diff --git a/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/LogEntryTableViewController.java b/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/LogEntryTableViewController.java
index 3e5bb795be..cc41df5d51 100644
--- a/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/LogEntryTableViewController.java
+++ b/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/LogEntryTableViewController.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 import org.phoebus.logbook.olog.ui.spi.Decoration;
 import org.phoebus.logbook.olog.ui.write.EditMode;
 import org.phoebus.logbook.olog.ui.write.LogEntryEditorStage;
+import org.phoebus.logbook.olog.ui.write.LogEntryUtils;
 import org.phoebus.olog.es.api.model.LogGroupProperty;
 import org.phoebus.olog.es.api.model.OlogLog;
 import org.phoebus.security.store.SecureStore;
@@ -214,7 +215,14 @@ public void initialize() {
         menuItemUpdateLogEntry.acceleratorProperty().setValue(new KeyCodeCombination(KeyCode.U, KeyCombination.CONTROL_DOWN));
         menuItemUpdateLogEntry.setOnAction(ae -> new LogEntryEditorStage(selectedLogEntries.get(0), null, EditMode.UPDATE_LOG_ENTRY).show());
 
-        contextMenu.getItems().addAll(groupSelectedEntries, menuItemShowHideAll, menuItemNewLogEntry);
+        //Milena
+        MenuItem menuItemCreateLogEntryFromSelection = new MenuItem(Messages.CreateLogEntryFromSelection);
+        menuItemCreateLogEntryFromSelection.setOnAction(pl -> {
+            LogEntry logEntry = LogEntryUtils.createLogEntryFromList(LogbookUIPreferences.web_client_root_URL, selectedLogEntries);
+            new LogEntryEditorStage(logEntry, null, EditMode.NEW_LOG_ENTRY).show();
+        });
+
+        contextMenu.getItems().addAll(groupSelectedEntries, menuItemShowHideAll, menuItemNewLogEntry, menuItemCreateLogEntryFromSelection);
         if (LogbookUIPreferences.log_entry_update_support) {
             contextMenu.getItems().add(menuItemUpdateLogEntry);
         }
diff --git a/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/Messages.java b/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/Messages.java
index b6a741f161..ba732b94c2 100644
--- a/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/Messages.java
+++ b/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/Messages.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public class Messages
             CloseRequestHeader,
             CloseRequestButtonContinue,
             CloseRequestButtonDiscard,
+            CreateLogEntryFromSelection,
             DownloadSelected,
             DownloadingAttachments,
             EditLogEntry,
diff --git a/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/write/LogEntryEditorController.java b/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/write/LogEntryEditorController.java
index f5b0008876..0c51be9e29 100644
--- a/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/write/LogEntryEditorController.java
+++ b/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/write/LogEntryEditorController.java
@@ -388,9 +388,7 @@ public void initialize() {
         titleProperty.set(logEntry.getTitle());
 
         textArea.textProperty().bindBidirectional(descriptionProperty);
-        // When editing an existing entry, set the description to the source of the entry.
-        descriptionProperty.set(editMode.equals(EditMode.UPDATE_LOG_ENTRY) ?  logEntry.getSource() :
-                (logEntry.getDescription() != null ? logEntry.getDescription() : ""));
+        descriptionProperty.set(logEntry.getSource());
         descriptionProperty.addListener((observable, oldValue, newValue) -> isDirty = true);
 
         Image tagIcon = ImageCache.getImage(LogEntryEditorController.class, "/icons/add_tag.png");
diff --git a/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/write/LogEntryUtils.java b/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/write/LogEntryUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..291061af66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/write/LogEntryUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package org.phoebus.logbook.olog.ui.write;
+
+import org.phoebus.logbook.LogEntry;
+import org.phoebus.olog.es.api.model.OlogLog;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class LogEntryUtils {
+
+    public static LogEntry createLogEntryFromList(String baseURL, List<LogEntry> logEntries){
+        OlogLog log = new OlogLog();
+        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+        logEntries.forEach(l -> {
+            stringBuilder.append("\n");
+            stringBuilder.append("- [").append(l.getTitle()).append("](").append(baseURL).append("/").append(l.getId()).append(")");
+        });
+
+        log.setSource(stringBuilder.toString());
+        return log;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/resources/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/messages.properties b/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/resources/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/messages.properties
index bed80ccac5..273c426ba5 100644
--- a/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/resources/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/messages.properties
+++ b/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/main/resources/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/messages.properties
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ CloseRequestHeader=Log entry not saved. Do you wish to close?
 CloseRequestButtonContinue=Continue Editing
 CloseRequestButtonDiscard=Close
 CreateLogbookEntry=Create Log Book Entry
+#milena
+CreateLogEntryFromSelection=Create Log Entry From Selection
 CopyMarkdown=Copy Markdown
 CopyURL=Copy URL
 CSSWindow=CSS Window
diff --git a/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/test/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/write/LogEntryUtilsTest.java b/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/test/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/write/LogEntryUtilsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84e5387e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/logbook/olog/ui/src/test/java/org/phoebus/logbook/olog/ui/write/LogEntryUtilsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package org.phoebus.logbook.olog.ui.write;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.phoebus.logbook.*;
+import org.phoebus.olog.es.api.model.OlogLog;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+
+public class LogEntryUtilsTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateLogEntryFromList(){
+
+        OlogLog ologEntry01 = new OlogLog();
+        ologEntry01.setTitle("Title01");
+        ologEntry01.setId(1L);
+
+        OlogLog ologEntry02 = new OlogLog();
+        ologEntry02.setTitle("Title02");
+        ologEntry02.setId(2L);
+
+
+        OlogLog ologEntry03 = new OlogLog();
+        ologEntry03.setTitle("Title03");
+        ologEntry03.setId(3L);
+
+        LogEntry testListLog = LogEntryUtils.createLogEntryFromList("someURL", List.of(ologEntry01, ologEntry02, ologEntry03));
+
+        assertEquals("\n- [Title01](someURL/1)\n- [Title02](someURL/2)\n- [Title03](someURL/3)", testListLog.getSource());
+    }
+}
+