diff --git a/lib/adapters/beta-adapter.coffee b/lib/adapters/beta-adapter.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9dd7820e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/adapters/beta-adapter.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+module.exports =
+class BetaAdater
+  constructor: (@textEditor) ->
+    @textEditorElement = atom.views.getView(@textEditor)
+
+  onDidChangeScrollTop: (callback) ->
+    @textEditorElement.onDidChangeScrollTop(callback)
+
+  onDidChangeScrollLeft: (callback) ->
+    @textEditorElement.onDidChangeScrollLeft(callback)
+
+  getHeight: ->
+    @textEditorElement.getHeight()
+
+  getScrollTop: ->
+    @textEditorElement.getScrollTop()
+
+  setScrollTop: (scrollTop) ->
+    @textEditorElement.setScrollTop(scrollTop)
+
+  getScrollLeft: ->
+    @textEditorElement.getScrollLeft()
+
+  getHeightWithoutScrollPastEnd: ->
+    @textEditor.displayBuffer.getLineHeightInPixels()
+
+  getMaxScrollTop: ->
+    maxScrollTop = @textEditorElement.getScrollHeight() - @getHeight()
+    lineHeight = @textEditor.getLineHeightInPixels()
+
+    maxScrollTop -= @getHeight() - 3 * lineHeight if @scrollPastEnd
+    maxScrollTop
diff --git a/lib/adapters/legacy-adapter.coffee b/lib/adapters/legacy-adapter.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68b61c99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/adapters/legacy-adapter.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+module.exports =
+class LegacyAdater
+  constructor: (@textEditor) ->
+
+  onDidChangeScrollTop: (callback) ->
+    @textEditor.onDidChangeScrollTop(callback)
+
+  onDidChangeScrollLeft: (callback) ->
+    @textEditor.onDidChangeScrollLeft(callback)
+
+  getHeight: ->
+    @textEditor.getHeight()
+
+  getScrollTop: ->
+    @textEditor.getScrollTop()
+
+  setScrollTop: (scrollTop) ->
+    @textEditor.setScrollTop(scrollTop)
+
+  getScrollLeft: ->
+    @textEditor.getScrollLeft()
+
+  getHeightWithoutScrollPastEnd: ->
+    @textEditor.displayBuffer.getLineHeightInPixels()
+
+  getMaxScrollTop: ->
+    maxScrollTop = @textEditor.displayBuffer.getMaxScrollTop()
+    lineHeight = @textEditor.getLineHeightInPixels()
+
+    maxScrollTop -= @getHeight() - 3 * lineHeight if @scrollPastEnd
+    maxScrollTop
diff --git a/lib/minimap-element.coffee b/lib/minimap-element.coffee
index 3e4e56e8..a294b57e 100644
--- a/lib/minimap-element.coffee
+++ b/lib/minimap-element.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {debounce} = require 'underscore-plus'
-{CompositeDisposable, Disposable} = require 'event-kit'
+{CompositeDisposable, Disposable} = require 'atom'
 {EventsDelegation, AncestorsMethods} = require 'atom-utils'
 DOMStylesReader = require './mixins/dom-styles-reader'
 CanvasDrawer = require './mixins/canvas-drawer'
@@ -481,16 +481,16 @@ class MinimapElement extends HTMLElement
 
     textEditor = @minimap.getTextEditor()
 
-    scrollTop = row * textEditor.getLineHeightInPixels() - textEditor.getHeight() / 2
+    scrollTop = row * textEditor.getLineHeightInPixels() - @minimap.getTextEditorHeight() / 2
 
     if atom.config.get('minimap.scrollAnimation')
-      from = textEditor.getScrollTop()
+      from = @minimap.getTextEditorScrollTop()
       to = scrollTop
-      step = (now) -> textEditor.setScrollTop(now)
+      step = (now) => @minimap.setTextEditorScrollTop(now)
       duration = atom.config.get('minimap.scrollAnimationDuration')
       @animate(from: from, to: to, duration: duration, step: step)
     else
-      textEditor.setScrollTop(scrollTop)
+      @minimap.setTextEditorScrollTop(scrollTop)
 
   middleMousePressedOverCanvas: ({pageY}) ->
     {top: offsetTop} = @getBoundingClientRect()
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ class MinimapElement extends HTMLElement
     ratio = y /
       (@minimap.getVisibleHeight() - @minimap.getTextEditorScaledHeight())
 
-    @minimap.textEditor.setScrollTop(
+    @minimap.setTextEditorScrollTop(
       ratio * @minimap.getTextEditorMaxScrollTop())
 
   # Internal: A method that relays the `mousewheel` events received by
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ class MinimapElement extends HTMLElement
 
     ratio = y / (@minimap.getVisibleHeight() - @minimap.getTextEditorScaledHeight())
 
-    @minimap.textEditor.setScrollTop(ratio * @minimap.getTextEditorMaxScrollTop())
+    @minimap.setTextEditorScrollTop(ratio * @minimap.getTextEditorMaxScrollTop())
 
