diff --git a/src/ui/linechart/LinechartWidget.cc b/src/ui/linechart/LinechartWidget.cc
index f4badd7a5ef8c119febab369730aef7ee7813dc7..c8652ddecc140387dd45b12590636ab541b0ba98 100644
--- a/src/ui/linechart/LinechartWidget.cc
+++ b/src/ui/linechart/LinechartWidget.cc
@@ -712,13 +712,16 @@ void LinechartWidget::setPlotFilterLineEditFocus()
 
 void LinechartWidget::filterCurve(const QString &key, bool match)
 {
-        colorIcons[key]->setVisible(match);
-        curveNameLabels[key]->setVisible(match);
-        (*curveLabels)[key]->setVisible(match);
-        (*curveMeans)[key]->setVisible(match);
-        (*curveVariances)[key]->setVisible(match);
-        curveUnits[key]->setVisible(match);
-        checkBoxes[key]->setVisible(match);
+        if (!checkBoxes[key]->isChecked())
+        {
+            colorIcons[key]->setVisible(match);
+            curveNameLabels[key]->setVisible(match);
+            (*curveLabels)[key]->setVisible(match);
+            (*curveMeans)[key]->setVisible(match);
+            (*curveVariances)[key]->setVisible(match);
+            curveUnits[key]->setVisible(match);
+            checkBoxes[key]->setVisible(match);
+        }
 }
 
 void LinechartWidget::filterCurves(const QString &filter)
diff --git a/src/ui/linechart/LinechartWidget.h b/src/ui/linechart/LinechartWidget.h
index 12fe58494e44daa554d11541050aa52456d65d86..4c9fb20b625418425ca2c58359a75d868fddf20c 100644
--- a/src/ui/linechart/LinechartWidget.h
+++ b/src/ui/linechart/LinechartWidget.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public slots:
 private slots:
     /** Called when the user changes the time scale combobox. */
     void timeScaleChanged(int index);
-    /** @brief Applies action on curve corresponding to key based on the bool match. I used to filter curves */
+    /** @brief Toggles visibility of curve based on bool match if corresponding checkbox is not checked */
     void filterCurve(const QString &key, bool match);
 
 protected: