diff --git a/sky/engine/core/core.gni b/sky/engine/core/core.gni
index 5b01d018797..1a4d5063c24 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/core.gni
+++ b/sky/engine/core/core.gni
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ sky_core_files = [
   "editing/CompositionUnderline.h",
   "editing/CompositionUnderlineRangeFilter.cpp",
   "editing/CompositionUnderlineRangeFilter.h",
+  "editing/PositionWithAffinity.cpp",
+  "editing/PositionWithAffinity.h",
   "painting/Canvas.cpp",
   "painting/Canvas.h",
   "painting/CanvasColor.cpp",
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/dart/text.dart b/sky/engine/core/dart/text.dart
index 0354ada25b9..7b8667a2758 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/dart/text.dart
+++ b/sky/engine/core/dart/text.dart
@@ -474,7 +474,44 @@ class TextBox {
 
   int get hashCode => hashValues(left, top, right, bottom, direction);
 
-  String toString() => "TextBox.fromLTRBD(${left.toStringAsFixed(1)}, ${top.toStringAsFixed(1)}, ${right.toStringAsFixed(1)}, ${bottom.toStringAsFixed(1)}, $direction)";
+  String toString() => 'TextBox.fromLTRBD(${left.toStringAsFixed(1)}, ${top.toStringAsFixed(1)}, ${right.toStringAsFixed(1)}, ${bottom.toStringAsFixed(1)}, $direction)';
+}
+
+/// Whether a [TextPosition] is visually upstream or downstream of its offset.
+///
+/// For example, when a text position exists at a line break, a single offset has
+/// two visual positions, one prior to the line break (at the end of the first
+/// line) and one after the line break (at the start of the second line). A text
+/// affinity disambiguates between those cases. (Something similar happens with
+/// between runs of bidirectional text.)
+enum TextAffinity {
+  /// The position has affinity for the upstream side of the text position.
+  ///
+  /// For example, if the offset of the text position is a line break, the
+  /// position represents the end of the first line.
+  upstream,
+
+  /// The position has affinity for the downstream side of the text position.
+  ///
+  /// For example, if the offset of the text position is a line break, the
+  /// position represents the start of the second line.
+  downstream
+}
+
+/// A visual position in a string of text.
+class TextPosition {
+  const TextPosition({ this.offset, this.affinity: TextAffinity.downstream });
+
+  /// The index of the character just prior to the position.
+  final int offset;
+
+  /// If the offset has more than one visual location (e.g., occurs at a line
+  /// break), which of the two locations is represented by this position.
+  final TextAffinity affinity;
+
+  String toString() {
+    return '$runtimeType(offset: $offset, affinity: $affinity)';
+  }
 }
 
 abstract class Paragraph extends NativeFieldWrapperClass2 {
@@ -496,7 +533,16 @@ abstract class Paragraph extends NativeFieldWrapperClass2 {
   void layout() native "Paragraph_layout";
   void paint(Canvas canvas, Offset offset) native "Paragraph_paint";
 
+  /// Returns a list of text boxes that enclose the given text range.
   List<TextBox> getBoxesForRange(int start, int end) native "Paragraph_getRectsForRange";
+
+  List<int> _getPositionForOffset(Offset offset) native "Paragraph_getPositionForOffset";
+
+  /// Returns the text position closest to the given offset.
+  TextPosition getPositionForOffset(Offset offset) {
+    List<int> encoded = _getPositionForOffset(offset);
+    return new TextPosition(offset: encoded[0], affinity: TextAffinity.values[encoded[1]]);
+  }
 }
 
