The invention relates to a hand-held cutting device (1), in particular a pruning device, comprising a cutting head (C), which cutting head (C) comprises a first cutting blade (2) and a second cutting blade (3), wherein the cutting blades (2,3) are operable to move apart from each other such that a cutting gap (4) is opened between them, and towards each other such that the cutting gap (4) is closed. One (2) of the cutting blades (2,3) is provided with a guide extension (5) for guiding the object to be cut into the cutting gap (4).
