diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e35fe45..4d593c2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ruwio",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.13.0",
+  "version": "0.13.1",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/src/components/Timeline.vue b/src/components/Timeline.vue
index d007ca1..6226321 100644
--- a/src/components/Timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/Timeline.vue
@@ -1592,7 +1592,10 @@ function toggleGroupCollapsed(groupId: string) {
 }
 
 function addGroup() {
-  store.addTrackGroup()
+  // Drop the group directly above whatever the user is currently
+  // working on — layer selection is the only active-track signal
+  // today. Falls back to the top of the stack when nothing's active.
+  store.addTrackGroup(undefined, store.selectedLayerId ?? null)
 }
 
 async function renameGroupPrompt(groupId: string, current: string) {
diff --git a/src/devtools/tests.ts b/src/devtools/tests.ts
index aa1df5c..4be670d 100644
--- a/src/devtools/tests.ts
+++ b/src/devtools/tests.ts
@@ -2666,6 +2666,41 @@ export function registerAllTests(): void {
       expect(s.scene.trackOrder![0]).toBe(g.id)
     })
 
+    test('addTrackGroup with an anchor inserts directly above that track', () => {
+      const s = makeFreshStore()
+      const a = s.addAsset({ kind: 'rect', name: 'X', width: 10, height: 10, fill: '#111' })
+      const l1 = s.addLayer(a.id)! // trackOrder ends up [l2, l1] via unshift
+      const l2 = s.addLayer(a.id)!
+      // Anchor on the second layer → group lands at its index, shoving it down.
+      const g = s.addTrackGroup('G', l1.id)
+      const order = s.scene.trackOrder ?? []
+      const gIdx = order.indexOf(g.id)
+      const l1Idx = order.indexOf(l1.id)
+      expect(gIdx).toBe(l1Idx - 1)
+      void l2
+    })
+
+    test('addTrackGroup with an anchor inside an existing group lands above the parent group', () => {
+      const s = makeFreshStore()
+      const a = s.addAsset({ kind: 'rect', name: 'X', width: 10, height: 10, fill: '#111' })
+      const l = s.addLayer(a.id)!
+      const parent = s.addTrackGroup('Parent')
+      s.moveTrackIntoGroup(l.id, parent.id)
+      // Anchor is nested inside `parent` — new group must sit above `parent`,
+      // not attempt to nest itself inside another group.
+      const fresh = s.addTrackGroup('Fresh', l.id)
+      const order = s.scene.trackOrder ?? []
+      expect(order.indexOf(fresh.id)).toBe(order.indexOf(parent.id) - 1)
+    })
+
+    test('addTrackGroup with an unknown anchor falls back to the top', () => {
+      const s = makeFreshStore()
+      const a = s.addAsset({ kind: 'rect', name: 'X', width: 10, height: 10, fill: '#111' })
+      s.addLayer(a.id)!
+      const g = s.addTrackGroup('G', 'ghost-id')
+      expect(s.scene.trackOrder![0]).toBe(g.id)
+    })
+
     test('moveTrackIntoGroup moves track from top-level to group childIds', () => {
       const s = makeFreshStore()
       const a = s.addAsset({ kind: 'rect', name: 'G2', width: 10, height: 10, fill: '#222' })
@@ -5027,6 +5062,51 @@ export function registerAllTests(): void {
     })
   })
 
+  suite('ui — Timeline new-group button', () => {
+    test('clicking the new-group button with a selected layer inserts the group above it', async () => {
+      const s = makeFreshStore()
+      const a = s.addAsset({ kind: 'rect', name: 'Anchor', width: 10, height: 10, fill: '#111' })
+      const top = s.addLayer(a.id)!
+      const anchor = s.addLayer(a.id)!
+      s.selectLayer(anchor.id)
+      const handle = mountComponent(Timeline, {})
+      await nextTick()
+      const btn = handle.host.querySelector(
+        `button[aria-label="${i18nT('timeline.addGroupTooltip')}"]`,
+      ) as HTMLButtonElement
+      expect(btn).toBeTruthy()
+      btn.click()
+      await nextTick()
+      const order = s.scene.trackOrder ?? []
+      const groupId = (s.scene.groups ?? [])[0]?.id
+      expect(groupId).toBeTruthy()
+      const gIdx = order.indexOf(groupId!)
+      const anchorIdx = order.indexOf(anchor.id)
+      // Group sits right above the anchor layer, pushing it down by one slot.
+      expect(gIdx).toBe(anchorIdx - 1)
+      // Unrelated `top` layer keeps its own slot — not dragged along.
+      expect(order.indexOf(top.id) >= 0).toBe(true)
+      handle.unmount()
+    })
+
+    test('clicking the new-group button with no selection unshifts to the top (regression)', async () => {
+      const s = makeFreshStore()
+      const a = s.addAsset({ kind: 'rect', name: 'X', width: 10, height: 10, fill: '#111' })
+      s.addLayer(a.id)
+      s.selectLayer(null)
+      const handle = mountComponent(Timeline, {})
+      await nextTick()
+      const btn = handle.host.querySelector(
+        `button[aria-label="${i18nT('timeline.addGroupTooltip')}"]`,
+      ) as HTMLButtonElement
+      btn.click()
+      await nextTick()
+      const groupId = (s.scene.groups ?? [])[0]?.id
+      expect(s.scene.trackOrder?.[0]).toBe(groupId)
+      handle.unmount()
+    })
+  })
+
   suite('ui — Timeline audio track', () => {
     test('audio track renders as an .audio-track lane with one block per clip', async () => {
       const s = makeFreshStore()
diff --git a/src/stores/scene.ts b/src/stores/scene.ts
index 4325c05..2cd6fea 100644
--- a/src/stores/scene.ts
+++ b/src/stores/scene.ts
@@ -2660,14 +2660,39 @@ export const useSceneStore = defineStore('scene', {
         else inst.rotation = r
       }
     },
-    addTrackGroup(name?: string): TrackGroup {
+    /** Create an empty group. When `anchorTrackId` is given the group
+     *  lands directly above that track in trackOrder — resolving to
+     *  the parent group's position if the anchor sits inside one. Falls
+     *  back to the top of the stack when the anchor is missing or the
+     *  scene has no trackOrder yet. */
+    addTrackGroup(name?: string, anchorTrackId?: string | null): TrackGroup {
       const group: TrackGroup = {
         id: uid(),
         name: name?.trim() || 'Group',
         childIds: [],
       }
       ;(this.scene.groups ||= []).push(group)
-      ;(this.scene.trackOrder ||= []).unshift(group.id)
+      const order = (this.scene.trackOrder ||= [])
+
+      let insertAt = 0
+      if (anchorTrackId) {
+        const direct = order.indexOf(anchorTrackId)
+        if (direct >= 0) {
+          insertAt = direct
+        } else {
+          // Anchor is inside a group — put the new group above the
+          // group container instead of trying to wedge in between
+          // group children (nested groups are not supported).
+          const parent = this.scene.groups?.find((g) =>
+            g.childIds.includes(anchorTrackId),
+          )
+          if (parent) {
+            const pi = order.indexOf(parent.id)
+            if (pi >= 0) insertAt = pi
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      order.splice(insertAt, 0, group.id)
       return group
     },
     /** Create a new group and move every currently-selected layer
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 429044c..e80b2a7 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-export const APP_VERSION = '0.13.0'
+export const APP_VERSION = '0.13.1'
 export const APP_NAME = 'RUWIO'