exposed absolute positioning logic inside the _prepareDrag method so that developers have access to it via the setAbsolutePosition() method

src/Node.js

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Kinetic.Node = function(config) {
     this.attrs.draggable = false;
     this.eventListeners = {};
 
-	// set attrs
+    // set attrs
     this.setAttrs(config);
 };
 /*
@@ -298,6 +298,53 @@ Kinetic.Node.prototype = {
     getAbsolutePosition: function() {
         return this.getAbsoluteTransform().getTranslation();
     },
+    /**
+     * set absolute position relative to stage
+     */
+    setAbsolutePosition: function(pos, override) {
+        /*
+         * save rotation and scale and then
+         * remove them from the transform
+         */
+        var rot = this.attrs.rotation;
+        var scale = {
+            x: this.attrs.scale.x,
+            y: this.attrs.scale.y
+        };
+        this.attrs.rotation = 0;
+        this.attrs.scale = {
+            x: 1,
+            y: 1
+        };
+
+        // unravel transform
+        var it = this.getAbsoluteTransform();
+        it.invert();
+        it.translate(pos.x, pos.y);
+        pos = {
+            x: this.attrs.x + it.getTranslation().x,
+            y: this.attrs.y + it.getTranslation().y
+        };
+
+        // handle override
+        if(override !== undefined) {
+            if(override.x !== undefined) {
+                pos.x = override.x;
+            }
+            if(override.y !== undefined) {
+                pos.y = override.y;
+            }
+        }
+
+        this.setPosition(pos.x, pos.y);
+
+        // restore rotation and scale
+        this.rotate(rot);
+        this.attrs.scale = {
+            x: scale.x,
+            y: scale.y
+        };
+    },
     /**
      * move node by an amount
      * @param {Number} x