diff --git a/Doc/changelog.docu b/Doc/changelog.docu
index 56c248835bd41d1a78cf1f7bd38358074bbb7788..9c615cf52cf823043a99f41e999f37c32dd24527 100644
--- a/Doc/changelog.docu
+++ b/Doc/changelog.docu
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 
 <tr valign=top><td><b>7.2</b> (?/?/?)</td><td>
 
+<b>Core</b>
+<ul>
+<li>TriConnectivity: Added two functions split_edge and split_edge_copy to mask the PolyConnectivity functions of the same name (Prevents creation of valence 2 vertices on trimeshes)</li>
+</ul>
+
 <b>IO</b>
 <ul>
 <li>PLY Reader: Allowing the PLY reader to read custom face ( Thanks to morgan Leborgne for the patch)</li>
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/TriConnectivity.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/TriConnectivity.hh
index 197420dd15cea3e1ddd8548ef823bb6b5746429b..25b665d97e9245c8519bb8fc43ce72cea83c8213 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/TriConnectivity.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/TriConnectivity.hh
@@ -162,11 +162,28 @@ public:
    *
    * \note The properties of the new edges, halfedges, and faces will be undefined!
    *
-   * @param _eh Edge handle that should be splitted
+   * @param _eh Edge handle that should be split
    * @param _vh Vertex handle that will be inserted at the edge
    */
   void split(EdgeHandle _eh, VertexHandle _vh);
 
+  /** \brief Edge split (= 2-to-4 split)
+     *
+     *
+     * The function will introduce two new faces ( non-boundary case) or
+     * one additional face (if edge is boundary)
+     *
+     * \note The properties of the new edges, halfedges, and faces will be undefined!
+     *
+     * \note This is an override to prevent a direct call to PolyConnectivity split_edge,
+     *       which would introduce a singular vertex with valence 2 which is not allowed
+     *       on TriMeshes
+     *
+     * @param _eh Edge handle that should be split
+     * @param _vh Vertex handle that will be inserted at the edge
+     */
+  inline void split_edge(EdgeHandle _eh, VertexHandle _vh) { TriConnectivity::split(_eh, _vh); }
+
   /** \brief Edge split (= 2-to-4 split)
    *
    * The function will introduce two new faces ( non-boundary case) or
@@ -175,14 +192,31 @@ public:
    * \note The properties of the new edges will be adjusted to the properties of the original edge
    * \note The properties of the new faces and halfedges will be undefined
    *
-   * @param _eh Edge handle that should be splitted
+   * @param _eh Edge handle that should be split
    * @param _vh Vertex handle that will be inserted at the edge
    */
   void split_copy(EdgeHandle _eh, VertexHandle _vh);
 
+  /** \brief Edge split (= 2-to-4 split)
+   *
+   * The function will introduce two new faces ( non-boundary case) or
+   * one additional face (if edge is boundary)
+   *
+   * \note The properties of the new edges will be adjusted to the properties of the original edge
+   * \note The properties of the new faces and halfedges will be undefined
+   *
+   * \note This is an override to prevent a direct call to PolyConnectivity split_edge_copy,
+   *       which would introduce a singular vertex with valence 2 which is not allowed
+   *       on TriMeshes
+   *
+   * @param _eh Edge handle that should be split
+   * @param _vh Vertex handle that will be inserted at the edge
+   */
+  inline void split_edge_copy(EdgeHandle _eh, VertexHandle _vh) { TriConnectivity::split_copy(_eh, _vh); }
+
   /** \brief Face split (= 1-to-3) split, calls corresponding PolyMeshT function).
    *
-   * @param _fh Face handle that should be splitted
+   * @param _fh Face handle that should be split
    * @param _vh Vertex handle that will be inserted at the face
    */
   inline void split(FaceHandle _fh, VertexHandle _vh)
@@ -190,7 +224,7 @@ public:
 
   /** \brief Face split (= 1-to-3) split, calls corresponding PolyMeshT function).
    *
-   * @param _fh Face handle that should be splitted
+   * @param _fh Face handle that should be split
    * @param _vh Vertex handle that will be inserted at the face
    */
   inline void split_copy(FaceHandle _fh, VertexHandle _vh)