diff --git a/libraries/AP_OpticalFlow/OpticalFlow.cpp b/libraries/AP_OpticalFlow/OpticalFlow.cpp
index 2687012e58..f4bf5bb0cd 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_OpticalFlow/OpticalFlow.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_OpticalFlow/OpticalFlow.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,25 @@ const AP_Param::GroupInfo OpticalFlow::var_info[] = {
     // @User: Standard
     AP_GROUPINFO("_ORIENT_YAW", 3,  OpticalFlow,    _yawAngle_cd,   0),
 
+    // @Param: _POS_X
+    // @DisplayName:  X position offset
+    // @Description: X position of the optical flow sensor focal point in body frame.
+    // @Units: m
+    // @User: Advanced
+
+    // @Param: _POS_Y
+    // @DisplayName: Y position offset
+    // @Description: Y position of the optical flow sensor focal point in body frame.
+    // @Units: m
+    // @User: Advanced
+
+    // @Param: _POS_Z
+    // @DisplayName: Z position offset
+    // @Description: Z position of the optical flow sensor focal point in body frame.
+    // @Units: m
+    // @User: Advanced
+    AP_GROUPINFO("_POS", 4, OpticalFlow, _pos_offset, 0.0f),
+
     AP_GROUPEND
 };
 
diff --git a/libraries/AP_OpticalFlow/OpticalFlow.h b/libraries/AP_OpticalFlow/OpticalFlow.h
index b36dbc2cb2..a056a4e771 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_OpticalFlow/OpticalFlow.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_OpticalFlow/OpticalFlow.h
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ public:
     // support for HIL/SITL
     void setHIL(const struct OpticalFlow_state &state);
 
+    // return a 3D vector defining the position offset of the sensors focal point in metres relative to the body frame origin
+    const Vector3f get_pos_offset(void) const {
+        return _pos_offset;
+    }
+
 private:
     OpticalFlow_backend *backend;
 
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ private:
     AP_Int16 _flowScalerX;          // X axis flow scale factor correction - parts per thousand
     AP_Int16 _flowScalerY;          // Y axis flow scale factor correction - parts per thousand
     AP_Int16 _yawAngle_cd;          // yaw angle of sensor X axis with respect to vehicle X axis - centi degrees
-
+    AP_Vector3f _pos_offset;        // position offset of the flow sensor in the body frame
 
     // state filled in by backend
     struct OpticalFlow_state _state;