diff --git a/src/core/lv_obj_pos.c b/src/core/lv_obj_pos.c
index 4a8f23459d..196847e3ad 100644
--- a/src/core/lv_obj_pos.c
+++ b/src/core/lv_obj_pos.c
@@ -538,6 +538,17 @@ lv_coord_t lv_obj_get_y2(const lv_obj_t * obj)
     return lv_obj_get_y(obj) + lv_obj_get_height(obj);
 }
 
+lv_coord_t lv_obj_get_x_aligned(const lv_obj_t * obj)
+{
+    return lv_obj_get_style_x(obj, LV_PART_MAIN);
+}
+
+lv_coord_t lv_obj_get_y_aligned(const lv_obj_t * obj)
+{
+    return lv_obj_get_style_y(obj, LV_PART_MAIN);
+}
+
+
 lv_coord_t lv_obj_get_width(const lv_obj_t * obj)
 {
     LV_ASSERT_OBJ(obj, MY_CLASS);
diff --git a/src/core/lv_obj_pos.h b/src/core/lv_obj_pos.h
index c73159ffd7..9fe7817928 100644
--- a/src/core/lv_obj_pos.h
+++ b/src/core/lv_obj_pos.h
@@ -35,24 +35,36 @@ typedef struct {
  **********************/
 
 /**
- * Set the relative the position of an object (relative to the parent's top left corner)
+ * Set the the position of an object relative to the set alignment.
  * @param obj       pointer to an object
- * @param x         new distance from the left side of the parent plus the parent's left padding
- * @param y         new distance from the top side of the parent  plus the parent's right padding
+ * @param x         new x coordinate
+ * @param y         new y coordinate
+ * @note            With default alignment it's the distance from the top left corner
+ * @note            E.g. LV_ALIGN_CENTER alignment it's the offset from the center of the parent
+ * @note            The position is interpreted on the content area of the parent
+ * @note            The values can be set in pixel or in percentage of parent size with `lv_pct(v)`
  */
 void lv_obj_set_pos(struct _lv_obj_t * obj, lv_coord_t x, lv_coord_t y);
 
 /**
  * Set the x coordinate of a object
  * @param obj       pointer to an object
- * @param x         new distance from the left side from the parent plus the parent's left padding
+ * @param x         new x coordinate
+ * @note            With default alignment it's the distance from the top left corner
+ * @note            E.g. LV_ALIGN_CENTER alignment it's the offset from the center of the parent
+ * @note            The position is interpreted on the content area of the parent
+ * @note            The values can be set in pixel or in percentage of parent size with `lv_pct(v)`
  */
 void lv_obj_set_x(struct _lv_obj_t * obj, lv_coord_t x);
 
 /**
  * Set the y coordinate of a object
  * @param obj       pointer to an object
- * @param y         new distance from the top of the parent  plus the parent's top padding
+ * @param y         new y coordinate
+ * @note            With default alignment it's the distance from the top left corner
+ * @note            E.g. LV_ALIGN_CENTER alignment it's the offset from the center of the parent
+ * @note            The position is interpreted on the content area of the parent
+ * @note            The values can be set in pixel or in percentage of parent size with `lv_pct(v)`
  */
 void lv_obj_set_y(struct _lv_obj_t * obj, lv_coord_t y);
 
@@ -245,6 +257,20 @@ lv_coord_t lv_obj_get_y(const struct _lv_obj_t * obj);
  */
 lv_coord_t lv_obj_get_y2(const struct _lv_obj_t * obj);
 
+/**
+ * Get the actually set x coordinate of object, i.e. the offset form the set alignment
+ * @param obj       pointer to an object
+ * @return          the set x coordinate
+ */
+lv_coord_t lv_obj_get_x_aligned(const struct _lv_obj_t * obj);
+
+/**
+ * Get the actually set y coordinate of object, i.e. the offset form the set alignment
+ * @param obj       pointer to an object
+ * @return          the set y coordinate
+ */
+lv_coord_t lv_obj_get_y_aligned(const struct _lv_obj_t * obj);
+
 /**
  * Get the width of an object
  * @param obj       pointer to an object
diff --git a/src/core/lv_obj_style.h b/src/core/lv_obj_style.h
index d21f40cec6..b1d041481c 100644
--- a/src/core/lv_obj_style.h
+++ b/src/core/lv_obj_style.h
@@ -230,15 +230,6 @@ static inline void lv_obj_set_style_size(struct _lv_obj_t * obj,  lv_coord_t val
 
 lv_text_align_t lv_obj_calculate_style_text_align(const struct _lv_obj_t * obj, lv_part_t part, const char * txt);
 
-static inline lv_coord_t lv_obj_get_x_aligned(const struct _lv_obj_t * obj)
-{
-    return lv_obj_get_style_x(obj, LV_PART_MAIN);
-}
-
-static inline lv_coord_t lv_obj_get_y_aligned(const struct _lv_obj_t * obj)
-{
-    return lv_obj_get_style_y(obj, LV_PART_MAIN);
-}
 
 /**********************
  *      MACROS