diff --git a/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_file_layer.h b/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_file_layer.h
--- a/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_file_layer.h
+++ b/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_file_layer.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
     QString layerName() const;
     KisFileLayer::ScalingMethod scaleToImageResolution() const;
 
+    void setFileName(QString fileName);
+    void setScalingMethod(KisFileLayer::ScalingMethod method);
+
 protected Q_SLOTS:
     void slotNameChanged(const QString &);
 
diff --git a/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_file_layer.cpp b/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_file_layer.cpp
--- a/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_file_layer.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/dialogs/kis_dlg_file_layer.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,25 @@
     }
 }
 
+void KisDlgFileLayer::setFileName(QString fileName)
+{
+    dlgWidget.wdgUrlRequester->setFileName(fileName);
+}
+
+void KisDlgFileLayer::setScalingMethod(KisFileLayer::ScalingMethod method)
+{
+    dlgWidget.radioDontScale->setChecked(false);
+    dlgWidget.radioScaleToImageSize->setChecked(false);
+    dlgWidget.radioScalePPI->setChecked(false);
+    if (method == KisFileLayer::None) {
+        dlgWidget.radioDontScale->setChecked(true);
+    } else if (method == KisFileLayer::ToImageSize) {
+        dlgWidget.radioScaleToImageSize->setChecked(true);
+    } else {
+        dlgWidget.radioScalePPI->setChecked(true);
+    }
+}
+
 QString KisDlgFileLayer::fileName() const
 {
     QString path = dlgWidget.wdgUrlRequester->fileName();
diff --git a/libs/ui/kis_file_layer.h b/libs/ui/kis_file_layer.h
--- a/libs/ui/kis_file_layer.h
+++ b/libs/ui/kis_file_layer.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     void openFile() const;
 
     ScalingMethod scalingMethod() const;
+    void setScalingMethod(ScalingMethod method);
 
     KisNodeSP clone() const override;
     bool allowAsChild(KisNodeSP) const override;
diff --git a/libs/ui/kis_file_layer.cpp b/libs/ui/kis_file_layer.cpp
--- a/libs/ui/kis_file_layer.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/kis_file_layer.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@
     return m_scalingMethod;
 }
 
+void KisFileLayer::setScalingMethod(ScalingMethod method)
+{
+    m_scalingMethod = method;
+}
+
 void KisFileLayer::slotLoadingFinished(KisPaintDeviceSP projection, int xRes, int yRes)
 {
     qint32 oldX = x();
diff --git a/libs/ui/kis_layer_manager.cc b/libs/ui/kis_layer_manager.cc
--- a/libs/ui/kis_layer_manager.cc
+++ b/libs/ui/kis_layer_manager.cc
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@
 
     KisAdjustmentLayerSP alayer = KisAdjustmentLayerSP(dynamic_cast<KisAdjustmentLayer*>(layer.data()));
     KisGeneratorLayerSP glayer = KisGeneratorLayerSP(dynamic_cast<KisGeneratorLayer*>(layer.data()));
+    KisFileLayer *flayer = dynamic_cast<KisFileLayer*>(layer.data());
 
     if (alayer && !multipleLayersSelected) {
 
@@ -328,6 +329,29 @@
             }
 
         }
+    }  else if (flayer && !multipleLayersSelected){
+        QString basePath = QFileInfo(m_view->document()->url().toLocalFile()).absolutePath();
+        QString fileNameOld = flayer->fileName();
+        KisFileLayer::ScalingMethod scalingMethodOld = flayer->scalingMethod();
+        KisDlgFileLayer dlg(basePath, flayer->name(), m_view->mainWindow());
+        dlg.setFileName(fileNameOld);
+        dlg.setScalingMethod(scalingMethodOld);
+
+        if (dlg.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
+            flayer->setName(dlg.layerName());
+            KisFileLayer::ScalingMethod scalingMethod = dlg.scaleToImageResolution();
+            flayer->setScalingMethod(scalingMethod);
+            QString fileName = dlg.fileName();
+
+            if(fileName.isEmpty()){
+                QMessageBox::critical(m_view->mainWindow(), i18nc("@title:window", "Krita"), i18n("No file name specified"));
+                return;
+            }
+            flayer->setFileName(basePath, fileName);
+
+            //We can technically implement undo for these changes, but I am not sure how relevant that is?
+            m_view->document()->setModified(true);
+        }
     } else { // If layer == normal painting layer, vector layer, or group layer
         QList<KisNodeSP> selectedNodes = m_view->nodeManager()->selectedNodes();