diff --git a/examples/react/src/examples/EdgeRouting/index.tsx b/examples/react/src/examples/EdgeRouting/index.tsx
index 4e78212b..4f1fc97d 100644
--- a/examples/react/src/examples/EdgeRouting/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/react/src/examples/EdgeRouting/index.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,55 @@ const nodes: Node[] = [
     targetPosition: Position.Bottom,
     style: { background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.5)' },
   },
+  // Bend Position Examples
+  {
+    id: '9',
+    position: { x: 300, y: 0 },
+    data: { label: 'Source' },
+    sourcePosition: Position.Right,
+    targetPosition: Position.Right,
+    style: { background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.5)' },
+  },
+  {
+    id: '10',
+    position: { x: 600, y: 150 },
+    data: { label: 'Target' },
+    sourcePosition: Position.Left,
+    targetPosition: Position.Left,
+    style: { background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.5)' },
+  },
+  {
+    id: '11',
+    position: { x: 300, y: 300 },
+    data: { label: 'Source' },
+    sourcePosition: Position.Right,
+    targetPosition: Position.Right,
+    style: { background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.5)' },
+  },
+  {
+    id: '12',
+    position: { x: 600, y: 450 },
+    data: { label: 'Target' },
+    sourcePosition: Position.Left,
+    targetPosition: Position.Left,
+    style: { background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.5)' },
+  },
+  {
+    id: '13',
+    position: { x: 300, y: 600 },
+    data: { label: 'Source' },
+    sourcePosition: Position.Right,
+    targetPosition: Position.Right,
+    style: { background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.5)' },
+  },
+  {
+    id: '14',
+    position: { x: 600, y: 750 },
+    data: { label: 'Target' },
+    sourcePosition: Position.Left,
+    targetPosition: Position.Left,
+    style: { background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.5)' },
+  },
 ];
 
 const edges: Edge[] = [
@@ -102,6 +151,38 @@ const edges: Edge[] = [
     source: '7',
     target: '8',
   },
+  
+  // Bend Position Examples
+  {
+    id: 'e9-10',
+    source: '9',
+    target: '10',
+    label: 'bendPosition: 0.2',
+    pathOptions: {
+      bendPosition: 0.2,
+    },
+    interactionWidth: 0,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'e11-12',
+    source: '11',
+    target: '12',
+    label: 'bendPosition: 0.5 (default)',
+    pathOptions: {
+      bendPosition: 0.5,
+    },
+    interactionWidth: 0,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'e13-14',
+    source: '13',
+    target: '14',
+    label: 'bendPosition: 0.8',
+    pathOptions: {
+      bendPosition: 0.8,
+    },
+    interactionWidth: 0,
+  },
 ];
 
 const defaultEdgeOptions = {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/Edges/SmoothStepEdge.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/Edges/SmoothStepEdge.tsx
index 8b1475cf..45771496 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/Edges/SmoothStepEdge.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/Edges/SmoothStepEdge.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ function createSmoothStepEdge(params: { isInternal: boolean }) {
         targetPosition,
         borderRadius: pathOptions?.borderRadius,
         offset: pathOptions?.offset,
+        bendPosition: pathOptions?.bendPosition,
       });
 
       const _id = params.isInternal ? undefined : id;
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte
index a1cae125..ff47d7f5 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/lib/components/edges/SmoothStepEdge.svelte
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
       sourcePosition,
       targetPosition,
       borderRadius: pathOptions?.borderRadius,
-      offset: pathOptions?.offset
+      offset: pathOptions?.offset,
+      bendPosition: pathOptions?.bendPosition,
     })
   );
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/system/src/types/edges.ts b/packages/system/src/types/edges.ts
index c0568200..3acfab99 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/types/edges.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/types/edges.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export type EdgeBase<
 export type SmoothStepPathOptions = {
   offset?: number;
   borderRadius?: number;
+  bendPosition?: number;
 };
 
 export type StepPathOptions = {
diff --git a/packages/system/src/utils/edges/smoothstep-edge.ts b/packages/system/src/utils/edges/smoothstep-edge.ts
index b10c5a07..8e90e7c8 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/utils/edges/smoothstep-edge.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/utils/edges/smoothstep-edge.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ export interface GetSmoothStepPathParams {
   centerY?: number;
   /** @default 20 */
   offset?: number;
+  /**
+   * Controls where the bend occurs along the path.
+   * 0 = at source, 1 = at target, 0.5 = midpoint
+   * @default 0.5
+   */
+  bendPosition?: number;
 }
 
 const handleDirections = {
@@ -63,6 +69,7 @@ function getPoints({
   targetPosition = Position.Top,
   center,
   offset,
+  bendPosition,
 }: {
   source: XYPosition;
   sourcePosition: Position;
@@ -70,6 +77,7 @@ function getPoints({
   targetPosition: Position;
   center: Partial<XYPosition>;
   offset: number;
+  bendPosition: number;
 }): [XYPosition[], number, number, number, number] {
   const sourceDir = handleDirections[sourcePosition];
   const targetDir = handleDirections[targetPosition];
@@ -88,17 +96,22 @@ function getPoints({
   const sourceGapOffset = { x: 0, y: 0 };
   const targetGapOffset = { x: 0, y: 0 };
 
-  const [defaultCenterX, defaultCenterY, defaultOffsetX, defaultOffsetY] = getEdgeCenter({
+  const [, , defaultOffsetX, defaultOffsetY] = getEdgeCenter({
     sourceX: source.x,
     sourceY: source.y,
     targetX: target.x,
     targetY: target.y,
   });
 
+  // Calculate bend position based on the bendPosition parameter
+  const bendX = sourceGapped.x + (targetGapped.x - sourceGapped.x) * bendPosition;
+  const bendY = sourceGapped.y + (targetGapped.y - sourceGapped.y) * bendPosition;
+
   // opposite handle positions, default case
   if (sourceDir[dirAccessor] * targetDir[dirAccessor] === -1) {
-    centerX = center.x ?? defaultCenterX;
-    centerY = center.y ?? defaultCenterY;
+    centerX = center.x ?? bendX;
+    centerY = center.y ?? bendY;
+
     /*
      *    --->
      *    |
@@ -252,7 +265,8 @@ export function getSmoothStepPath({
   centerX,
   centerY,
   offset = 20,
-}: GetSmoothStepPathParams): [path: string, labelX: number, labelY: number, offsetX: number, offsetY: number] {
+  bendPosition = 0.5,
+}: GetSmoothStepPathParams): [path: string, labelX: number, labelY: number, offsetX: number,  offsetY: number] {
   const [points, labelX, labelY, offsetX, offsetY] = getPoints({
     source: { x: sourceX, y: sourceY },
     sourcePosition,
@@ -260,6 +274,7 @@ export function getSmoothStepPath({
     targetPosition,
     center: { x: centerX, y: centerY },
     offset,
+    bendPosition,
   });
 
   const path = points.reduce<string>((res, p, i) => {