diff --git a/js/common/modules/org/arangodb/general-graph.js b/js/common/modules/org/arangodb/general-graph.js
index 187c7fdaa1..2dff198784 100644
--- a/js/common/modules/org/arangodb/general-graph.js
+++ b/js/common/modules/org/arangodb/general-graph.js
@@ -1032,9 +1032,12 @@ AQLGenerator.prototype._getLastRestrictableStatementInfo = function() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 AQLGenerator.prototype.restrict = function(restrictions) {
+  var rest = stringToArray(restrictions);
+  if (rest.length == 0) {
+    return this;
+  }
   this._addToPrint("restrict", restrictions);
   this._clearCursor();
-  var rest = stringToArray(restrictions);
   var lastQueryInfo = this._getLastRestrictableStatementInfo();
   var lastQuery = lastQueryInfo.statement;
   var opts = lastQueryInfo.options;
@@ -1185,6 +1188,7 @@ AQLGenerator.prototype.execute = function() {
 
 AQLGenerator.prototype.toArray = function() {
   this._createCursor();
+
   return this.cursor.toArray();
 };
 
@@ -4486,6 +4490,83 @@ Graph.prototype._removeVertexCollection = function(vertexCollectionName, dropCol
 };
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @startDocuBlock JSF_general_graph_connectingEdges
+/// @brief Get all connecting edges between 2 groups of vertices defined by the examples
+///
+/// `graph._connectingEdges(vertexExample, vertexExample2, options)`
+///
+/// The function accepts an id, an example, a list of examples or even an empty
+/// example as parameter for vertexExample.
+///
+/// @PARAMS
+///
+/// @PARAM{vertexExample1, object, optional}
+/// See [Definition of examples](#definition_of_examples)
+/// @PARAM{vertexExample2, object, optional}
+/// See [Definition of examples](#definition_of_examples)
+/// @PARAM{options, object, optional}
+/// An object defining further options. Can have the following values:
+///   * *edgeExamples*: Filter the edges, see [Definition of examples](#definition_of_examples)
+///   * *edgeCollectionRestriction* : One or a list of edge-collection names that should be
+///       considered to be on the path.
+///   * *vertex1CollectionRestriction* : One or a list of vertex-collection names that should be
+///       considered on the intermediate vertex steps.
+///   * *vertex2CollectionRestriction* : One or a list of vertex-collection names that should be
+///       considered on the intermediate vertex steps.
+///
+/// @EXAMPLES
+///
+/// A route planner example, all neighbors of capitals.
+///
+/// @EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_OUTPUT{generalGraphModuleNeighbors1}
+///   var examples = require("org/arangodb/graph-examples/example-graph.js");
+///   var graph = examples.loadGraph("routeplanner");
+///   graph._neighbors({isCapital : true});
+/// @END_EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_OUTPUT
+///
+/// A route planner example, all outbound neighbors of Hamburg.
+///
+/// @EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_OUTPUT{generalGraphModuleNeighbors2}
+///   var examples = require("org/arangodb/graph-examples/example-graph.js");
+///   var graph = examples.loadGraph("routeplanner");
+///   graph._neighbors('germanCity/Hamburg', {direction : 'outbound', maxDepth : 2});
+/// @END_EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_OUTPUT
+///
+/// @endDocuBlock
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+Graph.prototype._getConnectingEdges = function(vertexExample1, vertexExample2, options) {
+  var AQLStmt = new AQLGenerator(this);
+  if (!options) {
+    options = {};
+  }
+
+  var opts = {
+  };
+
+  options.vertex1CollectionRestriction ? opts.startVertexCollectionRestriction =  options.vertex1CollectionRestriction : null ;
+  options.vertex2CollectionRestriction ? opts.endVertexCollectionRestriction =  options.vertex2CollectionRestriction : null ;
+  options.edgeCollectionRestriction ? opts.edgeCollectionRestriction =  options.edgeCollectionRestriction : null ;
+  options.edgeExamples ? opts.edgeExamples =  options.edgeExamples : null ;
+  vertexExample2 ? opts.neighborExamples =  vertexExample2 : null ;
+  var query = "RETURN"
+    + " GRAPH_EDGES(@graphName"
+    + ',@vertexExample'
+    + ',@options'
+    + ')';
+  options = options || {};
+  var bindVars = {
+    "graphName": this.__name,
+    "vertexExample": vertexExample1,
+    "options": opts
+  };
+  var result = db._query(query, bindVars).toArray();
+  return result[0];
+};
+
+
 
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/js/common/tests/shell-general-graph.js b/js/common/tests/shell-general-graph.js
index 545b6c8097..3b71833bb0 100644
--- a/js/common/tests/shell-general-graph.js
+++ b/js/common/tests/shell-general-graph.js
@@ -1894,6 +1894,41 @@ function EdgesAndVerticesSuite() {
       graph._drop(unitTestGraphName, true);
     },
 
+
+    test_connectingEdges : function () {
+      fillCollections();
+      var res = g._getConnectingEdges({first_name: "Tam"}, {first_name: "Tem"}, {});
+      assertTrue(res.length == 3);
+    },
+
+    test_connectingEdgesWithEdgeCollectionRestriction : function () {
+      fillCollections();
+      var res = g._getConnectingEdges({first_name: "Tam"}, null, {});
+      assertTrue(res.length == 13);
+      var res = g._getConnectingEdges({first_name: "Tam"}, null, {edgeCollectionRestriction : "unitTestEdgeCollection2"});
+      assertTrue(res.length == 5);
+    },
+
+    test_connectingEdgesWithVertexCollectionRestriction : function () {
+      fillCollections();
+      var res = g._getConnectingEdges(null, null, {});
+      assertTrue(res.length == 13);
+      var res = g._getConnectingEdges(null, null, {vertex1CollectionRestriction : "unitTestVertexCollection1"});
+      assertTrue(res.length == 13);
+      var res = g._getConnectingEdges(null, null, {
+        vertex1CollectionRestriction : "unitTestVertexCollection1",
+        vertex2CollectionRestriction : "unitTestVertexCollection3"
+      });
+      assertTrue(res.length == 5);
+    },
+
+    test_connectingEdgesWithIds : function () {
+      var ids = fillCollections();
+      var res = g._getConnectingEdges(ids.vId11, ids.vId13, {});
+      assertTrue(res.length == 2);
+    },
+
+
     test_dropGraph1 : function () {
       var myGraphName = unitTestGraphName + "2";
       var myEdgeColName = "unitTestEdgeCollection4711";
diff --git a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/aql.js b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/aql.js
index e8676be13b..4828e689bc 100644
--- a/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/aql.js
+++ b/js/server/modules/org/arangodb/aql.js
@@ -5891,6 +5891,9 @@ function AQL_GRAPH_NEIGHBORS (graphName,
   if (options.vertexCollectionRestriction) {
     params.filterVertexCollections = options.vertexCollectionRestriction;
   }
+  if (options.endVertexCollectionRestriction) {
+    params.filterVertexCollections = options.endVertexCollectionRestriction;
+  }
   fromVertices.forEach(function (v) {
     var e = TRAVERSAL_FUNC("GRAPH_NEIGHBORS",
       factory,