diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_tools.c b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_tools.c
index 88a4e1d148a..131fb343d0d 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_tools.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_tools.c
@@ -1530,23 +1530,32 @@ void MESH_OT_face_make_planar(wmOperatorType *ot)
 
 static int edbm_edge_split_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 {
-	Object *obedit = CTX_data_edit_object(C);
-	BMEditMesh *em = BKE_editmesh_from_object(obedit);
+	ViewLayer *view_layer = CTX_data_view_layer(C);
+	uint objects_len = 0;
+	Object **objects = BKE_view_layer_array_from_objects_in_edit_mode(view_layer, &objects_len);
+	for (uint ob_index = 0; ob_index < objects_len; ob_index++) {
+		Object *obedit = objects[ob_index];
+		BMEditMesh *em = BKE_editmesh_from_object(obedit);
+		if (em->bm->totedgesel == 0) {
+			continue;
+		}
 
-	if (!EDBM_op_call_and_selectf(
-	        em, op,
-	        "edges.out", false,
-	        "split_edges edges=%he",
-	        BM_ELEM_SELECT))
-	{
-		return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
+		if (!EDBM_op_call_and_selectf(
+		            em, op,
+		            "edges.out", false,
+		            "split_edges edges=%he",
+		            BM_ELEM_SELECT))
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (em->selectmode == SCE_SELECT_FACE) {
+			EDBM_select_flush(em);
+		}
+
+		EDBM_update_generic(em, true, true);
 	}
-
-	if (em->selectmode == SCE_SELECT_FACE) {
-		EDBM_select_flush(em);
-	}
-
-	EDBM_update_generic(em, true, true);
+	MEM_freeN(objects);
 
 	return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
 }