diff --git a/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c b/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c
index f31324935d2..81372a753df 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/object/object_add.c
@@ -2122,6 +2122,7 @@ static int add_named_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 		ED_view3d_cursor3d_position(C, basen->object->loc, mval);
 	}
 	
+	ED_base_object_select(basen, BA_SELECT);
 	ED_base_object_activate(C, basen);
 
 	copy_object_set_idnew(C, dupflag);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tools.c b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tools.c
index 303782f3fbd..cd04c8c6bd1 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tools.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tools.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static void group_linkobs2scene_cb(bContext *UNUSED(C), Scene *scene, TreeElemen
 			/* link to scene */
 			base = MEM_callocN(sizeof(Base), "add_base");
 			BLI_addhead(&scene->base, base);
-			base->lay = (1 << 20) - 1; /*v3d->lay;*/ /* would be nice to use the 3d layer but the include's not here */
+			base->lay = gob->ob->lay;
 			gob->ob->flag |= SELECT;
 			base->flag = gob->ob->flag;
 			base->object = gob->ob;