diff --git a/include/Topology/map/map2.h b/include/Topology/map/map2.h
index 248a966b07880b13d7083a49f92f350b9f819671..6260b2d1a575e49f71d4f42be07de00b950cf180 100644
--- a/include/Topology/map/map2.h
+++ b/include/Topology/map/map2.h
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual void cutEdge(Dart d);
 
+	//! Undo the cut of the edge of d and its opposite edge if it exists
+	/*! @param d a dart of the edge to uncut
+	 */
+	virtual void uncutEdge(Dart d);
+
 	//! Collapse an edge (that is deleted) possibly merging its vertices
 	/*! If delDegenerateFaces is true, the method checks that no degenerate
 	 *  faces are built (faces with less than 3 edges). If it occurs the faces
diff --git a/src/Topology/map/map2.cpp b/src/Topology/map/map2.cpp
index 0006023037a9968c947889cdf431bddc777b554a..5dc8ff164dec615a8e14bc83ddcade4d8a450cc7 100644
--- a/src/Topology/map/map2.cpp
+++ b/src/Topology/map/map2.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ void Map2::cutEdge(Dart d)
 	}
 }
 
+void Map2::uncutEdge(Dart d)
+{
+}
+
 Dart Map2::collapseEdge(Dart d, bool delDegenerateFaces)
 {
 	Dart resV ;