diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicCreateMultipleFracturesOptionItemUi.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicCreateMultipleFracturesOptionItemUi.cpp
index f3da8d5a8c..d4eb824ef5 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicCreateMultipleFracturesOptionItemUi.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicCreateMultipleFracturesOptionItemUi.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ void RicCreateMultipleFracturesOptionItemUi::setValues(int                  topK
     m_minSpacing       = minimumSpacing;
 }
 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+int RicCreateMultipleFracturesOptionItemUi::topKLayer() const
+{
+    return m_topKOneBased;
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+int RicCreateMultipleFracturesOptionItemUi::baseKLayer() const
+{
+    return m_baseKOneBased;
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicCreateMultipleFracturesOptionItemUi.h b/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicCreateMultipleFracturesOptionItemUi.h
index 70e28bbee2..64971c75cd 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicCreateMultipleFracturesOptionItemUi.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicCreateMultipleFracturesOptionItemUi.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ public:
 
     void setValues(int topKOneBased, int baseKOneBased, RimFractureTemplate* fractureTemplate, double minimumSpacing);
 
+    int                  topKLayer() const;
+    int                  baseKLayer() const;
     RimFractureTemplate* fractureTemplate() const;
     double               minimumSpacing() const;
 
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicNewOptionItemFeature.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicNewOptionItemFeature.cpp
index 59941898b7..574a576e2d 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicNewOptionItemFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/FractureCommands/RicNewOptionItemFeature.cpp
@@ -66,11 +66,24 @@ void RicNewOptionItemFeature::onActionTriggered(bool isChecked)
             selectedOptionItem = optionItems.front();
             selectedOptionItem->firstAncestorOrThisOfTypeAsserted(multipleFractionUi);
         }
+
+        if (!selectedOptionItem && multipleFractionUi && !multipleFractionUi->options().empty())
+        {
+            selectedOptionItem = multipleFractionUi->options().back();
+        }
     }
 
     if (multipleFractionUi)
     {
-        multipleFractionUi->insertOptionItem(selectedOptionItem, new RicCreateMultipleFracturesOptionItemUi);
+        auto newItem = new RicCreateMultipleFracturesOptionItemUi();
+        if (selectedOptionItem)
+        {
+            newItem->setValues(selectedOptionItem->topKLayer(),
+                               selectedOptionItem->baseKLayer(),
+                               selectedOptionItem->fractureTemplate(),
+                               selectedOptionItem->minimumSpacing());
+        }
+        multipleFractionUi->insertOptionItem(selectedOptionItem, newItem);
         multipleFractionUi->updateConnectedEditors();
     }
 }