diff --git a/app/core/core-enums.c b/app/core/core-enums.c
index c50fc52472..24333819e5 100644
--- a/app/core/core-enums.c
+++ b/app/core/core-enums.c
@@ -830,6 +830,8 @@ gimp_undo_type_get_type (void)
     { GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_RESUME_RESIZE, "GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_RESUME_RESIZE", "group-layer-resume-resize" },
     { GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_SUSPEND_MASK, "GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_SUSPEND_MASK", "group-layer-suspend-mask" },
     { GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_RESUME_MASK, "GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_RESUME_MASK", "group-layer-resume-mask" },
+    { GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_START_MOVE, "GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_START_MOVE", "group-layer-start-move" },
+    { GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_END_MOVE, "GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_END_MOVE", "group-layer-end-move" },
     { GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_CONVERT, "GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_CONVERT", "group-layer-convert" },
     { GIMP_UNDO_TEXT_LAYER, "GIMP_UNDO_TEXT_LAYER", "text-layer" },
     { GIMP_UNDO_TEXT_LAYER_MODIFIED, "GIMP_UNDO_TEXT_LAYER_MODIFIED", "text-layer-modified" },
@@ -925,6 +927,8 @@ gimp_undo_type_get_type (void)
     { GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_RESUME_RESIZE, NC_("undo-type", "Resume group layer resize"), NULL },
     { GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_SUSPEND_MASK, NC_("undo-type", "Suspend group layer mask"), NULL },
     { GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_RESUME_MASK, NC_("undo-type", "Resume group layer mask"), NULL },
+    { GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_START_MOVE, NC_("undo-type", "Start moving group layer"), NULL },
+    { GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_END_MOVE, NC_("undo-type", "End moving group layer"), NULL },
     { GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_CONVERT, NC_("undo-type", "Convert group layer"), NULL },
     { GIMP_UNDO_TEXT_LAYER, NC_("undo-type", "Text layer"), NULL },
     { GIMP_UNDO_TEXT_LAYER_MODIFIED, NC_("undo-type", "Text layer modification"), NULL },
diff --git a/app/core/core-enums.h b/app/core/core-enums.h
index f73d86793c..e0705d5502 100644
--- a/app/core/core-enums.h
+++ b/app/core/core-enums.h
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@ typedef enum /*< pdb-skip >*/
   GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_RESUME_RESIZE,/*< desc="Resume group layer resize"   >*/
   GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_SUSPEND_MASK, /*< desc="Suspend group layer mask"    >*/
   GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_RESUME_MASK,  /*< desc="Resume group layer mask"     >*/
+  GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_START_MOVE,   /*< desc="Start moving group layer"    >*/
+  GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_END_MOVE,     /*< desc="End moving group layer"      >*/
   GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_CONVERT,      /*< desc="Convert group layer"         >*/
   GIMP_UNDO_TEXT_LAYER,               /*< desc="Text layer"                  >*/
   GIMP_UNDO_TEXT_LAYER_MODIFIED,      /*< desc="Text layer modification"     >*/
diff --git a/app/core/gimpgrouplayer.c b/app/core/gimpgrouplayer.c
index 1862841dbb..8188122bdb 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpgrouplayer.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpgrouplayer.c
@@ -607,11 +607,7 @@ static void
 gimp_group_layer_start_move (GimpItem *item,
                              gboolean  push_undo)
 {
-  GimpGroupLayerPrivate *private = GET_PRIVATE (item);
-
-  g_return_if_fail (private->suspend_mask == 0);
-
-  private->moving++;
+  _gimp_group_layer_start_move (GIMP_GROUP_LAYER (item), push_undo);
 
   if (GIMP_ITEM_CLASS (parent_class)->start_move)
     GIMP_ITEM_CLASS (parent_class)->start_move (item, push_undo);
@@ -621,18 +617,10 @@ static void
 gimp_group_layer_end_move (GimpItem *item,
                            gboolean  push_undo)
 {
-  GimpGroupLayerPrivate *private = GET_PRIVATE (item);
-
-  g_return_if_fail (private->suspend_mask == 0);
-  g_return_if_fail (private->moving > 0);
-
   if (GIMP_ITEM_CLASS (parent_class)->end_move)
     GIMP_ITEM_CLASS (parent_class)->end_move (item, push_undo);
 
-  private->moving--;
-
-  if (private->moving == 0)
-    gimp_group_layer_update_mask_size (GIMP_GROUP_LAYER (item));
+  _gimp_group_layer_end_move (GIMP_GROUP_LAYER (item), push_undo);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1609,6 +1597,58 @@ _gimp_group_layer_get_suspended_mask (GimpGroupLayer *group,
   return NULL;
 }
 
+void
+_gimp_group_layer_start_move (GimpGroupLayer *group,
+                              gboolean        push_undo)
+{
+  GimpGroupLayerPrivate *private;
+  GimpItem              *item;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GIMP_IS_GROUP_LAYER (group));
+
+  private = GET_PRIVATE (group);
+  item    = GIMP_ITEM (group);
+
+  g_return_if_fail (private->suspend_mask == 0);
+
+  if (! gimp_item_is_attached (item))
+    push_undo = FALSE;
+
+  if (push_undo)
+    gimp_image_undo_push_group_layer_start_move (gimp_item_get_image (item),
+                                                 NULL, group);
+
+  private->moving++;
+}
+
+void
+_gimp_group_layer_end_move (GimpGroupLayer *group,
+                            gboolean        push_undo)
+{
+  GimpGroupLayerPrivate *private;
+  GimpItem              *item;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GIMP_IS_GROUP_LAYER (group));
+
+  private = GET_PRIVATE (group);
+  item    = GIMP_ITEM (group);
+
+  g_return_if_fail (private->suspend_mask == 0);
+  g_return_if_fail (private->moving > 0);
+
+  if (! gimp_item_is_attached (item))
+    push_undo = FALSE;
+
+  if (push_undo)
+    gimp_image_undo_push_group_layer_end_move (gimp_item_get_image (item),
+                                               NULL, group);
+
+  private->moving--;
+
+  if (private->moving == 0)
+    gimp_group_layer_update_mask_size (GIMP_GROUP_LAYER (item));
+}
+
 
