diff --git a/plugins/graph_algorithm/include/graph_algorithm/netlist_graph.h b/plugins/graph_algorithm/include/graph_algorithm/netlist_graph.h
index 7878641fe10..57d964e36c0 100644
--- a/plugins/graph_algorithm/include/graph_algorithm/netlist_graph.h
+++ b/plugins/graph_algorithm/include/graph_algorithm/netlist_graph.h
@@ -214,6 +214,15 @@ namespace hal
              */
             Result<std::monostate> add_edges(const std::vector<std::pair<u32, u32>>& edges);
 
+            /**
+             * Add edges between the specified pairs of source and destination gates to the netlist graph.
+             * The vertices must already exist in the graph.
+             * 
+             * @param[in] edges - The edges to add as a map from source gate to its destination gates.
+             * @returns OK on success, an error otherwise.
+             */
+            Result<std::monostate> add_edges(const std::map<Gate*, std::set<Gate*>>& edges);
+
             /**
              * Delete edges between the specified pairs of source and destination gates from the netlist graph.
              * 
diff --git a/plugins/graph_algorithm/python/python_bindings.cpp b/plugins/graph_algorithm/python/python_bindings.cpp
index f5f47b387e0..f474e657b38 100644
--- a/plugins/graph_algorithm/python/python_bindings.cpp
+++ b/plugins/graph_algorithm/python/python_bindings.cpp
@@ -406,6 +406,30 @@ namespace hal
                 :rtype: bool
         )");
 
+        py_netlist_graph.def(
+            "add_edges",
+            [](graph_algorithm::NetlistGraph& self, const std::map<Gate*, std::set<Gate*>>& edges) -> bool {
+                auto res = self.add_edges(edges);
+                if (res.is_ok())
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    log_error("python_context", "error encountered while adding edges:\n{}", res.get_error().get());
+                    return false;
+                }
+            },
+            py::arg("edges"),
+            R"(
+                Add edges between the specified pairs of source and destination gates to the netlist graph.
+                The vertices must already exist in the graph.
+
+                :param dict[hal_py.Gate,set[hal_py.Gate]] edges: The edges to add as a dict from source gate to its destination gates.
+                :returns: ``True`` on success, ``False`` otherwise.
+                :rtype: bool
+        )");
+
         py_netlist_graph.def(
             "delete_edges",
             [](graph_algorithm::NetlistGraph& self, const std::vector<std::pair<Gate*, Gate*>>& edges) -> bool {
diff --git a/plugins/graph_algorithm/src/netlist_graph.cpp b/plugins/graph_algorithm/src/netlist_graph.cpp
index b4a09f564df..3f9f3a5dd7f 100644
--- a/plugins/graph_algorithm/src/netlist_graph.cpp
+++ b/plugins/graph_algorithm/src/netlist_graph.cpp
@@ -600,6 +600,60 @@ namespace hal
             return OK({});
         }
 
+        Result<std::monostate> NetlistGraph::add_edges(const std::map<Gate*, std::set<Gate*>>& edges)
+        {
+            u32 edge_count = 0;
+            for (const auto& [_, dst_gates] : edges)
+            {
+                edge_count += dst_gates.size();
+            }
+
+            igraph_vector_int_t e_vec;
+            if (auto err = igraph_vector_int_init(&e_vec, 2 * edge_count); err != IGRAPH_SUCCESS)
+            {
+                return ERR(igraph_strerror(err));
+            }
+
+            u32 edge_index = 0;
+            for (const auto& [src_gate, dst_gates] : edges)
+            {
+                u32 src_vertex;
+                if (auto it = m_gates_to_nodes.find(src_gate); it != m_gates_to_nodes.end())
+                {
+                    src_vertex = it->second;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    igraph_vector_int_destroy(&e_vec);
+                    return ERR("no node for gate '" + src_gate->get_name() + "' with ID " + std::to_string(src_gate->get_id()) + " exists in graph for netlist with ID "
+                               + std::to_string(m_nl->get_id()));
+                }
+
+                for (auto* dst_gate : dst_gates)
+                {
+                    if (auto it = m_gates_to_nodes.find(dst_gate); it != m_gates_to_nodes.end())
+                    {
+                        VECTOR(e_vec)[edge_index++] = src_vertex;
+                        VECTOR(e_vec)[edge_index++] = it->second;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        igraph_vector_int_destroy(&e_vec);
+                        return ERR("no node for gate '" + dst_gate->get_name() + "' with ID " + std::to_string(dst_gate->get_id()) + " exists in graph for netlist with ID "
+                                   + std::to_string(m_nl->get_id()));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (auto err = igraph_add_edges(&m_graph, &e_vec, nullptr); err != IGRAPH_SUCCESS)
+            {
+                igraph_vector_int_destroy(&e_vec);
+                return ERR(igraph_strerror(err));
+            }
+
+            return OK({});
+        }
+
         Result<std::monostate> NetlistGraph::delete_edges(const std::vector<std::pair<Gate*, Gate*>>& edges)
         {
             igraph_vector_int_t e_vec;