diff --git a/src/app/update/command.rs b/src/app/update/command.rs
index 5a2896ef9..fa0453b4f 100644
--- a/src/app/update/command.rs
+++ b/src/app/update/command.rs
@@ -635,7 +635,23 @@ pub(super) fn on_tab_close(&mut self, idx: usize) -> Task<Message> {
                     self.tabs[i].layers.edit_buf = new_name.clone();
                 }
                 self.sync_ribbon_layers();
-                Task::none()
+                // With alphabetical ordering (#270) the new layer can land
+                // anywhere in a long list; scroll its row into view so the
+                // rename prompt is visible (#271). Offset is layout-independent
+                // (idx × fixed row height), so it holds even before the freshly
+                // added row is measured.
+                match new_idx {
+                    Some(idx) => iced::widget::operation::scroll_to(
+                        iced::advanced::widget::Id::new(
+                            crate::ui::window::layers::LAYER_TABLE_SCROLL_ID,
+                        ),
+                        iced::widget::scrollable::AbsoluteOffset {
+                            x: 0.0,
+                            y: idx as f32 * crate::ui::ROW_H,
+                        },
+                    ),
+                    None => Task::none(),
+                }
     }
 
     pub(super) fn on_layer_delete(&mut self) -> Task<Message> {
diff --git a/src/ui/window/layers.rs b/src/ui/window/layers.rs
index 3044063dd..b64879366 100644
--- a/src/ui/window/layers.rs
+++ b/src/ui/window/layers.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ const ICON_SZ: f32 = ROW_H * 0.62; // ≈16 px at ROW_H=26
 const FONT_SZ: f32 = ROW_H * 0.42; // ≈11 px at ROW_H=26
 /// Vertical padding for combo_box / text_input so their total height = ROW_H.
 const COMBO_PAD_V: f32 = (ROW_H - FONT_SZ * 1.3 - 2.0) / 2.0;
+/// Widget id for the layer-table scrollable, so a freshly created layer can be
+/// scrolled into view after it is added (#271).
+pub const LAYER_TABLE_SCROLL_ID: &str = "layer-manager-table-scroll";
 
 // ── Layer data ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -127,7 +130,10 @@ impl Default for LayerPanel {
             }]),
             lw_combo: combo_box::State::new(lw_options()),
             vp_cols: vec![],
-            sort_col: None,
+            // Default to alphabetical (Name) order in both the Layer Manager
+            // table and the ribbon's quick layer dropdown (#270). A header
+            // click still re-sorts by any other column.
+            sort_col: Some(LayerSortCol::Name),
             sort_asc: true,
         }
     }
@@ -384,7 +390,9 @@ impl LayerPanel {
 
         }
 
-        let table = scrollable(rows_col).height(Fill);
+        let table = scrollable(rows_col)
+            .id(iced::advanced::widget::Id::new(LAYER_TABLE_SCROLL_ID))
+            .height(Fill);
 
         // ── Full-window frame ─────────────────────────────────────────────
         container(column![toolbar, col_header, table].spacing(0))