diff --git a/src/views/solution-outline/tree-structure/solution-outline-file-item.ts b/src/views/solution-outline/tree-structure/solution-outline-file-item.ts
index ca8a12dd..e7030fab 100644
--- a/src/views/solution-outline/tree-structure/solution-outline-file-item.ts
+++ b/src/views/solution-outline/tree-structure/solution-outline-file-item.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,19 @@ import { getStatusTooltip, setContextMenuAttributes, setHeaderContext, setMergeD
 import { getCmsisPackRoot } from '../../../utils/path-utils';
 import { matchesContext } from '../../../utils/context-utils';
 import { SolutionOutlineItemBuilder } from './solution-outline-item-builder';
+import { CSolution } from '../../../solutions/csolution';
+import { SolutionRpcData } from '../../../solutions/solution-rpc-data';
 
 export class FileItemBuilder extends SolutionOutlineItemBuilder {
+    constructor(
+        csolution?: CSolution,
+        rpcData?: SolutionRpcData,
+        context?: string,
+        public readonly topTag?: string,
+    ) {
+        super(csolution, rpcData, context);
+    }
+
     public createFileNodes(cgroupItem: COutlineItem, files: ITreeItem<CTreeItem>[], docs?: ITreeItem<CTreeItem>[], isApi?: boolean, addContextMenu?: boolean) {
         for (const f of files) {
             const category = f.getValue('category');
@@ -65,7 +76,7 @@ export class FileItemBuilder extends SolutionOutlineItemBuilder {
         }
 
         if (addContextMenu) {
-            setContextMenuAttributes(cfileItem, fileValue, rootFileName);
+            setContextMenuAttributes(cfileItem, fileValue, rootFileName, this.topTag);
         }
 
         // add copy header button for header files
diff --git a/src/views/solution-outline/tree-structure/solution-outline-project-items.ts b/src/views/solution-outline/tree-structure/solution-outline-project-items.ts
index 6cb3b8df..8ac12d9b 100644
--- a/src/views/solution-outline/tree-structure/solution-outline-project-items.ts
+++ b/src/views/solution-outline/tree-structure/solution-outline-project-items.ts
@@ -70,16 +70,17 @@ export class ProjectItemsBuilder extends SolutionOutlineItemBuilder {
     }
 
     private createGroupNode(cprojectItem: COutlineItem, group: CTreeItem, parentGroupPath: string, mapFilePath?: string) {
-        const cgroupItem = this.createGroupTreeItem(cprojectItem, group, parentGroupPath, mapFilePath);
+        const topTag = group.getRoot()?.getChild()?.getTag() ?? '';
+
+        const cgroupItem = this.createGroupTreeItem(cprojectItem, group, parentGroupPath, topTag, mapFilePath);
 
-        this.createGroupChildren(cgroupItem, group);
+        this.createGroupChildren(cgroupItem, group, topTag);
 
         this.setExpandableAttribute(cgroupItem);
     }
 
-    private createGroupTreeItem(cprojectItem: COutlineItem, group: CTreeItem, parentGroupPath: string, mapFilePath?: string): COutlineItem {
+    private createGroupTreeItem(cprojectItem: COutlineItem, group: CTreeItem, parentGroupPath: string, topTag: string, mapFilePath?: string): COutlineItem {
         const tag = group.getTag() ?? '';
-        const topTag = group.getRoot()?.getChild()?.getTag() ?? '';
         const rootFileName = group.rootFileName;
         const mutable = topTag === 'project' || topTag === 'layer';
 
@@ -128,9 +129,9 @@ export class ProjectItemsBuilder extends SolutionOutlineItemBuilder {
         }
     }
 
