diff --git a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
index fdff0160..6735adcb 100644
--- a/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
+++ b/lib/ace/virtual_renderer.js
@@ -1011,6 +1011,16 @@ var VirtualRenderer = function(container, theme) {
         this.session.setScrollTop(row * this.lineHeight);
     };
 
+    this.alignCursor = function(cursor, alignment) {
+        if (typeof cursor == "number")
+            cursor = {row: cursor, column: 0};
+
+        var pos = this.$cursorLayer.getPixelPosition(cursor);
+        var offset = pos.top - this.$size.scrollerHeight * (alignment || 0);
+
+        this.session.setScrollTop(offset);
+    };
+
     this.STEPS = 8;
     this.$calcSteps = function(fromValue, toValue){
         var i = 0;