diff --git a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
index ed86403b6b..061af7a276 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cve-check.bbclass
@@ -335,6 +335,9 @@ def cve_write_data(d, patched, unpatched, whitelisted, cve_data):
     """
 
     cve_file = d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_LOG")
+    fdir_name  = d.getVar("FILE_DIRNAME")
+    layer = fdir_name.split("/")[-3]
+
     nvd_link = "https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId="
     write_string = ""
     unpatched_cves = []
@@ -344,6 +347,7 @@ def cve_write_data(d, patched, unpatched, whitelisted, cve_data):
         is_patched = cve in patched
         if is_patched and (d.getVar("CVE_CHECK_REPORT_PATCHED") != "1"):
             continue
+        write_string += "LAYER: %s\n" % layer
         write_string += "PACKAGE NAME: %s\n" % d.getVar("PN")
         write_string += "PACKAGE VERSION: %s%s\n" % (d.getVar("EXTENDPE"), d.getVar("PV"))
         write_string += "CVE: %s\n" % cve