Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/layer/CycleLayerDownAction.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/layer/CycleLayerDownAction.java	(revision 15923)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/layer/CycleLayerDownAction.java	(revision 15923)
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// License: GPL. For details, see LICENSE file.
+package org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.dialogs.layer;
+
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
+
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.JosmAction;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MainApplication;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.ImageryLayer;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.Layer;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.MainLayerManager;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.ImageProvider;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Shortcut;
+
+/**
+ * Allow users to cycle between adjacent layers easily
+ *
+ * @author Taylor Smock
+ * @since 15923
+ */
+public class CycleLayerDownAction extends JosmAction {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    private static final Shortcut cycleDown =
+            Shortcut.registerShortcut("core:cyclelayerdown", tr("Cycle layers down"), KeyEvent.VK_CLOSE_BRACKET, Shortcut.SHIFT);
+
+    /**
+     * Create a CycleLayerDownAction that cycles through layers that are in the model
+     */
+    public CycleLayerDownAction() {
+        super(tr("Cycle layers"), "dialogs/next", tr("Cycle through layers"), cycleDown, true, "cycle-layer", false);
+        new ImageProvider("dialogs", "next").getResource().attachImageIcon(this, true);
+        putValue(SHORT_DESCRIPTION, tr("Cycle through visible layers."));
+        putValue(NAME, tr("Cycle layers"));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+        MainLayerManager manager = MainApplication.getLayerManager();
+        List<Layer> managerLayers = manager.getLayers().stream().filter(layer -> !(layer instanceof ImageryLayer))
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        if (managerLayers.isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        List<Layer> layers = new ArrayList<>(managerLayers);
+        Collections.reverse(layers);
+        int index = layers.indexOf(manager.getActiveLayer());
+        int sublist = index < managerLayers.size() - 1 ? index + 1 : 0;
+        layers = layers.subList(sublist, layers.size());
+
+        manager.setActiveLayer(layers.stream().filter(Layer::isVisible).filter(tlayer -> !(tlayer instanceof ImageryLayer))
+                .findFirst().orElse(manager.getActiveLayer()));
+    }
+}
Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/layer/CycleLayerUpAction.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/layer/CycleLayerUpAction.java	(revision 15923)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/dialogs/layer/CycleLayerUpAction.java	(revision 15923)
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// License: GPL. For details, see LICENSE file.
+package org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.dialogs.layer;
+
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
+
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.JosmAction;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MainApplication;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.ImageryLayer;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.Layer;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.MainLayerManager;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.ImageProvider;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Shortcut;
+
+/**
+ * Allow users to cycle between adjacent layers easily
+ *
+ * @author Taylor Smock
+ * @since 15923
+ */
+public class CycleLayerUpAction extends JosmAction {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+    private static final Shortcut cycleUp =
+            Shortcut.registerShortcut("core:cyclelayerup", tr("Cycle layers up"), KeyEvent.VK_OPEN_BRACKET, Shortcut.SHIFT);
+
+    /**
+     * Create a CycleLayerDownAction that cycles through layers that are in the model
+     */
+    public CycleLayerUpAction() {
+        super(tr("Cycle layer up"), "dialogs/next", tr("Cycle up through layers"), cycleUp, true, "cycle-layer", false);
+        new ImageProvider("dialogs", "next").getResource().attachImageIcon(this, true);
+        putValue(SHORT_DESCRIPTION, tr("Cycle through visible layers."));
+        putValue(NAME, tr("Cycle layers"));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+        MainLayerManager manager = MainApplication.getLayerManager();
+        List<Layer> managerLayers = manager.getLayers().stream().filter(layer -> !(layer instanceof ImageryLayer))
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        if (managerLayers.isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        int index = managerLayers.indexOf(manager.getActiveLayer());
+        int sublist = index < managerLayers.size() ? index + 1 : index;
+        if (index >= managerLayers.size() - 1) {
+            sublist = 0;
+        }
+        List<Layer> layers = managerLayers.subList(sublist, managerLayers.size());
+        manager.setActiveLayer(layers.stream().filter(Layer::isVisible).filter(tlayer -> !(tlayer instanceof ImageryLayer))
+                .findFirst().orElse(manager.getActiveLayer()));
+    }
+}