diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.cpp
index 1645919324..f4480dc491 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.cpp
@@ -494,14 +494,6 @@ void RimPlotCurve::updateLegendsInPlot()
     }
 }
 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-///
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void RimPlotCurve::defineUiOrdering( QString uiConfigName, caf::PdmUiOrdering& uiOrdering )
-{
-    throw std::logic_error( "The method or operation is not implemented." );
-}
-
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -578,7 +570,10 @@ void RimPlotCurve::appearanceUiOrdering( caf::PdmUiOrdering& uiOrdering )
 {
     uiOrdering.add( &m_curveColor );
     uiOrdering.add( &m_pointSymbol );
-    uiOrdering.add( &m_symbolEdgeColor );
+    if ( !RiuQwtSymbol::isFilledSymbol( m_pointSymbol() ) )
+    {
+        uiOrdering.add( &m_symbolEdgeColor );
+    }
     uiOrdering.add( &m_symbolSize );
     uiOrdering.add( &m_symbolSkipPixelDistance );
     uiOrdering.add( &m_lineStyle );
@@ -672,13 +667,21 @@ void RimPlotCurve::updateCurveAppearance()
         symbol->setSize( m_symbolSize, m_symbolSize );
         symbol->setColor( curveColor );
 
-        QColor symbolEdgeColor( m_symbolEdgeColor.value().rByte(),
-                                m_symbolEdgeColor.value().gByte(),
-                                m_symbolEdgeColor.value().bByte() );
+        // If the symbol is a "filled" symbol, we can have a different edge color
+        // Otherwise we'll have to use the curve color.
+        if ( RiuQwtSymbol::isFilledSymbol( m_pointSymbol() ) )
+        {
+            QColor symbolEdgeColor( m_symbolEdgeColor.value().rByte(),
+                                    m_symbolEdgeColor.value().gByte(),
+                                    m_symbolEdgeColor.value().bByte() );
 
-        symbol->setPen( symbolEdgeColor );
+            symbol->setPen( symbolEdgeColor );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            symbol->setPen( curveColor );
+        }
     }
-
     m_qwtPlotCurve->setAppearance( m_lineStyle(), m_curveInterpolation(), m_curveThickness(), curveColor );
     m_qwtPlotCurve->setSymbol( symbol );
     m_qwtPlotCurve->setSymbolSkipPixelDistance( m_symbolSkipPixelDistance() );
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.h b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.h
index 6fb5cf0d96..1df77e9a47 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.h
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ protected:
     void         updateOptionSensitivity();
     void         updatePlotTitle();
     virtual void updateLegendsInPlot();
-    void         defineUiOrdering( QString uiConfigName, caf::PdmUiOrdering& uiOrdering ) override;
 
     void setSamplesFromXYErrorValues( const std::vector<double>&   xValues,
                                       const std::vector<double>&   yValues,
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtSymbol.cpp b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtSymbol.cpp
index 39cab1b5d1..1e59fb5530 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtSymbol.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtSymbol.cpp
@@ -217,6 +217,14 @@ RiuQwtSymbol::PointSymbolEnum RiuQwtSymbol::cycledSymbolStyle( int indexLevel )
     return contrastingSymbols[indexLevel % (int)contrastingSymbols.size()];
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// Is this a symbol with an interior and a border? If false, it is just lines.
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool RiuQwtSymbol::isFilledSymbol( PointSymbolEnum symbol )
+{
+    return symbol != SYMBOL_NONE && symbol != SYMBOL_CROSS && symbol != SYMBOL_XCROSS && symbol != SYMBOL_STAR1;
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtSymbol.h b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtSymbol.h
index fef336b985..311e59358b 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtSymbol.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuQwtSymbol.h
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ public:
     static PointSymbolEnum cycledSymbolStyle( int indexLevel1, int indexLevel2 );
     static PointSymbolEnum cycledSymbolStyle( int indexLevel );
 
+    static bool isFilledSymbol( PointSymbolEnum symbol );
+
 private:
     QRect labelBoundingRect( const QPainter* painter, const QRect& symbolRect, const QString& label ) const;