diff --git a/egui/src/context.rs b/egui/src/context.rs
index 95c51c55..6c5f4449 100644
--- a/egui/src/context.rs
+++ b/egui/src/context.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use std::sync::{
 use crate::{
     animation_manager::AnimationManager,
     data::output::Output,
+    layers::GraphicLayers,
     mutex::{Mutex, MutexGuard},
     paint::{stats::*, text::Fonts, *},
     *,
diff --git a/egui/src/lib.rs b/egui/src/lib.rs
index aa733119..4bef92fb 100644
--- a/egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pub(crate) mod grid;
 mod id;
 mod input_state;
 mod introspection;
-mod layers;
+pub mod layers;
 mod layout;
 mod memory;
 pub mod menu;
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ pub use {
     grid::Grid,
     id::Id,
     input_state::*,
-    layers::*,
+    layers::{LayerId, Order},
     layout::*,
     memory::Memory,
     painter::Painter,
diff --git a/egui/src/memory.rs b/egui/src/memory.rs
index 21e6c63a..a136b79c 100644
--- a/egui/src/memory.rs
+++ b/egui/src/memory.rs
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ impl Areas {
     pub(crate) fn visible_windows(&self) -> Vec<&area::State> {
         self.visible_layer_ids()
             .iter()
-            .filter(|layer| layer.order == crate::layers::Order::Middle)
+            .filter(|layer| layer.order == crate::Order::Middle)
             .filter_map(|layer| self.get(layer.id))
             .collect()
     }
diff --git a/egui/src/painter.rs b/egui/src/painter.rs
index 7a2c0b33..8d00533a 100644
--- a/egui/src/painter.rs
+++ b/egui/src/painter.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use crate::{
-    layers::ShapeIdx,
+    layers::{LayerId, ShapeIdx},
     math::{Align2, Pos2, Rect, Vec2},
     paint::{
         text::{Fonts, Galley, TextStyle},
         Shape, Stroke,
     },
-    Color32, CtxRef, LayerId,
+    Color32, CtxRef,
 };
 
 /// Helper to paint shapes and text to a specific region on a specific layer.