diff --git a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-capture-view.c b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-capture-view.c
index 74ae83d6..76a755ba 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-capture-view.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-capture-view.c
@@ -580,11 +580,12 @@ sysprof_capture_view_load_logs_cb (GObject      *object,
                                    GAsyncResult *result,
                                    gpointer      user_data)
 {
-  g_autoptr(SysprofLogModel) model = NULL;
+  SysprofLogsView *logs_view = (SysprofLogsView *)object;
   g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;
   g_autoptr(GTask) task = user_data;
   LoadAsync *state;
 
+  g_assert (SYSPROF_IS_LOGS_VIEW (logs_view));
   g_assert (G_IS_ASYNC_RESULT (result));
   g_assert (G_IS_TASK (task));
 
@@ -593,13 +594,8 @@ sysprof_capture_view_load_logs_cb (GObject      *object,
   g_assert (state->reader != NULL);
   g_assert (state->n_active > 0);
 
-  if ((model = sysprof_log_model_new_finish (result, &error)))
-    {
-      SysprofCaptureView *self = g_task_get_source_object (task);
-      SysprofCaptureViewPrivate *priv = sysprof_capture_view_get_instance_private (self);
-
-      sysprof_logs_view_set_model (priv->logs_view, model);
-    }
+  if (!sysprof_logs_view_load_finish (logs_view, result, &error))
+    g_warning ("Failed to load logs: %s", error->message);
 
   state->n_active--;
 
@@ -646,11 +642,12 @@ sysprof_capture_view_load_scan_cb (GObject      *object,
   if (priv->features.has_logs)
     {
       state->n_active++;
-      sysprof_log_model_new_async (state->reader,
-                                   state->selection,
-                                   g_task_get_cancellable (task),
-                                   sysprof_capture_view_load_logs_cb,
-                                   g_object_ref (task));
+      sysprof_logs_view_load_async (priv->logs_view,
+                                    state->reader,
+                                    state->selection,
+                                    g_task_get_cancellable (task),
+                                    sysprof_capture_view_load_logs_cb,
+                                    g_object_ref (task));
     }
 
   sysprof_visualizer_view_set_reader (priv->visualizer_view, state->reader);
@@ -765,6 +762,10 @@ sysprof_capture_view_selection_changed_cb (SysprofCaptureView *self,
                                                  priv->reader,
                                                  selection,
                                                  NULL, NULL, NULL);
+  sysprof_logs_view_load_async (priv->logs_view,
+                                priv->reader,
+                                selection,
+                                NULL, NULL, NULL);
   sysprof_marks_view_load_async (priv->marks_view,
                                  priv->reader,
                                  selection,
diff --git a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-logs-view.c b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-logs-view.c
index 23b3d006..a6fed734 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-logs-view.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-logs-view.c
@@ -49,12 +49,64 @@ sysprof_logs_view_init (SysprofLogsView *self)
   gtk_widget_init_template (GTK_WIDGET (self));
 }
 
-void
-sysprof_logs_view_set_model (SysprofLogsView *self,
-                             SysprofLogModel *model)
+static void
+sysprof_logs_view_load_cb (GObject      *object,
+                           GAsyncResult *result,
+                           gpointer      user_data)
 {
-  g_return_if_fail (SYSPROF_IS_LOGS_VIEW (self));
-  g_return_if_fail (!model || SYSPROF_IS_LOG_MODEL (model));
+  g_autoptr(SysprofLogModel) model = NULL;
+  g_autoptr(GTask) task = user_data;
+  g_autoptr(GError) error = NULL;
 
-  gtk_tree_view_set_model (GTK_TREE_VIEW (self->tree_view), GTK_TREE_MODEL (model));
-} 
+  g_assert (G_IS_ASYNC_RESULT (result));
+  g_assert (G_IS_TASK (task));
+
+  if (!(model = sysprof_log_model_new_finish (result, &error)))
+    {
+      g_task_return_error (task, g_steal_pointer (&error));
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      SysprofLogsView *self;
+
+      self = g_task_get_source_object (task);
+      gtk_tree_view_set_model (GTK_TREE_VIEW (self->tree_view), GTK_TREE_MODEL (model));
+      g_task_return_boolean (task, TRUE);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+sysprof_logs_view_load_async (SysprofLogsView      *self,
+                              SysprofCaptureReader *reader,
+                              SysprofSelection     *selection,
+                              GCancellable         *cancellable,
+                              GAsyncReadyCallback   callback,
+                              gpointer              user_data)
+{
+  g_autoptr(GTask) task = NULL;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (SYSPROF_IS_LOGS_VIEW (self));
+  g_return_if_fail (reader != NULL);
+  g_return_if_fail (!selection || SYSPROF_IS_SELECTION (selection));
+  g_return_if_fail (!cancellable || G_IS_CANCELLABLE (cancellable));
+
+  task = g_task_new (self, cancellable, callback, user_data);
+  g_task_set_source_tag (task, sysprof_logs_view_load_async);
+
+  sysprof_log_model_new_async (reader,
+                               selection,
+                               cancellable,
+                               sysprof_logs_view_load_cb,
+                               g_steal_pointer (&task));
+}
+
+gboolean
+sysprof_logs_view_load_finish (SysprofLogsView  *self,
+                               GAsyncResult     *result,
+                               GError          **error)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (SYSPROF_IS_LOGS_VIEW (self), FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_TASK (result), FALSE);
+
+  return g_task_propagate_boolean (G_TASK (result), error);
+}
diff --git a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-logs-view.h b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-logs-view.h
index 11dec75d..5ff21356 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-logs-view.h
+++ b/src/libsysprof-ui/sysprof-logs-view.h
@@ -30,7 +30,14 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (SysprofLogsView, sysprof_logs_view, SYSPROF, LOGS_VIEW, GtkBin)
 
-void sysprof_logs_view_set_model (SysprofLogsView *self,
-                                  SysprofLogModel *model);
+void     sysprof_logs_view_load_async  (SysprofLogsView       *self,
+                                        SysprofCaptureReader  *reader,
+                                        SysprofSelection      *selection,
+                                        GCancellable          *cancellable,
+                                        GAsyncReadyCallback    callback,
+                                        gpointer               user_data);
+gboolean sysprof_logs_view_load_finish (SysprofLogsView       *self,
+                                        GAsyncResult          *result,
+                                        GError               **error);
 
 G_END_DECLS