 class ParagraphBuilder extends NativeFieldWrapperClass2 {
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/editing/PositionWithAffinity.cpp b/sky/engine/core/editing/PositionWithAffinity.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3df5f74ef12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sky/engine/core/editing/PositionWithAffinity.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "sky/engine/core/editing/PositionWithAffinity.h"
+
+namespace blink {
+
+PositionWithAffinity::PositionWithAffinity(RenderObject* renderer, int offset, EAffinity affinity)
+    : m_renderer(renderer)
+    , m_offset(offset)
+    , m_affinity(affinity)
+{
+}
+
+PositionWithAffinity::~PositionWithAffinity()
+{
+}
+
+} // namespace blink
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/editing/PositionWithAffinity.h b/sky/engine/core/editing/PositionWithAffinity.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d7ca88b97e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sky/engine/core/editing/PositionWithAffinity.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef SKY_ENGINE_CORE_EDITING_POSITIONWITHAFFINITY_H_
+#define SKY_ENGINE_CORE_EDITING_POSITIONWITHAFFINITY_H_
+
+namespace blink {
+
+class RenderObject;
+
+enum EAffinity { UPSTREAM, DOWNSTREAM };
+
+// VisiblePosition default affinity is downstream because
+// the callers do not really care (they just want the
+// deep position without regard to line position), and this
+// is cheaper than UPSTREAM
+#define VP_DEFAULT_AFFINITY DOWNSTREAM
+
+// Callers who do not know where on the line the position is,
+// but would like UPSTREAM if at a line break or DOWNSTREAM
+// otherwise, need a clear way to specify that.  The
+// constructors auto-correct UPSTREAM to DOWNSTREAM if the
+// position is not at a line break.
+#define VP_UPSTREAM_IF_POSSIBLE UPSTREAM
+
+class PositionWithAffinity {
+public:
+    PositionWithAffinity(RenderObject* renderer, int offset, EAffinity = DOWNSTREAM);
+    ~PositionWithAffinity();
+
+    RenderObject* renderer() const { return m_renderer; }
+    int offset() const { return m_offset; }
+    EAffinity affinity() const { return m_affinity; }
+
+private:
+    RenderObject* m_renderer;
+    int m_offset;
+    EAffinity m_affinity;
+};
+
+} // namespace blink
+
+#endif  // SKY_ENGINE_CORE_EDITING_POSITIONWITHAFFINITY_H_
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBlock.cpp b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBlock.cpp
index 4171734abcc..aa50e263513 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBlock.cpp
+++ b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBlock.cpp
@@ -952,6 +952,112 @@ bool RenderBlock::hitTestContents(const HitTestRequest& request, HitTestResult&
     return false;
 }
 
