diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers.js b/lib/OpenLayers.js
index 8a87d47142..e36ee053f2 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ catch(e){
         "OpenLayers/Tile/Image.js",
         "OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js",
         "OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js",
+        "OpenLayers/Layer/Marker.js",
         "OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js",
         "OpenLayers/Control.js",
         "OpenLayers/Control/PanZoom.js",
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Marker.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Marker.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f97d601cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Marker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+OpenLayers.Layer.Marker = Class.create();
+OpenLayers.Layer.Marker.prototype = 
+  Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
+    
+    // markers: store internal marker list
+    markers:null,
+    
+    initialize: function(name) {
+        OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+    },
+    
+    // Implement this. It may not need to do anything usually.
+    moveTo:function(bounds,zoomChanged) {
+    
+    }
+});
diff --git a/tests/list-tests.html b/tests/list-tests.html
index 8d998e5284..8212eb3d1b 100644
--- a/tests/list-tests.html
+++ b/tests/list-tests.html
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <li>test_Bounds.html</li>
     <li>test_Events.html</li>
     <li>test_Layer.html</li>
+    <li>test_Layer_Marker.html</li>
     <li>test_Tile.html</li>
     <li>test_Tile_Image.html</li>
     <li>test_Control.html</li>
diff --git a/tests/test_Layer_Marker.html b/tests/test_Layer_Marker.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7130184f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_Layer_Marker.html
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<html>
+<head>
+  <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript"><!--
+    var layer; 
+
+    function test_01_Layer_Marker_constructor (t) {
+	    t.plan( 2 );
+	    
+	    layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Marker('Test Layer');
+	    t.ok( layer instanceof OpenLayers.Layer.Marker, "new OpenLayers.Layer.Marker returns object" );
+	    t.eq( layer.name, "Test Layer", "layer.name is correct" );
+    }
+
+    function test_99_Layer_Marker_destroy (t) {
+	    t.plan( 1 );	
+	    layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Marker('Test Layer');
+	    layer.destroy();
+	    t.eq( layer.map, null, "layer.map is null after destroy" );
+    }
+  // -->
+  </script>
+</head>
+<body>
+</body>
+</html>
