diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs
index 8e0d3b21..d5031a13 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ const JAPANESE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Fonts: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)", "MIT OR Apache-2.0 • フォント：Inter、JetBrains Mono (OFL)"),
     ("Magnification ratio popup", "拡大率のポップアップ"),
     ("Make Comp Size", "コンポジションサイズにする"),
+    ("Markers", "マーカー"),
     ("Masks", "マスク"),
     ("Maximize Panel", "パネルを最大化"),
     ("Media Replacement", "メディアの置き換え"),
@@ -841,6 +842,7 @@ const SIMPLIFIED_CHINESE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Fonts: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)", "MIT 或 Apache-2.0 • 字体：Inter、JetBrains Mono（OFL）"),
     ("Magnification ratio popup", "放大倍率弹出菜单"),
     ("Make Comp Size", "设为合成长宽"),
+    ("Markers", "标记"),
     ("Masks", "蒙版"),
     ("Maximize Panel", "最大化面板"),
     ("Media Replacement", "媒体替换"),
@@ -1565,6 +1567,7 @@ const TRADITIONAL_CHINESE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Fonts: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)", "MIT 或 Apache-2.0 • 字型：Inter、JetBrains Mono（OFL）"),
     ("Magnification ratio popup", "放大倍率快顯選單"),
     ("Make Comp Size", "設為合成長寬"),
+    ("Markers", "標記"),
     ("Masks", "遮色片"),
     ("Maximize Panel", "最大化面板"),
     ("Media Replacement", "媒體替換"),
@@ -2292,6 +2295,7 @@ const UKRAINIAN: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Fonts: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)", "MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Шрифти: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)"),
     ("Magnification ratio popup", "Меню коефіцієнта збільшення"),
     ("Make Comp Size", "За розміром композиції"),
+    ("Markers", "Маркери"),
     ("Masks", "Маски"),
     ("Maximize Panel", "Розгорнути панель"),
     ("Media Replacement", "Заміна матеріалу"),
@@ -2831,6 +2835,7 @@ const PORTUGUESE: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Fonts: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)", "MIT OU Apache-2.0 • Fontes: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)"),
     ("Magnification ratio popup", "Menu de proporção de ampliação"),
     ("Make Comp Size", "Ajustar ao tamanho da composição"),
+    ("Markers", "Marcadores"),
     ("Masks", "Máscaras"),
     ("Maximize Panel", "Maximizar painel"),
     ("Media Replacement", "Substituição de mídia"),
@@ -3277,6 +3282,7 @@ const CZECH: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Fonts: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)", "MIT OR Apache-2.0 • Písma: Inter, JetBrains Mono (OFL)"),
     ("Magnification ratio popup", "Nabídka míry přiblížení"),
     ("Make Comp Size", "Nastavit velikost kompozice"),
+    ("Markers", "Značky"),
     ("Masks", "Masky"),
     ("Maximize Panel", "Maximalizovat panel"),
     ("Media Replacement", "Nahrazení médií"),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
index 56606f87..eff827f2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
@@ -1836,6 +1836,11 @@ fn handle_shortcuts_impl(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, tab_only
     // comes as text.
     if !tab_only && clipboard && app.dialog.is_none() && ctx.input(|i| i.events.iter().any(|e| matches!(e, egui::Event::Text(t) if t == "*"))) {
         let bound = app.session.shortcuts().bindings().into_iter().find(|(k, _)| *k == "Num*").map(|(_, b)| (b.command.clone(), b.params.clone()));
+        // As in After Effects, it marks the selected layers; only with none selected does it add
+        // a composition marker (#976).
+        let bound = bound.map(|(id, params)| {
+            if id == "comp.addMarker" && !app.session.state.selected_layers.is_empty() { ("layer.addMarker".to_owned(), params) } else { (id, params) }
+        });
         if let Some((id, params)) = bound
             && let Err(e) = invoke(app, ctx, &id, if params.is_null() { json!({}) } else { params })
         {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
index 55edb4ba..27641e41 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
@@ -3798,6 +3798,9 @@ pub(crate) fn layer_menu(ui: &mut egui::Ui, layers: &[u64], vector: bool, action
         item(ui, "Freeze Frame", "layer.freezeFrame", json!({"layers": layers}));
         item(ui, "Freeze on Last Frame", "layer.freezeOnLastFrame", json!({"layers": layers}));
     });
+    ui.menu_button(crate::i18n::tr("Markers"), |ui| {
+        item(ui, "Add Marker", "layer.addMarker", json!({"layers": layers}));
+    });
     ui.menu_button(crate::i18n::tr("Blending Mode"), |ui| {
         widgets::menu_scroll(ui, |ui| {
             for m in BlendMode::ALL {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_blank_context_menus.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_blank_context_menus.rs
index c1533fa3..96789fe7 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_blank_context_menus.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_blank_context_menus.rs
@@ -259,3 +259,32 @@ fn timeline_layer_context_menu_has_the_effects_submenu_and_applies_an_effect() {
         .unwrap_or_default();
     assert_eq!(names, ["Gaussian Blur"]);
 }
+
+/// #976: a layer's context menu has After Effects' Markers ▸ Add Marker, which marks the layer that
+/// was right-clicked (not the one selected before, and not the composition) at the current time.
