diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseEvent.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseEvent.cpp
index 7fac55204c..79abd5361e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseEvent.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseEvent.cpp
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ MouseEvent::MouseEvent (MouseInputSource inputSource,
       pressure (force),
       orientation (o), rotation (r),
       tiltX (tX), tiltY (tY),
+      mouseDownPosition (downPos),
       eventComponent (eventComp),
       originalComponent (originator),
       eventTime (time),
       mouseDownTime (downTime),
       source (inputSource),
-      mouseDownPos (downPos),
       numberOfClicks ((uint8) numClicks),
       wasMovedSinceMouseDown ((uint8) (mouseWasDragged ? 1 : 0))
 {
@@ -70,21 +70,21 @@ MouseEvent MouseEvent::getEventRelativeTo (Component* const otherComponent) cons
     return MouseEvent (source, otherComponent->getLocalPoint (eventComponent, position),
                        mods, pressure, orientation, rotation, tiltX, tiltY,
                        otherComponent, originalComponent, eventTime,
-                       otherComponent->getLocalPoint (eventComponent, mouseDownPos),
+                       otherComponent->getLocalPoint (eventComponent, mouseDownPosition),
                        mouseDownTime, numberOfClicks, wasMovedSinceMouseDown != 0);
 }
 
 MouseEvent MouseEvent::withNewPosition (Point<float> newPosition) const noexcept
 {
     return MouseEvent (source, newPosition, mods, pressure, orientation, rotation, tiltX, tiltY,
-                       eventComponent, originalComponent, eventTime, mouseDownPos, mouseDownTime,
+                       eventComponent, originalComponent, eventTime, mouseDownPosition, mouseDownTime,
                        numberOfClicks, wasMovedSinceMouseDown != 0);
 }
 
 MouseEvent MouseEvent::withNewPosition (Point<int> newPosition) const noexcept
 {
     return MouseEvent (source, newPosition.toFloat(), mods, pressure, orientation, rotation,
-                       tiltX, tiltY, eventComponent,  originalComponent, eventTime, mouseDownPos,
+                       tiltX, tiltY, eventComponent,  originalComponent, eventTime, mouseDownPosition,
                        mouseDownTime, numberOfClicks, wasMovedSinceMouseDown != 0);
 }
 
@@ -111,14 +111,14 @@ int MouseEvent::getLengthOfMousePress() const noexcept
 Point<int> MouseEvent::getPosition() const noexcept             { return Point<int> (x, y); }
 Point<int> MouseEvent::getScreenPosition() const                { return eventComponent->localPointToGlobal (getPosition()); }
 
-Point<int> MouseEvent::getMouseDownPosition() const noexcept    { return mouseDownPos.roundToInt(); }
-Point<int> MouseEvent::getMouseDownScreenPosition() const       { return eventComponent->localPointToGlobal (mouseDownPos).roundToInt(); }
+Point<int> MouseEvent::getMouseDownPosition() const noexcept    { return mouseDownPosition.roundToInt(); }
+Point<int> MouseEvent::getMouseDownScreenPosition() const       { return eventComponent->localPointToGlobal (mouseDownPosition).roundToInt(); }
 
-Point<int> MouseEvent::getOffsetFromDragStart() const noexcept  { return (position - mouseDownPos).roundToInt(); }
-int MouseEvent::getDistanceFromDragStart() const noexcept       { return roundToInt (mouseDownPos.getDistanceFrom (position)); }
+Point<int> MouseEvent::getOffsetFromDragStart() const noexcept  { return (position - mouseDownPosition).roundToInt(); }
+int MouseEvent::getDistanceFromDragStart() const noexcept       { return roundToInt (mouseDownPosition.getDistanceFrom (position)); }
 
-int MouseEvent::getMouseDownX() const noexcept                  { return roundToInt (mouseDownPos.x); }
-int MouseEvent::getMouseDownY() const noexcept                  { return roundToInt (mouseDownPos.y); }
+int MouseEvent::getMouseDownX() const noexcept                  { return roundToInt (mouseDownPosition.x); }
+int MouseEvent::getMouseDownY() const noexcept                  { return roundToInt (mouseDownPosition.y); }
 
 int MouseEvent::getDistanceFromDragStartX() const noexcept      { return getOffsetFromDragStart().x; }
 int MouseEvent::getDistanceFromDragStartY() const noexcept      { return getOffsetFromDragStart().y; }
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseEvent.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseEvent.h
index 8fe3220f9e..d47a30c8da 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseEvent.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseEvent.h
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ public:
     */
     const float tiltY;
 
+    /** The coordinates of the last place that a mouse button was pressed.
+        The coordinates are relative to the component specified in MouseEvent::component.
+        @see getDistanceFromDragStart, getDistanceFromDragStartX, mouseWasDraggedSinceMouseDown
+    */
+    const Point<float> mouseDownPosition;
+
     /** The component that this event applies to.
 
         This is usually the component that the mouse was over at the time, but for mouse-drag
@@ -197,7 +203,8 @@ public:
 
     /** Returns the coordinates of the last place that a mouse was pressed.
         The coordinates are relative to the component specified in MouseEvent::component.
-        @see getDistanceFromDragStart, getDistanceFromDragStartX, mouseWasDraggedSinceMouseDown
+        For a floating point version of this value, see mouseDownPosition.
+        @see mouseDownPosition, getDistanceFromDragStart, getDistanceFromDragStartX, mouseWasDraggedSinceMouseDown
     */
     Point<int> getMouseDownPosition() const noexcept;
 
@@ -367,7 +374,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     //==============================================================================
-    const Point<float> mouseDownPos;
     const uint8 numberOfClicks, wasMovedSinceMouseDown;
 
     MouseEvent& operator= (const MouseEvent&);