diff --git a/tools/cabana/chartswidget.cc b/tools/cabana/chartswidget.cc
index a9b1d66fb9..ca52e44474 100644
--- a/tools/cabana/chartswidget.cc
+++ b/tools/cabana/chartswidget.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ ChartsWidget::ChartsWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
   QToolBar *toolbar = new QToolBar(tr("Charts"), this);
   toolbar->setIconSize({16, 16});
 
+  QAction *new_plot_btn = toolbar->addAction(bootstrapPixmap("file-plus"), "");
+  new_plot_btn->setToolTip(tr("New Plot"));
   toolbar->addWidget(title_label = new QLabel());
   title_label->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 12, 0);
   columns_cb = new QComboBox(this);
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ ChartsWidget::ChartsWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
   QObject::connect(can, &AbstractStream::eventsMerged, this, &ChartsWidget::eventsMerged);
   QObject::connect(can, &AbstractStream::updated, this, &ChartsWidget::updateState);
   QObject::connect(range_slider, &QSlider::valueChanged, this, &ChartsWidget::setMaxChartRange);
+  QObject::connect(new_plot_btn, &QAction::triggered, this, &ChartsWidget::newChart);
   QObject::connect(remove_all_btn, &QAction::triggered, this, &ChartsWidget::removeAll);
   QObject::connect(reset_zoom_btn, &QAction::triggered, this, &ChartsWidget::zoomReset);
   QObject::connect(columns_cb, SIGNAL(activated(int)), SLOT(setColumnCount(int)));
@@ -185,26 +188,28 @@ ChartView *ChartsWidget::findChart(const QString &id, const Signal *sig) {
   return nullptr;
 }
 
+ChartView *ChartsWidget::createChart() {
+  auto chart = new ChartView(this);
+  chart->setFixedHeight(settings.chart_height);
+  chart->setMinimumWidth(CHART_MIN_WIDTH);
+  chart->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+  chart->chart()->setTheme(use_dark_theme ? QChart::QChart::ChartThemeDark : QChart::ChartThemeLight);
+  QObject::connect(chart, &ChartView::remove, [=]() { removeChart(chart); });
+  QObject::connect(chart, &ChartView::zoomIn, this, &ChartsWidget::zoomIn);
+  QObject::connect(chart, &ChartView::zoomReset, this, &ChartsWidget::zoomReset);
+  QObject::connect(chart, &ChartView::seriesRemoved, this, &ChartsWidget::seriesChanged);
+  QObject::connect(chart, &ChartView::seriesAdded, this, &ChartsWidget::seriesChanged);
+  QObject::connect(chart, &ChartView::axisYUpdated, [this]() { align_charts_timer->start(100); });
+  charts.push_back(chart);
+  updateLayout();
+  return chart;
+}
+
 void ChartsWidget::showChart(const QString &id, const Signal *sig, bool show, bool merge) {
   setUpdatesEnabled(false);
   ChartView *chart = findChart(id, sig);
   if (show && !chart) {
-    chart = merge && charts.size() > 0 ? charts.back() : nullptr;
-    if (!chart) {
-      chart = new ChartView(this);
-      chart->setFixedHeight(settings.chart_height);
-      chart->setMinimumWidth(CHART_MIN_WIDTH);
-      chart->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
-      chart->chart()->setTheme(use_dark_theme ? QChart::QChart::ChartThemeDark : QChart::ChartThemeLight);
-      QObject::connect(chart, &ChartView::remove, [=]() { removeChart(chart); });
-      QObject::connect(chart, &ChartView::zoomIn, this, &ChartsWidget::zoomIn);
-      QObject::connect(chart, &ChartView::zoomReset, this, &ChartsWidget::zoomReset);
-      QObject::connect(chart, &ChartView::seriesRemoved, this, &ChartsWidget::seriesChanged);
-      QObject::connect(chart, &ChartView::seriesAdded, this, &ChartsWidget::seriesChanged);
-      QObject::connect(chart, &ChartView::axisYUpdated, [this]() { align_charts_timer->start(100); });
-      charts.push_back(chart);
-      updateLayout();
-    }
+    chart = merge && charts.size() > 0 ? charts.back() : createChart();
     chart->addSeries(id, sig);
     updateState();
   } else if (!show && chart) {
@@ -237,6 +242,17 @@ void ChartsWidget::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event) {
   updateLayout();
 }
 
+void ChartsWidget::newChart() {
+  SeriesSelector dlg(this);
+  if (dlg.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
+    QList<QStringList> series_list = dlg.series();
+    if (!series_list.isEmpty()) {
+      auto c = createChart();
+      c->addSeries(series_list);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void ChartsWidget::removeChart(ChartView *chart) {
   charts.removeOne(chart);
   chart->deleteLater();
diff --git a/tools/cabana/chartswidget.h b/tools/cabana/chartswidget.h
index 94218918df..f134136323 100644
--- a/tools/cabana/chartswidget.h
+++ b/tools/cabana/chartswidget.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class ChartView : public QChartView {
 public:
   ChartView(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
   void addSeries(const QString &msg_id, const Signal *sig);
+  void addSeries(const QList<QStringList> &series_list);
   void removeSeries(const QString &msg_id, const Signal *sig);
   bool hasSeries(const QString &msg_id, const Signal *sig) const;
   void updateSeries(const Signal *sig = nullptr, const std::vector<Event*> *events = nullptr, bool clear = true);
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@ private:
   void drawForeground(QPainter *painter, const QRectF &rect) override;
   void applyNiceNumbers(qreal min, qreal max);
   qreal niceNumber(qreal x, bool ceiling);
-  void addSeries(const QList<QStringList> &series_list);
 
   QValueAxis *axis_x;
   QValueAxis *axis_y;
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ signals:
 private:
   void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event) override;
   void alignCharts();
+  void newChart();
+  ChartView * createChart();
   void removeChart(ChartView *chart);
   void eventsMerged();
   void updateState();