diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiostextresponder.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiostextresponder.mm
index eab6792266..671e0f0c28 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiostextresponder.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiostextresponder.mm
@@ -879,9 +879,10 @@
 
 - (UITextPosition *)closestPositionToPoint:(CGPoint)point
 {
-    // No API in Qt for determining this. Use sensible default instead:
-    Q_UNUSED(point);
-    return [QUITextPosition positionWithIndex:[self currentImeState:Qt::ImCursorPosition].toInt()];
+    QPointF p = QPointF::fromCGPoint(point);
+    const QTransform mapToLocal = QGuiApplication::inputMethod()->inputItemTransform().inverted();
+    int textPos = QInputMethod::queryFocusObject(Qt::ImCursorPosition, p * mapToLocal).toInt();
+    return [QUITextPosition positionWithIndex:textPos];
 }
 
 - (UITextPosition *)closestPositionToPoint:(CGPoint)point withinRange:(UITextRange *)range