diff --git a/ges/ges-clip.c b/ges/ges-clip.c
index a5dad10d9e..dbf3a557ad 100644
--- a/ges/ges-clip.c
+++ b/ges/ges-clip.c
@@ -857,6 +857,15 @@ ges_clip_set_layer (GESClip * clip, GESLayer * layer)
     g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (clip), properties[PROP_LAYER]);
 }
 
+guint32
+ges_clip_get_layer_priority (GESClip * clip)
+{
+  if (clip->priv->layer == NULL)
+    return -1;
+
+  return ges_layer_get_priority (clip->priv->layer);
+}
+
 gboolean
 ges_clip_fill_track_element (GESClip * clip,
     GESTrackElement * trackelement, GstElement * gnlobj)
diff --git a/ges/ges-internal.h b/ges/ges-internal.h
index 74451547be..ccdec6fc76 100644
--- a/ges/ges-internal.h
+++ b/ges/ges-internal.h
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ G_GNUC_INTERNAL void _ges_container_sort_children_by_end  (GESContainer *contain
  ****************************************************/
 void              ges_clip_set_layer              (GESClip *clip, GESLayer  *layer);
 gboolean          ges_clip_is_moving_from_layer   (GESClip *clip);
+guint32           ges_clip_get_layer_priority     (GESClip *clip);
 void              ges_clip_set_moving_from_layer  (GESClip *clip, gboolean is_moving);
 GESTrackElement*  ges_clip_create_track_element   (GESClip *clip, GESTrackType type);
 GList*            ges_clip_create_track_elements  (GESClip *clip, GESTrackType type);