diff --git a/src/ol/PluggableMap.js b/src/ol/PluggableMap.js
index 55dd1fa509..53bf87cc22 100644
--- a/src/ol/PluggableMap.js
+++ b/src/ol/PluggableMap.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import LayerGroup from './layer/Group.js';
 import {hasArea} from './size.js';
 import {DROP} from './structs/PriorityQueue.js';
 import {create as createTransform, apply as applyTransform} from './transform.js';
-import {toUserCoordinate} from './proj.js';
+import {toUserCoordinate, fromUserCoordinate} from './proj.js';
 
 
 /**
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ class PluggableMap extends BaseObject {
    * @api
    */
   getPixelFromCoordinateExternal(coordinate) {
-    const userCoordinate = toUserCoordinate(coordinate, this.getView().getProjection());
+    const userCoordinate = fromUserCoordinate(coordinate, this.getView().getProjection());
     return this.getPixelFromCoordinateInternal(userCoordinate);
   }
 
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
index 3ad872aa87..979d8056a2 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/map.test.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import View from '../../../src/ol/View.js';
 import {LineString, Point} from '../../../src/ol/geom.js';
 import {focus} from '../../../src/ol/events/condition.js';
 import {defaults as defaultInteractions} from '../../../src/ol/interaction.js';
-import {get as getProjection} from '../../../src/ol/proj.js';
+import {get as getProjection, useGeographic, transform} from '../../../src/ol/proj.js';
 import GeoJSON from '../../../src/ol/format/GeoJSON.js';
 import DragPan from '../../../src/ol/interaction/DragPan.js';
 import DoubleClickZoom from '../../../src/ol/interaction/DoubleClickZoom.js';
@@ -734,6 +734,77 @@ describe('ol.Map', function() {
 
     });
 
-  });
+    describe('getCoordinateFromPixel() and getPixelFromCoordinate()', function() {
 
+      let target, view, map;
+      const centerGeographic = [2.460938, 48.850258];
+      const centerMercator = transform(centerGeographic, getProjection('EPSG:4326'), getProjection('EPSG:3857'));
+      const screenCenter = [500, 500];
+
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        target = document.createElement('div');
+
+        const style = target.style;
+        style.position = 'absolute';
+        style.left = '-1000px';
+        style.top = '-1000px';
+        style.width = `${screenCenter[0] * 2}px`;
+        style.height = `${screenCenter[1] * 2}px`;
+        document.body.appendChild(target);
+
+        useGeographic();
+
+        view = new View({
+          center: centerGeographic,
+          zoom: 3
+        });
+        map = new Map({
+          target: target,
+          view: view,
+          layers: [
+            new TileLayer({
+              source: new XYZ({
+                url: '#{x}/{y}/{z}'
+              })
+            })
+          ]
+        });
+      });
+
+      afterEach(function() {
+        map.dispose();
+        document.body.removeChild(target);
+      });
+
+      it('gets coordinates in user projection', function(done) {
+        map.renderSync();
+        const coordinateGeographic = map.getCoordinateFromPixelExternal(screenCenter);
+        expect(coordinateGeographic[0]).to.roughlyEqual(centerGeographic[0], 1e-5);
+        expect(coordinateGeographic[1]).to.roughlyEqual(centerGeographic[1], 1e-5);
+        done();
+      });
+
+      it('gets coordinates in view projection', function(done) {
+        map.renderSync();
+        const coordinateMercator = map.getCoordinateFromPixelInternal(screenCenter);
+        expect(coordinateMercator[0]).to.roughlyEqual(centerMercator[0], 1e-5);
+        expect(coordinateMercator[1]).to.roughlyEqual(centerMercator[1], 1e-5);
+        done();
+      });
+
+      it('gets pixel from coordinates in user projection', function(done) {
+        map.renderSync();
+        const pixel = map.getPixelFromCoordinateExternal(centerGeographic);
+        expect(pixel).to.eql(screenCenter);
+        done();
+      });
+
+      it('gets pixel from coordinates in view projection', function(done) {
+        map.renderSync();
+        const pixel = map.getPixelFromCoordinateInternal(centerMercator);
+        expect(pixel).to.eql(screenCenter);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });