diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3d91d0ecb7ceb1563b0117622e5e50b8e08559af..9de489f6e968bcb57a736e345fb26da8a04929da 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased (14.0.2)]
 
+### Added
+
+- Added option `neato -n3` for fit ends of edges to nodes' borders when edge 
+  trajectory is set. #2736
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Quartz plugin code paths to support older macOS and iOS versions have been
diff --git a/cmd/dot/dot.1 b/cmd/dot/dot.1
index b5ab4fae89de2002de978b6275621d254e684d73..1f66dfda0807dd76314bfa06dbc9e1865c7ad1ef 100644
--- a/cmd/dot/dot.1
+++ b/cmd/dot/dot.1
@@ -623,6 +623,10 @@ with no adjustment to remove node\(hynode overlaps,
 and use any edge layouts already specified by the pos attribute.
 neato computes an edge layout for any edge that does not have a \fBpos\fP attribute.
 As usual, edge layout is guided by the \fBsplines\fR attribute.
+.nf
+    num = 3
+.fi
+Also fit ends of edges to nodes' borders.
 .PP
 \fB\-K\fIlayout\fR override the default layout engine implied by the command name.
 .PP
diff --git a/lib/neatogen/neatoinit.c b/lib/neatogen/neatoinit.c
index f5847e93360b62d43987c7fecf2c0d8ac8997e90..e6c365339f8b82a034d7eb565f4c1be0d0e9b5d4 100644
--- a/lib/neatogen/neatoinit.c
+++ b/lib/neatogen/neatoinit.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ int init_nop(Agraph_t * g, int adjust)
 	    freeEdgeInfo (g);
 	    posEdges = NoEdges;
 	}
-	if (posEdges != AllEdges)
+	if (posEdges != AllEdges || Nop == 3)
 	    spline_edges0(g, false);   /* add edges */
 	else
 	    State = GVSPLINES;
diff --git a/lib/neatogen/neatosplines.c b/lib/neatogen/neatosplines.c
index 7a23a0f6c5c4e062d75555bcc1e4136ad12f1dd9..5d478ae06098f0df65c94978348de00276c7f8ed 100644
--- a/lib/neatogen/neatosplines.c
+++ b/lib/neatogen/neatosplines.c
@@ -658,6 +658,20 @@ static int spline_edges_(graph_t *g, expand_t *pmargin, int edgetype) {
 	    node_t *head = aghead(e);
 	    if (useEdges && ED_spl(e)) {
 		addEdgeLabels(e);
+		if (Nop == 3 && ED_spl(e)->size > 0) {
+		    // use first bezier, start point and end point will lost
+		    if (ED_spl(e)->size > 1) {
+			agwarningf("edge %s -> %s : set more than one spline. First used, other dropped.\n", agnameof(n), agnameof(head));
+		    }
+		    bezier *bez = ED_spl(e)->list;
+		    size_t sz = bez->size;
+		    bez->size = 0;
+		    pointf *pb = bez->list;
+		    bez->list = NULL;
+		    gv_free_splines(e);
+		    clip_and_install(e, head, pb, sz, &sinfo);
+		    free(pb);
+		}
 	    } 
 	    else if (ED_count(e) == 0) continue;  /* only do representative */
 	    else if (n == head) {    /* self arc */