diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/SummaryPlotCommands/RicSummaryCurveCreator.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/SummaryPlotCommands/RicSummaryCurveCreator.cpp
index 884c356809..2d5f1265ed 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/SummaryPlotCommands/RicSummaryCurveCreator.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/SummaryPlotCommands/RicSummaryCurveCreator.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ void RicSummaryCurveCreator::updateFromSummaryPlot(RimSummaryPlot* targetPlot)
     {
         populateCurveCreator(*m_targetPlot);
     }
+    else
+    {
+        setDefaultCurveSelection();
+    }
 
     syncPreviewCurvesFromUiSelection();
 
@@ -554,6 +558,14 @@ void RicSummaryCurveCreator::copyCurveAndAddToPlot(const RimSummaryCurve *curve,
     curveCopy->loadDataAndUpdate(false);
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RicSummaryCurveCreator::setDefaultCurveSelection()
+{
+    m_summaryCurveSelectionEditor->summaryAddressSelection()->setDefaultSelection();
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/SummaryPlotCommands/RicSummaryCurveCreator.h b/ApplicationCode/Commands/SummaryPlotCommands/RicSummaryCurveCreator.h
index 5d8b27ee0a..09c7887108 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/SummaryPlotCommands/RicSummaryCurveCreator.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/SummaryPlotCommands/RicSummaryCurveCreator.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ private:
     void                                    populateCurveCreator(const RimSummaryPlot& sourceSummaryPlot);
     void                                    updateTargetPlot();
     static void                             copyCurveAndAddToPlot(const RimSummaryCurve *curve, RimSummaryPlot *plot, bool forceVisible = false);
+    void                                    setDefaultCurveSelection();
 
     void                                    resetAllFields();
     void                                    initCurveAppearanceCalculator(RimSummaryCurveAppearanceCalculator& curveAppearanceCalc);
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryCurveDefSelection.cpp b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryCurveDefSelection.cpp
index cef17cde2e..6bd9a3b967 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryCurveDefSelection.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryCurveDefSelection.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ std::vector<RiaSummaryCurveDefinition> RiuSummaryCurveDefSelection::selectedCurv
 
         std::set<RifEclipseSummaryAddress> selectedAddressesFromUi = buildAddressListFromSelections();
 
-        for (RimSummaryCase* currCase : summaryCases())
+        for (RimSummaryCase* currCase : selectedSummaryCases())
         {
             if (currCase && currCase->summaryReader())
             {
@@ -291,6 +291,25 @@ void RiuSummaryCurveDefSelection::setFieldChangedHandler(const std::function<voi
     m_toggleChangedHandler = handlerFunc;
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RiuSummaryCurveDefSelection::setDefaultSelection()
+{
+    RimProject* proj = RiaApplication::instance()->project();
+    auto allSumCases = proj->allSummaryCases();
+    if (allSumCases.size() > 0)
+    {
+        RifEclipseSummaryAddress defaultAddress = RifEclipseSummaryAddress::fieldVarAddress("FOPT");
+
+        RiaSummaryCurveDefinition curveDef(allSumCases[0], defaultAddress);
+        std::vector<RiaSummaryCurveDefinition> curveDefs;
+        curveDefs.push_back(curveDef);
+        
+        setSelectedCurveDefinitions(curveDefs);
+    }
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -950,7 +969,7 @@ bool RiuSummaryCurveDefSelection::isObservedData(RimSummaryCase *sumCase) const
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-std::vector<RimSummaryCase*> RiuSummaryCurveDefSelection::summaryCases() const
+std::vector<RimSummaryCase*> RiuSummaryCurveDefSelection::selectedSummaryCases() const
 {
     std::vector<RimSummaryCase*> cases;
 
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryCurveDefSelection.h b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryCurveDefSelection.h
index 929a35d9e5..4cdda0670b 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryCurveDefSelection.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryCurveDefSelection.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public:
     void                                    setMultiSelectionMode(bool multiSelectionMode);
     void                                    setFieldChangedHandler(const std::function<void()>& handlerFunc);
 
+    void                                    setDefaultSelection();
+
 private:
     virtual void                            fieldChangedByUi(const caf::PdmFieldHandle* changedField, 
                                                              const QVariant& oldValue, 
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ private:
     void                                    resetAllFields();
     bool                                    isObservedData(RimSummaryCase *sumCase) const;
 
-    std::vector<RimSummaryCase*>            summaryCases() const;
+    std::vector<RimSummaryCase*>            selectedSummaryCases() const;
     static RimSummaryCase*                  calculatedSummaryCase();
 
 private: