diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogPlotTrace.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogPlotTrace.cpp
index d14443fa7d..cfcb2bd375 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogPlotTrace.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogPlotTrace.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ void RimWellLogPlotTrace::loadDataAndUpdate()
 {
     CVF_ASSERT(m_viewer);
 
+    RimWellLogPlot* wellLogPlot;
+    firstAnchestorOrThisOfType(wellLogPlot);
+    if (wellLogPlot)
+    {
+        QString depthTitle = wellLogPlot->depthType() == RimWellLogPlot::MEASURED_DEPTH ? "MD" : "TVD";
+        m_viewer->setDepthTitle(depthTitle);
+    }
+
     for (size_t cIdx = 0; cIdx < curves.size(); ++cIdx)
     {
         curves[cIdx]->updatePlotData();
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuWellLogTracePlot.cpp b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuWellLogTracePlot.cpp
index fdf04c6304..33c4e4f0ae 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuWellLogTracePlot.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuWellLogTracePlot.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "qwt_legend.h"
 #include "qwt_scale_engine.h"
 #include "qwt_plot_layout.h"
+#include "qwt_scale_draw.h"
+#include "qwt_text.h"
 
 #include <QWheelEvent>
 #include <QFont>
@@ -109,6 +111,13 @@ void RiuWellLogTracePlot::setDefaults()
     QFont yAxisFont = axisFont(QwtPlot::yLeft);
     yAxisFont.setPixelSize(9);
     setAxisFont(QwtPlot::yLeft, yAxisFont);
+
+    QwtText axisTitleY = axisTitle(QwtPlot::yLeft);
+    QFont yAxisTitleFont = axisTitleY.font();
+    yAxisTitleFont.setPixelSize(12);
+    axisTitleY.setFont(yAxisTitleFont);
+    axisTitleY.setRenderFlags(Qt::AlignRight);
+    setAxisTitle(QwtPlot::yLeft, axisTitleY);
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -121,6 +130,16 @@ void RiuWellLogTracePlot::setDepthRange(double minDepth, double maxDepth)
     //replot();
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RiuWellLogTracePlot::setDepthTitle(const QString& title)
+{
+    QwtText axisTitleY = axisTitle(QwtPlot::yLeft);
+    axisTitleY.setText(title);
+    setAxisTitle(QwtPlot::yLeft, axisTitleY);
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuWellLogTracePlot.h b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuWellLogTracePlot.h
index ac9e63be57..f98a36cd03 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuWellLogTracePlot.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuWellLogTracePlot.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~RiuWellLogTracePlot();
 
     void setDepthRange(double minDepth, double maxDepth);
+    void setDepthTitle(const QString& title);
 
 protected:
     virtual bool eventFilter(QObject* watched, QEvent* event);