+static PositionWithAffinity positionForPointInChild(RenderBox* child, const LayoutPoint& pointInParentCoordinates)
+{
+    LayoutPoint childLocation = child->location();
+
+    // FIXME: This is wrong if the child's writing-mode is different from the parent's.
+    LayoutPoint pointInChildCoordinates(toLayoutPoint(pointInParentCoordinates - childLocation));
+    return child->positionForPoint(pointInChildCoordinates);
+}
+
+PositionWithAffinity RenderBlock::positionForPointWithInlineChildren(const LayoutPoint& pointInLogicalContents)
+{
+    ASSERT(isRenderParagraph());
+
+    if (!firstRootBox())
+        return createPositionWithAffinity(0, DOWNSTREAM);
+
+    // look for the closest line box in the root box which is at the passed-in y coordinate
+    InlineBox* closestBox = 0;
+    RootInlineBox* firstRootBoxWithChildren = 0;
+    RootInlineBox* lastRootBoxWithChildren = 0;
+    for (RootInlineBox* root = firstRootBox(); root; root = root->nextRootBox()) {
+        if (!root->firstLeafChild())
+            continue;
+        if (!firstRootBoxWithChildren)
+            firstRootBoxWithChildren = root;
+
+        lastRootBoxWithChildren = root;
+
+        // check if this root line box is located at this y coordinate
+        if (pointInLogicalContents.y() < root->selectionBottom()) {
+            closestBox = root->closestLeafChildForLogicalLeftPosition(pointInLogicalContents.x());
+            if (closestBox)
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!closestBox && lastRootBoxWithChildren) {
+        // y coordinate is below last root line box, pretend we hit it
+        closestBox = lastRootBoxWithChildren->closestLeafChildForLogicalLeftPosition(pointInLogicalContents.x());
+    }
+
+    if (closestBox) {
+        // pass the box a top position that is inside it
+        LayoutPoint point(pointInLogicalContents.x(), closestBox->root().blockDirectionPointInLine());
+        if (closestBox->renderer().isReplaced())
+            return positionForPointInChild(&toRenderBox(closestBox->renderer()), point);
+        return closestBox->renderer().positionForPoint(point);
+    }
+
+    // Can't reach this. We have a root line box, but it has no kids.
+    // FIXME: This should ASSERT_NOT_REACHED(), but clicking on placeholder text
+    // seems to hit this code path.
+    return createPositionWithAffinity(0, DOWNSTREAM);
+}
+
+static inline bool isChildHitTestCandidate(RenderBox* box)
+{
+    return box->height() && !box->isFloatingOrOutOfFlowPositioned();
+}
+
+PositionWithAffinity RenderBlock::positionForPoint(const LayoutPoint& point)
+{
+    if (isReplaced()) {
+        // FIXME: This seems wrong when the object's writing-mode doesn't match the line's writing-mode.
+        LayoutUnit pointLogicalLeft = point.x();
+        LayoutUnit pointLogicalTop = point.y();
+
+        if (pointLogicalLeft < 0)
+            return createPositionWithAffinity(caretMinOffset(), DOWNSTREAM);
+        if (pointLogicalLeft >= logicalWidth())
+            return createPositionWithAffinity(caretMaxOffset(), DOWNSTREAM);
+        if (pointLogicalTop < 0)
+            return createPositionWithAffinity(caretMinOffset(), DOWNSTREAM);
+        if (pointLogicalTop >= logicalHeight())
+            return createPositionWithAffinity(caretMaxOffset(), DOWNSTREAM);
+    }
+
+    LayoutPoint pointInContents = point;
+    LayoutPoint pointInLogicalContents(pointInContents);
+
+    if (isRenderParagraph())
+        return positionForPointWithInlineChildren(pointInLogicalContents);
+
+    RenderBox* lastCandidateBox = lastChildBox();
+    while (lastCandidateBox && !isChildHitTestCandidate(lastCandidateBox))
+        lastCandidateBox = lastCandidateBox->previousSiblingBox();
+
+    if (lastCandidateBox) {
+        if (pointInLogicalContents.y() > logicalTopForChild(lastCandidateBox)
+            || (pointInLogicalContents.y() == logicalTopForChild(lastCandidateBox)))
+            return positionForPointInChild(lastCandidateBox, pointInContents);
+
+        for (RenderBox* childBox = firstChildBox(); childBox; childBox = childBox->nextSiblingBox()) {
+            if (!isChildHitTestCandidate(childBox))
+                continue;
+            LayoutUnit childLogicalBottom = logicalTopForChild(childBox) + logicalHeightForChild(childBox);
+            // We hit child if our click is above the bottom of its padding box (like IE6/7 and FF3).
+            if (isChildHitTestCandidate(childBox) && (pointInLogicalContents.y() < childLogicalBottom))
+                return positionForPointInChild(childBox, pointInContents);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // We only get here if there are no hit test candidate children below the click.
+    return RenderBox::positionForPoint(point);
+}
+
 LayoutUnit RenderBlock::availableLogicalWidth() const
 {
     return RenderBox::availableLogicalWidth();
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBlock.h b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBlock.h
index 4a6403f08ea..36d42007ce3 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBlock.h
+++ b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBlock.h
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ public:
 
     LayoutUnit textIndentOffset() const;
 
+    virtual PositionWithAffinity positionForPoint(const LayoutPoint&) override;
+
     // Block flows subclass availableWidth to handle multi column layout (shrinking the width available to children when laying out.)
     virtual LayoutUnit availableLogicalWidth() const override final;
 
@@ -275,6 +277,8 @@ private:
 
     virtual LayoutRect localCaretRect(InlineBox*, int caretOffset, LayoutUnit* extraWidthToEndOfLine = 0) override final;
 
+    PositionWithAffinity positionForPointWithInlineChildren(const LayoutPoint&);
+
     void removeFromGlobalMaps();
     bool widthAvailableToChildrenHasChanged();
 
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBox.cpp b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBox.cpp
index 57722a69ad7..bcb07ec042c 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBox.cpp
+++ b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBox.cpp
@@ -2610,6 +2610,73 @@ LayoutRect RenderBox::localCaretRect(InlineBox* box, int caretOffset, LayoutUnit
     return rect;
 }
 
