diff --git a/lua.cpp b/lua.cpp
index fedd061..77728bf 100644
--- a/lua.cpp
+++ b/lua.cpp
@@ -329,6 +329,14 @@ extern "C" {
         return 0;
     }
 
+    static int cpp_tolocal(lua_State *L) {
+        int x = luaL_checknumber(L, 1);
+        int y = luaL_checknumber(L, 2);
+        lua_pushinteger(L, x+camx());
+        lua_pushinteger(L, y+camy());
+        return 2;
+    }
+
     static int cpp_circ(lua_State *L) {
         int x = luaL_checknumber(L, 1);
         int y = luaL_checknumber(L, 2);
@@ -896,6 +904,7 @@ void push_lua_funcs() {
     lua_pushcfunction(L,cpp_camera);    lua_setglobal(L, "camera");
     lua_pushcfunction(L,cpp_view);      lua_setglobal(L, "view");
     lua_pushcfunction(L,cpp_origin);    lua_setglobal(L, "origin");
+    lua_pushcfunction(L,cpp_tolocal);   lua_setglobal(L, "tolocal");
     lua_pushcfunction(L,cpp_circ);      lua_setglobal(L, "circ");
     lua_pushcfunction(L,cpp_circfill);  lua_setglobal(L, "circfill");
     lua_pushcfunction(L,cpp_oval);      lua_setglobal(L, "oval");
diff --git a/mini.cpp b/mini.cpp
index 3ce8ebe..70c4eda 100644
--- a/mini.cpp
+++ b/mini.cpp
@@ -702,6 +702,14 @@ void origin(int x, int y) {
     ds::cam[1] = -(ds::clip[1]+y);
 }
 
+int camx() {
+    return ds::cam[0];
+}
+
+int camy() {
+    return ds::cam[1];
+}
+
 void _drawcirc(int xc, int yc, int x, int y) {
     pset(xc+x, yc+y);
     pset(xc-x, yc+y);
diff --git a/mini.h b/mini.h
index 253854f..5d88880 100644
--- a/mini.h
+++ b/mini.h
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ void camera(int x, int y);
 void view(int x, int y, int w, int h);
 void view();
 void origin(int x, int y);
+int camx();
+int camy();
 
 void circ(int x, int y, uint8_t r = 4);
 void circ(int x, int y, uint8_t r, uint8_t color);
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 7f5850c..a7d11b1 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#define MINI_VERSION "0.9.80d"
+#define MINI_VERSION "0.9.81d"