diff --git a/static/js/map/LayerControl.js b/static/js/map/LayerControl.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77d7aea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/map/LayerControl.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+const Component = {
+  view: function(){
+    return m("select", {
+      class: "form-control"
+        },[
+          m("option", { value: "Ground" }, "Ground"),
+          m("option", { value: "Sky" }, "Sky")
+        ]
+    );
+  }
+};
+
+export default L.Control.extend({
+    onAdd: function() {
+      var div = L.DomUtil.create('div');
+      m.mount(div, Component);
+      return div;
+    }
+});
diff --git a/static/js/map/MapFactory.js b/static/js/map/MapFactory.js
index 789f81c..ff04555 100644
--- a/static/js/map/MapFactory.js
+++ b/static/js/map/MapFactory.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import SimpleCRS from './SimpleCRS.js';
 import CoordinatesDisplay from './CoordinatesDisplay.js';
 import WorldInfoDisplay from './WorldInfoDisplay.js';
 import SearchControl from './SearchControl.js';
+import LayerControl from './LayerControl.js';
 import Overlaysetup from './Overlaysetup.js';
 import CustomOverlay from './CustomOverlay.js';
 import layerManager from './LayerManager.js';
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ export function createMap(node, layerId, zoom, lat, lon){
     new SearchControl(wsChannel, { position: 'topright' }).addTo(map);
   }
 
+  new LayerControl({ position: 'topright' }).addTo(map);
+
   //layer control
   L.control.layers(layerManager.layerObjects, overlays, { position: "topright" }).addTo(map);