diff --git a/plugins/impex/libkra/kis_kra_loader.cpp b/plugins/impex/libkra/kis_kra_loader.cpp
--- a/plugins/impex/libkra/kis_kra_loader.cpp
+++ b/plugins/impex/libkra/kis_kra_loader.cpp
@@ -722,16 +722,16 @@
         }
     }
 
+    const bool timelineEnabled = element.attribute(VISIBLE_IN_TIMELINE, "0") == "0" ? false : true;
+    node->setUseInTimeline(timelineEnabled);
+
     if (node->inherits("KisPaintLayer")) {
         KisPaintLayer* layer            = qobject_cast<KisPaintLayer*>(node.data());
         QBitArray      channelLockFlags = stringToFlags(element.attribute(CHANNEL_LOCK_FLAGS, ""), colorSpace->channelCount());
         layer->setChannelLockFlags(channelLockFlags);
 
         bool onionEnabled = element.attribute(ONION_SKIN_ENABLED, "0") == "0" ? false : true;
         layer->setOnionSkinEnabled(onionEnabled);
-
-        bool timelineEnabled = element.attribute(VISIBLE_IN_TIMELINE, "0") == "0" ? false : true;
-        layer->setUseInTimeline(timelineEnabled);
     }
 
     if (element.attribute(FILE_NAME).isNull()) {
diff --git a/plugins/impex/libkra/kis_kra_savexml_visitor.cpp b/plugins/impex/libkra/kis_kra_savexml_visitor.cpp
--- a/plugins/impex/libkra/kis_kra_savexml_visitor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/impex/libkra/kis_kra_savexml_visitor.cpp
@@ -328,6 +328,10 @@
         layer->setColorLabelIndex(el.attribute(COLOR_LABEL).toInt());
     }
 
+    if (el.hasAttribute(VISIBLE_IN_TIMELINE)) {
+        layer->setUseInTimeline(el.attribute(VISIBLE_IN_TIMELINE).toInt());
+    }
+
     if (el.hasAttribute(LAYER_STYLE_UUID)) {
         QString uuidString = el.attribute(LAYER_STYLE_UUID);
         QUuid uuid(uuidString);
@@ -367,6 +371,7 @@
     el.setAttribute(UUID, layer->uuid().toString());
     el.setAttribute(COLLAPSED, layer->collapsed());
     el.setAttribute(COLOR_LABEL, layer->colorLabelIndex());
+    el.setAttribute(VISIBLE_IN_TIMELINE, layer->useInTimeline());
 
     if (layer->layerStyle()) {
         el.setAttribute(LAYER_STYLE_UUID, layer->layerStyle()->uuid().toString());