diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader.cpp
index f1d068205f..ca557a454b 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/FileInterface/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader.cpp
@@ -58,12 +58,19 @@ std::pair<std::vector<RigPressureDepthData>, QString> RifPressureDepthTextFileRe
     while ( !in.atEnd() )
     {
         QString line = in.readLine();
+
+        // Replace tab with space to be able to split the string using space as separator
+        line.replace( "\t", " " );
+
         if ( isHeaderLine( line ) )
         {
             bool                 skipEmptyParts = true;
-            QStringList          headerValues   = RifFileParseTools::splitLineAndTrim( line, separator, skipEmptyParts );
             RigPressureDepthData data;
-            data.setWellName( headerValues[1].replace( "'", "" ) );
+            QStringList          headerValues = RifFileParseTools::splitLineAndTrim( line, separator, skipEmptyParts );
+            if ( headerValues.size() > 1 )
+            {
+                data.setWellName( headerValues[1].replace( "'", "" ) );
+            }
             items.push_back( data );
         }
         else if ( isDateLine( line ) )
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/UnitTests/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader-Test.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/UnitTests/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader-Test.cpp
index f06b2acd84..54aaa8befe 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/UnitTests/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader-Test.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/UnitTests/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader-Test.cpp
@@ -92,3 +92,18 @@ PSIA FEET
     EXPECT_NEAR( 12008.0, values0[0].first, delta );
     EXPECT_NEAR( 22640.66, values0[0].second, delta );
 }
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+TEST( RifPressureDepthTextFileReaderTest, LoadFileWithTabs )
+{
+    QString fileName = CASE_REAL_TEST_DATA_DIRECTORY_04 + "example_file_tabs.txt";
+
+    auto [items, errorMessage] = RifPressureDepthTextFileReader::readFile( fileName );
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE( errorMessage.isEmpty() );
+    ASSERT_EQ( 3u, items.size() );
+
+    EXPECT_EQ( "G-14", items[0].wellName().toStdString() );
+}
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/UnitTests/TestData/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader/example_file_tabs.txt b/ApplicationLibCode/UnitTests/TestData/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader/example_file_tabs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c2274bc01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/UnitTests/TestData/RifPressureDepthTextFileReader/example_file_tabs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+--TVDMSL	
+RFT		
+--
+WELLNAME	'G-14'
+DATE	28-DEC-1995
+PRESSURE	DEPTH
+BARSA	METRES
+418.88		2726.91
+419.02			2729.36
+419.11	2733.29
+419.17				2735.26
+--
+WELLNAME	'G-14'
+DATE	28-DEC-1996
+PRESSURE	DEPTH
+BARSA	METRES
+418.88	2726.91
+419.02	2729.36
+419.11	2733.29
+419.17	2735.26
+--
+WELLNAME	'F-56'
+DATE	15-jan-12
+PRESSURE	DEPTH
+BARSA	METRES
+414.40	2911.029	
+415.92				2929.496
+417.23	2935.801	
+415.76	2934.981
+414.75	2919.446
+413.53	2903.147
+413.32	2896.555