diff --git a/src/api/cocoa/mod.rs b/src/api/cocoa/mod.rs
index 96bf842e..41ef3eb7 100644
--- a/src/api/cocoa/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/cocoa/mod.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ use core_foundation::base::TCFType;
 use core_foundation::string::CFString;
 use core_foundation::bundle::{CFBundleGetBundleWithIdentifier, CFBundleGetFunctionPointerForName};
 
+use core_graphics::display::{CGMainDisplayID, CGDisplayPixelsHigh};
+
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::str::FromStr;
@@ -521,15 +523,30 @@ impl Window {
     pub fn get_position(&self) -> Option<(i32, i32)> {
         unsafe {
             let content_rect = NSWindow::contentRectForFrameRect_(*self.window, NSWindow::frame(*self.window));
-            // NOTE: coordinate system might be inconsistent with other backends
-            Some((content_rect.origin.x as i32, content_rect.origin.y as i32))
+            
+            // TODO: consider extrapolating the calculations for the y axis to
+            // a private method
+            Some((content_rect.origin.x as i32, (CGDisplayPixelsHigh(CGMainDisplayID()) as f64 - (content_rect.origin.y + content_rect.size.height)) as i32))
         }
     }
 
     pub fn set_position(&self, x: i32, y: i32) {
         unsafe {
-            // NOTE: coordinate system might be inconsistent with other backends
-            NSWindow::setFrameOrigin_(*self.window, NSPoint::new(x as f64, y as f64));
+            let frame = NSWindow::frame(*self.view);
+
+            // NOTE: `setFrameOrigin` might not give desirable results when
+            // setting window, as it treats bottom left as origin. 
+            // `setFrameTopLeftPoint` treats top left as origin (duh), but
+            // does not equal the value returned by `get_window_position`
+            // (there is a difference by 22 for me on yosemite)
+
+            // TODO: consider extrapolating the calculations for the y axis to
+            // a private method
+            let dummy = NSRect::new(NSPoint::new(x as f64, CGDisplayPixelsHigh(CGMainDisplayID()) as f64 - (frame.size.height + y as f64)), NSSize::new(0f64, 0f64));
+            let conv = NSWindow::frameRectForContentRect_(*self.window, dummy);
+
+            // NSWindow::setFrameTopLeftPoint_(*self.window, conv.origin);
+            NSWindow::setFrameOrigin_(*self.window, conv.origin);
         }
     }