diff --git a/doc/changelog.dox b/doc/changelog.dox
index 7a5b9be6f..a2ce112da 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.dox
+++ b/doc/changelog.dox
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ See also:
     in order to allow passing runtime-sized lists (see
     [mosra/magnum#403](https://github.com/mosra/magnum/pull/403))
 
+@subsubsection changelog-latest-changes-meshtools MeshTools library
+
+-   Added @ref MeshTools::subdivideInPlace() that operates on a partially
+    filled array view instead of a @ref std::vector
+
 @subsubsection changelog-latest-changes-platform Platform libraries
 
 -   Worked around @ref Platform::GlfwApplication crash while creating GL
diff --git a/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Subdivide.h b/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Subdivide.h
index ce09d1b98..41b7e42d8 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Subdivide.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/MeshTools/Subdivide.h
@@ -26,41 +26,69 @@
 */
 
 /** @file
- * @brief Function @ref Magnum::MeshTools::subdivide()
+ * @brief Function @ref Magnum::MeshTools::subdivide(), @ref Magnum::MeshTools::subdivideInPlace()
  */
 
 #include <vector>
+#include <Corrade/Containers/ArrayViewStl.h>
 #include <Corrade/Utility/Assert.h>
 
 namespace Magnum { namespace MeshTools {
 
+#ifndef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
+template<class Vertex, class Interpolator> void subdivideInPlace(Containers::ArrayView<UnsignedInt> indices, Containers::ArrayView<Vertex> vertices, Interpolator interpolator);
+#endif
+
 /**
 @brief Subdivide the mesh
 @tparam Vertex          Vertex data type
-@tparam Interpolator    See `interpolator` function parameter
+@tparam Interpolator    See the @p interpolator function parameter
 @param[in,out] indices  Index array to operate on
 @param[in,out] vertices Vertex array to operate on
 @param interpolator     Functor or function pointer which interpolates
-    two adjacent vertices: `Vertex interpolator(Vertex a, Vertex b)`
+    two adjacent vertices: @cpp Vertex interpolator(Vertex a, Vertex b) @ce
 
 Goes through all triangle faces and subdivides them into four new. Removing
-duplicate vertices in the mesh is up to user.
+duplicate vertices in the mesh is up to the user.
+@see @ref subdivideInPlace()
 */
 template<class Vertex, class Interpolator> void subdivide(std::vector<UnsignedInt>& indices, std::vector<Vertex>& vertices, Interpolator interpolator) {
     CORRADE_ASSERT(!(indices.size()%3), "MeshTools::subdivide(): index count is not divisible by 3!", );
 
-    /* For each triangle it'll generate three new vertices and three more
-       triangles */
-    indices.reserve(indices.size()*4);
-    vertices.reserve(vertices.size() + indices.size());
+    vertices.resize(vertices.size() + indices.size());
+    indices.resize(indices.size()*4);
+    subdivideInPlace(Containers::arrayView(indices), Containers::arrayView(vertices), interpolator);
+}
+
+/**
+@brief Subdivide the mesh in-place
+@tparam Vertex          Vertex data type
+@tparam Interpolator    See the @p interpolator function parameter
+@param[in,out] indices  Index array to operate on
+@param[in,out] vertices Vertex array to operate on
+@param interpolator     Functor or function pointer which interpolates
+    two adjacent vertices: @cpp Vertex interpolator(Vertex a, Vertex b) @ce
+
+Assumes the original triangle mesh indices are in the first quarter of the
+@p indices array and original vertices in a prefix of the @p vertices array,
+with @cpp indices.size() @ce left at the end of it for newly added vertices.
+Then goes through all those triangle faces and subdivides them into four new,
+filling up the remaining space in both. Removing duplicate vertices in the mesh
+is up to the user.
+*/
+template<class Vertex, class Interpolator> void subdivideInPlace(Containers::ArrayView<UnsignedInt> indices, Containers::ArrayView<Vertex> vertices, Interpolator interpolator) {
+    CORRADE_ASSERT(!(indices.size()%12), "MeshTools::subdivideInto(): can't divide" << indices.size() << "indices to four parts with each having triangle faces", );
 
     /* Subdivide each face to four new */
-    std::size_t indexCount = indices.size();
+    const std::size_t indexCount = indices.size()/4;
+    std::size_t indexOffset = indexCount;
+    std::size_t vertexOffset = vertices.size() - indexCount;
     for(std::size_t i = 0; i != indexCount; i += 3) {
         /* Interpolate each side */
         UnsignedInt newVertices[3];
         for(int j = 0; j != 3; ++j) {
-            newVertices[j] = vertices.size(); vertices.push_back(interpolator(vertices[indices[i+j]], vertices[indices[i+(j+1)%3]]));
+            newVertices[j] = vertexOffset;
+            vertices[vertexOffset++] = interpolator(vertices[indices[i+j]], vertices[indices[i+(j+1)%3]]);
         }
 
         /*
@@ -76,11 +104,17 @@ template<class Vertex, class Interpolator> void subdivide(std::vector<UnsignedIn
                   /       \   /      \
              orig 1 ----- new 1 ---- orig 2
         */
-        indices.insert(indices.end(), {
-            indices[i], newVertices[0], newVertices[2],
-            newVertices[0], indices[i+1], newVertices[1],
-            newVertices[2], newVertices[1], indices[i+2]
-        });
+        indices[indexOffset++] = indices[i];
+        indices[indexOffset++] = newVertices[0];
+        indices[indexOffset++] = newVertices[2];
+
+        indices[indexOffset++] = newVertices[0];
+        indices[indexOffset++] = indices[i+1];
+        indices[indexOffset++] = newVertices[1];
+
+        indices[indexOffset++] = newVertices[2];
+        indices[indexOffset++] = newVertices[1];
+        indices[indexOffset++] = indices[i+2];
         for(std::size_t j = 0; j != 3; ++j)
             indices[i+j] = newVertices[j];
     }