diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c74baf14..5492884c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ project(BetterEdit VERSION 1.0.0)
 file(GLOB SOURCES
 	src/features/*.cpp
 	src/features/scaling/*.cpp
+	src/utils/*.cpp
 	src/*.cpp
 )
 
diff --git a/src/features/TypeInZLayer.cpp b/src/features/TypeInZLayer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9beeba96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/TypeInZLayer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+#include <Geode/modify/EditorUI.hpp>
+#include <utils/EditableBMLabelProxy.hpp>
+
+using namespace geode::prelude;
+
+class $modify(EditorUI) {
+    bool init(LevelEditorLayer* lel) {
+        if (!EditorUI::init(lel))
+            return false;
+        
+        m_currentLayerLabel = EditableBMLabelProxy::replace(
+            m_currentLayerLabel, 40.f, "Z",
+            [this](auto str) {
+                // try {
+                //     m_editorLayer->m_currentLayer = std::stoi(str);
+                // }
+                // catch(...) {
+                //     m_editorLayer->m_currentLayer = -1;
+                // }
+            }
+        );
+        
+        return true;
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/utils/EditableBMLabelProxy.cpp b/src/utils/EditableBMLabelProxy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab667e24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/EditableBMLabelProxy.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#include "EditableBMLabelProxy.hpp"
+
+EditableBMLabelProxy* EditableBMLabelProxy::create() {
+    auto ret = new EditableBMLabelProxy();
+    if (ret && ret->init()) {
+        ret->autorelease();
+        return ret;
+    }
+    CC_SAFE_DELETE(ret);
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+EditableBMLabelProxy* EditableBMLabelProxy::replace(
+    CCLabelBMFont* existing,
+    float width, std::string const& placeholder,
+    std::function<void(std::string const&)> setValue
+) {
+    auto proxy = EditableBMLabelProxy::create();
+
+    proxy->m_setValue = setValue;
+    proxy->m_input = InputNode::create(width, placeholder.c_str());
+    proxy->m_input->ignoreAnchorPointForPosition(false);
+    proxy->m_input->getInput()->setDelegate(proxy);
+    // 2021 Fod was sadistic for not doing this
+    proxy->m_input->setContentSize(proxy->m_input->getBG()->getScaledContentSize());
+    existing->getParent()->addChild(proxy->m_input);
+
+    proxy->setString(existing->getString());
+    proxy->setScale(existing->getScale());
+    proxy->setZOrder(existing->getZOrder());
+    proxy->setPosition(existing->getPosition());
+    proxy->setAnchorPoint(existing->getAnchorPoint());
+    proxy->setID(existing->getID());
+    proxy->setTag(existing->getTag());
+
+    existing->getParent()->addChild(proxy);
+    existing->removeFromParent();
+    
+    return proxy;
+}
+
+void EditableBMLabelProxy::updateLabel() {}
+
+void EditableBMLabelProxy::setString(const char* str) {
+    this->setString(str, true);
+}
+
+void EditableBMLabelProxy::setString(const char* str, bool needUpdateLabel) {
+    CCLabelBMFont::setString(str, needUpdateLabel);
+    if (m_input && !m_ignoreLabelUpdate) {
+        m_input->setString(str);
+    }
+}
+
+void EditableBMLabelProxy::textChanged(CCTextInputNode*) {
+    if (m_setValue && !m_ignoreLabelUpdate) {
+        m_ignoreLabelUpdate = true;
+        m_setValue(m_input->getString());
+        m_ignoreLabelUpdate = false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/EditableBMLabelProxy.hpp b/src/utils/EditableBMLabelProxy.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7caf878c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/EditableBMLabelProxy.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Geode/DefaultInclude.hpp>
+#include <Geode/utils/cocos.hpp>
+
+using namespace geode::prelude;
+
+class EditableBMLabelProxy : public CCLabelBMFont, TextInputDelegate {
+protected:
+    Ref<InputNode> m_input = nullptr;
+    std::function<void(std::string const&)> m_setValue = nullptr;
+    bool m_ignoreLabelUpdate = false;
+    
+    static EditableBMLabelProxy* create();
+
+public:
+    static EditableBMLabelProxy* replace(
+        CCLabelBMFont* existing,
+        float width, std::string const& placeholder,
+        std::function<void(std::string const&)> setValue
+    );
+
+#define PROXY_FWD_1(fun, param_ty) \
+    void fun(param_ty x) override { \
+        CCLabelBMFont::fun(x); \
+        if (m_input) m_input->fun(x); \
+    }
+
+    // PROXY_FWD_1(setContentSize, CCSize const&);
+    PROXY_FWD_1(setAnchorPoint, CCPoint const&);
+    PROXY_FWD_1(setPosition, CCPoint const&);
+    PROXY_FWD_1(setRotation, float);
+    PROXY_FWD_1(setRotationX, float);
+    PROXY_FWD_1(setRotationY, float);
+    PROXY_FWD_1(setScale, float);
+    PROXY_FWD_1(setScaleX, float);
+    PROXY_FWD_1(setScaleY, float);
+    PROXY_FWD_1(setVisible, bool);
+    PROXY_FWD_1(setSkewX, float);
+    PROXY_FWD_1(setSkewY, float);
+    PROXY_FWD_1(setZOrder, int);
+
+    void updateLabel() override;
+    void setString(const char* str) override;
+    void setString(const char* str, bool needUpdateLabel) override;
+
+    void textChanged(CCTextInputNode*) override;
+};