diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/CMakeLists.txt
index a091de5c26e..652272b0ea0 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ set(SRC
   tree/tree_element_driver.cc
   tree/tree_element_gpencil_layer.cc
   tree/tree_element_id.cc
+  tree/tree_element_id_curve.cc
   tree/tree_element_id_library.cc
   tree/tree_element_id_mesh.cc
   tree/tree_element_id_scene.cc
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ set(SRC
   tree/tree_element_driver.hh
   tree/tree_element_gpencil_layer.hh
   tree/tree_element_id.hh
+  tree/tree_element_id_curve.hh
   tree/tree_element_id_library.hh
   tree/tree_element_id_mesh.hh
   tree/tree_element_id_scene.hh
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tree.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tree.cc
index 351fc037abc..1d41b8cbfff 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tree.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tree.cc
@@ -552,24 +552,13 @@ static void outliner_add_id_contents(SpaceOutliner *space_outliner,
     case ID_LI:
     case ID_SCE:
     case ID_ME:
+    case ID_CU_LEGACY:
       BLI_assert_msg(0, "ID type expected to be expanded through new tree-element design");
       break;
     case ID_OB: {
       outliner_add_object_contents(space_outliner, te, tselem, (Object *)id);
       break;
     }
-    case ID_CU_LEGACY: {
-      Curve *cu = (Curve *)id;
-
-      if (outliner_animdata_test(cu->adt)) {
-        outliner_add_element(space_outliner, &te->subtree, cu, te, TSE_ANIM_DATA, 0);
-      }
-
-      for (int a = 0; a < cu->totcol; a++) {
-        outliner_add_element(space_outliner, &te->subtree, cu->mat[a], te, TSE_SOME_ID, a);
-      }
-      break;
-    }
     case ID_MB: {
       MetaBall *mb = (MetaBall *)id;
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id.cc
index 8483839763d..831a7ff372e 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "../outliner_intern.hh"
 #include "common.hh"
+#include "tree_element_id_curve.hh"
 #include "tree_element_id_library.hh"
 #include "tree_element_id_mesh.hh"
 #include "tree_element_id_scene.hh"
@@ -42,8 +43,9 @@ std::unique_ptr<TreeElementID> TreeElementID::createFromID(TreeElement &legacy_t
       return std::make_unique<TreeElementIDScene>(legacy_te, (Scene &)id);
     case ID_ME:
       return std::make_unique<TreeElementIDMesh>(legacy_te, (Mesh &)id);
-    case ID_OB:
     case ID_CU_LEGACY:
+      return std::make_unique<TreeElementIDCurve>(legacy_te, (Curve &)id);
+    case ID_OB:
     case ID_MB:
     case ID_MA:
     case ID_TE:
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id_curve.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id_curve.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa57c332080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id_curve.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Blender Foundation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+/** \file
+ * \ingroup spoutliner
+ */
+
+#include "DNA_curve_types.h"
+#include "DNA_listBase.h"
+#include "DNA_outliner_types.h"
+
+#include "../outliner_intern.hh"
+
+#include "tree_element_id_curve.hh"
+
+namespace blender::ed::outliner {
+
+TreeElementIDCurve::TreeElementIDCurve(TreeElement &legacy_te, Curve &curve)
+    : TreeElementID(legacy_te, curve.id), curve_(curve)
+{
+}
+
+bool TreeElementIDCurve::isExpandValid() const
+{
+  return true;
+}
+
+void TreeElementIDCurve::expand(SpaceOutliner &space_outliner) const
+{
+  expand_animation_data(space_outliner, curve_.adt);
+
+  expandMaterials(space_outliner);
+}
+
+void TreeElementIDCurve::expandMaterials(SpaceOutliner &space_outliner) const
+{
+  for (int a = 0; a < curve_.totcol; a++) {
+    outliner_add_element(
+        &space_outliner, &legacy_te_.subtree, curve_.mat[a], &legacy_te_, TSE_SOME_ID, a);
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace blender::ed::outliner
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id_curve.hh b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id_curve.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d580b17987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element_id_curve.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Blender Foundation
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+/** \file
+ * \ingroup spoutliner
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "tree_element_id.hh"
+
+namespace blender::ed::outliner {
+
+class TreeElementIDCurve final : public TreeElementID {
+  Curve &curve_;
+
+ public:
+  TreeElementIDCurve(TreeElement &legacy_te, Curve &curve);
+
+  void expand(SpaceOutliner &) const override;
+  bool isExpandValid() const override;
+
+ private:
+  void expandMaterials(SpaceOutliner &) const;
+};
+
+}  // namespace blender::ed::outliner