diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.cpp
index 6fd14caec6..184f8961e2 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ RimPlotCurve::RimPlotCurve()
     caf::AppEnum< RimPlotCurve::PointSymbolEnum > pointSymbol = SYMBOL_NONE;
     CAF_PDM_InitField(&m_pointSymbol, "PointSymbol", pointSymbol, "Point style", "", "", "");
 
+    CAF_PDM_InitField(&m_symbolSkipPixelDistance, "SymbolSkipPxDist", 0.0f, "Symbol Skip Distance", "", "Minimum pixel distance between symbols", "");
+
     m_qwtPlotCurve = new RiuLineSegmentQwtPlotCurve;
 
     m_parentQwtPlot = NULL;
@@ -121,7 +123,8 @@ void RimPlotCurve::fieldChangedByUi(const caf::PdmFieldHandle* changedField, con
     else if (&m_curveColor == changedField
              || &m_curveThickness == changedField
              || &m_pointSymbol == changedField
-             || &m_lineStyle == changedField)
+             || &m_lineStyle == changedField
+             || &m_symbolSkipPixelDistance == changedField)
     {
         updateCurveAppearance();
     }
@@ -343,10 +346,7 @@ void RimPlotCurve::updateCurveAppearance()
     m_qwtPlotCurve->setPen(curvePen);
     m_qwtPlotCurve->setStyle(curveStyle);
     m_qwtPlotCurve->setSymbol(symbol);
-
-    m_qwtPlotCurve->setLegendAttribute(QwtPlotCurve::LegendShowLine, true);
-    m_qwtPlotCurve->setLegendAttribute(QwtPlotCurve::LegendShowSymbol, true);
-    m_qwtPlotCurve->setLegendAttribute(QwtPlotCurve::LegendShowBrush, true);
+    m_qwtPlotCurve->setSymbolSkipPixelDistance(m_symbolSkipPixelDistance());
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.h b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.h
index 92310d4d0d..2b509c73cc 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimPlotCurve.h
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ protected:
     caf::PdmField<bool>             m_isUsingAutoName;
     caf::PdmField<cvf::Color3f>     m_curveColor;
     caf::PdmField<float>            m_curveThickness;
+    caf::PdmField<float>            m_symbolSkipPixelDistance;
+
 
     caf::PdmField< caf::AppEnum< PointSymbolEnum > > m_pointSymbol;
     caf::PdmField< caf::AppEnum< LineStyleEnum > >   m_lineStyle;
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimSummaryCurve.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimSummaryCurve.cpp
index 9e2ed28c86..2682229f63 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimSummaryCurve.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimSummaryCurve.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ RimSummaryCurve::RimSummaryCurve()
     m_curveVariable.uiCapability()->setUiChildrenHidden(true);
 
     m_curveVariable = new RimSummaryAddress;
+    
+    m_symbolSkipPixelDistance = 10.0f;
 
     updateOptionSensitivity();
 }
@@ -344,6 +346,7 @@ void RimSummaryCurve::defineUiOrdering(QString uiConfigName, caf::PdmUiOrdering&
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_curveColor);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_curveThickness);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_pointSymbol);
+    appearanceGroup->add(&m_symbolSkipPixelDistance);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_lineStyle);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_curveName);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_isUsingAutoName);
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogExtractionCurve.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogExtractionCurve.cpp
index 79c8506b7a..173f5d7fa2 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogExtractionCurve.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogExtractionCurve.cpp
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ void RimWellLogExtractionCurve::defineUiOrdering(QString uiConfigName, caf::PdmU
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_curveColor);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_curveThickness);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_pointSymbol);
+    appearanceGroup->add(&m_symbolSkipPixelDistance);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_lineStyle);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_curveName);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_isUsingAutoName);
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogFileCurve.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogFileCurve.cpp
index a358acaffd..061f75daf3 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogFileCurve.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellLogFileCurve.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ void RimWellLogFileCurve::defineUiOrdering(QString uiConfigName, caf::PdmUiOrder
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_curveColor);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_curveThickness);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_pointSymbol);
+    appearanceGroup->add(&m_symbolSkipPixelDistance);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_lineStyle);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_curveName);
     appearanceGroup->add(&m_isUsingAutoName);