diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature.cpp
index bc6a73273b..bf787367c1 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature.cpp
@@ -79,19 +79,7 @@ void RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature::onActionTriggered(bool isChecked)
     RimWellLogPlotTrace* wellLogPlotTrace = selectedWellLogPlotTrace();
     if (wellLogPlotTrace)
     {
-        size_t curveIndex = wellLogPlotTrace->curveCount();
-
-        RimWellLogPlotCurve* curve = new RimWellLogExtractionCurve();
-        wellLogPlotTrace->addCurve(curve);
-
-        QColor curveColorQt = sg_curveColorFromIndex(curveIndex);
-        cvf::Color3f curveColor(curveColorQt.redF(), curveColorQt.greenF(), curveColorQt.blueF());
-        curve->setColor(curveColor);
-
-        curve->setDescription(QString("Curve %1").arg(wellLogPlotTrace->curveCount()));
-
-        wellLogPlotTrace->updateConnectedEditors();
-        RiuMainWindow::instance()->setCurrentObjectInTreeView(curve);
+        addCurve(wellLogPlotTrace);
     }
 }
 
@@ -112,3 +100,25 @@ RimWellLogPlotTrace* RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature::selectedWellLogPlotTrace()
     caf::SelectionManager::instance()->objectsByType(&selection);
     return selection.size() > 0 ? selection[0] : NULL;
 }
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature::addCurve(RimWellLogPlotTrace* plotTrace)
+{
+    CVF_ASSERT(plotTrace);
+
+    size_t curveIndex = plotTrace->curveCount();
+
+    RimWellLogPlotCurve* curve = new RimWellLogExtractionCurve();
+    plotTrace->addCurve(curve);
+
+    QColor curveColorQt = sg_curveColorFromIndex(curveIndex);
+    cvf::Color3f curveColor(curveColorQt.redF(), curveColorQt.greenF(), curveColorQt.blueF());
+    curve->setColor(curveColor);
+
+    curve->setDescription(QString("Curve %1").arg(plotTrace->curveCount()));
+
+    plotTrace->updateConnectedEditors();
+    RiuMainWindow::instance()->setCurrentObjectInTreeView(curve);
+}
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature.h b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature.h
index 42f7ba1ec9..cb6d4bcb99 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature.h
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ class RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature : public caf::CmdFeature
 {
     CAF_CMD_HEADER_INIT;
 
+public:
+    static void addCurve(RimWellLogPlotTrace* plotTrace);
+
+
 protected:
     // Overrides
     virtual bool isCommandEnabled();
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotFeature.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotFeature.cpp
index 4606b3f168..7bb1d88b04 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotFeature.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "RimWellLogPlotCollection.h"
 #include "RimWellLogPlot.h"
 #include "RimWellLogPlotTrace.h"
+#include "RimWellLogPlotCurve.h"
+#include "RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature.h"
 
 #include "RiaApplication.h"
 #include "RiuMainWindow.h"
@@ -54,14 +56,15 @@ void RicNewWellLogPlotFeature::onActionTriggered(bool isChecked)
     RimWellLogPlot* plot = new RimWellLogPlot();
     wellLogPlotColl->wellLogPlots().push_back(plot);
 
-    RimWellLogPlotTrace* plotrace = new RimWellLogPlotTrace();
-    plot->addTrace(plotrace);
-        
+    RimWellLogPlotTrace* plotTrace = new RimWellLogPlotTrace();
+    plot->addTrace(plotTrace);
+
     plot->setDescription(QString("Well Log Plot %1").arg(wellLogPlotCollection()->wellLogPlots.size()));
     plot->loadDataAndUpdate();
 
     RiaApplication::instance()->project()->updateConnectedEditors();
-    RiuMainWindow::instance()->setCurrentObjectInTreeView(plot);
+
+    RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature::addCurve(plotTrace);
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotTraceFeature.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotTraceFeature.cpp
index 897096ccf9..4a8eb91ef0 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotTraceFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicNewWellLogPlotTraceFeature.cpp
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@
 #include "RicNewWellLogPlotTraceFeature.h"
 
 #include "RimWellLogPlot.h"
+#include "RimWellLogPlotTrace.h"
+
+#include "RiuMainWindow.h"
+
+#include "RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature.h"
 
 #include "cafSelectionManager.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
-#include "RimWellLogPlotTrace.h"
-#include "RiuMainWindow.h"
 
 
 CAF_CMD_SOURCE_INIT(RicNewWellLogPlotTraceFeature, "RicNewWellLogPlotTraceFeature");
@@ -46,12 +49,12 @@ void RicNewWellLogPlotTraceFeature::onActionTriggered(bool isChecked)
     RimWellLogPlot* wellLogPlot = selectedWellLogPlot();
     if (wellLogPlot)
     {
-         RimWellLogPlotTrace* trace = new RimWellLogPlotTrace;
-         wellLogPlot->addTrace(trace);
-         trace->setUiName(QString("Trace %1").arg(wellLogPlot->traceCount()));
+         RimWellLogPlotTrace* plotTrace = new RimWellLogPlotTrace;
+         wellLogPlot->addTrace(plotTrace);
+         plotTrace->setUiName(QString("Trace %1").arg(wellLogPlot->traceCount()));
 
          wellLogPlot->updateConnectedEditors();
-         RiuMainWindow::instance()->setCurrentObjectInTreeView(trace);
+         RicNewWellLogPlotCurveFeature::addCurve(plotTrace);
     }
 }