diff --git a/page-widget.c b/page-widget.c
index 0dae4dd..c02ec8d 100644
--- a/page-widget.c
+++ b/page-widget.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "render.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "shortcuts.h"
+#include "synctex.h"
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE(ZathuraPage, zathura_page_widget, GTK_TYPE_DRAWING_AREA)
 
@@ -611,29 +612,38 @@ cb_zathura_page_widget_button_release_event(GtkWidget* widget, GdkEventButton* b
     }
   } else {
     redraw_rect(ZATHURA_PAGE(widget), &priv->mouse.selection);
-    zathura_rectangle_t tmp = priv->mouse.selection;
 
-    double scale = zathura_document_get_scale(document);
-    tmp.x1 /= scale;
-    tmp.x2 /= scale;
-    tmp.y1 /= scale;
-    tmp.y2 /= scale;
+    if (priv->zathura->synctex.enabled && button->state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+      /* synctex backwards sync */
+      double scale = zathura_document_get_scale(document);
+      int x = button->x / scale, y = button->y / scale;
 
-    char* text = zathura_page_get_text(priv->page, tmp, NULL);
-    if (text != NULL) {
-      if (strlen(text) > 0) {
-        /* copy to clipboard */
-        gtk_clipboard_set_text(gtk_clipboard_get(GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY), text, -1);
+      synctex_edit(priv->zathura, priv->page, x, y);
+    } else {
+      zathura_rectangle_t tmp = priv->mouse.selection;
+
+      double scale = zathura_document_get_scale(document);
+      tmp.x1 /= scale;
+      tmp.x2 /= scale;
+      tmp.y1 /= scale;
+      tmp.y2 /= scale;
+
+      char* text = zathura_page_get_text(priv->page, tmp, NULL);
+      if (text != NULL) {
+        if (strlen(text) > 0) {
+          /* copy to clipboard */
+          gtk_clipboard_set_text(gtk_clipboard_get(GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY), text, -1);
 
 
-        if (priv->page != NULL && document != NULL && priv->zathura != NULL) {
-          char* stripped_text = g_strdelimit(g_strdup(text), "\n\t\r\n", ' ');
-          girara_notify(priv->zathura->ui.session, GIRARA_INFO, _("Copied selected text to clipboard: %s"), stripped_text);
-          g_free(stripped_text);
+          if (priv->page != NULL && document != NULL && priv->zathura != NULL) {
+            char* stripped_text = g_strdelimit(g_strdup(text), "\n\t\r\n", ' ');
+            girara_notify(priv->zathura->ui.session, GIRARA_INFO, _("Copied selected text to clipboard: %s"), stripped_text);
+            g_free(stripped_text);
+          }
         }
-      }
 
-      g_free(text);
+        g_free(text);
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/synctex.c b/synctex.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a9c91f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synctex.c
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/* See LICENSE file for license and copyright information */
+
+#include "synctex.h"
+
+#include "zathura.h"
+#include "page.h"
+#include "document.h"
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+void
+synctex_edit(zathura_t* zathura, zathura_page_t* page, int x, int y)
+{
+  zathura_document_t* doc = zathura_page_get_document(page);
+  const char *filename = zathura_document_get_path(doc);
+  int pageIdx = zathura_page_get_index(page);
+
+  char *buffer = g_strdup_printf("%d:%d:%d:%s", pageIdx+1, x, y, filename);
+  if (buffer == NULL)
+    return;
+
+  if (zathura->synctex.editor) {
+    char* argv[] = {"synctex", "edit", "-o", buffer, "-x", zathura->synctex.editor, NULL};
+    g_spawn_async(NULL, argv, NULL, G_SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+  } else {
+    char* argv[] = {"synctex", "edit", "-o", buffer, NULL};
+    g_spawn_async(NULL, argv, NULL, G_SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+  }
+
+  g_free(buffer);
+}
diff --git a/synctex.h b/synctex.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1514117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synctex.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* See LICENSE file for license and copyright information */
+
+#ifndef SYNCTEX_H
+#define SYNCTEX_H
+
+#include "types.h"
+
+void synctex_edit(zathura_t* zathura, zathura_page_t* page, int x, int y);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/zathura.c b/zathura.c
index 4146dc4..6cf4860 100644
--- a/zathura.c
+++ b/zathura.c
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ zathura_init(int argc, char* argv[])
   Window embed = 0;
 #endif
 
-  gchar* config_dir = NULL, *data_dir = NULL, *plugin_path = NULL, *loglevel = NULL, *password = NULL;
-  bool forkback = false, print_version = false;
+  gchar* config_dir = NULL, *data_dir = NULL, *plugin_path = NULL, *loglevel = NULL, *password = NULL, *synctex_editor = NULL;
+  bool forkback = false, print_version = false, synctex = false;
 
   GOptionEntry entries[] = {
     { "reparent",    'e',  0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT,      &embed,         _("Reparents to window specified by xid"),       "xid"  },
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ zathura_init(int argc, char* argv[])
     { "password",    'w',  0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,   &password,      _("Document password"),                          "password" },
     { "debug",       'l',  0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,   &loglevel,      _("Log level (debug, info, warning, error)"),    "level" },
     { "version",     'v',  0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,     &print_version, _("Print version information"),                  NULL },
+    { "synctex",     's',  0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,     &synctex,     _("Enable synctex support"),                     NULL },
+    { "editor-command", 'x', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &synctex_editor, _("Synctex editor (this flag is forwarded to the synctex command)"), "cmd" },
     { NULL, '\0', 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL }
   };
 
@@ -144,6 +146,12 @@ zathura_init(int argc, char* argv[])
     g_free(path);
   }
 
+  /* synctex */
+  zathura->synctex.enabled = synctex;
+  if (synctex_editor) {
+    zathura->synctex.editor = g_strdup(synctex_editor);
+  }
+
   /* create zathura (config/data) directory */
   g_mkdir_with_parents(zathura->config.config_dir, 0771);
   g_mkdir_with_parents(zathura->config.data_dir,   0771);
diff --git a/zathura.h b/zathura.h
index 1233af9..f133c1f 100644
--- a/zathura.h
+++ b/zathura.h
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ struct zathura_s
     gchar* data_dir; /**< Path to the data directory */
   } config;
 
+  struct
+  {
+    bool enabled;
+    gchar* editor;
+  } synctex;
+
   struct
   {
     GtkPrintSettings* settings; /**< Print settings */