diff --git a/autoload/vimtex/view.vim b/autoload/vimtex/view.vim
index 90265f14..5879d46b 100644
--- a/autoload/vimtex/view.vim
+++ b/autoload/vimtex/view.vim
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ endfunction
 
 " }}}1
 
-function! vimtex#view#inverse_search(line, filename) abort " {{{1
+function! vimtex#view#inverse_search(line, filename, column) abort " {{{1
+  echom "line=".a:line.", column=".a:column
   " Only activate in VimTeX buffers
   if !exists('b:vimtex') | return -1 | endif
 
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ function! vimtex#view#inverse_search(line, filename) abort " {{{1
     execute g:vimtex_view_reverse_search_edit_cmd l:file
   endtry
 
-  execute 'normal!' a:line . 'G'
+  execute 'normal!' a:line . 'G' . (a:column ? a:column . '|' : '')
   if b:vimtex.viewer.xdo_check()
     call b:vimtex.viewer.xdo_focus_vim()
   endif
@@ -126,17 +127,18 @@ function! vimtex#view#inverse_search(line, filename) abort " {{{1
 endfunction
 
 " }}}1
-function! vimtex#view#inverse_search_cmd(line, filename) abort " {{{1
+function! vimtex#view#inverse_search_cmd(line, filename, column = 0) abort " {{{1
   " One may call this function manually, but the main usage is to through the
   " command "VimtexInverseSearch". See ":help vimtex-synctex-inverse-search"
   " for more info.
+  echom "first: column=".a:column
 
   if a:line > 0 && !empty(a:filename)
     try
       if has('nvim')
-        call s:inverse_search_cmd_nvim(a:line, a:filename)
+        call s:inverse_search_cmd_nvim(a:line, a:filename, a:column)
       else
-        call s:inverse_search_cmd_vim(a:line, a:filename)
+        call s:inverse_search_cmd_vim(a:line, a:filename, a:column)
       endif
     catch
     endtry
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ endfunction
 
 " }}}1
 
-function! s:inverse_search_cmd_nvim(line, filename) abort " {{{1
+function! s:inverse_search_cmd_nvim(line, filename, column) abort " {{{1
   if !filereadable(s:nvim_servernames) | return | endif
 
   for l:server in readfile(s:nvim_servernames)
@@ -159,15 +161,15 @@ function! s:inverse_search_cmd_nvim(line, filename) abort " {{{1
     call rpcnotify(l:socket,
           \ 'nvim_call_function',
           \ 'vimtex#view#inverse_search',
-          \ [a:line, a:filename])
+          \ [a:line, a:filename, a:column])
     call chanclose(l:socket)
   endfor
 endfunction
 
-function! s:inverse_search_cmd_vim(line, filename) abort " {{{1
+function! s:inverse_search_cmd_vim(line, filename, column) abort " {{{1
   for l:server in split(serverlist(), "\n")
     call remote_expr(l:server,
-          \ printf("vimtex#view#inverse_search(%d, '%s')", a:line, a:filename))
+          \ printf("vimtex#view#inverse_search(%d, '%s', %d)", a:line, a:filename, a:column))
   endfor
 endfunction
 
diff --git a/doc/vimtex.txt b/doc/vimtex.txt
index e2f7c60d..459da544 100644
--- a/doc/vimtex.txt
+++ b/doc/vimtex.txt
@@ -6037,6 +6037,10 @@ interested in learning how inverse-search configuration works, in which case
 one should read |vimtex-synctex-inverse-search|. The interpolation variables
 for Zathura configuration are `%{line}` and `%{input}`, not `%l` and `%f`.
 
+Zathura also supports `%{column}`, so if your synctex somehow supports column,
+you can put the following in your `zathurarc`: >conf
+  set synctex-editor-command "vim -v --not-a-term -T dumb -c \"VimtexInverseSearch %{line}:%{column} '%{input}'\""
+
 The main variant uses `xdotool` to help avoid duplicate Zathura instances.
 However, in some environments, `xdotool` is not available. Here the simple
 variant should work well.
diff --git a/plugin/vimtex.vim b/plugin/vimtex.vim
index bcf40dce..340a7f63 100644
--- a/plugin/vimtex.vim
+++ b/plugin/vimtex.vim
@@ -14,12 +14,21 @@ command! -nargs=* VimtexInverseSearch
 
 
 function! s:parse_args(args) abort
-  let l:line = matchstr(a:args, '^\s*\zs\d\+')
+  " Example:
+  " parse_args("5 a.tex") = [5, "a.tex"]
+  " parse_args("5 \"a.tex\"") = [5, "a.tex"]
+  " parse_args("5:3 a.tex") = [5, "a.tex", 3]
+  let l:line = matchstr(a:args, '^\s*\zs\d\+\%(:\d\+\)\?')
   if empty(l:line) | return [-1, ''] | endif
 
-  let l:file = matchstr(a:args, '^\s*\d\+\s*\zs.*')
+  let l:file = matchstr(a:args, '^\s*\d\+\%(:\d\+\)\?\s*\zs.*')
   let l:file = substitute(l:file, '\v^([''"])(.*)\1\s*', '\2', '')
   if empty(l:file) | return [-1, ''] | endif
 
-  return [str2nr(l:line), l:file]
+  let l:parts = split(l:line, ':')
+  if len(l:parts) == 2
+    return [str2nr(l:parts[0]), l:file, str2nr(l:parts[1])]
+  else
+    return [str2nr(l:line), l:file]
+  endif
 endfunction