diff --git a/docs/Actions/Navigation.md b/docs/Actions/Navigation.md
index d66386f..cb0f64b 100644
--- a/docs/Actions/Navigation.md
+++ b/docs/Actions/Navigation.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 | save current workspace         | saveworkspace=true              | Saves the current workspace. (Can be combined with `workspace` to open a new workspace afterwards)                              |     |
 | file                           | <identification\>               | Opens file                                                                                                                      |     |
 | line and/or column in file     | <identification\>, line, column | Opens `column` in `line` in file (1 indexed)                                                                                    |     |
+| offset in file                 | <identification\>, offset       | Sets the cursor at `offset` in file. Offset is the character count from the start                                               |
 | heading in file                | <identification\>, heading      | Opens the `heading` in file                                                                                                     |     |
 | block reference in file        | <identification\>, block        | Opens the `block` in file                                                                                                       |     |
 | global block reference         | block                           | Searches the whole vault for that block id and uses that file for <identification\>                                             |     |
diff --git a/src/handlers.ts b/src/handlers.ts
index 47ad777..425f6fc 100644
--- a/src/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/handlers.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ export default class Handlers {
                 }
             } else if (
                 parameters.line != undefined ||
-                parameters.column != undefined
+                parameters.column != undefined ||
+                parameters.offset != undefined
             ) {
                 await this.plugin.open({
                     file: parameters.filepath,
@@ -259,7 +260,8 @@ export default class Handlers {
                 }
             } else if (
                 parameters.line != undefined ||
-                parameters.column != undefined
+                parameters.column != undefined ||
+                parameters.offset != undefined
             ) {
                 await this.plugin.open({
                     file: parameters.filepath,
@@ -459,7 +461,8 @@ export default class Handlers {
             });
             if (
                 parameters.line != undefined ||
-                parameters.column != undefined
+                parameters.column != undefined ||
+                parameters.offset != undefined
             ) {
                 await this.plugin.setCursorInLine(parameters);
             }
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 6c4a16d..725666a 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -528,7 +528,8 @@ export default class AdvancedURI extends Plugin {
             });
             if (
                 parameters.line != undefined ||
-                parameters.column != undefined
+                parameters.column != undefined ||
+                parameters.offset != undefined
             ) {
                 await this.setCursorInLine(parameters);
             }
@@ -666,21 +667,28 @@ export default class AdvancedURI extends Plugin {
         viewState.state.mode = "source";
         await view.leaf.setViewState(viewState);
 
-        const line =
-            rawLine != undefined
-                ? Math.min(rawLine - 1, view.editor.lineCount() - 1)
-                : view.editor.getCursor().line;
-        const maxColumn = view.editor.getLine(line).length - 1;
-        const column = Math.min(rawColumn - 1, maxColumn);
+        let line: number, column: number;
+        if (parameters.offset != undefined) {
+            const pos = view.editor.offsetToPos(Number(parameters.offset));
+            line = pos.line;
+            column = pos.ch;
+        } else {
+            line =
+                rawLine != undefined
+                    ? Math.min(rawLine - 1, view.editor.lineCount() - 1)
+                    : view.editor.getCursor().line;
+            const maxColumn = view.editor.getLine(line).length - 1;
+            column = Math.min(rawColumn - 1, maxColumn);
+        }
         view.editor.focus();
         view.editor.setCursor({
             line: line,
-            ch: column ?? maxColumn,
+            ch: column,
         });
         view.editor.scrollIntoView(
             {
-                from: { line: line, ch: column ?? maxColumn },
-                to: { line: line, ch: column ?? maxColumn },
+                from: { line: line, ch: column },
+                to: { line: line, ch: column },
             },
             true
         );
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 59f7722..bb1c172 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ export interface Parameters {
      */
     canvasviewport?: string;
     confirm?: string;
+    offset?: string;
 }
 
 export type OpenMode = "silent" | "popover" | PaneType | "true" | "false";