diff --git a/control-base/src/main/java/fi/nls/oskari/control/view/modifier/param/LayerSwipeParamHandler.java b/control-base/src/main/java/fi/nls/oskari/control/view/modifier/param/LayerSwipeParamHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0b9a5643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/control-base/src/main/java/fi/nls/oskari/control/view/modifier/param/LayerSwipeParamHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package fi.nls.oskari.control.view.modifier.param;
+
+import fi.nls.oskari.annotation.OskariViewModifier;
+import fi.nls.oskari.log.LogFactory;
+import fi.nls.oskari.log.Logger;
+import fi.nls.oskari.util.ConversionHelper;
+import fi.nls.oskari.view.modifier.ModifierException;
+import fi.nls.oskari.view.modifier.ModifierParams;
+import fi.nls.oskari.view.modifier.ParamHandler;
+import org.json.JSONException;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+
+@OskariViewModifier("swipe")
+public class LayerSwipeParamHandler  extends ParamHandler {
+
+    @Override
+    public int getPriority() {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    private static final Logger log = LogFactory.getLogger(LayerSwipeParamHandler.class);
+
+    public boolean handleParam(final ModifierParams params) throws ModifierException {
+        if(params.getParamValue() == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            final JSONObject state = getBundleState(params.getConfig(), BUNDLE_LAYERSWIPE);
+            boolean swipeActive = ConversionHelper.getBoolean(params.getParamValue(), false);
+            state.put("active", swipeActive);
+            return false;
+        } catch (JSONException je) {
+            throw new ModifierException("Could not set layerSwipe from URL param.");
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/service-control/src/main/java/fi/nls/oskari/view/modifier/ViewModifier.java b/service-control/src/main/java/fi/nls/oskari/view/modifier/ViewModifier.java
index 4b3fdb286..3fa1e61ff 100755
--- a/service-control/src/main/java/fi/nls/oskari/view/modifier/ViewModifier.java
+++ b/service-control/src/main/java/fi/nls/oskari/view/modifier/ViewModifier.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public abstract class ViewModifier {
     public static final String BUNDLE_METADATAFLYOUT = "metadataflyout";
     public static final String BUNDLE_BACKEND_STATUS = "backendstatus";
 
+    public static final String BUNDLE_LAYERSWIPE = "layerswipe";
+
     public static final String KEY_EAST = "east";
     public static final String KEY_NORTH = "north";
     public static final String KEY_ZOOM = "zoom";