diff --git a/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsService.java b/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsService.java
index 34682feeedb..052793eabaf 100644
--- a/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsService.java
+++ b/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsService.java
@@ -387,6 +387,23 @@ invocation of app_process (through android-emacs) can
     EmacsService.<Void>syncRunnable (task);
   }
 
+  public void
+  getLocationInWindow (final EmacsView view, final int[] coordinates)
+  {
+    FutureTask<Void> task;
+
+    task = new FutureTask<Void> (new Callable<Void> () {
+	public Void
+	call ()
+	{
+	  view.getLocationInWindow (coordinates);
+	  return null;
+	}
+      });
+
+    EmacsService.<Void>syncRunnable (task);
+  }
+
 
 
   public static void
diff --git a/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsWindow.java b/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsWindow.java
index 91e97fa8b61..911e082144e 100644
--- a/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsWindow.java
+++ b/java/org/gnu/emacs/EmacsWindow.java
@@ -1551,10 +1551,11 @@ else if (EmacsWindow.this.isMapped)
   {
     int[] array;
 
-    /* This is supposed to translate coordinates to the root
-       window.  */
+    /* This is supposed to translate coordinates to the root window,
+       whose origin point, in this context, is that of the toplevel
+       activity host to this view.  */
     array = new int[2];
-    EmacsService.SERVICE.getLocationOnScreen (view, array);
+    EmacsService.SERVICE.getLocationInWindow (view, array);
 
     /* Now, the coordinates of the view should be in array.  Offset X
        and Y by them.  */