diff --git a/synfig-studio/src/gui/docks/dock_layers.cpp b/synfig-studio/src/gui/docks/dock_layers.cpp
index fbe89f9..9c502b2 100644
--- a/synfig-studio/src/gui/docks/dock_layers.cpp
+++ b/synfig-studio/src/gui/docks/dock_layers.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ Dock_Layers::Dock_Layers():
 			        + layer_ui_info
 			        + "</menu></menu></menubar></ui>";
 			App::ui_manager()->add_ui_from_string(ui_info);
+			ui_info = "<ui><popup action='popup-layer-new'>"
+					+ layer_ui_info
+			        + "</popup></ui>";
+			App::ui_manager()->add_ui_from_string(ui_info);
 		}
 		catch(Glib::MarkupError& x)
 		{
@@ -144,11 +148,18 @@ Dock_Layers::Dock_Layers():
 		action_group_layer_ops->add(layer_action_manager->get_action_select_all_child_layers());
 
 	action_group_layer_ops->add( Gtk::Action::create("toolbar-layer", _("Layer Ops")) );
+
+	action_new_layer = Gtk::Action::create("popup-layer-new", Gtk::StockID("gtk-add"), _("New Layer"), _("New Layer"));
+	action_new_layer->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Dock_Layers::popup_add_layer_menu));
+
+	action_group_layer_ops->add( action_new_layer );
 	App::ui_manager()->insert_action_group(action_group_layer_ops);
 
     Glib::ustring ui_info =
 	"<ui>"
 	"	<toolbar action='toolbar-layer'>"
+	"	<toolitem action='popup-layer-new' />"
+	"	<separator />"
 	"	<toolitem action='action-LayerRaise' />"
 	"	<toolitem action='action-LayerLower' />"
 	"	<separator />"
@@ -198,6 +209,13 @@ Dock_Layers::init_canvas_view_vfunc(etl::loose_handle<CanvasView> canvas_view)
 			sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun(*canvas_view->canvas_interface(), &synfigapp::CanvasInterface::change_value), false)
 		)
 	);
+	layer_tree->signal_no_layer_user_click().connect([=](GdkEventButton *ev){
+		if (ev->button == 3 && action_new_layer->is_sensitive()) {
+			popup_add_layer_menu();
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	});
 
 	// (a) should be before (b), (b) should be before (c)
 	canvas_view->set_ext_widget(get_name()+"_cmp",layer_tree); // (a)
@@ -232,6 +250,7 @@ Dock_Layers::changed_canvas_view_vfunc(etl::loose_handle<CanvasView> canvas_view
 		add(*tree_view);
 		tree_view->show();
 		action_group_new_layers->set_sensitive(true);
+		action_new_layer->set_sensitive(true);
 		if(layer_action_manager)
 		{
 			layer_action_manager->set_layer_tree(dynamic_cast<LayerTree*>(canvas_view->get_ext_widget(get_name()+"_cmp")));
@@ -242,6 +261,7 @@ Dock_Layers::changed_canvas_view_vfunc(etl::loose_handle<CanvasView> canvas_view
 	else
 	{
 		action_group_new_layers->set_sensitive(false);
+		action_new_layer->set_sensitive(false);
 		if(layer_action_manager)
 		{
 			layer_action_manager->clear();
@@ -260,3 +280,12 @@ Dock_Layers::add_layer(synfig::String id)
 		canvas_view->add_layer(id);
 	}
 }
+
+void Dock_Layers::popup_add_layer_menu()
+{
+	if (!action_new_layer->is_sensitive())
+		return;
+	Gtk::Menu* menu = dynamic_cast<Gtk::Menu*>(App::ui_manager()->get_widget("/popup-layer-new"));
+	if (menu)
+		menu->popup(0, gtk_get_current_event_time());
+}
diff --git a/synfig-studio/src/gui/docks/dock_layers.h b/synfig-studio/src/gui/docks/dock_layers.h
index 0f00f92..6e7c21c 100644
--- a/synfig-studio/src/gui/docks/dock_layers.h
+++ b/synfig-studio/src/gui/docks/dock_layers.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class Dock_Layers : public Dock_CanvasSpecific
 	Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::ActionGroup> action_group_new_layers;
 	Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::ActionGroup> action_group_layer_ops;
 
+	Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Action> action_new_layer;
+
 	Gtk::HScale *layer_amount_hscale;
 
 	LayerActionManager* layer_action_manager;
@@ -62,8 +64,7 @@ protected:
 private:
 
 	void add_layer(synfig::String id);
-	void increase_amount();
-	void decrease_amount();
+	void popup_add_layer_menu();
 
 public:
 
diff --git a/synfig-studio/src/gui/trees/layertree.cpp b/synfig-studio/src/gui/trees/layertree.cpp
index 271e70a..15bbe5d 100644
--- a/synfig-studio/src/gui/trees/layertree.cpp
+++ b/synfig-studio/src/gui/trees/layertree.cpp
@@ -903,7 +903,8 @@ LayerTree::on_layer_tree_event(GdkEvent *event)
 				column, //TreeViewColumn*&
 				cell_x,cell_y //int&cell_x,int&cell_y
 				)
-			) break;
+			   )
+				return signal_no_layer_user_click()(reinterpret_cast<GdkEventButton*>(event));
 			const Gtk::TreeRow row = *(get_layer_tree_view().get_model()->get_iter(path));
 
 #ifdef TIMETRACK_IN_PARAMS_PANEL
diff --git a/synfig-studio/src/gui/trees/layertree.h b/synfig-studio/src/gui/trees/layertree.h
index a560408..c18db5d 100644
--- a/synfig-studio/src/gui/trees/layertree.h
+++ b/synfig-studio/src/gui/trees/layertree.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ private:
 	sigc::signal<void,synfigapp::ValueDesc,synfig::ValueBase> signal_edited_value_;
 
 	sigc::signal<bool, int, Gtk::TreeRow, ColumnID> signal_layer_user_click_;
+	sigc::signal<bool, GdkEventButton*> signal_no_layer_user_click_;
 
 	sigc::signal<bool, int, Gtk::TreeRow, ColumnID> signal_param_user_click_;
 
@@ -255,6 +256,8 @@ public:
 
 	sigc::signal<bool,int, Gtk::TreeRow, ColumnID>& signal_layer_user_click() { return signal_layer_user_click_; }
 
+	sigc::signal<bool, GdkEventButton*>& signal_no_layer_user_click() { return signal_no_layer_user_click_; }
+
 	sigc::signal<bool,int, Gtk::TreeRow, ColumnID>& signal_param_user_click() { return signal_param_user_click_; }
 
 	sigc::signal<void,synfigapp::ValueDesc,std::set<synfig::Waypoint,std::less<synfig::UniqueID> >,int>& signal_waypoint_clicked_layertree() { return signal_waypoint_clicked_layertree_; }