diff --git a/app/core/gimpimage.c b/app/core/gimpimage.c
index 202ab3439f..3374c3de42 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpimage.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpimage.c
@@ -5497,6 +5497,7 @@ gimp_image_add_layers (GimpImage   *image,
 
       gimp_image_add_layer (image, GIMP_LAYER (new_item),
                             parent, position, TRUE);
+      gimp_drawable_enable_resize_undo (GIMP_DRAWABLE (new_item));
       position++;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-dnd.c b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-dnd.c
index 3d50f613e1..5a72d84c53 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-dnd.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-dnd.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ gimp_display_shell_drop_drawable (GtkWidget    *widget,
 
       gimp_image_add_layer (image, new_layer,
                             GIMP_IMAGE_ACTIVE_PARENT, -1, TRUE);
+      gimp_drawable_enable_resize_undo (GIMP_DRAWABLE (new_layer));
 
       gimp_image_undo_group_end (image);