diff --git a/examples/modify-feature.html b/examples/modify-feature.html
index 8cec2306af..cb19858ddd 100644
--- a/examples/modify-feature.html
+++ b/examples/modify-feature.html
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
             if (rotate || drag) {
                 controls.modify.mode &= ~OpenLayers.Control.ModifyFeature.RESHAPE;
             }
+            controls.modify.createVertices = document.getElementById("createVertices").checked;
             var sides = parseInt(document.getElementById("sides").value);
             sides = Math.max(3, isNaN(sides) ? 0 : sides);
             controls.regular.handler.sides = sides;
@@ -161,6 +162,11 @@ <h1 id="title">OpenLayers Modify Feature Example</h1>
                        onclick="toggleControl(this);" />
                 <label for="modifyToggle">modify feature</label>
                 <ul>
+                    <li>
+                        <input id="createVertices" type="checkbox" checked
+                               name="createVertices" onchange="update()" />
+                        <label for="createVertices">allow vertices creation</label>
+                    </li>
                     <li>
                         <input id="rotate" type="checkbox"
                                name="rotate" onchange="update()" />
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
index 009bbf242f..6e78184efc 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ OpenLayers.Control.ModifyFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      */
     mode: null,
 
+    /**
+     * APIProperty: createVertices
+     * {Boolean} Create new vertices by dragging the virtual vertices
+     *     in the middle of each edge. Default is true.
+     */
+    createVertices: true,
+
     /**
      * Property: modified
      * {Boolean} The currently selected feature has been modified.
@@ -677,7 +684,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.ModifyFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
                 }
                 
                 // add virtual vertices in the middle of each edge
-                if(geometry.CLASS_NAME != "OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiPoint") {
+                if (control.createVertices && geometry.CLASS_NAME != "OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiPoint") {
                     for(i=0, len=geometry.components.length; i<len-1; ++i) {
                         var prevVertex = geometry.components[i];
                         var nextVertex = geometry.components[i + 1];
diff --git a/tests/Control/ModifyFeature.html b/tests/Control/ModifyFeature.html
index 2575ea9e35..51a10ac184 100644
--- a/tests/Control/ModifyFeature.html
+++ b/tests/Control/ModifyFeature.html
@@ -807,6 +807,25 @@
         t.eq(control._originalGeometry, undefined, "original geometry deleted once it is set on the modified property");
     }
 
+    function test_createVertices(t) {
+        t.plan(2);
+        var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector();
+        var control = new OpenLayers.Control.ModifyFeature(layer, {
+            createVertices: false
+        });
+        var line = new OpenLayers.Geometry.LineString([
+            new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(5, 6),
+            new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(7, 8),
+            new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(9, 10)
+        ]);
+        control.feature = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(line);
+        control.resetVertices();
+
+        t.eq(control.vertices.length, 3, "Correct vertices length with createVertices is false");
+        t.eq(control.virtualVertices.length, 0, "Correct virtual vertices length with createVertices is false");
+        control.destroy();
+    }
+
     </script>
 </head>
 <body>
