diff --git a/source/blender/renderconverter/intern/convertBlenderScene.c b/source/blender/renderconverter/intern/convertBlenderScene.c
index 8cf66a3ce0f..ca78e319e84 100644
--- a/source/blender/renderconverter/intern/convertBlenderScene.c
+++ b/source/blender/renderconverter/intern/convertBlenderScene.c
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 #include "DNA_mesh_types.h"
 #include "DNA_meshdata_types.h"
 #include "DNA_meta_types.h"
-#include "DNA_space_types.h"
 
 #include "BKE_anim.h"
 #include "BKE_armature.h"
@@ -2964,9 +2963,7 @@ void RE_rotateBlenderScene(void)
 		ob= ob->id.next;
 	}
 
-	/* layers: render in foreground current 3D window */
 	lay= G.scene->lay;
-	if(G.vd) lay= G.vd->lay;
 	sce= G.scene;
 
 	base= G.scene->base.first;
diff --git a/source/blender/src/renderwin.c b/source/blender/src/renderwin.c
index 0a6b6d6e91a..01d21053bf5 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/renderwin.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/renderwin.c
@@ -942,7 +942,14 @@ void BIF_renderwin_make_active(void)
 /* set up display, render an image or scene */
 void BIF_do_render(int anim)
 {
-	do_render(NULL, anim, 0);
+	/* if start render in 3d win, use layer from window (e.g also local view) */
+	if(curarea && curarea->spacetype==SPACE_VIEW3D) {
+		int lay= G.scene->lay;
+		G.scene->lay= G.vd->lay;
+		do_render(NULL, anim, 0);
+		G.scene->lay= lay;
+	}
+	else do_render(NULL, anim, 0);
 }
 
 /* set up display, render the current area view in an image */