diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/cursor-position/CursorPositionManager.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/cursor-position/CursorPositionManager.coffee
index 2cf025f70e..bb957f8cf6 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/cursor-position/CursorPositionManager.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/aceEditor/cursor-position/CursorPositionManager.coffee
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ define [], () ->
 		onCursorChange: () =>
 			@emitCursorUpdateEvent()
 
+		onSyncToPdf: () =>
+			@$scope.$emit "cursor:#{@$scope.name}:syncToPdf"
+
 		storeFirstVisibleLine: () ->
 			if @doc_id?
 				docPosition = @localStorage("doc.position.#{@doc_id}") || {}
diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee
index 77a94a564b..a9e95ac6ec 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee
@@ -718,6 +718,8 @@ define [
 				.then (highlights) ->
 					$scope.pdf.highlights = highlights
 
+		ide.$scope.$on "cursor:editor:syncToPdf", $scope.syncToPdf
+
 		$scope.syncToCode = () ->
 			synctex
 				.syncToCode($scope.pdf.position, includeVisualOffset: true, fromPdfPosition: true)