 /*  private functions  */
 
diff --git a/app/core/gimpgrouplayer.h b/app/core/gimpgrouplayer.h
index 6603fe6163..8a0a6c1a6f 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpgrouplayer.h
+++ b/app/core/gimpgrouplayer.h
@@ -69,5 +69,10 @@ void             _gimp_group_layer_set_suspended_mask (GimpGroupLayer      *grou
 GeglBuffer     * _gimp_group_layer_get_suspended_mask (GimpGroupLayer      *group,
                                                        GeglRectangle       *bounds);
 
+void             _gimp_group_layer_start_move         (GimpGroupLayer      *group,
+                                                       gboolean             push_undo);
+void             _gimp_group_layer_end_move           (GimpGroupLayer      *group,
+                                                       gboolean             push_undo);
+
 
 #endif /* __GIMP_GROUP_LAYER_H__ */
diff --git a/app/core/gimpgrouplayerundo.c b/app/core/gimpgrouplayerundo.c
index 2850d4fb67..cef6c29eac 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpgrouplayerundo.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpgrouplayerundo.c
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ gimp_group_layer_undo_constructed (GObject *object)
     case GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_SUSPEND_RESIZE:
     case GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_RESUME_RESIZE:
     case GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_SUSPEND_MASK:
+    case GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_START_MOVE:
+    case GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_END_MOVE:
       break;
 
     case GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_RESUME_MASK:
@@ -190,6 +192,25 @@ gimp_group_layer_undo_pop (GimpUndo            *undo,
         }
       break;
 
+    case GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_START_MOVE:
+    case GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_END_MOVE:
+      if ((undo_mode       == GIMP_UNDO_MODE_UNDO &&
+           undo->undo_type == GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_START_MOVE) ||
+          (undo_mode       == GIMP_UNDO_MODE_REDO &&
+           undo->undo_type == GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_END_MOVE))
+        {
+          /*  end group layer move operation  */
+
+          _gimp_group_layer_end_move (group, FALSE);
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          /*  start group layer move operation  */
+
+          _gimp_group_layer_start_move (group, FALSE);
+        }
+      break;
+
     case GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_CONVERT:
       {
         GimpImageBaseType type;
diff --git a/app/core/gimpimage-undo-push.c b/app/core/gimpimage-undo-push.c
index 77c55fddde..4eae6ef275 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpimage-undo-push.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpimage-undo-push.c
@@ -671,6 +671,38 @@ gimp_image_undo_push_group_layer_resume_mask (GimpImage      *image,
                                NULL);
 }
 
+GimpUndo *
+gimp_image_undo_push_group_layer_start_move (GimpImage      *image,
+                                             const gchar    *undo_desc,
+                                             GimpGroupLayer *group)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GIMP_IS_IMAGE (image), NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GIMP_IS_GROUP_LAYER (group), NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (gimp_item_is_attached (GIMP_ITEM (group)), NULL);
+
+  return gimp_image_undo_push (image, GIMP_TYPE_GROUP_LAYER_UNDO,
+                               GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_START_MOVE, undo_desc,
+                               GIMP_DIRTY_ITEM | GIMP_DIRTY_DRAWABLE,
+                               "item",  group,
+                               NULL);
+}
+
+GimpUndo *
+gimp_image_undo_push_group_layer_end_move (GimpImage      *image,
+                                           const gchar    *undo_desc,
+                                           GimpGroupLayer *group)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GIMP_IS_IMAGE (image), NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GIMP_IS_GROUP_LAYER (group), NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (gimp_item_is_attached (GIMP_ITEM (group)), NULL);
+
+  return gimp_image_undo_push (image, GIMP_TYPE_GROUP_LAYER_UNDO,
+                               GIMP_UNDO_GROUP_LAYER_END_MOVE, undo_desc,
+                               GIMP_DIRTY_ITEM | GIMP_DIRTY_DRAWABLE,
+                               "item",  group,
+                               NULL);
+}
+
 GimpUndo *
 gimp_image_undo_push_group_layer_convert (GimpImage      *image,
                                           const gchar    *undo_desc,
diff --git a/app/core/gimpimage-undo-push.h b/app/core/gimpimage-undo-push.h
index d2c1530217..d83398ad5e 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpimage-undo-push.h
+++ b/app/core/gimpimage-undo-push.h
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ GimpUndo *
        gimp_image_undo_push_group_layer_resume_mask (GimpImage      *image,
                                                      const gchar    *undo_desc,
                                                      GimpGroupLayer *group);
+GimpUndo *
+      gimp_image_undo_push_group_layer_start_move   (GimpImage      *image,
+                                                     const gchar    *undo_desc,
+                                                     GimpGroupLayer *group);
+GimpUndo *
+      gimp_image_undo_push_group_layer_end_move     (GimpImage      *image,
+                                                     const gchar    *undo_desc,
+                                                     GimpGroupLayer *group);
 GimpUndo * gimp_image_undo_push_group_layer_convert (GimpImage      *image,
                                                      const gchar    *undo_desc,
                                                      GimpGroupLayer *group);