diff --git a/common/view/view.cpp b/common/view/view.cpp
index 4409806c3c..ca21e29ed8 100644
--- a/common/view/view.cpp
+++ b/common/view/view.cpp
@@ -452,6 +452,14 @@ void VIEW::ChangeLayerDepth( int aLayer, int aDepth )
     m_layers[aLayer].items->Query( r, visitor );
 }
 
+int VIEW::GetTopLayer( ) const
+{
+    if( m_topLayers.size() == 0 )
+        return 0;
+
+    return *m_topLayers.begin();
+}
+
 
 void VIEW::SetTopLayer( int aLayer, bool aEnabled )
 {
diff --git a/include/view/view.h b/include/view/view.h
index 5013fdaf91..714283ef44 100644
--- a/include/view/view.h
+++ b/include/view/view.h
@@ -362,6 +362,8 @@ public:
      */
     void    EnableTopLayer( bool aEnable );
 
+    int     GetTopLayer() const;
+
     /**
      * Function ClearTopLayers()
      * Removes all layers from the on-the-top set (they are no longer displayed over the rest of