+#[test]
+fn layer_context_menu_adds_a_layer_marker() {
+    let mut h = harness();
+    let solid = |h: &mut Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, name: &str| -> u64 {
+        h.state_mut().session.execute("layer.newSolid", json!({"name": name, "color": "#406080"})).unwrap()["layer"].as_u64().unwrap()
+    };
+    let (below, top) = (solid(&mut h, "Below"), solid(&mut h, "Top"));
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("layer.select", json!({"layers": [below]})).unwrap();
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("time.set", json!({"time": 1.5})).unwrap();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let r = rect(&h, &format!("timeline.layer.{top}.row"));
+    right_click(&mut h, pos2(r.min.x + 210.0, r.center().y));
+    h.get_by_label("Markers ⏵").click();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    snapshot(&mut h, "layer-markers");
+    h.get_by_label("Add Marker").click();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let now = h.state().session.time().seconds();
+    let comp = h.state().session.active_comp().unwrap();
+    let markers = |id: u64| -> Vec<f64> { comp.layer(effectcraft_engine::project::LayerId(id)).unwrap().markers.iter().map(|m| m.time.seconds()).collect() };
+    assert_eq!(markers(top), vec![now]);
+    assert!((now - 1.5).abs() < 0.01, "at the current time: {now}");
+    assert!(markers(below).is_empty(), "{:?}", markers(below));
+    assert!(comp.markers.is_empty(), "no composition marker");
+    assert_eq!(h.state().session.history.undo.last().map(|u| u.0.as_str()), Some("Add Marker"));
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_timeline_zoom.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_timeline_zoom.rs
index a68ee0e0..5f731e11 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_timeline_zoom.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_timeline_zoom.rs
@@ -356,13 +356,38 @@ fn dragging_out_of_the_marker_bin_adds_a_comp_marker() {
     assert_eq!(markers(&h), vec![13.0]);
     let history = &h.state().session.history.undo;
     assert_eq!((history.len(), history.last().map(|u| u.0.as_str())), (undo + 1, Some("Add Marker")), "one undo step");
-    // Numpad * (it arrives as text): Add Marker at the current time.
+    // Numpad * (it arrives as text) with no layer selected: Add Marker at the current time.
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("edit.deselectAll", json!({})).unwrap();
     h.state_mut().session.execute("time.set", json!({"time": 20.0})).unwrap();
     h.event(Event::Text("*".into()));
     h.run_steps(2);
     assert_eq!(markers(&h), vec![13.0, 20.0]);
 }
 
+/// #976: as in After Effects, Numpad * marks the selected layers at the current time; only with
+/// no layer selected does it add a composition marker.
+#[test]
+fn numpad_star_marks_the_selected_layer() {
+    let (mut h, layer) = harness();
+    let comp_markers =
+        |h: &Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>| -> Vec<f64> { h.state().session.active_comp().unwrap().markers.iter().map(|m| m.time.seconds()).collect() };
+    let layer_markers = |h: &Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>| -> Vec<f64> {
+        let comp = h.state().session.active_comp().unwrap();
+        comp.layer(effectcraft_engine::project::LayerId(layer)).unwrap().markers.iter().map(|m| m.time.seconds()).collect()
+    };
+    let star = |h: &mut Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, time: f64| {
+        h.state_mut().session.execute("time.set", json!({"time": time})).unwrap();
+        h.event(Event::Text("*".into()));
+        h.run_steps(2);
+    };
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("layer.select", json!({"layers": [layer]})).unwrap();
+    star(&mut h, 2.0);
+    assert_eq!((layer_markers(&h), comp_markers(&h)), (vec![2.0], vec![]));
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("edit.deselectAll", json!({})).unwrap();
+    star(&mut h, 3.0);
+    assert_eq!((layer_markers(&h), comp_markers(&h)), (vec![2.0], vec![3.0]));
+}
+
 /// #468: zoomed in, a CTI scrub held past the right end of the ruler scrolls the timeline (the
 /// CTI rides the edge), past the left end scrolls it back; during playback the view pages to
 /// keep the CTI in sight.