diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/PlotBuilderCommands/RicAppendSummaryPlotsForObjectsFeature.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/PlotBuilderCommands/RicAppendSummaryPlotsForObjectsFeature.cpp
index e2aa633582..ff458695d7 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/PlotBuilderCommands/RicAppendSummaryPlotsForObjectsFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/PlotBuilderCommands/RicAppendSummaryPlotsForObjectsFeature.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "RimSummaryPlot.h"
 
 #include "cafAssert.h"
+#include "cafProgressInfo.h"
 #include "cafSelectionManager.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ void RicAppendSummaryPlotsForObjectsFeature::appendPlots( RimSummaryMultiPlot* s
     auto sourcePlots         = summaryMultiPlot->summaryPlots();
     auto plotsForOneInstance = plotsForOneInstanceOfObjectType( sourcePlots, selectionType );
 
+    caf::ProgressInfo info( sumAddressCollections.size(), "Appending plots..." );
+
     for ( auto summaryAdrCollection : sumAddressCollections )
     {
         auto duplicatedPlots = RicSummaryPlotBuilder::duplicateSummaryPlots( plotsForOneInstance );
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ void RicAppendSummaryPlotsForObjectsFeature::appendPlots( RimSummaryMultiPlot* s
                 duplicatedPlot->resolveReferencesRecursively();
             }
         }
+        info.incrementProgress();
     }
 
     summaryMultiPlot->loadDataAndUpdate();
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/PlotBuilderCommands/RicAppendSummaryPlotsForSummaryAddressesFeature.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/PlotBuilderCommands/RicAppendSummaryPlotsForSummaryAddressesFeature.cpp
index 76f5cce569..7d0b94eb34 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/PlotBuilderCommands/RicAppendSummaryPlotsForSummaryAddressesFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/PlotBuilderCommands/RicAppendSummaryPlotsForSummaryAddressesFeature.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "RimSummaryMultiPlot.h"
 #include "RimSummaryPlot.h"
 
+#include "cafProgressInfo.h"
 #include "cafSelectionManager.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ void RicAppendSummaryPlotsForSummaryAddressesFeature::appendPlotsForAddresses( R
     if ( !summaryMultiPlot ) return;
     if ( addresses.empty() ) return;
 
+    caf::ProgressInfo info( addresses.size(), "Appending plots..." );
+
     for ( auto adr : addresses )
     {
         auto* plot = new RimSummaryPlot();
@@ -50,6 +53,8 @@ void RicAppendSummaryPlotsForSummaryAddressesFeature::appendPlotsForAddresses( R
         plot->handleDroppedObjects( { adr } );
 
         summaryMultiPlot->addPlot( plot );
+
+        info.incrementProgress();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/PlotBuilderCommands/RicSummaryPlotBuilder.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/PlotBuilderCommands/RicSummaryPlotBuilder.cpp
index 9c6e6c465f..113655244a 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/PlotBuilderCommands/RicSummaryPlotBuilder.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/PlotBuilderCommands/RicSummaryPlotBuilder.cpp
@@ -478,11 +478,11 @@ RimSummaryMultiPlot* RicSummaryPlotBuilder::createAndAppendSummaryMultiPlot( con
     appendPlotsToSummaryMultiPlot( summaryMultiPlot, plots );
 
     summaryMultiPlot->setDefaultRangeAggregationSteppingDimension();
-    summaryMultiPlot->zoomAll();
 
     plotCollection->updateAllRequiredEditors();
     summaryMultiPlot->loadDataAndUpdate();
     summaryMultiPlot->updateAllRequiredEditors();
+    summaryMultiPlot->zoomAll();
 
     if ( !plots.empty() )
     {
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ RimSummaryMultiPlot* RicSummaryPlotBuilder::createAndAppendSingleSummaryMultiPlo
 void RicSummaryPlotBuilder::appendPlotsToSummaryMultiPlot( RimSummaryMultiPlot*                multiPlot,
                                                            const std::vector<RimSummaryPlot*>& plots )
 {
+    multiPlot->startBatchAddOperation();
     for ( auto plot : plots )
     {
         plot->revokeMdiWindowStatus();
@@ -535,9 +536,8 @@ void RicSummaryPlotBuilder::appendPlotsToSummaryMultiPlot( RimSummaryMultiPlot*
 
