diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/geometry/qgsgeometryutils.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/geometry/qgsgeometryutils.sip.in
index d83850e42ca..89de2b4d706 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/geometry/qgsgeometryutils.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/geometry/qgsgeometryutils.sip.in
@@ -832,6 +832,28 @@ looping twice over the set of points.
    points whose z or m value is closest to the original x/y point, but only the first one found.
 
 
+.. versionadded:: 3.20
+%End
+
+    static bool transferFirstZOrMValueToPoint( const QgsGeometry &geom, QgsPoint &point );
+%Docstring
+A Z or M dimension is added to ``point`` if one of the points in the list
+``points`` contains Z or M value.
+
+This method is equivalent to successively calling Z and M but avoiding
+looping twice over the set of points.
+
+:param geom: geometry in which a M point is searched.
+:param point: The point to update with Z or M dimension and value.
+
+:return: ``True`` if the point is updated, ``False`` otherwise
+
+.. warning::
+
+   This method does not copy the z or m value of the coordinate from the
+   points whose z or m value is closest to the original x/y point, but only the first one found.
+
+
 .. versionadded:: 3.20
 %End
 
diff --git a/src/core/geometry/qgsgeometryutils.h b/src/core/geometry/qgsgeometryutils.h
index 202514e12b0..ecb51b070f3 100644
--- a/src/core/geometry/qgsgeometryutils.h
+++ b/src/core/geometry/qgsgeometryutils.h
@@ -889,6 +889,27 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsGeometryUtils
       return QgsGeometryUtils::transferFirstZOrMValueToPoint( points.constBegin(), points.constEnd(), point );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A Z or M dimension is added to \a point if one of the points in the list
+     * \a points contains Z or M value.
+     *
+     * This method is equivalent to successively calling Z and M but avoiding
+     * looping twice over the set of points.
+     *
+     * \param geom geometry in which a M point is searched.
+     * \param point The point to update with Z or M dimension and value.
+     * \returns TRUE if the point is updated, FALSE otherwise
+     *
+     * \warning This method does not copy the z or m value of the coordinate from the
+     * points whose z or m value is closest to the original x/y point, but only the first one found.
+     *
+     * \since QGIS 3.20
+     */
+    static bool transferFirstZOrMValueToPoint( const QgsGeometry &geom, QgsPoint &point )
+    {
+      return QgsGeometryUtils::transferFirstZOrMValueToPoint( geom.vertices_begin(), geom.vertices_end(), point );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the point (\a pointX, \a pointY) forming the bisector from segment (\a aX \a aY) (\a bX \a bY)
      * and segment (\a bX, \a bY) (\a dX, \a dY).