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diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/SeqPanel.java b/src/jalview/gui/SeqPanel.java
index ce60be6..2caea17 100644
--- a/src/jalview/gui/SeqPanel.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/SeqPanel.java
@@ -343,6 +343,15 @@ public class SeqPanel extends JPanel
   }
 
   /**
+   * @param evt
+   * @return absolute column in alignment nearest to the mouse pointer
+   */
+  int findAlignmentColumn(MouseEvent evt)
+  {
+    return findNearestColumn(evt, true);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Returns the aligned sequence position (base 0) at the mouse position, or
    * the closest visible one
    * <p>
@@ -354,6 +363,17 @@ public class SeqPanel extends JPanel
    */
   int findColumn(MouseEvent evt)
   {
+    return findNearestColumn(evt, false);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param nearestColumn
+   *          when false returns negative values for out of bound positions - -1
+   *          for scale left/right, <-1 if far to right
+   * @return nearest absolute column to mouse pointer
+   */
+  private int findNearestColumn(MouseEvent evt, boolean nearestColumn)
+  {
     int res = 0;
     int x = evt.getX();
 
@@ -377,7 +397,14 @@ public class SeqPanel extends JPanel
       if (x < 0)
       {
         // mouse is over left scale
-        return -1;
+        if (!nearestColumn)
+        {
+          return -1;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          x = 0;
+        }
       }
 
       int cwidth = seqCanvas.getWrappedCanvasWidth(this.getWidth());
@@ -387,8 +414,15 @@ public class SeqPanel extends JPanel
       }
       if (x >= cwidth * charWidth)
       {
-        // mouse is over right scale
-        return -1;
+        if (!nearestColumn)
+        {
+          // mouse is over right scale
+          return -1;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          x = cwidth * charWidth - 1;
+        }
       }
 
       wrappedBlock = y / cHeight;
@@ -405,8 +439,14 @@ public class SeqPanel extends JPanel
        * rather than right-hand gutter
        */
       x = Math.min(x, seqCanvas.getX() + seqCanvas.getWidth());
+      if (nearestColumn)
+      {
+        x = Math.max(x, 0);
+      }
+
       res = (x / charWidth) + startRes;
       res = Math.min(res, av.getRanges().getEndRes());
+
     }
 
     if (av.hasHiddenColumns())