diff --git a/lib/features/modeling/behavior/CreateBehavior.js b/lib/features/modeling/behavior/CreateBehavior.js
index 0db1e246..d0cb040e 100644
--- a/lib/features/modeling/behavior/CreateBehavior.js
+++ b/lib/features/modeling/behavior/CreateBehavior.js
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ function CreateBehavior(eventBus, modeling) {
         shape = context.shape,
         position = context.position;
 
+    if (is(parent, 'bpmn:SequenceFlow')){
+      context.insertTarget = parent;
+      context.parent = context.parent.parent;
+    }
+
     if (is(parent, 'bpmn:Process') && is(shape, 'bpmn:Participant')) {
 
       // this is going to detach the process root
@@ -75,6 +80,20 @@ function CreateBehavior(eventBus, modeling) {
       var processChildren = processRoot.children.slice();
       modeling.moveShapes(processChildren, { x: 0, y: 0 }, shape);
     }
+
+    if (context.insertTarget) {
+
+      var initialTarget = context.insertTarget.target;
+      var insertShape = context.shape;
+
+      // reconnecting end to inserted shape
+      modeling.reconnectEnd(context.insertTarget, insertShape, context.position);
+
+      // create new connection between inserted shape and initial target
+      modeling.createConnection(insertShape, initialTarget, {
+        type: context.insertTarget.type,
+      }, context.parent);
+    }
   }, true);
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/features/modeling/rules/BpmnRules.js b/lib/features/modeling/rules/BpmnRules.js
index 685dd810..a12bd182 100644
--- a/lib/features/modeling/rules/BpmnRules.js
+++ b/lib/features/modeling/rules/BpmnRules.js
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ function canCreate(shape, target, source) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  if (canInsert(shape, target)){
+    return true;
+  }
+
   return canDrop(shape, target);
 }
 
@@ -385,4 +389,22 @@ function canConnectSequenceFlow(source, target) {
          isSequenceFlowTarget(target) &&
          isSameScope(source, target) &&
          !(is(source, 'bpmn:EventBasedGateway') && !isEventBasedTarget(target));
+}
+
+function canInsert(shape, target) {
+
+  var startEvent = target.source;
+  var endEvent = target.target;
+
+  if (!is(target, 'bpmn:SequenceFlow')) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if(is(shape, 'bpmn:IntermediateThrowEvent') &&
+     is(startEvent, 'bpmn:FlowElement') &&
+     is(endEvent, 'bpmn:FlowElement')) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
 }
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diff --git a/test/spec/features/drop-on-connection/DropOnConnectionSpec.js b/test/spec/features/drop-on-connection/DropOnConnectionSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..101915f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/features/drop-on-connection/DropOnConnectionSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var TestHelper = require('../../../TestHelper');
+ 
+describe('drop on conection', function(){
+
+  var bpmnRules = require('../../../../lib/features/modeling/rules');
+  var diagramXML = require('./diagram.bpmn');
+
+  beforeEach(bootstrapModeler(diagramXML, {modules: bpmnRules}));
+
+  it('should be allowed for an IntermediateThrowEvent', inject(function(elementRegistry, bpmnRules, elementFactory) {
+    var sequenceFlow = elementRegistry.get('SequenceFlow_0lk9mnl');
+    var intermediateThrowEvent = elementFactory.createShape({ type: 'bpmn:IntermediateThrowEvent' });
+
+    expect(bpmnRules.canCreate(intermediateThrowEvent, sequenceFlow)).toBe(true);
+  }));
+
+  it('should rearrange connections', inject(function(modeling, elementRegistry, elementFactory){
+    var intermediateThrowEvent = elementFactory.createShape({ type: 'bpmn:IntermediateThrowEvent' });
+    var startEvent = elementRegistry.get('StartEvent_1');
+    var sequenceFlow = elementRegistry.get('SequenceFlow_0lk9mnl');
+    var task = elementRegistry.get('Task_195jx60');
+    var position = {x: startEvent.x + startEvent.height/2 + 100,
+                    y: startEvent.y + startEvent.width/2};
+    
+    // create new intermediateThrowEvent onto sequenceFlow
+    modeling.createShape(intermediateThrowEvent, position, sequenceFlow);
+
+    // check rearragned connection
+    expect(startEvent.outgoing[0].id).toBe(intermediateThrowEvent.incoming[0].id);
+
+    // check newly created connection
+    expect(intermediateThrowEvent.outgoing[0].id).toBe(task.incoming[0].id);
+  }));
+});
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diff --git a/test/spec/features/drop-on-connection/diagram.bpmn b/test/spec/features/drop-on-connection/diagram.bpmn
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2c4893c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/features/drop-on-connection/diagram.bpmn
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<bpmn:definitions xmlns:bpmn="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:bpmndi="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI" xmlns:di="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DI" xmlns:dc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" id="Definitions_1" targetNamespace="http://bpmn.io/schema/bpmn">
+  <bpmn:process id="Process_1" isExecutable="false">
+    <bpmn:startEvent id="StartEvent_1">
+      <bpmn:outgoing>SequenceFlow_0lk9mnl</bpmn:outgoing>
+    </bpmn:startEvent>
+    <bpmn:task id="Task_195jx60">
+      <bpmn:incoming>SequenceFlow_0lk9mnl</bpmn:incoming>
+    </bpmn:task>
+    <bpmn:sequenceFlow id="SequenceFlow_0lk9mnl" sourceRef="StartEvent_1" targetRef="Task_195jx60" />
+  </bpmn:process>
+  <bpmndi:BPMNDiagram id="BPMNDiagram_1">
+    <bpmndi:BPMNPlane id="BPMNPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process_1">
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="_BPMNShape_StartEvent_2" bpmnElement="StartEvent_1">
+        <dc:Bounds x="173" y="102" width="36" height="36" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNShape id="Task_195jx60_di" bpmnElement="Task_195jx60">
+        <dc:Bounds x="476" y="80" width="100" height="80" />
+      </bpmndi:BPMNShape>
+      <bpmndi:BPMNEdge id="SequenceFlow_0lk9mnl_di" bpmnElement="SequenceFlow_0lk9mnl">
+        <di:waypoint xsi:type="dc:Point" x="209" y="120" />
+        <di:waypoint xsi:type="dc:Point" x="476" y="120" />
+        <bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+          <dc:Bounds x="297.5" y="110" width="90" height="20" />
+        </bpmndi:BPMNLabel>
+      </bpmndi:BPMNEdge>
+    </bpmndi:BPMNPlane>
+  </bpmndi:BPMNDiagram>
+</bpmn:definitions>