+PositionWithAffinity RenderBox::positionForPoint(const LayoutPoint& point)
+{
+    // no children...return this render object's element, if there is one, and offset 0
+    RenderObject* firstChild = slowFirstChild();
+    if (!firstChild)
+        return createPositionWithAffinity(caretMinOffset(), DOWNSTREAM);
+
+    // Pass off to the closest child.
+    LayoutUnit minDist = LayoutUnit::max();
+    RenderBox* closestRenderer = 0;
+    LayoutPoint adjustedPoint = point;
+
+    for (RenderObject* renderObject = firstChild; renderObject; renderObject = renderObject->nextSibling()) {
+        if (!renderObject->slowFirstChild() && !renderObject->isInline() && !renderObject->isRenderParagraph())
+            continue;
+
+        if (!renderObject->isBox())
+            continue;
+
+        RenderBox* renderer = toRenderBox(renderObject);
+
+        LayoutUnit top = renderer->borderTop() + renderer->paddingTop() + renderer->y();
+        LayoutUnit bottom = top + renderer->contentHeight();
+        LayoutUnit left = renderer->borderLeft() + renderer->paddingLeft() + renderer->x();
+        LayoutUnit right = left + renderer->contentWidth();
+
+        if (point.x() <= right && point.x() >= left && point.y() <= top && point.y() >= bottom)
+            return renderer->positionForPoint(point - renderer->locationOffset());
+
+        // Find the distance from (x, y) to the box.  Split the space around the box into 8 pieces
+        // and use a different compare depending on which piece (x, y) is in.
+        LayoutPoint cmp;
+        if (point.x() > right) {
+            if (point.y() < top)
+                cmp = LayoutPoint(right, top);
+            else if (point.y() > bottom)
+                cmp = LayoutPoint(right, bottom);
+            else
+                cmp = LayoutPoint(right, point.y());
+        } else if (point.x() < left) {
+            if (point.y() < top)
+                cmp = LayoutPoint(left, top);
+            else if (point.y() > bottom)
+                cmp = LayoutPoint(left, bottom);
+            else
+                cmp = LayoutPoint(left, point.y());
+        } else {
+            if (point.y() < top)
+                cmp = LayoutPoint(point.x(), top);
+            else
+                cmp = LayoutPoint(point.x(), bottom);
+        }
+
+        LayoutSize difference = cmp - point;
+
+        LayoutUnit dist = difference.width() * difference.width() + difference.height() * difference.height();
+        if (dist < minDist) {
+            closestRenderer = renderer;
+            minDist = dist;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (closestRenderer)
+        return closestRenderer->positionForPoint(adjustedPoint - closestRenderer->locationOffset());
+    return createPositionWithAffinity(caretMinOffset(), DOWNSTREAM);
+}
+
 void RenderBox::addVisualEffectOverflow()
 {
     if (!style()->hasVisualOverflowingEffect())
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBox.h b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBox.h
index 88cd2215581..47279607e12 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBox.h
+++ b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderBox.h
@@ -435,6 +435,8 @@ public:
         return true;
     }
 
+    virtual PositionWithAffinity positionForPoint(const LayoutPoint&) override;
+
     void removeFloatingOrPositionedChildFromBlockLists();
 
     RenderLayer* enclosingFloatPaintingLayer() const;
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderInline.cpp b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderInline.cpp
index 9fc107de214..32f5b83d614 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderInline.cpp
+++ b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderInline.cpp
@@ -370,6 +370,23 @@ bool RenderInline::hitTestCulledInline(const HitTestRequest& request, HitTestRes
     return false;
 }
 
+PositionWithAffinity RenderInline::positionForPoint(const LayoutPoint& point)
+{
+    // FIXME(sky): Now that we don't have continuations, can this whole function just be the following?
+    // return containingBlock()->positionForPoint(point);
+
+    // FIXME: Does not deal with relative positioned inlines (should it?)
+    RenderBlock* cb = containingBlock();
+    if (firstLineBox()) {
+        // This inline actually has a line box.  We must have clicked in the border/padding of one of these boxes.  We
+        // should try to find a result by asking our containing block.
+        return cb->positionForPoint(point);
+    }
+
+    // Translate the coords from the pre-anonymous block to the post-anonymous block.
+    return RenderBoxModelObject::positionForPoint(point);
+}
+
 namespace {
 
 class LinesBoundingBoxGeneratorContext {
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderInline.h b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderInline.h
index 9173b0b9709..8f07ba190fe 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderInline.h
+++ b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderInline.h
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ private:
 
     virtual void mapLocalToContainer(const RenderBox* paintInvalidationContainer, TransformState&, MapCoordinatesFlags = ApplyContainerFlip) const override;
 
