.rotation = rotation || 0; 
+    this.rotation = rotation || 0;
     this.skew.x = skewX || 0;
     this.skew.y = skewY || 0;
     this.pivot.x = pivotX || 0;
@@ -549,7 +550,7 @@
     this.scale = null;
     this.pivot = null;
     this.skew = null;
-    
+
     this.parent = null;
 
     this._bounds = null;
diff --git a/src/interaction/InteractionData.js b/src/interaction/InteractionData.js
index d0131ff..b29d188 100644
--- a/src/interaction/InteractionData.js
+++ b/src/interaction/InteractionData.js
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@
  *
  * @param displayObject {PIXI.DisplayObject} The DisplayObject that you would like the local coords off
  * @param [point] {PIXI.Point} A Point object in which to store the value, optional (otherwise will create a new point)
- * param [globalPos] {PIXI.Point} A Point object containing your custom global coords, optional (otherwise will use the current global coords)
+ * @param [globalPos] {PIXI.Point} A Point object containing your custom global coords, optional (otherwise will use the current global coords)
  * @return {PIXI.Point} A point containing the coordinates of the InteractionData position relative to the DisplayObject
  */
 InteractionData.prototype.getLocalPosition = function (displayObject, point, globalPos)
 {
-    return displayObject.toLocal(globalPos ? globalPos : this.global, point);
+    return displayObject.toLocal(globalPos || this.global, null, point);
 };
diff --git a/test/unit/interaction/InteractionData.test.js b/test/unit/interaction/InteractionData.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70660fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/interaction/InteractionData.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+describe('PIXI.interaction.InteractionData', function() {
+    describe('getLocalPosition', function() {
+        it('should populate second parameter with result', function() {
+            var data = new PIXI.interaction.InteractionData(),
+                displayObject = new PIXI.DisplayObject(),
+                point = new PIXI.Point();
+
+            data.global.set(10, 10);
+            displayObject.position.set(5, 3);
+
+            data.getLocalPosition(displayObject, point);
+
+            expect(point.x).to.equal(5);
+            expect(point.y).to.equal(7);
+        });
+    });
+});