diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/ui/viewmodel/dm/AbstractDMVMLayoutNode.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/ui/viewmodel/dm/AbstractDMVMLayoutNode.java
index c6fd3cfe9cb..d85a0937d1d 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/ui/viewmodel/dm/AbstractDMVMLayoutNode.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/ui/viewmodel/dm/AbstractDMVMLayoutNode.java
@@ -478,9 +478,13 @@ abstract public class AbstractDMVMLayoutNode<V extends IDMData> extends Abstract
         int startIdx = update.getOffset() != -1 ? update.getOffset() : 0;
         int endIdx = update.getLength() != -1 ? startIdx + update.getLength() : dmcs.length;
         for (int i = startIdx; i < endIdx; i++) {
-            update.setChild(new DMVMContext(dmcs[i]), i);
+            update.setChild(createVMContext(dmcs[i]), i);
         }
     }
+    
+    protected IVMContext createVMContext(IDMContext<V> dmc) {
+        return new DMVMContext(dmc);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Searches for a DMC of given type in the tree patch contained in given