+    virtual PositionWithAffinity positionForPoint(const LayoutPoint&) override final;
+
     virtual IntRect borderBoundingBox() const override final
     {
         IntRect boundingBox = linesBoundingBox();
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.cpp b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.cpp
index 4954a7029bc..b65c8fbd15e 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.cpp
+++ b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.cpp
@@ -1402,6 +1402,11 @@ void RenderObject::postDestroy()
     delete this;
 }
 
+PositionWithAffinity RenderObject::positionForPoint(const LayoutPoint&)
+{
+    return createPositionWithAffinity(caretMinOffset(), DOWNSTREAM);
+}
+
 // FIXME(sky): Change the callers to use nodeAtPoint direclty and remove this function.
 // Or, rename nodeAtPoint to hitTest?
 bool RenderObject::hitTest(const HitTestRequest& request, HitTestResult& result, const HitTestLocation& locationInContainer, const LayoutPoint& accumulatedOffset)
@@ -1527,6 +1532,11 @@ bool RenderObject::supportsTouchAction() const
     return true;
 }
 
+PositionWithAffinity RenderObject::createPositionWithAffinity(int offset, EAffinity affinity)
+{
+    return PositionWithAffinity(this, offset, affinity);
+}
+
 bool RenderObject::canUpdateSelectionOnRootLineBoxes()
 {
     if (needsLayout())
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.h b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.h
index 672eaaa78cf..6a8a7300b94 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.h
+++ b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderObject.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #ifndef SKY_ENGINE_CORE_RENDERING_RENDEROBJECT_H_
 #define SKY_ENGINE_CORE_RENDERING_RENDEROBJECT_H_
 
+#include "sky/engine/core/editing/PositionWithAffinity.h"
 #include "sky/engine/core/rendering/HitTestRequest.h"
 #include "sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderObjectChildList.h"
 #include "sky/engine/core/rendering/SubtreeLayoutScope.h"
@@ -390,6 +391,10 @@ public:
     virtual void updateHitTestResult(HitTestResult&, const LayoutPoint&);
     virtual bool nodeAtPoint(const HitTestRequest&, HitTestResult&, const HitTestLocation& locationInContainer, const LayoutPoint& accumulatedOffset);
 
+    virtual PositionWithAffinity positionForPoint(const LayoutPoint&);
+    PositionWithAffinity createPositionWithAffinity(int offset, EAffinity);
+    PositionWithAffinity createPositionWithAffinity(const Position&);
+
     virtual void dirtyLinesFromChangedChild(RenderObject*);
 
     // Set the style of the object and update the state of the object accordingly.
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderReplaced.cpp b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderReplaced.cpp
index 73c30c2f20b..ef4d2b51a32 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderReplaced.cpp
+++ b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderReplaced.cpp
@@ -374,6 +374,26 @@ void RenderReplaced::computePreferredLogicalWidths()
     clearPreferredLogicalWidthsDirty();
 }
 
+PositionWithAffinity RenderReplaced::positionForPoint(const LayoutPoint& point)
+{
+    // FIXME: This code is buggy if the replaced element is relative positioned.
+    InlineBox* box = inlineBoxWrapper();
+    RootInlineBox* rootBox = box ? &box->root() : 0;
+
+    LayoutUnit top = rootBox ? rootBox->selectionTop() : logicalTop();
+    LayoutUnit bottom = rootBox ? rootBox->selectionBottom() : logicalBottom();
+
+    LayoutUnit blockDirectionPosition = point.y() + y();
+
+    if (blockDirectionPosition < top)
+        return createPositionWithAffinity(caretMinOffset(), DOWNSTREAM); // coordinates are above
+
+    if (blockDirectionPosition >= bottom)
+        return createPositionWithAffinity(caretMaxOffset(), DOWNSTREAM); // coordinates are below
+
+    return RenderBox::positionForPoint(point);
+}
+
 LayoutRect RenderReplaced::localSelectionRect(bool checkWhetherSelected) const
 {
     if (checkWhetherSelected && !isSelected())
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderReplaced.h b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderReplaced.h
index 6e62eefda04..5f33b361dec 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderReplaced.h
+++ b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderReplaced.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ private:
     virtual void computePreferredLogicalWidths() override final;
     virtual void paintReplaced(PaintInfo&, const LayoutPoint&) { }
 
