diff --git a/Runtime/Scripts/Fracture.cs b/Runtime/Scripts/Fracture.cs
index 8190676..1fe5248 100644
--- a/Runtime/Scripts/Fracture.cs
+++ b/Runtime/Scripts/Fracture.cs
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ private GameObject CreateFragmentTemplate()
         obj.name = "Fragment";
         obj.tag = this.tag;
 
+        if (fractureOptions.shouldInheritLayer)
+        {
+            obj.layer = gameObject.layer;
+        }
         // Update mesh to the new sliced mesh
         obj.AddComponent<MeshFilter>();
 
diff --git a/Runtime/Scripts/Options/FractureOptions.cs b/Runtime/Scripts/Options/FractureOptions.cs
index fec7b7d..5236695 100644
--- a/Runtime/Scripts/Options/FractureOptions.cs
+++ b/Runtime/Scripts/Options/FractureOptions.cs
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ public class FractureOptions
 
     [Tooltip("The material to use for the inside faces")]
     public Material insideMaterial;
-    
+
     [Tooltip("Scale factor to apply to texture coordinates")]
     public Vector2 textureScale;
 
     [Tooltip("Offset to apply to texture coordinates")]
     public Vector2 textureOffset;
 
+    [Tooltip("Inherits the layer of the original gameobject")]
+    public bool shouldInheritLayer;
     public FractureOptions()
     {
         this.fragmentCount = 10;
@@ -46,5 +48,6 @@ public FractureOptions()
         this.insideMaterial = null;
         this.textureScale = Vector2.one;
         this.textureOffset = Vector2.zero;
+        this.shouldInheritLayer = true;
     }
 }
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