diff --git a/eeschema/lib_pin.cpp b/eeschema/lib_pin.cpp
index c482a8fcfb..81eea0197c 100644
--- a/eeschema/lib_pin.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/lib_pin.cpp
@@ -1073,6 +1073,17 @@ void LIB_PIN::GetMsgPanelInfo( EDA_DRAW_FRAME* aFrame, std::vector<MSG_PANEL_ITE
 }
 
 
+void LIB_PIN::ViewGetLayers( int aLayers[], int& aCount ) const
+{
+    aCount     = 3;
+    aLayers[0] = LAYER_DANGLING;    // We don't really show dangling vs non-dangling (since there
+                                    // are no connections in the symbol editor), but it's still
+                                    // a good visual indication of which end of the pin is which.
+    aLayers[1] = LAYER_DEVICE;
+    aLayers[2] = LAYER_SELECTION_SHADOWS;
+}
+
+
 const EDA_RECT LIB_PIN::GetBoundingBox( bool aIncludeInvisibles, bool aPinOnly ) const
 {
     KIFONT::FONT* font = KIFONT::FONT::GetFont( Pgm().GetSettingsManager().GetAppSettings<EESCHEMA_SETTINGS>()->m_Appearance.default_font );
diff --git a/eeschema/lib_pin.h b/eeschema/lib_pin.h
index f842fc9d97..c9d434ef0f 100644
--- a/eeschema/lib_pin.h
+++ b/eeschema/lib_pin.h
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ public:
 
     void GetMsgPanelInfo( EDA_DRAW_FRAME* aFrame, std::vector<MSG_PANEL_ITEM>& aList ) override;
 
+    void ViewGetLayers( int aLayers[], int& aCount ) const override;
+
     /* Cannot use a default parameter here as it will not be compatible with the virtual. */
     const EDA_RECT GetBoundingBox() const override { return GetBoundingBox( false ); }