+    virtual PositionWithAffinity positionForPoint(const LayoutPoint&) override final;
+
     virtual bool canBeSelectionLeaf() const override { return true; }
 
     void computeAspectRatioInformationForRenderBox(FloatSize& constrainedSize, double& intrinsicRatio) const;
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderText.cpp b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderText.cpp
index 51951eae25c..da9c74552f5 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderText.cpp
+++ b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderText.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,169 @@ void RenderText::absoluteQuadsForRange(Vector<FloatQuad>& quads, unsigned start,
 
 enum ShouldAffinityBeDownstream { AlwaysDownstream, AlwaysUpstream, UpstreamIfPositionIsNotAtStart };
 
+static bool lineDirectionPointFitsInBox(int pointLineDirection, InlineTextBox* box, ShouldAffinityBeDownstream& shouldAffinityBeDownstream)
+{
+    shouldAffinityBeDownstream = AlwaysDownstream;
+
+    // the x coordinate is equal to the left edge of this box
+    // the affinity must be downstream so the position doesn't jump back to the previous line
+    // except when box is the first box in the line
+    if (pointLineDirection <= box->logicalLeft()) {
+        shouldAffinityBeDownstream = !box->prevLeafChild() ? UpstreamIfPositionIsNotAtStart : AlwaysDownstream;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // and the x coordinate is to the left of the right edge of this box
+    // check to see if position goes in this box
+    if (pointLineDirection < box->logicalRight()) {
+        shouldAffinityBeDownstream = UpstreamIfPositionIsNotAtStart;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // box is first on line
+    // and the x coordinate is to the left of the first text box left edge
+    if (!box->prevLeafChildIgnoringLineBreak() && pointLineDirection < box->logicalLeft())
+        return true;
+
+    if (!box->nextLeafChildIgnoringLineBreak()) {
+        // box is last on line
+        // and the x coordinate is to the right of the last text box right edge
+        // generate VisiblePosition, use UPSTREAM affinity if possible
+        shouldAffinityBeDownstream = UpstreamIfPositionIsNotAtStart;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static PositionWithAffinity createPositionWithAffinityForBox(const InlineBox* box, int offset, ShouldAffinityBeDownstream shouldAffinityBeDownstream)
+{
+    EAffinity affinity = VP_DEFAULT_AFFINITY;
+    switch (shouldAffinityBeDownstream) {
+    case AlwaysDownstream:
+        affinity = DOWNSTREAM;
+        break;
+    case AlwaysUpstream:
+        affinity = VP_UPSTREAM_IF_POSSIBLE;
+        break;
+    case UpstreamIfPositionIsNotAtStart:
+        affinity = offset > box->caretMinOffset() ? VP_UPSTREAM_IF_POSSIBLE : DOWNSTREAM;
+        break;
+    }
+    int textStartOffset = box->renderer().isText() ? toRenderText(box->renderer()).textStartOffset() : 0;
+    return box->renderer().createPositionWithAffinity(offset + textStartOffset, affinity);
+}
+
+static PositionWithAffinity createPositionWithAffinityForBoxAfterAdjustingOffsetForBiDi(const InlineTextBox* box, int offset, ShouldAffinityBeDownstream shouldAffinityBeDownstream)
+{
+    ASSERT(box);
+    ASSERT(offset >= 0);
+
+    if (offset && static_cast<unsigned>(offset) < box->len())
+        return createPositionWithAffinityForBox(box, box->start() + offset, shouldAffinityBeDownstream);
+
+    bool positionIsAtStartOfBox = !offset;
+    if (positionIsAtStartOfBox == box->isLeftToRightDirection()) {
+        // offset is on the left edge
+
+        const InlineBox* prevBox = box->prevLeafChildIgnoringLineBreak();
+        if ((prevBox && prevBox->bidiLevel() == box->bidiLevel())
+            || box->renderer().containingBlock()->style()->direction() == box->direction()) // FIXME: left on 12CBA
+            return createPositionWithAffinityForBox(box, box->caretLeftmostOffset(), shouldAffinityBeDownstream);
+
+        if (prevBox && prevBox->bidiLevel() > box->bidiLevel()) {
+            // e.g. left of B in aDC12BAb
+            const InlineBox* leftmostBox;
+            do {
+                leftmostBox = prevBox;
+                prevBox = leftmostBox->prevLeafChildIgnoringLineBreak();
+            } while (prevBox && prevBox->bidiLevel() > box->bidiLevel());
+            return createPositionWithAffinityForBox(leftmostBox, leftmostBox->caretRightmostOffset(), shouldAffinityBeDownstream);
+        }
+
+        if (!prevBox || prevBox->bidiLevel() < box->bidiLevel()) {
+            // e.g. left of D in aDC12BAb
