diff --git a/apps/shared/curve_view.cpp b/apps/shared/curve_view.cpp
index 6e4c0f272..1890d2455 100644
--- a/apps/shared/curve_view.cpp
+++ b/apps/shared/curve_view.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ float CurveView::pixelHeight() const {
   return (m_curveViewRange->yMax() - m_curveViewRange->yMin()) / (m_frame.height() - 1);
 }
 
+float CurveView::pixelLength(Axis axis) const {
+  return axis == Axis::Horizontal ? pixelWidth() : pixelHeight();
+}
+
 float CurveView::pixelToFloat(Axis axis, KDCoordinate p) const {
   return (axis == Axis::Horizontal) ?
     m_curveViewRange->xMin() + p * pixelWidth() :
@@ -140,8 +144,7 @@ float CurveView::floatToPixel(Axis axis, float f) const {
 }
 
 float CurveView::floatLengthToPixelLength(Axis axis, float f) const {
-  float pixelLength = axis == Axis::Horizontal ? pixelWidth() : pixelHeight();
-  float dist = f / pixelLength;
+  float dist = f / pixelLength(axis);
   return clippedFloat(dist);
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/shared/curve_view.h b/apps/shared/curve_view.h
index 481429489..cc882b8f7 100644
--- a/apps/shared/curve_view.h
+++ b/apps/shared/curve_view.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public:
   void setForceOkDisplay(bool force) { m_forceOkDisplay = force; }
   float pixelWidth() const;
   float pixelHeight() const;
+  float pixelLength(Axis axis) const;
 protected:
   CurveViewRange * curveViewRange() const { return m_curveViewRange; }
   void setCurveViewRange(CurveViewRange * curveViewRange);