diff --git a/gui/include/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.h b/gui/include/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.h
index 0e03195..e049829 100644
--- a/gui/include/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.h
+++ b/gui/include/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.h
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ public:
     /// Add a graph widget
     void addGraph(VisualizationGraphWidget *graphWidget);
 
-    /// Create a graph using a Variable
-    VisualizationGraphWidget *createGraph();
+    /**
+     * Creates a graph using a variable. The variable will be displayed in the new graph.
+     * @param variable the variable for which to create the graph
+     * @return the pointer to the created graph
+     */
+    VisualizationGraphWidget *createGraph(std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable);
 
     /// Remove a graph
     void removeGraph(VisualizationGraphWidget *graph);
diff --git a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.cpp b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.cpp
index f3e4a29..a57c84e 100644
--- a/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.cpp
+++ b/gui/src/Visualization/VisualizationZoneWidget.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,24 @@
 
 #include "Visualization/VisualizationGraphWidget.h"
 
+namespace {
+
+/// Generates a default name for a new graph, according to the number of graphs already displayed in
+/// the zone
+QString defaultGraphName(const QLayout &layout)
+{
+    auto count = 0;
+    for (auto i = 0; i < layout.count(); ++i) {
+        if (dynamic_cast<VisualizationGraphWidget *>(layout.itemAt(i)->widget())) {
+            count++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return QObject::tr("Graph %1").arg(count + 1);
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
 VisualizationZoneWidget::VisualizationZoneWidget(const QString &name, QWidget *parent)
         : QWidget{parent}, ui{new Ui::VisualizationZoneWidget}
 {
@@ -21,11 +39,14 @@ void VisualizationZoneWidget::addGraph(VisualizationGraphWidget *graphWidget)
     ui->visualizationZoneFrame->layout()->addWidget(graphWidget);
 }
 
-VisualizationGraphWidget *VisualizationZoneWidget::createGraph()
+VisualizationGraphWidget *VisualizationZoneWidget::createGraph(std::shared_ptr<Variable> variable)
 {
-    auto graphWidget = new VisualizationGraphWidget{this};
+    auto graphWidget = new VisualizationGraphWidget{
+        defaultGraphName(*ui->visualizationZoneFrame->layout()), this};
     this->addGraph(graphWidget);
 
+    graphWidget->addVariable(variable);
+
     return graphWidget;
 }