diff --git a/juce_amalgamated.cpp b/juce_amalgamated.cpp
index fe695e54e4..f27ca20b1c 100644
--- a/juce_amalgamated.cpp
+++ b/juce_amalgamated.cpp
@@ -241320,7 +241320,7 @@ const Point<int> UIViewComponentPeer::relativePositionToGlobal (const Point<int>
 
 const Point<int> UIViewComponentPeer::globalPositionToRelative (const Point<int>& screenPosition)
 {
-	return screenPosition + getScreenPosition();
+	return screenPosition - getScreenPosition();
 }
 
 CGRect UIViewComponentPeer::constrainRect (CGRect r)
diff --git a/src/native/mac/juce_iphone_UIViewComponentPeer.mm b/src/native/mac/juce_iphone_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
index 51cc88f2f8..9ecce2a17e 100644
--- a/src/native/mac/juce_iphone_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
+++ b/src/native/mac/juce_iphone_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ const Point<int> UIViewComponentPeer::relativePositionToGlobal (const Point<int>
 
 const Point<int> UIViewComponentPeer::globalPositionToRelative (const Point<int>& screenPosition)
 {
-    return screenPosition + getScreenPosition();
+    return screenPosition - getScreenPosition();
 }
 
 CGRect UIViewComponentPeer::constrainRect (CGRect r)