diff --git a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py
index f9e77cac29c..55fa564af12 100644
--- a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py
+++ b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py
@@ -5923,6 +5923,7 @@ class VIEW3D_MT_edit_curves_segments(Menu):
     def draw(self, _context):
         layout = self.layout
 
+        layout.operator("curves.subdivide")
         layout.operator("curves.switch_direction")
 
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_ops.cc b/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_ops.cc
index ff6465038c6..60d1d5bdf02 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_ops.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/curves/intern/curves_ops.cc
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 
 #include "GEO_reverse_uv_sampler.hh"
 #include "GEO_set_curve_type.hh"
+#include "GEO_subdivide_curves.hh"
 
 /**
  * The code below uses a suffix naming convention to indicate the coordinate space:
@@ -1457,6 +1458,73 @@ static void CURVES_OT_switch_direction(wmOperatorType *ot)
   ot->flag = OPTYPE_REGISTER | OPTYPE_UNDO;
 }
 
+namespace subdivide {
+
+static int exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
+{
+  const int number_cuts = RNA_int_get(op->ptr, "number_cuts");
+
+  for (Curves *curves_id : get_unique_editable_curves(*C)) {
+    bke::CurvesGeometry &curves = curves_id->geometry.wrap();
+    const int points_num = curves.points_num();
+    IndexMaskMemory memory;
+    const IndexMask points_selection = retrieve_selected_points(*curves_id, memory);
+    if (points_selection.is_empty()) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    Array<bool> points_selection_span(points_num);
+    points_selection.to_bools(points_selection_span);
+
+    Array<int> segment_cuts(points_num, number_cuts);
+
+    const OffsetIndices points_by_curve = curves.points_by_curve();
+    threading::parallel_for(points_by_curve.index_range(), 512, [&](const IndexRange range) {
+      for (const int curve_i : range) {
+        const IndexRange points = points_by_curve[curve_i];
+        if (points.size() <= 1) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        for (const int point_i : points.drop_back(1)) {
+          if (!points_selection_span[point_i] || !points_selection_span[point_i + 1]) {
+            segment_cuts[point_i] = 0;
+          }
+        }
+        /* Cyclic segment. Doesn't matter if it is computed even if the curve is not cyclic. */
+        if (!points_selection_span[points.last()] || !points_selection_span[points.first()]) {
+          segment_cuts[points.last()] = 0;
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    curves = geometry::subdivide_curves(
+        curves, curves.curves_range(), VArray<int>::ForSpan(segment_cuts), {});
+
+    DEG_id_tag_update(&curves_id->id, ID_RECALC_GEOMETRY);
+    WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_GEOM | ND_DATA, curves_id);
+  }
+  return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
+}
+
+}  // namespace subdivide
+
+static void CURVES_OT_subdivide(wmOperatorType *ot)
+{
+  ot->name = "Subdivide";
+  ot->idname = __func__;
+  ot->description = "Subdivide selected curve segments";
+
+  ot->exec = subdivide::exec;
+  ot->poll = editable_curves_in_edit_mode_poll;
+
+  ot->flag = OPTYPE_REGISTER | OPTYPE_UNDO;
+
+  PropertyRNA *prop;
+  prop = RNA_def_int(ot->srna, "number_cuts", 1, 1, 1000, "Number of Cuts", "", 1, 10);
+  /* Avoid re-using last value because it can cause an unexpectedly high number of subdivisions. */
+  RNA_def_property_flag(prop, PROP_SKIP_SAVE);
+}
+
 void operatortypes_curves()
 {
   WM_operatortype_append(CURVES_OT_attribute_set);
@@ -1479,6 +1547,7 @@ void operatortypes_curves()
   WM_operatortype_append(CURVES_OT_cyclic_toggle);
   WM_operatortype_append(CURVES_OT_curve_type_set);
   WM_operatortype_append(CURVES_OT_switch_direction);
+  WM_operatortype_append(CURVES_OT_subdivide);
 }
 
 void operatormacros_curves()