1 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_edit.c b/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_edit.c
index 1c068fdd6e4..02b1e002d86 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_edit.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_edit.c
@@ -574,6 +574,17 @@ bool screen_area_close(struct bContext *C, bScreen *screen, ScrArea *area)
   return screen_area_join_ex(C, screen, sa2, area, true);
 }
 
+void screen_area_spacelink_add(Scene *scene, ScrArea *area, eSpace_Type space_type)
+{
+  SpaceType *stype = BKE_spacetype_from_id(space_type);
+  SpaceLink *slink = stype->create(area, scene);
+
+  area->regionbase = slink->regionbase;
+
+  BLI_addhead(&area->spacedata, slink);
+  BLI_listbase_clear(&slink->regionbase);
+}
+
 /* ****************** EXPORTED API TO OTHER MODULES *************************** */
 
 /* screen sets cursor based on active region */
@@ -1023,13 +1034,7 @@ static void screen_global_area_refresh(wmWindow *win,
   }
   else {
     area = screen_area_create_with_geometry(&win->global_areas, rect, space_type);
-    SpaceType *stype = BKE_spacetype_from_id(space_type);
-    SpaceLink *slink = stype->create(area, WM_window_get_active_scene(win));
-
-    area->regionbase = slink->regionbase;
-
-    BLI_addhead(&area->spacedata, slink);
-    BLI_listbase_clear(&slink->regionbase);
+    screen_area_spacelink_add(WM_window_get_active_scene(win), area, space_type);
 
     /* Data specific to global areas. */
     area->global = MEM_callocN(sizeof(*area->global), __func__);