diff --git a/packages/joint-core/demo/links/src/links.js b/packages/joint-core/demo/links/src/links.js
index c0500f274..b294545f2 100644
--- a/packages/joint-core/demo/links/src/links.js
+++ b/packages/joint-core/demo/links/src/links.js
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ paper.on('link:mouseenter', function(linkView) {
             break;
         case link6:
             tools = [
-                new joint.linkTools.Vertices(),
+                new joint.linkTools.Vertices({ vertexAdding: { interactiveLinkNode: 'outline' }}),
                 new CustomBoundary({ padding: 25 })
             ];
             break;
diff --git a/packages/joint-core/src/linkTools/Vertices.mjs b/packages/joint-core/src/linkTools/Vertices.mjs
index 862e03512..56f69df41 100644
--- a/packages/joint-core/src/linkTools/Vertices.mjs
+++ b/packages/joint-core/src/linkTools/Vertices.mjs
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ export const Vertices = ToolView.extend({
         snapRadius: 20,
         redundancyRemoval: true,
         vertexAdding: true,
+        // vertexRemoving: true,
+        // vertexMoving: true,
         stopPropagation: true,
         scale: null
     },
@@ -80,19 +82,48 @@ export const Vertices = ToolView.extend({
         }
     }],
     handles: null,
+    interactiveLinkNode: null,
     events: {
         'mousedown .joint-vertices-path': 'onPathPointerDown',
         'touchstart .joint-vertices-path': 'onPathPointerDown'
     },
+    linkEvents: {
+        mousedown: 'onLinkPointerDown',
+        touchstart: 'onLinkPointerDown'
+    },
     onRender: function() {
-        if (this.options.vertexAdding) {
-            this.renderChildren();
-            this.updatePath();
+        const { vertexAdding } = this.options;
+        if (vertexAdding) {
+            const { interactiveLinkNode = null } = vertexAdding;
+            if (interactiveLinkNode) {
+                this.delegateLinkEvents(interactiveLinkNode);
+            } else {
+                this.renderChildren();
+                this.updatePath();
+            }
         }
         this.resetHandles();
         this.renderHandles();
         return this;
     },
+    delegateLinkEvents: function(selector) {
+        this.undelegateLinkEvents();
+        const el = this.relatedView.findNode(selector);
+        if (!el) {
+            console.warn(`Interactive link node "${selector}" not found.`);
+            return;
+        }
+        el.classList.add('joint-vertices-path');
+        this.interactiveLinkNode = el;
+        this.delegateElementEvents(el, this.linkEvents);
+    },
+    undelegateLinkEvents: function() {
+        const el = this.interactiveLinkNode;
+        if (!el) return;
+        this.undelegateElementEvents(el);
+        el.classList.remove('joint-vertices-path');
+        this.interactiveLinkNode = null;
+    },
     update: function() {
         var relatedView = this.relatedView;
         var vertices = relatedView.model.vertices();
@@ -146,7 +177,8 @@ export const Vertices = ToolView.extend({
         }
     },
     updatePath: function() {
-        var connection = this.childNodes.connection;
+        if (this.interactiveLinkNode) return;
+        const connection = this.childNodes.connection;
         if (connection) connection.setAttribute('d', this.relatedView.getSerializedConnection());
     },
     startHandleListening: function(handle) {
@@ -245,8 +277,13 @@ export const Vertices = ToolView.extend({
         this.eventData(normalizedEvent, { vertexAdded: true });
         handle.onPointerDown(normalizedEvent);
     },
+    onLinkPointerDown: function(evt) {
+        this.relatedView.preventDefaultInteraction(evt);
+        this.onPathPointerDown(evt);
+    },
     onRemove: function() {
         this.resetHandles();
+        this.undelegateLinkEvents();
     }
 }, {
     VertexHandle: VertexHandle // keep as class property
diff --git a/packages/joint-core/test/jointjs/dia/linkTools.js b/packages/joint-core/test/jointjs/dia/linkTools.js
index be5f2775e..416403130 100644
--- a/packages/joint-core/test/jointjs/dia/linkTools.js
+++ b/packages/joint-core/test/jointjs/dia/linkTools.js
@@ -343,4 +343,39 @@ QUnit.module('linkTools', function(hooks) {
         });
     });
 
+    QUnit.module('Vertices', function() {
+        QUnit.test('vertexAdding', function(assert) {
+            // vertexAdding = true
+            const vertices1 = new joint.linkTools.Vertices({
+                vertexAdding: true
+            });
+            linkView.addTools(new joint.dia.ToolsView({ tools: [vertices1] }));
+            assert.ok(vertices1.el.querySelector('.joint-vertices-path'));
+            assert.notOk(linkView.el.querySelector('.joint-vertices-path'));
+            linkView.removeTools();
+            // vertexAdding = false
+            const vertices2 = new joint.linkTools.Vertices({
+                vertexAdding: false
+            });
+            linkView.addTools(new joint.dia.ToolsView({ tools: [vertices2] }));
+            assert.notOk(vertices2.el.querySelector('.joint-vertices-path'));
+            assert.notOk(linkView.el.querySelector('.joint-vertices-path'));
+            linkView.removeTools();
+            // interactiveLinkNode selector
+            const selector = 'wrapper';
+            const vertices3 = new joint.linkTools.Vertices({
+                vertexAdding: { interactiveLinkNode: selector }
+            });
+            linkView.addTools(new joint.dia.ToolsView({ tools: [vertices3] }));
+            assert.notOk(vertices3.el.querySelector('.joint-vertices-path'));
+            assert.ok(linkView.el.querySelector('.joint-vertices-path'));
+            assert.ok(joint.mvc.$.event.has(linkView.findNode(selector)));
+            assert.ok(linkView.findNode(selector).classList.contains('joint-vertices-path'));
+            linkView.removeTools();
+            assert.notOk(linkView.el.querySelector('.joint-vertices-path'));
+            assert.notOk(linkView.findNode(selector).classList.contains('joint-vertices-path'));
+            assert.notOk(joint.mvc.$.event.has(linkView.findNode(selector)));
+        });
+    });
+
 });
diff --git a/packages/joint-core/types/joint.d.ts b/packages/joint-core/types/joint.d.ts
index 91a2a4633..c44df24c5 100644
--- a/packages/joint-core/types/joint.d.ts
+++ b/packages/joint-core/types/joint.d.ts
@@ -4212,11 +4212,15 @@ export namespace linkTools {
             protected onPointerClick(evt: dia.Event): void;
         }
 
+        interface VertexAddingOptions {
+            interactiveLineNode: string;
+        }
+
         interface Options extends dia.ToolView.Options {
             handleClass?: typeof VertexHandle;
             snapRadius?: number;
             redundancyRemoval?: boolean;
-            vertexAdding?: boolean;
+            vertexAdding?: boolean | Partial<VertexAddingOptions>;
             vertexRemoving?: boolean;
             vertexMoving?: boolean;
             stopPropagation?: boolean;