diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/editor/Stage.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/editor/Stage.java
index 8eb198e..664f8db 100644
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/editor/Stage.java
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/application/editor/Stage.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     public static final int DATA_FLOW_LAYER = 0;
     public static final int PUSH_FLOW_LAYER = 1;
     public static final int PULL_FLOW_LAYER = 2;
+    public static final int DEPENDENCY_LAYER = 3;
 
     public Stage(mxGraphComponent graphComponent) {
         this.graphComponent = graphComponent;
@@ -52,12 +53,14 @@
         mxCell nodeAndDataFlowLayer  = new mxCell(); // 0
         mxCell pushFlowLayer = new mxCell(); // 1
         mxCell pullFlowLayer = new mxCell(); // 2
+        mxCell dependencyLayer = new mxCell(); //3
 
         graph.getModel().beginUpdate();
         try {
             graph.addCell(nodeAndDataFlowLayer, root);
             graph.addCell(pushFlowLayer, root);
             graph.addCell(pullFlowLayer, root);
+            graph.addCell(dependencyLayer, root);
         } finally {
             graph.getModel().endUpdate();
         }