diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimCrossSectionCollection.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimCrossSectionCollection.cpp
index 850e7840af..a88934215e 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimCrossSectionCollection.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimCrossSectionCollection.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@
 #include "RimCrossSectionCollection.h"
 
 #include "RimCrossSection.h"
-#include "RivCrossSectionPartMgr.h"
-#include "RiuMainWindow.h"
+#include "RimEclipseWell.h"
 #include "RimView.h"
 
+#include "RiuMainWindow.h"
+
+#include "RivCrossSectionPartMgr.h"
+
 
 CAF_PDM_SOURCE_INIT(RimCrossSectionCollection, "CrossSectionCollection");
 
@@ -143,3 +146,25 @@ void RimCrossSectionCollection::fieldChangedByUi(const caf::PdmFieldHandle* chan
         }
     }
 }
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/// 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool RimCrossSectionCollection::hasActiveCrossSectionForSimulationWell(RimEclipseWell* eclipseWell) const
+{
+    if (!isActive) return false;
+
+    for (size_t csIdx = 0; csIdx < m_crossSections.size(); ++csIdx)
+    {
+        RimCrossSection* cs = m_crossSections[csIdx];
+
+        if (cs->isActive &&
+            cs->type() == RimCrossSection::CS_SIMULATION_WELL &&
+            cs->simulationWell() == eclipseWell)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimCrossSectionCollection.h b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimCrossSectionCollection.h
index 4c8eb9ad94..cf48b17f7f 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimCrossSectionCollection.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimCrossSectionCollection.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 class RimCrossSection;
 class RimEclipseCellColors;
+class RimEclipseWell;
 
 namespace cvf {
     class ModelBasicList;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ public:
 
     void appendCrossSection(RimCrossSection* crossSection);
 
+    bool hasActiveCrossSectionForSimulationWell(RimEclipseWell* eclipseWell) const;
 
     // Visualization interface
 
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseWell.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseWell.cpp
index 4fa6c14651..44804189c3 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseWell.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseWell.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "RimEclipseWell.h"
 
+#include "RimCrossSectionCollection.h"
 #include "RimEclipseView.h"
 #include "RimEclipseWellCollection.h"
 
@@ -179,6 +180,9 @@ bool RimEclipseWell::calculateWellPipeVisibility(size_t frameIndex)
     if (m_reservoirView->wellCollection()->wellPipeVisibility() == RimEclipseWellCollection::PIPES_INDIVIDUALLY)
         return true;
 
+    if (m_reservoirView->crossSectionCollection()->hasActiveCrossSectionForSimulationWell(this))
+        return true;
+
     if (m_reservoirView->wellCollection()->wellPipeVisibility() == RimEclipseWellCollection::PIPES_OPEN_IN_VISIBLE_CELLS)
     {
         const std::vector<RivCellSetEnum>& visGridParts = m_reservoirView->visibleGridParts();