diff --git a/modules/ve2/dm/ve.dm.DocumentFragment.js b/modules/ve2/dm/ve.dm.DocumentFragment.js
index 47c293addd..8708f41559 100644
--- a/modules/ve2/dm/ve.dm.DocumentFragment.js
+++ b/modules/ve2/dm/ve.dm.DocumentFragment.js
@@ -180,3 +180,21 @@ ve.dm.DocumentFragment.prototype.getDataFromNode = function( node ) {
 	}
 	return null;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Gets a list of annotations that a given offset is covered by.
+ *
+ * @method
+ * @param {Integer} offset Offset to get annotations for
+ * @returns {Object[]} A copy of all annotation objects offset is covered by
+ */
+ve.dm.DocumentFragment.prototype.getAnnotationsFromOffset = function( offset, byref ) {
+	if ( ve.isArray( this.data[offset] ) ) {
+		if ( byref === true ) {
+			return this.data[offset].slice( 1 );
+		} else {
+			return ve.copyArray( this.data[offset].slice( 1 ) );
+		}
+	}
+	return [];
+};
diff --git a/tests/ve2/dm/ve.dm.DocumentFragment.test.js b/tests/ve2/dm/ve.dm.DocumentFragment.test.js
index 36bf8b7e13..a351db6b98 100644
--- a/tests/ve2/dm/ve.dm.DocumentFragment.test.js
+++ b/tests/ve2/dm/ve.dm.DocumentFragment.test.js
@@ -113,3 +113,15 @@ test( 'getDataFromNode', 3, function() {
 		'leaf without children'
 	);
 } );
+
+test( 'getAnnotationsFromOffset', 2, function() {
+	var fragment = new ve.dm.DocumentFragment( ve.dm.example.data ),
+		data = fragment.getData(),
+		annotations;
+	for ( var i = 0; i < data.length; i++ ) {
+		annotations = fragment.getAnnotationsFromOffset( i );
+		if (typeof annotations[0] === 'object') {
+			ok( annotations, 'annotations at offset ' + i );
+		}
+	}
+} );