diff --git a/listcolouring/__init__.py b/listcolouring/__init__.py
index f5ff9e1..56e91b6 100644
--- a/listcolouring/__init__.py
+++ b/listcolouring/__init__.py
@@ -51,12 +51,17 @@ def first_permissible_or_none(G, u, v):
         choice = None
     return(choice)
 
-def first_permissible_or_none_node(G, u):
+def first_permissible_or_none_node(G, u, edges = False):
     """ Returns the first element of A = P - X if A is non-empty otherwise returns None.
-        X is the list of colours on neighbours of u.
-        P is the list of permissible colours for node u.
+    X is the list of colours on neighbours of u if edges = False and the union of
+    the list of colours on neighbours of u and the list of colours on edges incident
+    with u if edges = True.
+    P is the list of permissible colours for node u.
     """
-    X = colours_on_neighbours(G, u)
+    if edges:
+        X = colours_on_neighbours(G, u).union(colours_incident_with(G, u))
+    else:
+        X = colours_on_neighbours(G, u)
     P = set(G.nodes[u]["permissible"])
     choices = P - X
     if(len(choices) > 0):
diff --git a/tests/test_first-permissible-or-none-node.py b/tests/test_first-permissible-or-none-node.py
index 5eac92b..39736bb 100644
--- a/tests/test_first-permissible-or-none-node.py
+++ b/tests/test_first-permissible-or-none-node.py
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ def test_first_permissible_or_none_node():
     assert first_permissible_or_none_node(G, 0) == 0
     assert first_permissible_or_none_node(G, 1) == 1
     assert first_permissible_or_none_node(G, 2) == 2
+    nx.set_edge_attributes(G, 2, "colour")
+    assert first_permissible_or_none_node(G, 0, edges = True) == 0
+    assert first_permissible_or_none_node(G, 1, edges = True) == 1
+    assert first_permissible_or_none_node(G, 2, edges = True) == 3