diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicWellLogTools.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicWellLogTools.cpp
index c83d69ad83..57a3cfe116 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicWellLogTools.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicWellLogTools.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,23 @@ bool RicWellLogTools::wellHasRftData(const QString& wellName)
 }
 
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool RicWellLogTools::isWellPathOrSimWellSelectedInView()
+{
+    RiuSelectionManager* riuSelManager = RiuSelectionManager::instance();
+    RiuSelectionItem* selItem = riuSelManager->selectedItem(RiuSelectionManager::RUI_TEMPORARY);
+
+    RiuSimWellSelectionItem* simWellSelectionItem = static_cast<RiuSimWellSelectionItem*>(selItem);
+    if (simWellSelectionItem) return true;
+
+    RiuWellPathSelectionItem* wellPathSelectionItem = static_cast<RiuWellPathSelectionItem*>(selItem);
+    if (wellPathSelectionItem) return true;
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicWellLogTools.h b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicWellLogTools.h
index 3a2b2fe772..6c8c580a19 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicWellLogTools.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicWellLogTools.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public:
     static RimWellPath*                 selectedWellPath();
     static bool                         wellHasRftData(const QString& wellName);
 
+    static bool                         isWellPathOrSimWellSelectedInView();
+
     static void                         addWellLogChannelsToPlotTrack(RimWellLogTrack* plotTrack, const std::vector<RimWellLogFileChannel*>& wellLogFileChannels);
     static RimWellPath*                 selectedWellPathWithLogFile();