diff --git a/plots.cpp b/plots.cpp
index cf3d300..1ecc661 100644
--- a/plots.cpp
+++ b/plots.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "plots.h"
 
-std::multimap<std::type_index, std::function<Plot*(std::shared_ptr<AbstractSampleSource>)>> Plots::plots;
+std::multimap<std::type_index, PlotInfo> Plots::plots;
 Plots::_init Plots::_initializer;
 
 Plot* Plots::samplePlot(std::shared_ptr<AbstractSampleSource> source)
diff --git a/plots.h b/plots.h
index 0187ca3..707974f 100644
--- a/plots.h
+++ b/plots.h
@@ -24,11 +24,17 @@
 #include "plot.h"
 #include "samplesource.h"
 
+struct PlotInfo
+{
+    const char *name;
+    std::function<Plot*(std::shared_ptr<AbstractSampleSource>)> creator;
+};
+
 class Plots
 {
 
 public:
-    static std::multimap<std::type_index, std::function<Plot*(std::shared_ptr<AbstractSampleSource>)>> plots;
+    static std::multimap<std::type_index, PlotInfo> plots;
 
     static Plot* samplePlot(std::shared_ptr<AbstractSampleSource> source);
     static Plot* frequencyPlot(std::shared_ptr<AbstractSampleSource> source);
@@ -37,8 +43,8 @@ public:
     {
     public:
         _init() {
-            plots.emplace(typeid(std::complex<float>), samplePlot);
-            plots.emplace(typeid(std::complex<float>), frequencyPlot);
+            plots.emplace(typeid(std::complex<float>), PlotInfo{"sample plot", samplePlot});
+            plots.emplace(typeid(std::complex<float>), PlotInfo{"frequency plot", frequencyPlot});
         };
     } _initializer;
 };
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diff --git a/plotview.cpp b/plotview.cpp
index 65aa984..27cc4cd 100644
--- a/plotview.cpp
+++ b/plotview.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ void PlotView::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent * event)
     auto src = selectedPlot->output();
     auto compatiblePlots = as_range(Plots::plots.equal_range(src->sampleType()));
     for (auto p : compatiblePlots) {
-        auto action = new QAction("Add plot", &menu);
-        auto plotCreator = p.second;
+        auto plotInfo = p.second;
+        auto action = new QAction(QString("Add %1").arg(plotInfo.name), &menu);
+        auto plotCreator = plotInfo.creator;
         connect(
             action, &QAction::triggered,
             this, [=]() {