   # Internal: The method that ends the drag gesture.
   #
diff --git a/lib/minimap.coffee b/lib/minimap.coffee
index f1181285..bb7fccde 100644
--- a/lib/minimap.coffee
+++ b/lib/minimap.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 {Emitter, CompositeDisposable} = require 'event-kit'
 DecorationManagement = require './mixins/decoration-management'
+LegacyAdater = require './adapters/legacy-adapter'
+BetaAdater = require './adapters/beta-adapter'
 
 nextModelId = 1
 
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ class Minimap
   #           :textEditor - A `TextEditor` instance.
   constructor: (options={}) ->
     {@textEditor, @standAlone, @width, @height} = options
+
     unless @textEditor?
       throw new Error('Cannot create a minimap without an editor')
 
@@ -29,10 +32,16 @@ class Minimap
     @subscriptions = subs = new CompositeDisposable
     @initializeDecorations()
 
+    if atom.views.getView(@textEditor).getScrollTop?
+      @adapter = new BetaAdater(@textEditor)
+    else
+      @adapter = new LegacyAdater(@textEditor)
+
     if @standAlone
       @scrollTop = 0
 
     subs.add atom.config.observe 'editor.scrollPastEnd', (@scrollPastEnd) =>
+      @adapter.scrollPastEnd = @scrollPastEnd
       @emitter.emit('did-change-config', {
         config: 'editor.scrollPastEnd'
         value: @scrollPastEnd
@@ -53,12 +62,13 @@ class Minimap
         value: @interline
       })
 
-    subs.add @textEditor.onDidChange (changes) =>
-      @emitChanges(changes)
-    subs.add @textEditor.onDidChangeScrollTop =>
+    subs.add @adapter.onDidChangeScrollTop =>
       @emitter.emit('did-change-scroll-top', this) unless @standAlone
-    subs.add @textEditor.onDidChangeScrollLeft =>
+    subs.add @adapter.onDidChangeScrollLeft =>
       @emitter.emit('did-change-scroll-left', this) unless @standAlone
+
+    subs.add @textEditor.onDidChange (changes) =>
+      @emitChanges(changes)
     subs.add @textEditor.onDidDestroy =>
       @destroy()
 
@@ -175,19 +185,19 @@ class Minimap
   #
   # Returns a {Number}.
   getTextEditorScaledHeight: ->
-    @textEditor.getHeight() * @getVerticalScaleFactor()
+    @adapter.getHeight() * @getVerticalScaleFactor()
 
   # Returns the `TextEditor::getScrollTop` value at the {Minimap} scale.
   #
   # Returns a {Number}.
   getTextEditorScaledScrollTop: ->
-    @textEditor.getScrollTop() * @getVerticalScaleFactor()
+    @adapter.getScrollTop() * @getVerticalScaleFactor()
 
   # Returns the `TextEditor::getScrollLeft` value at the {Minimap} scale.
   #
   # Returns a {Number}.
   getTextEditorScaledScrollLeft: ->
-    @textEditor.getScrollLeft() * @getHorizontalScaleFactor()
+    @adapter.getScrollLeft() * @getHorizontalScaleFactor()
 
   # Returns the maximum scroll the `TextEditor` can perform.
   #
@@ -196,12 +206,15 @@ class Minimap
   # final value.
   #
   # Returns a {Number}.
-  getTextEditorMaxScrollTop: ->
-    maxScrollTop = @textEditor.displayBuffer.getMaxScrollTop()
-    lineHeight = @textEditor.displayBuffer.getLineHeightInPixels()
+  getTextEditorMaxScrollTop: -> @adapter.getMaxScrollTop()
+
+  getTextEditorScrollTop: -> @adapter.getScrollTop()
+
+  setTextEditorScrollTop: (scrollTop) -> @adapter.setScrollTop(scrollTop)
+
+  getTextEditorScrollLeft: -> @adapter.getScrollLeft()
 
-    maxScrollTop -= @textEditor.getHeight() - 3 * lineHeight if @scrollPastEnd
-    maxScrollTop
+  getTextEditorHeight: -> @adapter.getHeight()
 
   # Returns the `TextEditor` scroll as a value normalized between `0` and `1`.
   #
@@ -213,7 +226,7 @@ class Minimap
   # Returns a {Number}.
   getTextEditorScrollRatio: ->
     # Because `0/0 = NaN`, so make sure that the denominator does not equal `0`.
-    @textEditor.getScrollTop() / (@getTextEditorMaxScrollTop() || 1)
+    @adapter.getScrollTop() / (@getTextEditorMaxScrollTop() || 1)
 
   # Returns the `TextEditor` scroll as a value normalized between `0` and `1`.
   #
@@ -250,7 +263,7 @@ class Minimap
     if @isStandAlone()
       if @height? then @height else @getHeight()
     else
-      @textEditor.getHeight()
+      @adapter.getHeight()
 
   # Returns the width the whole {Minimap} will take on screen.
   #