diff --git a/src/viewport.js b/src/viewport.js
index 8cc1ef8d..74c9f8aa 100644
--- a/src/viewport.js
+++ b/src/viewport.js
@@ -722,34 +722,65 @@ $.Viewport.prototype = {
     },
 
     /**
-     * Translates from Seajax viewer coordinate
-     * system to image coordinate system
+     * Translates from Seajax viewer coordinate system to image coordinate system.
+     * This method can be called either by passing X,Y coordinates or an
+     * OpenSeadragon.Point
+     * @function
+     * @param {OpenSeadragon.Point} viewerX the point in viewport coordinate system.
+     * @param {Number} viewerX X coordinate in viewport coordinate system.
+     * @param {Number} viewerY Y coordinate in viewport coordinate system.
+     * @return {OpenSeadragon.Point} a point representing the coordinates in the image.
      */
-    viewportToImageCoordinates: function(viewerX, viewerY) {
-       return new $.Point(viewerX * this.contentSize.x, viewerY * this.contentSize.y * this.contentAspectX);
+    viewportToImageCoordinates: function( viewerX, viewerY ) {
+        if ( arguments.length == 1 ) {
+            //they passed a point instead of individual components
+            return this.viewportToImageCoordinates( viewerX.x, viewerX.y );
+        }
+        return new $.Point( viewerX * this.contentSize.x, viewerY * this.contentSize.y * this.contentAspectX );
     },
 
     /**
-     * Translates from image coordinate system to
-     * Seajax viewer coordinate system
+     * Translates from image coordinate system to Seajax viewer coordinate system
+     * This method can be called either by passing X,Y coordinates or an
+     * OpenSeadragon.Point
+     * @function
+     * @param {OpenSeadragon.Point} imageX the point in image coordinate system.
+     * @param {Number} imageX X coordinate in image coordinate system.
+     * @param {Number} imageY Y coordinate in image coordinate system.
+     * @return {OpenSeadragon.Point} a point representing the coordinates in the viewport.
      */
     imageToViewportCoordinates: function( imageX, imageY ) {
-       return new $.Point( imageX / this.contentSize.x, imageY / this.contentSize.y / this.contentAspectX);
+        if ( arguments.length == 1 ) {
+            //they passed a point instead of individual components
+            return this.imageToViewportCoordinates( imageX.x, imageX.y );
+        }
+        return new $.Point( imageX / this.contentSize.x, imageY / this.contentSize.y / this.contentAspectX );
     },
 
     /**
-     * Translates from a rectangle which describes a portion of
-     * the image in pixel coordinates to OpenSeadragon viewport
-     * rectangle coordinates.
+     * Translates from a rectangle which describes a portion of the image in
+     * pixel coordinates to OpenSeadragon viewport rectangle coordinates.
+     * This method can be called either by passing X,Y,width,height or an
+     * OpenSeadragon.Rect
+     * @function
+     * @param {OpenSeadragon.Rect} imageX the rectangle in image coordinate system.
+     * @param {Number} imageX the X coordinate of the top left corner of the rectangle
+     * in image coordinate system.
+     * @param {Number} imageY the Y coordinate of the top left corner of the rectangle
+     * in image coordinate system.
+     * @param {Number} pixelWidth the width in pixel of the rectangle.
+     * @param {Number} pixelHeight the height in pixel of the rectangle.
      */
     imageToViewportRectangle: function( imageX, imageY, pixelWidth, pixelHeight ) {
         var coordA,
             coordB,
             rect;
-        if( arguments.length == 1 ){
+        if( arguments.length == 1 ) {
             //they passed a rectangle instead of individual components
             rect = imageX;
-            return this.imageToViewportRectangle(rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height);
+            return this.imageToViewportRectangle(
+                rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height
+            );
         }
         coordA = this.imageToViewportCoordinates(
             imageX, imageY
@@ -763,6 +794,41 @@ $.Viewport.prototype = {
             coordB.x,
             coordB.y
         );
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Translates from a rectangle which describes a portion of
+     * the viewport in point coordinates to image rectangle coordinates.
+     * This method can be called either by passing X,Y,width,height or an
+     * OpenSeadragon.Rect
+     * @function
+     * @param {OpenSeadragon.Rect} viewerX the rectangle in viewport coordinate system.
+     * @param {Number} viewerX the X coordinate of the top left corner of the rectangle
+     * in viewport coordinate system.
+     * @param {Number} imageY the Y coordinate of the top left corner of the rectangle
+     * in viewport coordinate system.
+     * @param {Number} pointWidth the width of the rectangle in viewport coordinate system.
+     * @param {Number} pointHeight the height of the rectangle in viewport coordinate system.
+     */
+    viewportToImageRectangle: function( viewerX, viewerY, pointWidth, pointHeight ) {
+        var coordA,
+            coordB,
+            rect;
+        if ( arguments.length == 1 ) {
+            //they passed a rectangle instead of individual components
+            rect = viewerX;
+            return this.viewportToImageRectangle(
+                rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height
+            );
+        }
+        coordA = this.viewportToImageCoordinates( viewerX, viewerY );
+        coordB = this.viewportToImageCoordinates( pointWidth, pointHeight );
+        return new $.Rect(
+            coordA.x,
+            coordA.y,
+            coordB.x,
+            coordB.y
+        );
     }
 };