diff --git a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbEdge.cc b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbEdge.cc
index df95fb0b9..698fee61f 100644
--- a/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbEdge.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/gsiDeclDbEdge.cc
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ struct edge_defs
     }
   }
 
+  static tl::Variant cut_point (const C *e, const C &ee)
+  {
+    std::pair<bool, point_type> ip = e->cut_point (ee);
+    if (ip.first) {
+      return tl::Variant (ip.second);
+    } else {
+      return tl::Variant ();
+    }
+  }
+
   static point_type crossing_point (const C *e, const C &ee)
   {
     return e->crossed_by_point (ee).second;
@@ -494,7 +504,7 @@ struct edge_defs
     method_ext ("intersection_point", &intersect_point, gsi::arg ("e"),
       "@brief Returns the intersection point of two edges. \n"
       "\n"
-      "This method delivers the intersection point. If the edges do not intersect, the result is undefined.\n"
+      "This method delivers the intersection point. If the edges do not intersect, the result will be nil.\n"
       "\n"
       "@param e The edge to test.\n"
       "@return The point where the edges intersect.\n"
@@ -502,6 +512,17 @@ struct edge_defs
       "This method has been introduced in version 0.19.\n"
       "From version 0.26.2, this method will return nil in case of non-intersection.\n"
     ) +
+    method_ext ("cut_point", &cut_point, gsi::arg ("e"),
+      "@brief Returns the intersection point of the lines through the two edges.\n"
+      "\n"
+      "This method delivers the intersection point between the lines through the two edges. If the lines are parallel and do not intersect, the result will be nil.\n"
+      "In contrast to \\intersection_point, this method will regard the edges as infinitely extended and intersection is not confined to the edge span.\n"
+      "\n"
+      "@param e The edge to test.\n"
+      "@return The point where the lines intersect.\n"
+      "\n"
+      "This method has been introduced in version 0.27.1.\n"
+    ) +
     method_ext ("clipped", &clipped, gsi::arg ("box"),
       "@brief Returns the edge clipped at the given box\n"
       "\n"
diff --git a/testdata/ruby/dbEdgeTest.rb b/testdata/ruby/dbEdgeTest.rb
index 12c6b8e7d..c32b59f98 100644
--- a/testdata/ruby/dbEdgeTest.rb
+++ b/testdata/ruby/dbEdgeTest.rb
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ class DBEdge_TestClass < TestBase
     assert_equal( a.intersect?( RBA::DEdge::new( -1, -1, 1, 5 ) ), true )
     assert_equal( a.intersection_point( RBA::DEdge::new( -1, -1, 1, 5 ) ).to_s, "0,2" )
     assert_equal( a.intersection_point( RBA::DEdge::new( -1, 3, 1, 5 ) ) == nil, true )
+    assert_equal( a.cut_point( RBA::DEdge::new( -1, -1, 1, 5 ) ).to_s, "0,2" )
+    assert_equal( a.cut_point( RBA::DEdge::new( -1, 3, -1, 5 ) ).to_s, "-1,2" )
+    assert_equal( a.cut_point( RBA::DEdge::new( -1, 3, 1, 3 ) ) == nil, true )
     assert_equal( a.intersect?( RBA::DEdge::new( -1, 11, 1, 15 ) ), false )
     assert_equal( a.distance( RBA::DPoint::new( 3, 3 ) ), 1.0 )
     assert_equal( a.distance( RBA::DPoint::new( 3, 1 ) ), -1.0 )