-    private createGroupChildren(cgroupItem: COutlineItem, group: CTreeItem): void {
+    private createGroupChildren(cgroupItem: COutlineItem, group: CTreeItem, topTag: string): void {
         const isRegularGroup = !group.getTag() || group.getTag() === '-';
-        const fileTreeItem = new FileItemBuilder(this.csolution, this.rpcData, this.context);
+        const fileTreeItem = new FileItemBuilder(this.csolution, this.rpcData, this.context, topTag);
 
         if (isRegularGroup) {
             this.createGroupTree(cgroupItem, group, cgroupItem.getAttribute('groupPath') ?? '');
diff --git a/src/views/solution-outline/tree-structure/solution-outline-utils.ts b/src/views/solution-outline/tree-structure/solution-outline-utils.ts
index a913b6a0..a70dd52c 100644
--- a/src/views/solution-outline/tree-structure/solution-outline-utils.ts
+++ b/src/views/solution-outline/tree-structure/solution-outline-utils.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { CTreeItem, ITreeItem } from '../../../generic/tree-item';
 import path from 'path';
 
-export function setContextMenuAttributes(item: COutlineItem, resourcePath: string, rootFileName: string): void {
+export function setContextMenuAttributes(item: COutlineItem, resourcePath: string, rootFileName: string, topTag?: string): void {
     item.setAttribute('fileUri', resourcePath);
     item.setAttribute('projectUri', rootFileName);
+    if (topTag === 'layer') {
+        item.setAttribute('layerUri', rootFileName);
+    }
 }
 
 export function setHeaderContext(node: COutlineItem): void {
diff --git a/test-data/solutions/USBD/CmsisViewTreeOneProjRef.txt b/test-data/solutions/USBD/CmsisViewTreeOneProjRef.txt
index ae04f89b..b51b3d1e 100644
--- a/test-data/solutions/USBD/CmsisViewTreeOneProjRef.txt
+++ b/test-data/solutions/USBD/CmsisViewTreeOneProjRef.txt
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ solution
           features=file
           fileUri=README.md
           projectUri=TEST_DIR/solutions/USBD/Board/B-U585I-IOT02A/Board.clayer.yml
+          layerUri=TEST_DIR/solutions/USBD/Board/B-U585I-IOT02A/Board.clayer.yml
         file
           label=retarget_stdio.c
           expandable=0
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ solution
           features=file
           fileUri=./retarget_stdio.c
           projectUri=TEST_DIR/solutions/USBD/Board/B-U585I-IOT02A/Board.clayer.yml
+          layerUri=TEST_DIR/solutions/USBD/Board/B-U585I-IOT02A/Board.clayer.yml
       components
         label=Components (9)
         expandable=1
diff --git a/test-data/solutions/USBD/CmsisViewTreeRef.txt b/test-data/solutions/USBD/CmsisViewTreeRef.txt
index d2843996..47147234 100644
--- a/test-data/solutions/USBD/CmsisViewTreeRef.txt
+++ b/test-data/solutions/USBD/CmsisViewTreeRef.txt
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ solution
           features=file
           fileUri=README.md
           projectUri=TEST_DIR/solutions/USBD/Board/B-U585I-IOT02A/Board.clayer.yml
+          layerUri=TEST_DIR/solutions/USBD/Board/B-U585I-IOT02A/Board.clayer.yml
         file
           label=retarget_stdio.c
           expandable=0
@@ -367,6 +368,7 @@ solution
           features=file
           fileUri=./retarget_stdio.c
           projectUri=TEST_DIR/solutions/USBD/Board/B-U585I-IOT02A/Board.clayer.yml
+          layerUri=TEST_DIR/solutions/USBD/Board/B-U585I-IOT02A/Board.clayer.yml
       components
         label=Components (9)
         expandable=1
@@ -1094,6 +1096,7 @@ solution
           features=file
           fileUri=README.md
           projectUri=TEST_DIR/solutions/USBD/Board/B-U585I-IOT02A/Board.clayer.yml
+          layerUri=TEST_DIR/solutions/USBD/Board/B-U585I-IOT02A/Board.clayer.yml
         file
           label=retarget_stdio.c
           expandable=0
@@ -1101,6 +1104,7 @@ solution
           features=file
           fileUri=./retarget_stdio.c
           projectUri=TEST_DIR/solutions/USBD/Board/B-U585I-IOT02A/Board.clayer.yml
+          layerUri=TEST_DIR/solutions/USBD/Board/B-U585I-IOT02A/Board.clayer.yml
       components
         label=Components (9)
         expandable=1