diff --git a/documentation/reference.php b/documentation/reference.php
index 0d75d572..39c1424b 100644
--- a/documentation/reference.php
+++ b/documentation/reference.php
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@
                 <td><code>slider.noUiSlider.removeTooltips()</code></td>
                 <td><em>[none]</em></td>
             </tr>
+            <tr>
+                <td><a href="/nouislider/slider-read-write/#section-positions">getPositions</a></td>
+                <td><code>slider.noUiSlider.getPositions()</code></td>
+                <td><em>[none]</em></td>
+            </tr>
             </tbody>
         </table>
     </div>
diff --git a/documentation/slider-read-write.php b/documentation/slider-read-write.php
index 2b48df44..79776ec7 100644
--- a/documentation/slider-read-write.php
+++ b/documentation/slider-read-write.php
@@ -86,6 +86,22 @@
 </section>
 
 
+<?php sect('positions'); ?>
+<h2>Positions</h2>
+
+<section>
+
+	<div class="view">
+        <p>To get the current positions for the slider handles (in percentages from the left of the slider), the <code>getPositions</code> method can be used. This matches the <a href="/nouislider/events-callbacks/#section-binding">positions parameter</a> in the slider's events.</p>
+	</div>
+
+    <div class="side">
+        <?php code('positions'); ?>
+    </div>
+
+</section>
+
+
 <?php sect('formatting'); ?>
 <h2>Number formatting</h2>
 
diff --git a/documentation/slider-read-write/positions.js b/documentation/slider-read-write/positions.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a36b05ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/slider-read-write/positions.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+slider.noUiSlider.getPositions();
diff --git a/src/nouislider.ts b/src/nouislider.ts
index b2757504..32178655 100644
--- a/src/nouislider.ts
+++ b/src/nouislider.ts
@@ -2992,6 +2992,9 @@ function scope(target: TargetElement, options: ParsedOptions, originalOptions: O
         target: scope_Target, // Issue #597
         removePips: removePips,
         removeTooltips: removeTooltips,
+        getPositions: function() {
+            return scope_Locations.slice();
+        },
         getTooltips: function() {
             return scope_Tooltips;
         },