diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs
index f31d0951c..3a49acad4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ const JAPANESE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Fonts: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)", "MIT OR Apache-2.0 • フォント：Inter、JetBrains Mono (OFL)"),
     ("Magnification ratio popup", "拡大率のポップアップ"),
     ("Make Comp Size", "コンポジションサイズにする"),
+    ("Markers", "マーカー"),
     ("Masks", "マスク"),
     ("Maximize Panel", "パネルを最大化"),
     ("Media Replacement", "メディアの置き換え"),
@@ -742,6 +743,7 @@ const SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Fonts: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)", "MIT 或 Apache-2.0 • 字体：Inter、JetBrains Mono（OFL）"),
     ("Magnification ratio popup", "放大倍率弹出菜单"),
     ("Make Comp Size", "设为合成长宽"),
+    ("Markers", "标记"),
     ("Masks", "蒙版"),
     ("Maximize Panel", "最大化面板"),
     ("Media Replacement", "媒体替换"),
@@ -1277,6 +1279,7 @@ const TRADITIONAL_CHINESE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Fonts: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)", "MIT 或 Apache-2.0 • 字型：Inter、JetBrains Mono（OFL）"),
     ("Magnification ratio popup", "放大倍率快顯選單"),
     ("Make Comp Size", "設為合成長寬"),
+    ("Markers", "標記"),
     ("Masks", "遮色片"),
     ("Maximize Panel", "最大化面板"),
     ("Media Replacement", "媒體替換"),
@@ -1815,6 +1818,7 @@ const UKRAINIAN: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Fonts: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)", "MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Шрифти: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)"),
     ("Magnification ratio popup", "Меню коефіцієнта збільшення"),
     ("Make Comp Size", "За розміром композиції"),
+    ("Markers", "Маркери"),
     ("Masks", "Маски"),
     ("Maximize Panel", "Розгорнути панель"),
     ("Media Replacement", "Заміна матеріалу"),
@@ -2351,6 +2355,7 @@ const PORTUGUESE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Fonts: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)", "MIT OU Apache-2.0 • Fontes: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)"),
     ("Magnification ratio popup", "Menu de proporção de ampliação"),
     ("Make Comp Size", "Ajustar ao tamanho da composição"),
+    ("Markers", "Marcadores"),
     ("Masks", "Máscaras"),
     ("Maximize Panel", "Maximizar painel"),
     ("Media Replacement", "Substituição de mídia"),
@@ -2795,6 +2800,7 @@ const CZECH: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Fonts: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)", "MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Písma: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)"),
     ("Magnification ratio popup", "Nabídka míry přiblížení"),
     ("Make Comp Size", "Nastavit velikost kompozice"),
+    ("Markers", "Značky"),
     ("Masks", "Masky"),
     ("Maximize Panel", "Maximalizovat panel"),
     ("Media Replacement", "Nahrazení médií"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
index 72f104290..8f4a6be72 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
@@ -3569,6 +3569,9 @@ pub(crate) fn layer_menu(ui: &mut egui::Ui, layers: &[u64], vector: bool, action
         item(ui, "Freeze Frame", "layer.freezeFrame", json!({"layers": layers}));
         item(ui, "Freeze on Last Frame", "layer.freezeOnLastFrame", json!({"layers": layers}));
     });
+    ui.menu_button(crate::i18n::tr("Markers"), |ui| {
+        item(ui, "Add Marker", "layer.addMarker", json!({"layers": layers}));
+    });
     ui.menu_button(crate::i18n::tr("Blending Mode"), |ui| {
         widgets::menu_scroll(ui, |ui| {
             for m in BlendMode::ALL {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_blank_context_menus.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_blank_context_menus.rs
index fcbf3d09c..e6fc87b2c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_blank_context_menus.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_blank_context_menus.rs
@@ -226,3 +226,32 @@ fn context_menu_rows_leave_no_gap_between_them() {
     }
     snapshot(&mut h, "project-rows");
 }
+
+/// #976: a layer's context menu has After Effects' Markers ▸ Add Marker, which marks the layer that
+/// was right-clicked (not the one selected before, and not the composition) at the current time.
+#[test]
+fn layer_context_menu_adds_a_layer_marker() {
+    let mut h = harness();
+    let solid = |h: &mut Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, name: &str| -> u64 {
+        h.state_mut().session.execute("layer.newSolid", json!({"name": name, "color": "#406080"})).unwrap()["layer"].as_u64().unwrap()
+    };
+    let (below, top) = (solid(&mut h, "Below"), solid(&mut h, "Top"));
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("layer.select", json!({"layers": [below]})).unwrap();
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("time.set", json!({"time": 1.5})).unwrap();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let r = rect(&h, &format!("timeline.layer.{top}.row"));
+    right_click(&mut h, pos2(r.min.x + 210.0, r.center().y));
+    h.get_by_label("Markers ⏵").click();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    snapshot(&mut h, "layer-markers");
+    h.get_by_label("Add Marker").click();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let now = h.state().session.time().seconds();
+    let comp = h.state().session.active_comp().unwrap();
+    let markers = |id: u64| -> Vec<f64> { comp.layer(effectcraft_engine::project::LayerId(id)).unwrap().markers.iter().map(|m| m.time.seconds()).collect() };
+    assert_eq!(markers(top), vec![now]);
+    assert!((now - 1.5).abs() < 0.01, "at the current time: {now}");
+    assert!(markers(below).is_empty(), "{:?}", markers(below));
+    assert!(comp.markers.is_empty(), "no composition marker");
+    assert_eq!(h.state().session.history.undo.last().map(|u| u.0.as_str()), Some("Add Marker"));
+}