diff --git a/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI_AddQuadraticElementDlg.cxx b/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI_AddQuadraticElementDlg.cxx
index f45e90b6c..f21d81fd2 100644
--- a/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI_AddQuadraticElementDlg.cxx
+++ b/src/SMESHGUI/SMESHGUI_AddQuadraticElementDlg.cxx
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ namespace SMESH {
       conn = aConn;
       break;
     }
+    case QUAD_EDGE: {
+      static int aConn[] = {1,0,2};
+      conn = aConn;
+      break;
+    }
     default:;
     }
     if ( !conn ) {