diff --git a/src/sorunlib/seq.py b/src/sorunlib/seq.py
index 217f99ed..4082a33a 100644
--- a/src/sorunlib/seq.py
+++ b/src/sorunlib/seq.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ def _stop_scan():
     print("Scan finished.")
 
 
-def scan(description, stop_time, width, az_drift=0, tag=None, subtype=None,
-         min_duration=None):
+def scan(description, stop_time, width, az_drift=0, start_position=None,
+         tag=None, subtype=None, min_duration=None):
     """Run a constant elevation scan, collecting detector data.
 
     Args:
@@ -35,9 +35,13 @@ def scan(description, stop_time, width, az_drift=0, tag=None, subtype=None,
         stop_time (str): Time in ISO format to scan until, i.e.
             "2022-06-21T15:58:00"
         width (float): Scan width in azimuth. The scan will start at the
-            current position and move in the positive azimuth direction.
+            current position unless specified in ``start_position``. The scan
+            moves in the positive azimuth direction.
         az_drift (float): Drift velocity in deg/s, causing scan extrema to move
             accordingly.
+        start_position (tuple, optional): Starting position given as (azimuth,
+            elevation). If provided, the telescope will move to this position
+            before starting the scan.
         tag (str, optional): Tag or comma-separated listed of tags to attach to
             the operation. Passed through to the smurf stream command.
         subtype (str, optional): Operation subtype used to tag the stream.
@@ -53,7 +57,11 @@ def scan(description, stop_time, width, az_drift=0, tag=None, subtype=None,
     if now > scan_stop:
         return
 
+    if start_position:
+        run.acu.move_to(*start_position)
+
     # Check there is enough time to perform scan
+    now = dt.datetime.now(dt.timezone.utc)
     if min_duration is not None:
         start_by_time = scan_stop - dt.timedelta(seconds=min_duration)
         if now > start_by_time:
diff --git a/tests/test_seq.py b/tests/test_seq.py
index 67d57c3f..a9fb9530 100644
--- a/tests/test_seq.py
+++ b/tests/test_seq.py
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ def test_scan(patch_clients):
     seq.scan(description='test', stop_time=target.isoformat(), width=20.)
 
 
+@patch('sorunlib._internal.time.sleep', MagicMock())
+def test_scan_start_position(patch_clients):
+    # This affects test runtime duration keep it short
+    target = dt.datetime.now(dt.timezone.utc) + dt.timedelta(seconds=0.01)
+    seq.scan(description='test', stop_time=target.isoformat(), width=20.,
+             start_position=(208.5, 60.0))
+    seq.run.CLIENTS['acu'].go_to.assert_called_with(az=208.5, el=60.0)
+
+
 @patch('sorunlib._internal.time.sleep', MagicMock())
 def test_scan_passed_stop_time(patch_clients):
     # This affects test runtime duration keep it short