diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 096ec8aaa0d1660303766df5e5447aea0f66f167..d548f22bc77640a82e4a9506542adcf93ca0eff3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-11-09  Øyvind Kolås  <pippin@gimp.org>
+
+	* bin/editor.c: (raise), (lower), (gui_press_event):
+	* bin/gegl-tree-editor-action.c: (gegl_move_item_up),
+	(gegl_move_item_down): added raise/lower commands to the menu when in
+	move mode.
+
 2008-11-09  Øyvind Kolås  <pippin@gimp.org>
 
 	* bin/gegl-tree-editor-action.c: (gegl_remove_item): added a function
diff --git a/bin/editor.c b/bin/editor.c
index 6df3290cb81da0b1661461a2a8bc65ba6b4a6a9e..c2098f526f4b88800a430c1a8e21f4b014c2841b 100644
--- a/bin/editor.c
+++ b/bin/editor.c
@@ -933,6 +933,35 @@ static void path_slice (cairo_t *cr,
 }
 
 void gegl_remove_item (GeglNode *node);
+void gegl_move_item_up (GeglNode *node);
+void gegl_move_item_down (GeglNode *node);
+
+
+static gint raise (gint argc, char **argv)
+{
+  GeglNode *self = tree_editor_get_active (editor.tree_editor);
+  GeglNode *parent = gegl_parent (self);
+
+  if (g_str_equal (gegl_node_get_operation (parent), "gegl:over"))
+    {
+      gegl_move_item_up (parent);
+      tree_editor_set_active (editor.tree_editor, self);
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+static gint lower (gint argc, char **argv)
+{
+  GeglNode *self = tree_editor_get_active (editor.tree_editor);
+  GeglNode *parent = gegl_parent (self);
+
+  if (g_str_equal (gegl_node_get_operation (parent), "gegl:over"))
+    {
+      gegl_move_item_down (parent);
+      tree_editor_set_active (editor.tree_editor, self);
+    }
+  return 0;
+}
 
 static gint remove_item (gint argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -1284,6 +1313,8 @@ gui_press_event (GtkWidget      *widget,
                 case STATE_MOVE:
                   menu_add ("paint", G_CALLBACK (do_command), "set-state strokes");
                   menu_add ("path",  G_CALLBACK (do_command), "set-state edit-nodes");
+                  menu_add ("raise",  G_CALLBACK (do_command), "raise");
+                  menu_add ("lower",  G_CALLBACK (do_command), "lower");
                   menu_add ("width",  G_CALLBACK (do_command), "set-state edit-width");
                   menu_add ("remove",  G_CALLBACK (do_command), "remove-item");
                   /* check the current curve type,. */
diff --git a/bin/gegl-tree-editor-action.c b/bin/gegl-tree-editor-action.c
index 832598c6e7af1413d698c91e09a0de11fab02d1d..c98a93816a6c0341e7e91435e00dd63c481d30dd 100644
--- a/bin/gegl-tree-editor-action.c
+++ b/bin/gegl-tree-editor-action.c
@@ -403,6 +403,27 @@ add_sibling_op (GtkAction *action, gpointer userdata)
   gtk_tree_selection_select_iter (tree_selection, &iter);
 }
 
+void gegl_move_item_up (GeglNode *node);
+void gegl_move_item_up (GeglNode *node)
+{
+  /* hack hack */
+  tree_editor_set_active (editor.tree_editor, node);
+  move_up (NULL, tree_editor_get_treeview (editor.tree_editor));
+  node = tree_editor_get_active (editor.tree_editor);
+  property_editor_rebuild (editor.property_editor, node);
+}
+
+
+void gegl_move_item_down (GeglNode *node);
+void gegl_move_item_down (GeglNode *node)
+{
+  /* hack hack */
+  tree_editor_set_active (editor.tree_editor, node);
+  move_down (NULL, tree_editor_get_treeview (editor.tree_editor));
+  node = tree_editor_get_active (editor.tree_editor);
+  property_editor_rebuild (editor.property_editor, node);
+}
+
 
 void gegl_remove_item (GeglNode *node);
 void gegl_remove_item (GeglNode *node)