diff --git a/examples/mouse.rs b/examples/mouse.rs
index 52006b1..c8510c8 100644
--- a/examples/mouse.rs
+++ b/examples/mouse.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 extern crate termion;
 
 use termion::event::*;
-use termion::cursor;
+use termion::cursor::{self, DetectCursorPos};
 use termion::input::{TermRead, MouseTerminal};
 use termion::raw::IntoRawMode;
 use std::io::{self, Write};
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ fn main() {
                     MouseEvent::Release(a, b) |
                     MouseEvent::Hold(a, b) => {
                         write!(stdout, "{}", cursor::Goto(a, b)).unwrap();
+                        let (x, y) = stdout.cursor_pos().unwrap();
+                        write!(stdout,
+                               "{}{}Cursor is at: ({},{}){}",
+                               cursor::Goto(5, 5),
+                               termion::clear::UntilNewline,
+                               x,
+                               y,
+                               cursor::Goto(a, b)).unwrap();
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/color.rs b/src/color.rs
index 33a5ac2..1cdf32c 100644
--- a/src/color.rs
+++ b/src/color.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 //! ```
 
 use std::fmt;
-use raw::RawTerminal;
+use raw::CONTROL_SEQUENCE_TIMEOUT;
 use std::io::{self, Write, Read};
 use std::time::{SystemTime, Duration};
 use async::async_stdin;
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ pub trait DetectColors {
     fn available_colors(&mut self) -> io::Result<u16>;
 }
 
-impl<W: Write> DetectColors for RawTerminal<W> {
+impl<W: Write> DetectColors for W {
     fn available_colors(&mut self) -> io::Result<u16> {
         let mut stdin = async_stdin();
 
@@ -210,14 +210,11 @@ impl<W: Write> DetectColors for RawTerminal<W> {
     }
 }
 
-/// The timeout of an escape code control sequence, in milliseconds.
-const CONTROL_SEQUENCE_TIMEOUT: u64 = 100;
-
 /// Detect a color using OSC 4.
-fn detect_color<W: Write>(stdout: &mut RawTerminal<W>,
-                          stdin: &mut Read,
-                          color: u16)
-                          -> io::Result<bool> {
+fn detect_color(stdout: &mut Write,
+                stdin: &mut Read,
+                color: u16)
+                -> io::Result<bool> {
     // Is the color available?
     // Use `ESC ] 4 ; color ; ? BEL`.
     write!(stdout, "\x1B]4;{};?\x07", color)?;
diff --git a/src/cursor.rs b/src/cursor.rs
index 0335b20..6aef5dd 100644
--- a/src/cursor.rs
+++ b/src/cursor.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 //! Cursor movement.
 
 use std::fmt;
+use std::io::{self, Write, Error, ErrorKind, Read};
+use async::async_stdin;
+use std::time::{SystemTime, Duration};
+use raw::CONTROL_SEQUENCE_TIMEOUT;
 
 derive_csi_sequence!("Hide the cursor.", Hide, "?25l");
 derive_csi_sequence!("Show the cursor.", Show, "?25h");
@@ -76,3 +80,50 @@ impl fmt::Display for Down {
         write!(f, csi!("{}B"), self.0)
     }
 }
+
+/// Types that allow detection of the cursor position.
+pub trait DetectCursorPos {
+    /// Get the (1,1)-based cursor position from the terminal.
+    fn cursor_pos(&mut self) -> io::Result<(u16, u16)>;
+}
+
+impl<W: Write> DetectCursorPos for W {
+    fn cursor_pos(&mut self) -> io::Result<(u16, u16)> {
+        let mut stdin = async_stdin();
+
+        // Where is the cursor?
+        // Use `ESC [ 6 n`.
+        write!(self, "\x1B[6n")?;
+        self.flush()?;
+
+        let mut buf: [u8; 1] = [0];
+        let mut read_chars = Vec::new();
+
+        let timeout = Duration::from_millis(CONTROL_SEQUENCE_TIMEOUT);
+        let now = SystemTime::now();
+
+        // Either consume all data up to R or wait for a timeout.
+        while buf[0] != b'R' && now.elapsed().unwrap() < timeout {
+            if stdin.read(&mut buf)? > 0 {
+                read_chars.push(buf[0]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if read_chars.len() == 0 {
+            return Err(Error::new(ErrorKind::Other, "Cursor position detection timed out."));
+        }
+
+        // The answer will look like `ESC [ Cy ; Cx R`.
+
+        read_chars.pop(); // remove trailing R.
+        let read_str = String::from_utf8(read_chars).unwrap();
+        let beg = read_str.rfind('[').unwrap();
+        let coords: String = read_str.chars().skip(beg+1).collect();
+        let mut nums = coords.split(';');
+
+        let cy = nums.next().unwrap().parse::<u16>().unwrap();
+        let cx = nums.next().unwrap().parse::<u16>().unwrap();
+
+        Ok((cx, cy))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/raw.rs b/src/raw.rs
index 6e5fd27..952ab20 100644
--- a/src/raw.rs
+++ b/src/raw.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 use std::io::{self, Write};
 use std::ops;
 
+/// The timeout of an escape code control sequence, in milliseconds.
+pub const CONTROL_SEQUENCE_TIMEOUT: u64 = 100;
+
 /// A terminal restorer, which keeps the previous state of the terminal, and restores it, when
 /// dropped.
 ///