diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/src/internal/QmitkCommonExtPlugin.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/src/internal/QmitkCommonExtPlugin.cpp
index d26d2a9e0f..4f93e6f9c5 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/src/internal/QmitkCommonExtPlugin.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.ext/src/internal/QmitkCommonExtPlugin.cpp
@@ -1,221 +1,227 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "QmitkCommonExtPlugin.h"
 
 #include <QtWidgetsExtRegisterClasses.h>
 
 #include "QmitkAboutHandler.h"
 #include "QmitkAppInstancesPreferencePage.h"
 #include "QmitkExternalProgramsPreferencePage.h"
 #include "QmitkInputDevicesPrefPage.h"
 
 #include "QmitkModuleView.h"
 
 #include <mitkIDataStorageService.h>
 #include <mitkSceneIO.h>
 #include <mitkProgressBar.h>
 #include <mitkRenderingManager.h>
 #include <mitkIOUtil.h>
 
 #include <mitkBaseApplication.h>
 
 #include <berryPlatformUI.h>
 #include <berryIPreferencesService.h>
 #include <berryPlatform.h>
 
 #include <Poco/Util/OptionProcessor.h>
 
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QMainWindow>
 
 ctkPluginContext* QmitkCommonExtPlugin::_context = 0;
 
 void QmitkCommonExtPlugin::start(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   this->_context = context;
 
   QtWidgetsExtRegisterClasses();
 
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkAboutHandler, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkAppInstancesPreferencePage, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkExternalProgramsPreferencePage, context)
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkInputDevicesPrefPage, context)
 
   BERRY_REGISTER_EXTENSION_CLASS(QmitkModuleView, context)
 
   if (qApp->metaObject()->indexOfSignal("messageReceived(QByteArray)") > -1)
   {
     connect(qApp, SIGNAL(messageReceived(QByteArray)), this, SLOT(handleIPCMessage(QByteArray)));
   }
 
   // This is a potentially long running operation.
   loadDataFromDisk(berry::Platform::GetApplicationArgs(), true);
 }
 
 void QmitkCommonExtPlugin::stop(ctkPluginContext* context)
 {
   Q_UNUSED(context)
 
   this->_context = 0;
 }
 
 ctkPluginContext* QmitkCommonExtPlugin::getContext()
 {
   return _context;
 }
 
 void QmitkCommonExtPlugin::loadDataFromDisk(const QStringList &arguments, bool globalReinit)
 {
   if (!arguments.empty())
   {
     ctkServiceReference serviceRef = _context->getServiceReference<mitk::IDataStorageService>();
     if (serviceRef)
     {
        mitk::IDataStorageService* dataStorageService = _context->getService<mitk::IDataStorageService>(serviceRef);
        mitk::DataStorage::Pointer dataStorage = dataStorageService->GetDefaultDataStorage()->GetDataStorage();
 
        int argumentsAdded = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < arguments.size(); ++i)
        {
          if (arguments[i].right(5) == ".mitk")
          {
            mitk::SceneIO::Pointer sceneIO = mitk::SceneIO::New();
 
            bool clearDataStorageFirst(false);
            mitk::ProgressBar::GetInstance()->AddStepsToDo(2);
            dataStorage = sceneIO->LoadScene( arguments[i].toLocal8Bit().constData(), dataStorage, clearDataStorageFirst );
            mitk::ProgressBar::GetInstance()->Progress(2);
            argumentsAdded++;
          }
          else
          {
            try
            {
              const std::string path(arguments[i].toStdString());
-             mitk::IOUtil::Load(path, *dataStorage);
+             auto addedNodes = mitk::IOUtil::Load(path, *dataStorage);
+
+             for (auto const node : *addedNodes )
+             {
+               node->SetIntProperty("layer", argumentsAdded);
+             }
+
              argumentsAdded++;
            }
            catch(...)
            {
              MITK_WARN << "Failed to load command line argument: " << arguments[i].toStdString();
            }
          }
        } // end for each command line argument
 
        if (argumentsAdded > 0 && globalReinit)
        {
          // calculate bounding geometry
          mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViews(dataStorage->ComputeBoundingGeometry3D());
        }
     }
     else
     {
       MITK_ERROR << "A service reference for mitk::IDataStorageService does not exist";
     }
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkCommonExtPlugin::startNewInstance(const QStringList &args, const QStringList& files)
 {
   QStringList newArgs(args);
 #ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
   newArgs << QString("--") + mitk::BaseApplication::ARG_NEWINSTANCE;
 #else
   newArgs << QString("/") + mitk::BaseApplication::ARG_NEWINSTANCE;
 #endif
   newArgs << files;
   QProcess::startDetached(qApp->applicationFilePath(), newArgs);
 }
 
 void QmitkCommonExtPlugin::handleIPCMessage(const QByteArray& msg)
 {
   QDataStream ds(msg);
   QString msgType;
   ds >> msgType;
 
   // we only handle messages containing command line arguments
   if (msgType != "$cmdLineArgs") return;
 
   // activate the current workbench window
   berry::IWorkbenchWindow::Pointer window =
       berry::PlatformUI::GetWorkbench()->GetActiveWorkbenchWindow();
 
   QMainWindow* mainWindow =
    static_cast<QMainWindow*> (window->GetShell()->GetControl());
 
   mainWindow->setWindowState(mainWindow->windowState() & ~Qt::WindowMinimized);
   mainWindow->raise();
   mainWindow->activateWindow();
 
   // Get the preferences for the instantiation behavior
   berry::IPreferencesService* prefService = berry::Platform::GetPreferencesService();
   berry::IPreferences::Pointer prefs = prefService->GetSystemPreferences()->Node("/General");
   bool newInstanceAlways = prefs->GetBool("newInstance.always", false);
   bool newInstanceScene = prefs->GetBool("newInstance.scene", true);
 
   QStringList args;
   ds >> args;
 
   QStringList fileArgs;
   QStringList sceneArgs;
 
   foreach (QString arg, args)
   {
     if (arg.endsWith(".mitk"))
     {
       sceneArgs << arg;
     }
     else
     {
       fileArgs << arg;
     }
   }
 
   if (newInstanceAlways)
   {
     if (newInstanceScene)
     {
       startNewInstance(args, fileArgs);
 
       foreach(QString sceneFile, sceneArgs)
       {
         startNewInstance(args, QStringList(sceneFile));
       }
     }
     else
     {
       fileArgs.append(sceneArgs);
       startNewInstance(args, fileArgs);
     }
   }
   else
   {
     loadDataFromDisk(fileArgs, false);
     if (newInstanceScene)
     {
       foreach(QString sceneFile, sceneArgs)
       {
         startNewInstance(args, QStringList(sceneFile));
       }
     }
     else
     {
       loadDataFromDisk(sceneArgs, false);
     }
   }
 
 }