diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
index e4a3bc623f..9ea219534b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.prototype = Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
      */
     getLonLatFromViewPortPx: function (viewPortPx) {
         var gPoint = this.getGPointFromOLPixel(viewPortPx);
-        var gLatLng = this.gmap.fromDivPixelToLatLng(gPoint)
+        var gLatLng = this.gmap.fromContainerPixelToLatLng(gPoint)
         
         return this.getOLLonLatFromGLatLng(gLatLng);
     },
@@ -187,11 +187,40 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.prototype = Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
      */
     getViewPortPxFromLonLat: function (lonlat) {    
         var gLatLng = this.getGLatLngFromOLLonLat(lonlat);
-        var gPoint = this.gmap.fromLatLngToDivPixel(gLatLng)
-        
+
+        // note we use special hacked function here, 
+        // because GMaps doesnt give it to us
+        var gPoint = this.fromLatLngToContainerPixel(gLatLng);
+
         return this.getOLPixelFromGPoint(gPoint);
     },
 
+    /** Hacked function because GMAPS does not give us 
+     *  a fromLatLngToContainerPixel. Cheers sde for the 
+     *  firstChild.firstChild find.
+     * 
+     * @param {GLatLng} gLatLng 
+     *
+     * @returns A GPoint specifying gLatLng translated into "Container" 
+     *          coordinates
+     * @type GPoint
+     */
+    fromLatLngToContainerPixel: function(gLatLng) {
+    
+        // first we translate into "DivPixel"
+        var gPoint = this.gmap.fromLatLngToDivPixel(gLatLng);
+    
+        // locate the sliding "Div" div
+        var div = this.div.firstChild.firstChild;
+    
+        // adjust by the offset of "Div" and voila!
+        gPoint.x += div.offsetLeft;
+        gPoint.y += div.offsetTop;
+    
+        return gPoint;
+    },
+
+
     /**
      * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
      *