diff --git a/Source/Engine/Core/Types/LayersMask.cs b/Source/Engine/Core/Types/LayersMask.cs
index a6bd4bcab..2838e7219 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Core/Types/LayersMask.cs
+++ b/Source/Engine/Core/Types/LayersMask.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,48 @@ namespace FlaxEngine
             return HasLayer(Level.GetLayerIndex(layerName));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a layer mask based on a specific layer names.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="layerNames">The names of the layers (from layers settings).</param>
+        /// <returns>A layer mask with the mask set to the layers found. Returns a mask with 0 if not found. </returns>
+        public static LayersMask GetMask(params string[] layerNames)
+        {
+            LayersMask mask = new LayersMask();
+            foreach (var layerName in layerNames)
+            {
+                // Ignore blank entries
+                if (layerName.Length == 0)
+                    continue;
+                int index = Level.GetLayerIndex(layerName);
+                if (index != -1 && !mask.HasLayer(index))
+                {
+                    mask.Mask |= (uint)(1 << index);
+                }
+            }
+            return mask;
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the layer index based on the layer name.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="layerName">The name of the layer.</param>
+        /// <returns>The index if found, otherwise, returns -1.</returns>
+        public static int GetLayerIndex(string layerName)
+        {
+            return Level.GetLayerIndex(layerName);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the layer name based on the layer index.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="layerIndex">The index of the layer.</param>
+        /// <returns>The name of the layer if found, otherwise, a blank string.</returns>
+        public static string GetLayerName(int layerIndex)
+        {
+            return Level.GetLayerName(layerIndex);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds two masks.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Core/Types/LayersMask.h b/Source/Engine/Core/Types/LayersMask.h
index 3643af19e..3f175773e 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Core/Types/LayersMask.h
+++ b/Source/Engine/Core/Types/LayersMask.h
@@ -27,12 +27,29 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Determines whether the specified layer index is set in the mask.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="layerIndex">Index of the layer (zero-based).</param>
+    /// <returns><c>true</c> if the specified layer is set; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
     FORCE_INLINE bool HasLayer(int32 layerIndex) const
     {
         return (Mask & (1 << layerIndex)) != 0;
     }
 
-    bool HasLayer(const StringView& layerName) const;
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Determines whether the specified layer name is set in the mask.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="layerName">Name of the layer (from layers settings).</param>
+    /// <returns><c>true</c> if the specified layer is set; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
+    bool HasLayer(const StringView& layerName);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a layers mask from a specific layer name.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="layerNames">The layer names.</param>
+    /// <returns>A layers mask with the Mask set to the same Mask as the layer name passed in. Returns a LayersMask with a mask of 0 if no layer found.</returns>
+    static LayersMask GetMask(StringView layerNames[]);
 
     operator uint32() const
     {
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Level/Level.cpp b/Source/Engine/Level/Level.cpp
index a96ba936a..1ff7d2cad 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Level/Level.cpp
+++ b/Source/Engine/Level/Level.cpp
@@ -60,11 +60,31 @@ void LargeWorlds::UpdateOrigin(Vector3& origin, const Vector3& position)
     }
 }
 
-bool LayersMask::HasLayer(const StringView& layerName) const
+bool LayersMask::HasLayer(const StringView& layerName)
 {
     return HasLayer(Level::GetLayerIndex(layerName));
 }
 
+LayersMask LayersMask::GetMask(StringView layerNames[])
+{
+    LayersMask mask(0);
+    if (layerNames == nullptr)
+        return mask;
+    for (int i = 0; i < layerNames->Length(); i++)
+    {
+        StringView& layerName = layerNames[i];
+        // Ignore blank entries
+        if (layerName.Length() == 0)
+            continue;
+        int index = Level::GetLayerIndex(layerName);
+        if (index != -1 && !mask.HasLayer(index))
+        {
+            mask.Mask |= static_cast<uint32>(1 << index);
+        }
+    }
+    return mask;
+}
+
 enum class SceneEventType
 {
     OnSceneSaving = 0,
@@ -729,6 +749,18 @@ int32 Level::GetLayerIndex(const StringView& layer)
     return result;
 }
 
+StringView Level::GetLayerName(const int32 layerIndex)
+{
+    for (int32 i = 0; i < 32; i++)
+    {
+        if (i == layerIndex)
+        {
+            return Layers[i];
+        }
+    }
+    return TEXT("");
+}
+
 void Level::callActorEvent(ActorEventType eventType, Actor* a, Actor* b)
 {
     PROFILE_CPU();
diff --git a/Source/Engine/Level/Level.h b/Source/Engine/Level/Level.h
index f07a20c51..696ac5a22 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/Level/Level.h
+++ b/Source/Engine/Level/Level.h
@@ -534,6 +534,13 @@ public:
     /// </summary>
     API_FUNCTION() static int32 GetLayerIndex(const StringView& layer);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets the name of the layer based on the index.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="layerIndex">The index to find the layer string. 0 - 32.</param>
+    /// <returns>The layer string. Returns a blank string if index not found.</returns>
+    API_FUNCTION() static StringView GetLayerName(const int32 layerIndex);
+
 private:
     // Actor API
     enum class ActorEventType