+            const InlineBox* rightmostBox;
+            const InlineBox* nextBox = box;
+            do {
+                rightmostBox = nextBox;
+                nextBox = rightmostBox->nextLeafChildIgnoringLineBreak();
+            } while (nextBox && nextBox->bidiLevel() >= box->bidiLevel());
+            return createPositionWithAffinityForBox(rightmostBox,
+                box->isLeftToRightDirection() ? rightmostBox->caretMaxOffset() : rightmostBox->caretMinOffset(), shouldAffinityBeDownstream);
+        }
+
+        return createPositionWithAffinityForBox(box, box->caretRightmostOffset(), shouldAffinityBeDownstream);
+    }
+
+    const InlineBox* nextBox = box->nextLeafChildIgnoringLineBreak();
+    if ((nextBox && nextBox->bidiLevel() == box->bidiLevel())
+        || box->renderer().containingBlock()->style()->direction() == box->direction())
+        return createPositionWithAffinityForBox(box, box->caretRightmostOffset(), shouldAffinityBeDownstream);
+
+    // offset is on the right edge
+    if (nextBox && nextBox->bidiLevel() > box->bidiLevel()) {
+        // e.g. right of C in aDC12BAb
+        const InlineBox* rightmostBox;
+        do {
+            rightmostBox = nextBox;
+            nextBox = rightmostBox->nextLeafChildIgnoringLineBreak();
+        } while (nextBox && nextBox->bidiLevel() > box->bidiLevel());
+        return createPositionWithAffinityForBox(rightmostBox, rightmostBox->caretLeftmostOffset(), shouldAffinityBeDownstream);
+    }
+
+    if (!nextBox || nextBox->bidiLevel() < box->bidiLevel()) {
+        // e.g. right of A in aDC12BAb
+        const InlineBox* leftmostBox;
+        const InlineBox* prevBox = box;
+        do {
+            leftmostBox = prevBox;
+            prevBox = leftmostBox->prevLeafChildIgnoringLineBreak();
+        } while (prevBox && prevBox->bidiLevel() >= box->bidiLevel());
+        return createPositionWithAffinityForBox(leftmostBox,
+            box->isLeftToRightDirection() ? leftmostBox->caretMinOffset() : leftmostBox->caretMaxOffset(), shouldAffinityBeDownstream);
+    }
+
+    return createPositionWithAffinityForBox(box, box->caretLeftmostOffset(), shouldAffinityBeDownstream);
+}
+
+PositionWithAffinity RenderText::positionForPoint(const LayoutPoint& point)
+{
+    if (!firstTextBox() || textLength() == 0)
+        return createPositionWithAffinity(0, DOWNSTREAM);
+
+    LayoutUnit pointLineDirection = point.x();
+    LayoutUnit pointBlockDirection = point.y();
+
+    InlineTextBox* lastBox = 0;
+    for (InlineTextBox* box = firstTextBox(); box; box = box->nextTextBox()) {
+        if (box->isLineBreak() && !box->prevLeafChild() && box->nextLeafChild() && !box->nextLeafChild()->isLineBreak())
+            box = box->nextTextBox();
+
+        RootInlineBox& rootBox = box->root();
+        LayoutUnit top = std::min(rootBox.selectionTop(), rootBox.lineTop());
+        if (pointBlockDirection > top || pointBlockDirection == top) {
+            LayoutUnit bottom = rootBox.selectionBottom();
+            if (rootBox.nextRootBox())
+                bottom = std::min(bottom, rootBox.nextRootBox()->lineTop());
+
+            if (pointBlockDirection < bottom) {
+                ShouldAffinityBeDownstream shouldAffinityBeDownstream;
+                if (lineDirectionPointFitsInBox(pointLineDirection, box, shouldAffinityBeDownstream))
+                    return createPositionWithAffinityForBoxAfterAdjustingOffsetForBiDi(box, box->offsetForPosition(pointLineDirection.toFloat()), shouldAffinityBeDownstream);
+            }
+        }
+        lastBox = box;
+    }
+
+    if (lastBox) {
+        ShouldAffinityBeDownstream shouldAffinityBeDownstream;
+        lineDirectionPointFitsInBox(pointLineDirection, lastBox, shouldAffinityBeDownstream);
+        return createPositionWithAffinityForBoxAfterAdjustingOffsetForBiDi(lastBox, lastBox->offsetForPosition(pointLineDirection.toFloat()) + lastBox->start(), shouldAffinityBeDownstream);
+    }
+    return createPositionWithAffinity(0, DOWNSTREAM);
+}
+
 LayoutRect RenderText::localCaretRect(InlineBox* inlineBox, int caretOffset, LayoutUnit* extraWidthToEndOfLine)
 {
     if (!inlineBox)
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderText.h b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderText.h
index 23267cb1f77..1f128d31ead 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderText.h
+++ b/sky/engine/core/rendering/RenderText.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public:
     enum ClippingOption { NoClipping, ClipToEllipsis };
     void absoluteQuads(Vector<FloatQuad>&, ClippingOption = NoClipping) const;
 