         plot->resolveReferencesRecursively();
         plot->setShowWindow( true );
-
-        plot->loadDataAndUpdate();
     }
+    multiPlot->endBatchAddOperation();
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimMultiPlot.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimMultiPlot.cpp
index 4e28c76f25..48c47c656f 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimMultiPlot.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimMultiPlot.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ CAF_PDM_SOURCE_INIT( RimMultiPlot, "MultiPlot" );
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 RimMultiPlot::RimMultiPlot()
     : m_isValid( true )
+    , m_delayPlotUpdatesDuringBatchAdd( false )
 {
     CAF_PDM_InitObject( "Multi Plot", ":/MultiPlot16x16.png" );
 
@@ -197,9 +198,12 @@ void RimMultiPlot::insertPlot( RimPlot* plot, size_t index )
             plot->createPlotWidget( m_viewer );
             m_viewer->insertPlot( plot->plotWidget(), index );
         }
-        plot->updateAfterInsertingIntoMultiPlot();
 
-        onPlotAdditionOrRemoval();
+        if ( !m_delayPlotUpdatesDuringBatchAdd )
+        {
+            plot->updateAfterInsertingIntoMultiPlot();
+            onPlotAdditionOrRemoval();
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -916,3 +920,20 @@ bool RimMultiPlot::isValid() const
 {
     return m_isValid;
 }
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RimMultiPlot::startBatchAddOperation()
+{
+    m_delayPlotUpdatesDuringBatchAdd = true;
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RimMultiPlot::endBatchAddOperation()
+{
+    m_delayPlotUpdatesDuringBatchAdd = false;
+    onPlotAdditionOrRemoval();
+}
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimMultiPlot.h b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimMultiPlot.h
index 2aa63fd90a..7de61dcb86 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimMultiPlot.h
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimMultiPlot.h
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ public:
     void removePlot( RimPlot* plot ) override;
     void movePlotsToThis( const std::vector<RimPlot*>& plots, int insertAtPosition );
 
+    virtual void startBatchAddOperation();
+    virtual void endBatchAddOperation();
+
     virtual void removePlotNoUpdate( RimPlot* plot );
     virtual void updateAfterPlotRemove();
 
@@ -169,6 +172,8 @@ protected:
     friend class RiuMultiPlotBook;
     QPointer<RiuMultiPlotBook> m_viewer;
 
+    bool m_delayPlotUpdatesDuringBatchAdd;
+
 private:
     caf::PdmChildArrayField<RimPlot*> m_plots;
 
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimSummaryPlotManager.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimSummaryPlotManager.cpp
index d5bf73b064..3b263fe4e5 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimSummaryPlotManager.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Summary/RimSummaryPlotManager.cpp
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ void RimSummaryPlotManager::replaceCurves()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RimSummaryPlotManager::createNewPlot()
 {
+    if ( m_filterText().trimmed().isEmpty() ) return;
+
     std::vector<RimSummaryCase*>           summaryCases;
     std::vector<RimSummaryCaseCollection*> ensembles;
     findFilteredSummaryCasesAndEnsembles( summaryCases, ensembles );
@@ -400,24 +402,8 @@ void RimSummaryPlotManager::createNewPlot()
     auto plots = plotBuilder.createPlots();
     if ( m_createMultiPlot )
     {
-        {
-            auto summaryPlots = plotBuilder.createPlots();
-            RicSummaryPlotBuilder::createAndAppendSummaryMultiPlot( summaryPlots );
-        }
-
-        bool createStandardMultiPlot = false;
-        if ( createStandardMultiPlot )
-        {
-            // Code to generate a standard multi plot
-            std::vector<RimPlot*> plotsForMultiPlot;
-            for ( auto p : plots )
-            {
-                p->loadDataAndUpdate();
-                plotsForMultiPlot.push_back( dynamic_cast<RimPlot*>( p ) );
-            }
-
-            RicSummaryPlotBuilder::createAndAppendMultiPlot( plotsForMultiPlot );
-        }
+        auto summaryPlots = plotBuilder.createPlots();
+        RicSummaryPlotBuilder::createAndAppendSummaryMultiPlot( summaryPlots );
     }
     else
     {