diff --git a/include/dwarfinterpret/DwarfInterpret.hpp b/include/dwarfinterpret/DwarfInterpret.hpp
index 60c6333..6fef6fe 100644
--- a/include/dwarfinterpret/DwarfInterpret.hpp
+++ b/include/dwarfinterpret/DwarfInterpret.hpp
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ class DwarfInterpret {
             uintptr_t rip;
             uintptr_t rsp;
             uintptr_t rbp;
+
+            /// This context's `RIP` minus its ELF file load offset
+            uintptr_t elf_local_rip() const;
         };
 
     public:  // methods
@@ -180,6 +183,12 @@ class DwarfInterpret {
          */
         UnwindContext unwind_context(const UnwindContext& ctx);
 
+        /** Get the offset for the instruction pointer.
+         *
+         * This offset is such that `actual_rip - pc_offset` is the ELF-local
+         * PC (ie. what readelf gives). */
+        uintptr_t get_pc_offset() const { return pc_offset; }
+
     private:
         DwarfInterpret(const MemoryMap::MapEntry& memory_object);
 
diff --git a/src/DwarfInterpret.cpp b/src/DwarfInterpret.cpp
index 9420064..e40dd0a 100644
--- a/src/DwarfInterpret.cpp
+++ b/src/DwarfInterpret.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ using namespace dwarf;
 MemoryMap DwarfInterpret::memory_map;
 map<int, unique_ptr<DwarfInterpret> > DwarfInterpret::instances;
 
+uintptr_t DwarfInterpret::UnwindContext::elf_local_rip() const {
+    return rip - DwarfInterpret::acquire(rip).get_pc_offset();
+}
+
+
 DwarfInterpret::DwarfInterpret(const MemoryMap::MapEntry& memory_object)
     : map_entry(memory_object)
 {