+    virtual PositionWithAffinity positionForPoint(const LayoutPoint&) override;
+
     bool is8Bit() const { return m_text.is8Bit(); }
     const LChar* characters8() const { return m_text.impl()->characters8(); }
     const UChar* characters16() const { return m_text.impl()->characters16(); }
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/text/Paragraph.cpp b/sky/engine/core/text/Paragraph.cpp
index f366d58da58..9a613113520 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/text/Paragraph.cpp
+++ b/sky/engine/core/text/Paragraph.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_WRAPPERTYPEINFO(ui, Paragraph);
   V(Paragraph, ideographicBaseline) \
   V(Paragraph, layout) \
   V(Paragraph, getRectsForRange) \
+  V(Paragraph, getPositionForOffset) \
   V(Paragraph, paint)
 
 DART_BIND_ALL(Paragraph, FOR_EACH_BINDING)
@@ -134,4 +135,28 @@ std::vector<TextBox> Paragraph::getRectsForRange(unsigned start, unsigned end) {
   return boxes;
 }
 
+int Paragraph::absoluteOffsetForPosition(const PositionWithAffinity& position) {
+  DCHECK(position.renderer());
+  unsigned offset = 0;
+  for (RenderObject* object = m_renderView.get(); object; object = object->nextInPreOrder()) {
+    if (object == position.renderer())
+      return offset + position.offset();
+    if (object->isText()) {
+      RenderText* text = toRenderText(object);
+      offset += text->textLength();
+    }
+  }
+  DCHECK(false);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+Dart_Handle Paragraph::getPositionForOffset(const Offset& offset) {
+  LayoutPoint point(offset.sk_size.width(), offset.sk_size.height());
+  PositionWithAffinity position = m_renderView->positionForPoint(point);
+  Dart_Handle result = Dart_NewList(2);
+  Dart_ListSetAt(result, 0, ToDart(absoluteOffsetForPosition(position)));
+  Dart_ListSetAt(result, 1, ToDart(static_cast<int>(position.affinity())));
+  return result;
+}
+
 } // namespace blink
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/text/Paragraph.h b/sky/engine/core/text/Paragraph.h
index 536f039afc7..32005d53b88 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/text/Paragraph.h
+++ b/sky/engine/core/text/Paragraph.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public:
     void paint(Canvas* canvas, const Offset& offset);
 
     std::vector<TextBox> getRectsForRange(unsigned start, unsigned end);
+    Dart_Handle getPositionForOffset(const Offset& offset);
 
     RenderView* renderView() const { return m_renderView.get(); }
 
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ public:
 private:
     RenderBox* firstChildBox() const { return m_renderView->firstChildBox(); }
 
+    int absoluteOffsetForPosition(const PositionWithAffinity& position);
+
     LayoutUnit m_minWidth;
     LayoutUnit m_maxWidth;
     LayoutUnit m_minHeight;