diff --git a/ArduCopter/GCS_Mavlink.pde b/ArduCopter/GCS_Mavlink.pde
index 3026e280f9..44fd86d0ab 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/GCS_Mavlink.pde
+++ b/ArduCopter/GCS_Mavlink.pde
@@ -1337,7 +1337,10 @@ void GCS_MAVLINK::handleMessage(mavlink_message_t* msg)
 
         case MAV_CMD_NAV_ROI:
         case MAV_CMD_DO_SET_ROI:
-            param1 = tell_command.p1;                                   // MAV_ROI (aka roi mode) is held in wp's parameter but we actually do nothing with it because we only support pointing at a specific location provided by x,y and z parameters
+            param1 = tell_command.p1;                        // MAV_ROI (aka roi mode) is held in wp's parameter but we actually do nothing with it because we only support pointing at a specific location provided by x,y and z parameters
+            x = tell_command.lat/1.0e7f;                     // local (x), global (latitude)
+            y = tell_command.lng/1.0e7f;                     // local (y), global (longitude)
+            z = tell_command.alt/1.0e2f;                     // local (z), global/relative (altitude)
             break;
 
         case MAV_CMD_CONDITION_YAW: