diff --git a/pysoundfile.py b/pysoundfile.py
index e78c0cd..a4a2aa5 100644
--- a/pysoundfile.py
+++ b/pysoundfile.py
@@ -831,6 +831,10 @@ def seek(self, frames, whence=SEEK_SET):
         self._handle_error()
         return position
 
+    def tell(self):
+        """Return the current read/write position."""
+        return self.seek(0, SEEK_CUR)
+
     def read(self, frames=-1, dtype='float64', always_2d=True,
              fill_value=None, out=None):
         """Read from the file and return data as NumPy array.
@@ -916,7 +920,7 @@ def write(self, data):
         assert written == len(data)
 
         if self.seekable():
-            curr = self.seek(0, SEEK_CUR)
+            curr = self.tell()
             self._info.frames = self.seek(0, SEEK_END)
             self.seek(curr, SEEK_SET)
         else:
@@ -1105,7 +1109,7 @@ def _get_slice_bounds(self, frame):
     def _check_frames(self, frames, fill_value):
         # Check if frames is larger than the remaining frames in the file
         if self.seekable():
-            remaining_frames = len(self) - self.seek(0, SEEK_CUR)
+            remaining_frames = len(self) - self.tell()
             if frames < 0 or (frames > remaining_frames
                               and fill_value is None):
                 frames = remaining_frames
@@ -1142,7 +1146,7 @@ def _read_or_write(self, funcname, array, frames):
         assert array.size >= frames * self.channels
 
         if self.seekable():
-            curr = self.seek(0, SEEK_CUR)
+            curr = self.tell()
         func = getattr(_snd, funcname + ffi_type)
         ptr = _ffi.cast(ffi_type + '*', array.__array_interface__['data'][0])
         frames = func(self._file, ptr, frames)
diff --git a/tests/test_pysoundfile.py b/tests/test_pysoundfile.py
index ecc7fe9..bdf302e 100644
--- a/tests/test_pysoundfile.py
+++ b/tests/test_pysoundfile.py
@@ -442,13 +442,15 @@ def test_mode_should_be_in_readwrite_mode(sf_stereo_rplus):
 
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Test seek
+# Test seek/tell
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 def test_seek_in_read_mode(sf_stereo_r):
     assert sf_stereo_r.seek(0, sf.SEEK_CUR) == 0
+    assert sf_stereo_r.tell() == 0
     assert sf_stereo_r.seek(2) == 2
+    assert sf_stereo_r.tell() == 2
     assert sf_stereo_r.seek(2, sf.SEEK_CUR) == 4
     assert sf_stereo_r.seek(-2, sf.SEEK_END) == len(data_stereo) - 2
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
@@ -459,13 +461,17 @@ def test_seek_in_read_mode(sf_stereo_r):
 
 def test_seek_in_write_mode(sf_stereo_w):
     assert sf_stereo_w.seek(0, sf.SEEK_CUR) == 0
+    assert sf_stereo_w.tell() == 0
     assert sf_stereo_w.seek(2) == 2
+    assert sf_stereo_w.tell() == 2
 
 
 def test_seek_in_rplus_mode(sf_stereo_rplus):
     assert sf_stereo_rplus.seek(0, sf.SEEK_CUR) == 0
+    assert sf_stereo_rplus.tell() == 0
     assert sf_stereo_rplus.seek(2) == 2
     assert sf_stereo_rplus.seek(0, sf.SEEK_CUR) == 2
+    assert sf_stereo_rplus.tell() == 2
 
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------