diff --git a/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.cpp b/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.cpp
index 94533801fb4..51f851ca1dc 100644
--- a/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.cpp
+++ b/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.cpp
@@ -2134,7 +2134,7 @@ void QgsVertexTool::moveVertex( const QgsPointXY &mapPoint, const QgsPointLocato
 
   applyEditsToLayers( edits );
 
-  if ( QgsProject::instance()->topologicalEditing() && mapPointMatch->hasEdge() && mapPointMatch->layer() )
+  if ( QgsProject::instance()->topologicalEditing() && ( mapPointMatch->hasEdge() || mapPointMatch->hasMiddleSegment() ) && mapPointMatch->layer() )
   {
     // topo editing: add vertex to existing segments when moving/adding a vertex to such segment.
     // this requires that the snapping match is to a segment and the segment layer's CRS