diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuPlotMainWindow.cpp b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuPlotMainWindow.cpp
index 710cbb72ca..13878549eb 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuPlotMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuPlotMainWindow.cpp
@@ -759,11 +759,14 @@ void RiuPlotMainWindow::slotSubWindowActivated( QMdiSubWindow* subWindow )
             caf::PdmObject* pdmObject = dynamic_cast<caf::PdmObject*>( uiItem );
             if ( pdmObject )
             {
-                RimViewWindow* owningView = nullptr;
-                pdmObject->firstAncestorOrThisOfType( owningView );
-                if ( owningView && owningView == activatedView )
+                std::vector<RimViewWindow*> ancestralViews;
+                pdmObject->allAncestorsOrThisOfType( ancestralViews );
+                for ( auto ancestralView : ancestralViews )
                 {
-                    childSelected = true;
+                    if ( ancestralView == activatedView )
+                    {
+                        childSelected = true;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafProjectDataModel/cafPdmCore/cafPdmObjectHandle.h b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafProjectDataModel/cafPdmCore/cafPdmObjectHandle.h
index 131ffa0511..e8c94905e5 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafProjectDataModel/cafPdmCore/cafPdmObjectHandle.h
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafProjectDataModel/cafPdmCore/cafPdmObjectHandle.h
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ public:
     template <typename T>
     void firstAncestorOrThisOfTypeAsserted( T*& ancestor ) const;
 
+    template <typename T>
+    void allAncestorsOfType( std::vector<T*>& ancestors ) const;
+
+    template <typename T>
+    void allAncestorsOrThisOfType( std::vector<T*>& ancestors ) const;
+
     /// Traverses all children recursively to find objects of the requested type. This object is also
     /// included if it is of the requested type.
     template <typename T>
@@ -196,6 +202,36 @@ void PdmObjectHandle::firstAncestorOrThisOfTypeAsserted( T*& ancestor ) const
     CAF_ASSERT( ancestor );
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+template <typename T>
+void PdmObjectHandle::allAncestorsOfType( std::vector<T*>& ancestors ) const
+{
+    T* firstAncestor = nullptr;
+    this->firstAncestorOfType( firstAncestor );
+    if ( firstAncestor )
+    {
+        ancestors.push_back( firstAncestor );
+        firstAncestor->allAncestorsOfType( ancestors );
+    }
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+template <typename T>
+void PdmObjectHandle::allAncestorsOrThisOfType( std::vector<T*>& ancestors ) const
+{
+    T* firstAncestorOrThis = nullptr;
+    this->firstAncestorOrThisOfType( firstAncestorOrThis );
+    if ( firstAncestorOrThis )
+    {
+        ancestors.push_back( firstAncestorOrThis );
+        firstAncestorOrThis->allAncestorsOfType( ancestors );
+    }
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------