diff --git a/include/openspace/properties/propertyowner.h b/include/openspace/properties/propertyowner.h
index 8844726c53..d7134b9c54 100644
--- a/include/openspace/properties/propertyowner.h
+++ b/include/openspace/properties/propertyowner.h
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ protected:
     /// The description for this PropertyOwner
     std::string _description;
 
-private:
     /// The owner of this PropertyOwner
     PropertyOwner* _owner = nullptr;
     /// A list of all registered Property's
diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/globebrowsingmodule.cpp b/modules/globebrowsing/globebrowsingmodule.cpp
index 081fedebdc..c1d976da57 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/globebrowsingmodule.cpp
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/globebrowsingmodule.cpp
@@ -385,6 +385,27 @@ scripting::LuaLibrary GlobeBrowsingModule::luaLibrary() const {
             "any of " + listLayerGroups + ". The third argument is the dictionary"
             "defining the layer."
         },
+        {
+            "getLayers",
+            &globebrowsing::luascriptfunctions::getLayers,
+            {},
+            "string, string",
+            "Returns the list of layers for the scene graph node specified in the first "
+            "parameter. The second parameter specifies which layer type should be "
+            "queried."
+        },
+        {
+            "moveLayer",
+            &globebrowsing::luascriptfunctions::moveLayer,
+            {},
+            "string, string, number, number",
+            "Rearranges the order of a single layer in a scene graph node. The first "
+            "parameter specifies the scene graph node, the second parameter specifies "
+            "the name of the layer group, the third parameter is the original position "
+            "of the layer that should be moved and the last parameter is the new "
+            "position. The new position may be -1 to place the layer at the top or any "
+            "large number bigger than the number of layers to place it at the bottom."
+        },
         {
             "goToChunk",
             &globebrowsing::luascriptfunctions::goToChunk,
diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/globebrowsingmodule_lua.inl b/modules/globebrowsing/globebrowsingmodule_lua.inl
index 0c6479b211..3c5d4677ff 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/globebrowsingmodule_lua.inl
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/globebrowsingmodule_lua.inl
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <modules/globebrowsing/src/renderableglobe.h>
 
 #include <modules/globebrowsing/src/layer.h>
+#include <modules/globebrowsing/src/layergroup.h>
 #include <modules/globebrowsing/src/layermanager.h>
 #include <openspace/engine/globals.h>
 #include <openspace/engine/moduleengine.h>
@@ -127,6 +128,77 @@ int deleteLayer(lua_State* L) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+int getLayers(lua_State* L) {
+    ghoul::lua::checkArgumentsAndThrow(L, 2, "lua::getLayers");
+
+    const std::string& globeIdentifier = ghoul::lua::value<std::string>(L, 1);
+    const std::string& layer = ghoul::lua::value<std::string>(L, 2);
+    lua_pop(L, 2);
+
+    SceneGraphNode* n = sceneGraphNode(globeIdentifier);
+    if (!n) {
+        return ghoul::lua::luaError(L, "Unknown globe name: " + globeIdentifier);
+    }
+
+    const RenderableGlobe* globe = dynamic_cast<const RenderableGlobe*>(n->renderable());
+    if (!globe) {
+        return ghoul::lua::luaError(L, "Identifier must be a RenderableGlobe");
+    }
+
+    globebrowsing::layergroupid::GroupID group = 
+        ghoul::from_string<globebrowsing::layergroupid::GroupID>(layer);
+    if (group == globebrowsing::layergroupid::GroupID::Unknown) {
+        return ghoul::lua::luaError(L, "Unknown layer groupd: " + layer);
+    }
+
+    const globebrowsing::LayerGroup& lg = globe->layerManager().layerGroup(group);
+    std::vector<globebrowsing::Layer*> layers = lg.layers();
+
+    lua_newtable(L);
+    int key = 1;
+    for (globebrowsing::Layer* l : layers) {
+        ghoul::lua::push(L, key, l->identifier());
+        lua_settable(L, -3);
+        key++;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int moveLayer(lua_State* L) {
+    ghoul::lua::checkArgumentsAndThrow(L, 4, "lua::moveLayer");
+    
+    const std::string& globeIdentifier = ghoul::lua::value<std::string>(L, 1);
+    const std::string& layer = ghoul::lua::value<std::string>(L, 2);
+    int oldPosition = ghoul::lua::value<int>(L, 3);
+    int newPosition = ghoul::lua::value<int>(L, 4);
+    lua_pop(L, 4);
+
+    if (oldPosition == newPosition) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    SceneGraphNode* n = sceneGraphNode(globeIdentifier);
+    if (!n) {
+        return ghoul::lua::luaError(L, "Unknown globe name: " + globeIdentifier);
+    }
+
+    RenderableGlobe* globe = dynamic_cast<RenderableGlobe*>(n->renderable());
+    if (!globe) {
+        return ghoul::lua::luaError(L, "Identifier must be a RenderableGlobe");
+    }
+
+    globebrowsing::layergroupid::GroupID group =
+        ghoul::from_string<globebrowsing::layergroupid::GroupID>(layer);
+    if (group == globebrowsing::layergroupid::GroupID::Unknown) {
+        return ghoul::lua::luaError(L, "Unknown layer groupd: " + layer);
+    }
+
+    globebrowsing::LayerGroup& lg = globe->layerManager().layerGroup(group);
+    lg.moveLayers(oldPosition, newPosition);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int goToChunk(lua_State* L) {
     ghoul::lua::checkArgumentsAndThrow(L, 4, "lua::goToChunk");
 
diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/src/layergroup.cpp b/modules/globebrowsing/src/layergroup.cpp
index e0aff6f0af..df012f3a9f 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/src/layergroup.cpp
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/src/layergroup.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,33 @@ void LayerGroup::deleteLayer(const std::string& layerName) {
     LERROR("Could not find layer " + layerName);
 }
 
+void LayerGroup::moveLayers(int oldPosition, int newPosition) {
+    oldPosition = std::max(0, oldPosition);
+    newPosition = std::min(newPosition, static_cast<int>(_layers.size()));
+
+    // We need to adjust the new position as we first delete the old position, if this
+    // position is before the new position we have reduced the size of the vector by 1 and
+    // need to adapt where we want to put the value in
+    if (oldPosition < newPosition) {
+        newPosition -= 1;
+    }
+
+    // There are two synchronous vectors that we have to update here.  The _layers vector
+    // is used to determine the order while rendering, the _subowners is the order in
+    // which the layers are shown in the UI
+    auto oldPosLayers = _layers.begin() + oldPosition;
+    std::unique_ptr<Layer> v = std::move(*oldPosLayers);
+    _layers.erase(oldPosLayers);
+    auto newPosLayers = _layers.begin() + newPosition;
+    _layers.insert(newPosLayers, std::move(v));
+
+    auto oldPosOwner = _subOwners.begin() + oldPosition;
+    PropertyOwner* owner = std::move(*oldPosOwner);
+    _subOwners.erase(oldPosOwner);
+    auto newPosOwner = _subOwners.begin() + newPosition;
+    _subOwners.insert(newPosOwner, std::move(owner));
+}
+
 std::vector<Layer*> LayerGroup::layers() const {
     std::vector<Layer*> res;
     res.reserve(_layers.size());
diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/src/layergroup.h b/modules/globebrowsing/src/layergroup.h
index 7db9a718de..f02fd0d80a 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/src/layergroup.h
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/src/layergroup.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct LayerGroup : public properties::PropertyOwner {
 
     Layer* addLayer(const ghoul::Dictionary& layerDict);
     void deleteLayer(const std::string& layerName);
+    void moveLayers(int oldPosition, int newPosition);
 
     /// @returns const vector of all layers
     std::vector<Layer*> layers() const;
diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/src/layermanager.cpp b/modules/globebrowsing/src/layermanager.cpp
index ae677ada58..825f465fa7 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/src/layermanager.cpp
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/src/layermanager.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ void LayerManager::deleteLayer(layergroupid::GroupID id, const std::string& laye
     _layerGroups[id]->deleteLayer(layerName);
 }
 
+LayerGroup& LayerManager::layerGroup(layergroupid::GroupID groupId) {
+    return *_layerGroups[groupId];
+}
+
 const LayerGroup& LayerManager::layerGroup(layergroupid::GroupID groupId) const {
     return *_layerGroups[groupId];
 }
diff --git a/modules/globebrowsing/src/layermanager.h b/modules/globebrowsing/src/layermanager.h
index 36de309488..bd504210c1 100644
--- a/modules/globebrowsing/src/layermanager.h
+++ b/modules/globebrowsing/src/layermanager.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
         const ghoul::Dictionary& layerDict);
     void deleteLayer(layergroupid::GroupID groupId, const std::string& layerName);
 
+    LayerGroup& layerGroup(layergroupid::GroupID);
     const LayerGroup& layerGroup(layergroupid::GroupID) const;
 
     bool hasAnyBlendingLayersEnabled() const;