diff --git a/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_context.c b/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_context.c
index b383930ddda..af9a436cb39 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_context.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/screen/screen_context.c
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ int ed_screen_context(const bContext *C, const char *member, bContextDataResult
     CTX_data_id_pointer_set(result, &scene->id);
     return 1;
   }
+  else if (CTX_data_equals(member, "view_layer")) {
+    CTX_data_pointer_set(result, &scene->id, &RNA_ViewLayer, view_layer);
+    return 1;
+  }
   else if (CTX_data_equals(member, "visible_objects")) {
     LISTBASE_FOREACH (Base *, base, &view_layer->object_bases) {
       if (BASE_VISIBLE(v3d, base)) {