diff --git a/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml
index b26d301648..e8af832267 100644
--- a/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml
+++ b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml
@@ -25,11 +25,72 @@ Item
         maximumValue: UM.LayerView.numLayers;
         stepSize: 1
 
+        property real pixelsPerStep: ((height - UM.Theme.getSize("slider_handle").height) / (maximumValue - minimumValue)) * stepSize;
+
         value: UM.LayerView.currentLayer
         onValueChanged: UM.LayerView.setCurrentLayer(value)
 
-        style: UM.Theme.styles.layerViewSlider
+        style: UM.Theme.styles.slider;
+
+        Rectangle
+        {
+            x: parent.width + UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width;
+            y: parent.height - (parent.value * parent.pixelsPerStep) - UM.Theme.getSize("slider_handle").height * 1.25;
+
+            height: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_handle").height + UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").height
+            width: valueLabel.width + (busyIndicator.visible ? busyIndicator.width : 0) + UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width
+            Behavior on height { NumberAnimation { duration: 50; } }
+
+            border.width: UM.Theme.getSize("default_lining").width;
+            border.color: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_groove_border");
+
+            visible: UM.LayerView.getLayerActivity && Printer.getPlatformActivity ? true : false
+
+            TextField
+            {
+                id: valueLabel
+                property string maxValue: slider.maximumValue + 1
+                text: slider.value + 1
+                horizontalAlignment: TextInput.AlignRight;
+                onEditingFinished:
+                {
+                    if(valueLabel.text != '')
+                    {
+                        slider.value = valueLabel.text - 1
+                    }
+                }
+                validator: IntValidator { bottom: 1; top: slider.maximumValue + 1; }
+
+                anchors.left: parent.left;
+                anchors.leftMargin: UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width / 2;
+                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter;
+
+                width: UM.Theme.getSize("line").width * maxValue.length;
+
+                style: TextFieldStyle
+                {
+                    textColor: UM.Theme.getColor("setting_control_text");
+                    font: UM.Theme.getFont("default");
+                    background: Item { }
+                }
+            }
+
+            BusyIndicator
+            {
+                id: busyIndicator;
+                anchors.right: parent.right;
+                anchors.rightMargin: UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width / 2;
+                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter;
+
+                width: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_handle").height;
+                height: width;
+
+                running: UM.LayerView.busy;
+                visible: UM.LayerView.busy;
+            }
+        }
     }
+
     Rectangle {
         anchors.left: parent.left
         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter