diff --git a/src/aui/framemanager.cpp b/src/aui/framemanager.cpp
index fd31a4242e..5339faebbb 100644
--- a/src/aui/framemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/aui/framemanager.cpp
@@ -2550,7 +2550,11 @@ bool wxAuiManager::DoDrop(wxAuiDockInfoArray& docks,
     if (pt.x < layer_insert_offset &&
         pt.x > layer_insert_offset-auiLayerInsertPixels)
     {
+        int new_layer = wxMax(wxMax(GetMaxLayer(docks, wxAUI_DOCK_LEFT),
+                                GetMaxLayer(docks, wxAUI_DOCK_BOTTOM)),
+                                GetMaxLayer(docks, wxAUI_DOCK_TOP)) + 1;  
         drop.Dock().Left().
+             Layer(new_layer).
              Row(0).
              Position(pt.y - GetDockPixelOffset(drop) - offset.y);
         return ProcessDockResult(target, drop);
@@ -2558,7 +2562,11 @@ bool wxAuiManager::DoDrop(wxAuiDockInfoArray& docks,
     else if (pt.y < layer_insert_offset &&
              pt.y > layer_insert_offset-auiLayerInsertPixels)
     {
+        int new_layer = wxMax(wxMax(GetMaxLayer(docks, wxAUI_DOCK_TOP),
+                                GetMaxLayer(docks, wxAUI_DOCK_LEFT)),
+                                GetMaxLayer(docks, wxAUI_DOCK_RIGHT)) + 1;
         drop.Dock().Top().
+             Layer(new_layer).
              Row(0).
              Position(pt.x - GetDockPixelOffset(drop) - offset.x);
         return ProcessDockResult(target, drop);
@@ -2566,7 +2574,12 @@ bool wxAuiManager::DoDrop(wxAuiDockInfoArray& docks,
     else if (pt.x >= cli_size.x - layer_insert_offset &&
              pt.x < cli_size.x - layer_insert_offset + auiLayerInsertPixels)
     {
+        int new_layer = wxMax(wxMax(GetMaxLayer(docks, wxAUI_DOCK_RIGHT),
+                                GetMaxLayer(docks, wxAUI_DOCK_TOP)),
+                                GetMaxLayer(docks, wxAUI_DOCK_BOTTOM)) + 1; 
+                                
         drop.Dock().Right().
+             Layer(new_layer).
              Row(0).
              Position(pt.y - GetDockPixelOffset(drop) - offset.y);
         return ProcessDockResult(target, drop);