2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libs/canvas/canvas/item.h b/libs/canvas/canvas/item.h
index c7f8a0e043..2d28fcdf2a 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/canvas/item.h
+++ b/libs/canvas/canvas/item.h
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ public:
 
 	/* nested item ("grouping") API */
 	void add (Item *);
+	void add_front (Item *);
 	void remove (Item *);
         void clear (bool with_delete = false);
 	std::list<Item*> const & items () const {
diff --git a/libs/canvas/item.cc b/libs/canvas/item.cc
index dc82245ecb..711743d9f1 100644
--- a/libs/canvas/item.cc
+++ b/libs/canvas/item.cc
@@ -868,6 +868,17 @@ Item::add (Item* i)
 }
 
 void
+Item::add_front (Item* i)
+{
+	/* XXX should really notify canvas about this */
+
+	_items.push_front (i);
+	i->reparent (this);
+	invalidate_lut ();
+	_bounding_box_dirty = true;
+}
+
+void
 Item::remove (Item* i)
 {