diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.hpp
index 9fc39e69..41812395 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.hpp
@@ -231,8 +231,9 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 			void move_ns(bool to_north);	//Moves up and down
 			void move_left();
 			void move_right();
-			nana::upoint mouse_caret(const point& screen_pos);
-			nana::upoint caret() const;
+			upoint mouse_caret(const point& screen_pos);
+			upoint caret() const;
+			point caret_screen_pos() const;
 			bool scroll(bool upwards, bool vertical);
 			bool mouse_enter(bool);
 			bool mouse_down(::nana::mouse, const point& screen_pos);
diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/textbox.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/textbox.hpp
index 1d46d33b..85bac2a6 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/textbox.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/textbox.hpp
@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ namespace nana
 		bool saved() const;
 
         /// Read the text from a specified line. It returns true for success.
-		bool getline(std::size_t line_index, nana::string&) const;
+		bool getline(std::size_t pos, nana::string&) const;
+
+		/// Gets the caret position
+		bool caret_pos(point& pos, bool text_coordinate) const;
 
         /// Appends an string. If `at_caret` is `true`, the string is inserted at the position of caret, otherwise, it is appended at end of the textbox.
 		textbox& append(const nana::string& text, bool at_caret);
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp
index 29893989..e568fbee 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp
@@ -2359,7 +2359,7 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 			}
 		}
 
-		nana::upoint text_editor::mouse_caret(const point& scrpos)	//From screen position
+		upoint text_editor::mouse_caret(const point& scrpos)	//From screen position
 		{
 			points_.caret = behavior_->screen_to_caret(scrpos);
 
@@ -2370,11 +2370,16 @@ namespace nana{	namespace widgets
 			return points_.caret;
 		}
 
-		nana::upoint text_editor::caret() const
+		upoint text_editor::caret() const
 		{
 			return points_.caret;
 		}
 
+		point text_editor::caret_screen_pos() const
+		{
+			return behavior_->caret_to_screen(points_.caret);
+		}
+
 		bool text_editor::scroll(bool upwards, bool vert)
 		{
 			if(vert && attributes_.vscroll)
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/textbox.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/textbox.cpp
index 5f600f1c..59e51d57 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/textbox.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/textbox.cpp
@@ -294,6 +294,26 @@ namespace drawerbase {
 			return (editor ? editor->getline(line_index, text) : false);
 		}
 
+		/// Gets the caret position
+		bool textbox::caret_pos(point& pos, bool text_coordinate) const
+		{
+			internal_scope_guard lock;
+			auto editor = get_drawer_trigger().editor();
+
+			auto scr_pos = editor->caret_screen_pos();
+
+			if (text_coordinate)
+			{
+				auto upos = editor->caret();
+				pos.x = static_cast<int>(upos.x);
+				pos.y = static_cast<int>(upos.y);
+			}
+			else
+				pos = scr_pos;
+
+			return editor->hit_text_area(scr_pos);
+		}
+
 		textbox& textbox::append(const nana::string& text, bool at_caret)
 		{
 			internal_scope_guard lock;