diff --git a/core/include/Variable/VariableController.h b/core/include/Variable/VariableController.h
index 9c02286..26bb00b 100644
--- a/core/include/Variable/VariableController.h
+++ b/core/include/Variable/VariableController.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ signals:
     /// validated, canceled, or failed)
     void acquisitionFinished();
 
+    void variableAdded(const std::shared_ptr<Variable> &variable);
+
 public slots:
     /// Request the data loading of the variable whithin range
     void onRequestDataLoading(QVector<std::shared_ptr<Variable> > variables, const SqpRange &range,
diff --git a/core/src/Variable/VariableController.cpp b/core/src/Variable/VariableController.cpp
index 25ae998..916d0cb 100644
--- a/core/src/Variable/VariableController.cpp
+++ b/core/src/Variable/VariableController.cpp
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ VariableController::createVariable(const QString &name, const QVariantHash &meta
         //        impl->processRequest(newVariable, range, varRequestId);
         //        impl->updateVariableRequest(varRequestId);
 
+        emit variableAdded(newVariable);
+
         return newVariable;
     }
 
diff --git a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationTabWidget.cpp b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationTabWidget.cpp
index e983b6a..383f384 100644
--- a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationTabWidget.cpp
+++ b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationTabWidget.cpp
@@ -375,10 +375,15 @@ void VisualizationTabWidget::VisualizationTabWidgetPrivate::dropProducts(
         return;
     }
 
+    auto context = new QObject{tabWidget};
+    connect(&sqpApp->variableController(), &VariableController::variableAdded, context,
+            [this, index, tabWidget, context](auto variable) {
+                tabWidget->createZone({variable}, index);
+                delete context; // removes the connection
+            },
+            Qt::QueuedConnection);
+
     auto productData = productsMetaData.first().toHash();
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&sqpApp->dataSourceController(), "requestVariable",
                               Qt::QueuedConnection, Q_ARG(QVariantHash, productData));
-
-
-    // TODO: add graph
 }
diff --git a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.cpp b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.cpp
index 830fb06..e7229cf 100644
--- a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.cpp
+++ b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.cpp
@@ -516,6 +516,14 @@ void VisualizationZoneWidget::dropMimeDataOnGraph(VisualizationDragWidget *dragW
         auto products = sqpApp->dataSourceController().productsDataForMimeData(
             mimeData->data(MIME_TYPE_PRODUCT_LIST));
 
+        auto context = new QObject{this};
+        connect(&sqpApp->variableController(), &VariableController::variableAdded, context,
+                [this, graphWidget, context](auto variable) {
+                    graphWidget->addVariable(variable, graphWidget->graphRange());
+                    delete context; // removes the connection
+                },
+                Qt::QueuedConnection);
+
         auto productData = products.first().toHash();
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&sqpApp->dataSourceController(), "requestVariable",
                                   Qt::QueuedConnection, Q_ARG(QVariantHash, productData));
@@ -630,10 +638,15 @@ void VisualizationZoneWidget::VisualizationZoneWidgetPrivate::dropProducts(
         return;
     }
 
+    auto context = new QObject{zoneWidget};
+    connect(&sqpApp->variableController(), &VariableController::variableAdded, context,
+            [this, index, zoneWidget, context](auto variable) {
+                zoneWidget->createGraph(variable, index);
+                delete context; // removes the connection
+            },
+            Qt::QueuedConnection);
+
     auto productData = productsData.first().toHash();
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&sqpApp->dataSourceController(), "requestVariable",
                               Qt::QueuedConnection, Q_ARG(QVariantHash, productData));
-
-
-    // TODO: add graph
 }