diff --git a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_query_uv.cc b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_query_uv.cc
index d4863ebc29a..10af8462596 100644
--- a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_query_uv.cc
+++ b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_query_uv.cc
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 #include "bmesh.h"
 #include "intern/bmesh_private.h"
 
-BMUVOffsets BM_uv_map_get_offsets(const BMesh *bm)
+BMUVOffsets BM_uv_map_get_offsets_n(const BMesh *bm, int layer)
 {
   using namespace blender;
   using namespace blender::bke;
-  const int layer_index = CustomData_get_active_layer_index(&bm->ldata, CD_PROP_FLOAT2);
+  const int layer_index = CustomData_get_layer_index_n(&bm->ldata, CD_PROP_FLOAT2, layer);
   if (layer_index == -1) {
     return {-1, -1, -1, -1};
   }
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ BMUVOffsets BM_uv_map_get_offsets(const BMesh *bm)
   return offsets;
 }
 
+BMUVOffsets BM_uv_map_get_offsets(const BMesh *bm)
+{
+  return BM_uv_map_get_offsets_n(bm,
+                                 CustomData_get_active_layer_index(&bm->ldata, CD_PROP_FLOAT2));
+}
+
 static void uv_aspect(const BMLoop *l,
                       const float aspect[2],
                       const int cd_loop_uv_offset,
diff --git a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_query_uv.h b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_query_uv.h
index 422e858f1b7..4c0cb3a0f45 100644
--- a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_query_uv.h
+++ b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_query_uv.h
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
- * Retrieve the custom data offsets for layers used for user interaction with the active UV map.
+ * Retrieve the custom data offsets for layers used for user interaction with a UV map, returns the
+ * active uv map if layer is -1.
  */
 BMUVOffsets BM_uv_map_get_offsets(const BMesh *bm);
+BMUVOffsets BM_uv_map_get_offsets_n(const BMesh *bm, int layer);
 
 float BM_loop_uv_calc_edge_length_squared(const BMLoop *l,
                                           int cd_loop_uv_offset) ATTR_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
diff --git a/source/blender/python/bmesh/bmesh_py_types_customdata.c b/source/blender/python/bmesh/bmesh_py_types_customdata.c
index 18276bed898..f2661375d57 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/bmesh/bmesh_py_types_customdata.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/bmesh/bmesh_py_types_customdata.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ PyObject *BPy_BMLayerItem_GetItem(BPy_BMElem *py_ele, BPy_BMLayerItem *py_layer)
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "BMElem[layer]: layer is from another mesh");
         return NULL;
       }
-      ret = BPy_BMLoopUV_CreatePyObject(py_ele->bm, (BMLoop *)py_ele->ele);
+      ret = BPy_BMLoopUV_CreatePyObject(py_ele->bm, (BMLoop *)py_ele->ele, py_layer->index);
       break;
     }
     case CD_PROP_BYTE_COLOR: {
diff --git a/source/blender/python/bmesh/bmesh_py_types_meshdata.c b/source/blender/python/bmesh/bmesh_py_types_meshdata.c
index c85984aa467..329d4fc2fa5 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/bmesh/bmesh_py_types_meshdata.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/bmesh/bmesh_py_types_meshdata.c
@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@ int BPy_BMLoopUV_AssignPyObject(struct BMesh *bm, BMLoop *loop, PyObject *value)
   return 0;
 }
 
-PyObject *BPy_BMLoopUV_CreatePyObject(struct BMesh *bm, BMLoop *loop)
+PyObject *BPy_BMLoopUV_CreatePyObject(struct BMesh *bm, BMLoop *loop, int layer)
 {
   BPy_BMLoopUV *self = PyObject_New(BPy_BMLoopUV, &BPy_BMLoopUV_Type);
 
-  const BMUVOffsets offsets = BM_uv_map_get_offsets(bm);
+  const BMUVOffsets offsets = BM_uv_map_get_offsets_n(bm, layer);
 
   self->uv = BM_ELEM_CD_GET_FLOAT_P(loop, offsets.uv);
   self->vert_select = offsets.select_vert >= 0 ? BM_ELEM_CD_GET_BOOL_P(loop, offsets.select_vert) :
diff --git a/source/blender/python/bmesh/bmesh_py_types_meshdata.h b/source/blender/python/bmesh/bmesh_py_types_meshdata.h
index 60f82893f1a..8f872450cb7 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/bmesh/bmesh_py_types_meshdata.h
+++ b/source/blender/python/bmesh/bmesh_py_types_meshdata.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct MVertSkin;
 struct BMesh;
 
 int BPy_BMLoopUV_AssignPyObject(struct BMesh *bm, BMLoop *loop, PyObject *value);
-PyObject *BPy_BMLoopUV_CreatePyObject(struct BMesh *bm, BMLoop *loop);
+PyObject *BPy_BMLoopUV_CreatePyObject(struct BMesh *bm, BMLoop *loop, int layer);
 
 int BPy_BMVertSkin_AssignPyObject(struct MVertSkin *mvertskin, PyObject *value);
 PyObject *BPy_BMVertSkin_CreatePyObject(struct MVertSkin *mvertskin);