diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/SurfaceCommands/RicImportSurfacesFeature.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/SurfaceCommands/RicImportSurfacesFeature.cpp
index c1f8f17f67..21be79899a 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/SurfaceCommands/RicImportSurfacesFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/SurfaceCommands/RicImportSurfacesFeature.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void RicImportSurfacesFeature::onActionTriggered( bool isChecked )
     QStringList     fileNames  = RiuFileDialogTools::getOpenFileNames( Riu3DMainWindowTools::mainWindowWidget(),
                                                                   "Import Surfaces",
                                                                   defaultDir,
-                                                                  "Surface files (*.ptl *.ts *.dat *.vtu *.xyz);;All Files (*.*)" );
+                                                                  "Surface files (*.ptl *.ts *.dat *.vtu *.pvd *.xyz);;All Files (*.*)" );
 
     if ( fileNames.isEmpty() ) return;
 
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifVtkSurfaceImporter.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifVtkSurfaceImporter.cpp
index d44d5a986c..898e1261a0 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifVtkSurfaceImporter.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifVtkSurfaceImporter.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ std::vector<RifVtkSurfaceImporter::PvdDataset> parsePvdDatasets( const std::stri
             double      timestep = std::stod( timestepStr );
             std::string fullPath = std::filesystem::absolute( std::filesystem::path( baseDir ) / file ).string();
 
-            datasets.push_back( { timestep, fullPath, {} } );
+            datasets.push_back( { timestep, fullPath } );
         }
 
         datasetElem = datasetElem->NextSiblingElement( "DataSet" );
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifVtkSurfaceImporter.h b/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifVtkSurfaceImporter.h
index 9ae82a6631..1987a0013f 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifVtkSurfaceImporter.h
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifVtkSurfaceImporter.h
@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@ namespace RifVtkSurfaceImporter
 
 struct PvdDataset
 {
-    double                                    timestep;
-    std::string                               filename;
-    std::map<std::string, std::vector<float>> properties;
+    double      timestep;
+    std::string filename;
 };
 
 bool importFromFile( std::string filename, RigGocadData* gocadData );
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Surfaces/RimFractureSurface.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Surfaces/RimFractureSurface.cpp
index 735f41fd0d..27e2dda12c 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Surfaces/RimFractureSurface.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Surfaces/RimFractureSurface.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ void RimFractureSurface::fieldChangedByUi( const caf::PdmFieldHandle* changedFie
 bool RimFractureSurface::updateSurfaceData()
 {
     bool result = true;
+
+    if ( m_surfacePerTimeStep.empty() )
+    {
+        loadDataFromFile();
+    }
+
     /*
         if ( m_vertices.empty() )
         {
@@ -157,6 +163,9 @@ bool RimFractureSurface::updateSurfaceData()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RimFractureSurface::clearCachedNativeData()
 {
+    m_secondsSinceSimulationStart.clear();
+    m_surfacePerTimeStep.clear();
+
     /*
         m_vertices.clear();
         m_tringleIndices.clear();
@@ -168,6 +177,18 @@ void RimFractureSurface::clearCachedNativeData()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool RimFractureSurface::loadDataFromFile()
 {
+    auto surfaceInfo = RifVtkSurfaceImporter::parsePvdDatasets( m_surfaceDefinitionFilePath().path().toStdString() );
+
+    for ( const auto& s : surfaceInfo )
+    {
+        RigGocadData gocadData;
+        if ( RifVtkSurfaceImporter::importFromFile( s.filename, &gocadData ) )
+        {
+            m_secondsSinceSimulationStart.push_back( s.timestep );
+            m_surfacePerTimeStep.push_back( gocadData );
+        }
+    }
+
     return false;
 
     /*
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Surfaces/RimFractureSurface.h b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Surfaces/RimFractureSurface.h
index c79ef7a792..728039853f 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Surfaces/RimFractureSurface.h
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Surfaces/RimFractureSurface.h
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 
 #include "RimSurface.h"
 
+#include "cafPdmChildArrayField.h"
+
+class RimFileSurface;
+class RigGocadData;
+
 class RimFractureSurface : public RimSurface
 {
     CAF_PDM_HEADER_INIT;
@@ -45,4 +50,7 @@ private:
     void fieldChangedByUi( const caf::PdmFieldHandle* changedField, const QVariant& oldValue, const QVariant& newValue ) override;
 
     caf::PdmField<caf::FilePath> m_surfaceDefinitionFilePath;
+
+    std::vector<size_t>       m_secondsSinceSimulationStart;
+    std::vector<RigGocadData> m_surfacePerTimeStep;
 };
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Surfaces/RimSurfaceCollection.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Surfaces/RimSurfaceCollection.cpp
index 0e668da9b1..b81f689d98 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Surfaces/RimSurfaceCollection.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Surfaces/RimSurfaceCollection.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "cafPdmFieldScriptingCapability.h"
 #include "cafPdmObjectScriptingCapability.h"
 
+#include "RimFractureSurface.h"
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 
@@ -142,14 +143,26 @@ RimSurface* RimSurfaceCollection::importSurfacesFromFiles( const QStringList& fi
 
     for ( const QString& newFileName : fileNames )
     {
-        RimFileSurface* newSurface = new RimFileSurface;
+        RimSurface* newSurface = nullptr;
+
+        if ( newFileName.endsWith( ".pvd" ) )
+        {
+            RimFractureSurface* fractureSurface = new RimFractureSurface;
+            fractureSurface->setSurfaceFilePath( newFileName );
+
+            newSurface = fractureSurface;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            RimFileSurface* fileSurface = new RimFileSurface;
+
+            fileSurface->setSurfaceFilePath( newFileName );
+            newSurface = fileSurface;
+        }
 
         auto newColor = RiaColorTables::categoryPaletteColors().cycledColor3f( existingSurfCount + newSurfCount );
-
-        newSurface->setSurfaceFilePath( newFileName );
-        newSurface->setUserDescription( QFileInfo( newFileName ).fileName() );
-
         newSurface->setColor( newColor );
+        newSurface->setUserDescription( QFileInfo( newFileName ).fileName() );
 
         if ( !newSurface->onLoadData() )
         {