diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewContourMapViewFeature.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewContourMapViewFeature.cpp
index e4c68a4587..5eee4bf317 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewContourMapViewFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewContourMapViewFeature.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "RimGeoMechContourMapViewCollection.h"
 #include "RimGeoMechView.h"
 
+#include "RimSurfaceInViewCollection.h"
 #include "RimFaultInViewCollection.h"
 #include "RimSimWellInViewCollection.h"
 
@@ -298,6 +299,9 @@ RimGeoMechContourMapView* RicNewContourMapViewFeature::createGeoMechContourMapFr
     contourMap->setGeoMechCase( geoMechCase );
     contourMap->setBackgroundColor( cvf::Color3f( 1.0f, 1.0f, 0.98f ) ); // Ignore original view background
     contourMap->setDefaultCustomName();
+    
+    // make sure no surfaces are shown in the view when the contourmap is generated
+    contourMap->surfaceInViewCollection()->setCheckState( Qt::Unchecked );
 
     caf::PdmDocument::updateUiIconStateRecursively( contourMap );