diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGui.py b/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGui.py
index 1dfc605f99..a990b23334 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGui.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/DraftGui.py
@@ -2026,7 +2026,7 @@ class DraftToolBar:
     def selectplane(self):
         FreeCADGui.runCommand("Draft_SelectPlane")
 
-    def popupMenu(self,llist,ilist=None):
+    def popupMenu(self,llist,ilist=None,pos=None):
         "pops up a menu filled with the given list"
         self.groupmenu = QtGui.QMenu()
         for i,l in enumerate(llist):
@@ -2034,7 +2034,8 @@ class DraftToolBar:
                 self.groupmenu.addAction(ilist[i],l)
             else:
                 self.groupmenu.addAction(l)
-        pos = FreeCADGui.getMainWindow().cursor().pos()
+        if not pos:
+            pos = FreeCADGui.getMainWindow().cursor().pos()
         self.groupmenu.popup(pos)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.groupmenu,QtCore.SIGNAL("triggered(QAction *)"),self.popupTriggered)
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/DraftLayer.py b/src/Mod/Draft/DraftLayer.py
index 268df6f591..f98908b335 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/DraftLayer.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/DraftLayer.py
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ class ViewProviderLayerContainer:
     def mergeByName(self):
 
         if hasattr(self,"Object") and hasattr(self.Object,"Group"):
-            layers = [o for o in self.Object.Group if (hasattr(o,"Proxy") and isinstance(otherobj.Proxy,Layer))]
+            layers = [o for o in self.Object.Group if (hasattr(o,"Proxy") and isinstance(o.Proxy,Layer))]
             todelete = []
             for layer in layerss:
                 if layer.Label[-1].isdigit() and layer.Label[-2].isdigit() and layer.Label[-3].isdigit():
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/DraftTools.py b/src/Mod/Draft/DraftTools.py
index c1a0ad2ca6..c5c9b1eb9a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/DraftTools.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/DraftTools.py
@@ -5314,22 +5314,28 @@ class SetAutoGroup():
                 gn.extend(Draft.getGroupNames())
             if gn:
                 self.groups.extend(gn)
-                self.labels = ["None"]
+                self.labels = [translate("draft","None")]
                 self.icons = [self.ui.getIcon(":/icons/button_invalid.svg")]
                 for g in gn:
                     o = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.getObject(g)
                     if o:
                         self.labels.append(o.Label)
                         self.icons.append(o.ViewObject.Icon)
+                self.labels.append(translate("draft","Add new Layer"))
+                self.icons.append(self.ui.getIcon(":/icons/document-new.svg"))
                 self.ui.sourceCmd = self
-                self.ui.popupMenu(self.labels,self.icons)
+                from PySide import QtCore
+                pos = self.ui.autoGroupButton.mapToGlobal(QtCore.QPoint(0,self.ui.autoGroupButton.geometry().height()))
+                self.ui.popupMenu(self.labels,self.icons,pos)
 
     def proceed(self,labelname):
         self.ui.sourceCmd = None
-        if labelname == "None":
-            self.ui.setAutoGroup(None)
-        else:
-            if labelname in self.labels:
+        if labelname in self.labels:
+            if labelname == self.labels[0]:
+                self.ui.setAutoGroup(None)
+            elif labelname == self.labels[-1]:
+                FreeCADGui.runCommand("Draft_Layer")
+            else:
                 i = self.labels.index(labelname)
                 self.ui.setAutoGroup(self.groups[i])