Index: layertab.c
===================================================================
--- layertab.c	(revision 35251)
+++ layertab.c	(revision 35252)
@@ -92,3 +92,6 @@
 
 	{0}
 };
+
+/* These layers from the above table should be created on all boards */
+static const int eagle_layer_always[] = { 29, 30, 31, 32, 0 };
Index: read.c
===================================================================
--- read.c	(revision 35251)
+++ read.c	(revision 35252)
@@ -292,6 +292,20 @@
 	return c;
 }
 
+
+#include "layertab.c"
+
+static pcb_layer_t *eagle_layer_get(read_state_t *st, eagle_layerid_t id, eagle_loc_t loc, void *obj);
+
+	/* create layers that are always required */
+static void eagle_setup_layers_auto(read_state_t *st)
+{
+	const int *elid;
+
+	for(elid = eagle_layer_always; *elid != 0; elid++)
+		eagle_layer_get(st, *elid, ON_BOARD, NULL);
+}
+
 static int eagle_read_layers(read_state_t *st, trnode_t *subtree, void *obj, int type)
 {
 	trnode_t *n;
@@ -365,13 +379,12 @@
 		}
 	}
 	pcb_layer_group_setup_silks(st->pcb);
+	eagle_setup_layers_auto(st);
 	pcb_layer_auto_fixup(st->pcb);
 	pcb_layergrp_inhibit_dec();
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#include "layertab.c"
-
 static pcb_layer_t *eagle_layer_get(read_state_t *st, eagle_layerid_t id, eagle_loc_t loc, void *obj)
 {
 	eagle_layer_t *ly = htip_get(&st->layers, id);
@@ -1806,7 +1819,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
 int io_eagle_read_pcb_xml(pcb_plug_io_t *ctx, pcb_board_t *pcb, const char *Filename, rnd_conf_role_t settings_dest)
 {
 	int pp_res, res, old_leni;