diff --git a/src/ExCSS.Tests/CascadeLayerTests.cs b/src/ExCSS.Tests/CascadeLayerTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bb9d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ExCSS.Tests/CascadeLayerTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace ExCSS.Tests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// <c>@layer</c> cascade layers (<see href="https://www.w3.org/TR/css-cascade-5/#layering">CSS
+    /// Cascade 5</see>): the block form (<c>@layer name { … }</c>, incl. anonymous) and the
+    /// order-declaring statement form (<c>@layer a, b, c;</c>). These assert the parsed object model;
+    /// cascade precedence between layers is left to the consumer.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class CascadeLayerTests : CssConstructionFunctions
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void NamedBlockLayerCapturesNameAndRules()
+        {
+            var sheet = ParseStyleSheet("@layer utilities { .a { color: red } }");
+            var rule = Assert.IsAssignableFrom<ILayerRule>(sheet.Rules.First());
+
+            Assert.Equal(RuleType.Layer, rule.Type);
+            Assert.Equal("utilities", rule.Name);
+            var inner = Assert.Single(rule.Rules);
+            Assert.Equal(".a", ((StyleRule)inner).SelectorText);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void AnonymousBlockLayerHasEmptyName()
+        {
+            var sheet = ParseStyleSheet("@layer { .a { color: red } }");
+            var rule = Assert.IsAssignableFrom<ILayerRule>(sheet.Rules.First());
+
+            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, rule.Name);
+            Assert.Single(rule.Rules);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void DottedLayerNameIsPreserved()
+        {
+            var sheet = ParseStyleSheet("@layer framework.utilities { .a { color: red } }");
+            var rule = Assert.IsAssignableFrom<ILayerRule>(sheet.Rules.First());
+
+            Assert.Equal("framework.utilities", rule.Name);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void StatementLayerCapturesOrderedNames()
+        {
+            var sheet = ParseStyleSheet("@layer reset, base, utilities;");
+            var rule = (LayerStatementRule)sheet.Rules.First();
+
+            Assert.Equal(RuleType.LayerStatement, rule.Type);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "reset", "base", "utilities" }, rule.Names.ToArray());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void StatementLayerWithDottedNames()
+        {
+            var sheet = ParseStyleSheet("@layer a.b, c;");
+            var rule = (LayerStatementRule)sheet.Rules.First();
+
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "a.b", "c" }, rule.Names.ToArray());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void BlockLayerRoundTrips()
+        {
+            var sheet = ParseStyleSheet("@layer utilities { .a { color: red } }");
+            Assert.Equal("@layer utilities { .a { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) } }", sheet.Rules.First().ToCss());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void AnonymousBlockLayerRoundTrips()
+        {
+            var sheet = ParseStyleSheet("@layer { .a { color: red } }");
+            Assert.Equal("@layer { .a { color: rgb(255, 0, 0) } }", sheet.Rules.First().ToCss());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void StatementLayerRoundTrips()
+        {
+            var sheet = ParseStyleSheet("@layer reset, base, utilities;");
+            Assert.Equal("@layer reset, base, utilities;", sheet.Rules.First().ToCss());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void LayerAmongOtherRules()
+        {
+            var sheet = ParseStyleSheet(
+                ".a { color: red } @layer utils { .b { color: blue } } .c { color: green }");
+
+            Assert.Equal(3, sheet.Rules.Length);
+            Assert.IsAssignableFrom<ILayerRule>(sheet.Rules.Skip(1).First());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ExCSS/Enumerations/RuleNames.cs b/src/ExCSS/Enumerations/RuleNames.cs
index be6dc8e..119401b 100644
--- a/src/ExCSS/Enumerations/RuleNames.cs
+++ b/src/ExCSS/Enumerations/RuleNames.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public static class RuleNames
         public static readonly string Page = "page";
         public static readonly string Container = "container";
         public static readonly string Property = "property";
+        public static readonly string Layer = "layer";
         public static readonly string FontPaletteValues = "font-palette-values";
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/ExCSS/Enumerations/RuleType.cs b/src/ExCSS/Enumerations/RuleType.cs
index 5d39a6a..618c06b 100644
--- a/src/ExCSS/Enumerations/RuleType.cs
+++ b/src/ExCSS/Enumerations/RuleType.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ public enum RuleType : byte
         RegionStyle,
         Container,
         Property,
+        Layer,
+        LayerStatement,
         FontPaletteValues
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ExCSS/Parser/StylesheetComposer.cs b/src/ExCSS/Parser/StylesheetComposer.cs
index b9ca26a..9d037ba 100644
--- a/src/ExCSS/Parser/StylesheetComposer.cs
+++ b/src/ExCSS/Parser/StylesheetComposer.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public Rule CreateAtRule(Token token)
 
             if (token.Data.Is(RuleNames.Property)) return CreateProperty(token);
 
+            if (token.Data.Is(RuleNames.Layer)) return CreateLayer(token);
+
             if (token.Data.Is(RuleNames.FontPaletteValues)) return CreateFontPaletteValues(token);
 
             return token.Data.Is(RuleNames.Document) ? CreateDocument(token) : CreateUnknown(token);
@@ -179,6 +181,78 @@ public Rule CreateProperty(Token current)
             return SkipDeclarations(token);
         }
 
+        public Rule CreateLayer(Token current)
+        {
+            var start = current.Position;
+            var token = NextToken();
+            ParseComments(ref token);
+
+            // Read the (optional) comma-separated layer name list, stopping at '{' (block form) or
+            // ';'/EOF (statement form).
+            var names = ReadLayerNames(ref token);
+
+            if (token.Type == TokenType.CurlyBracketOpen)
+            {
+                // Block form: `@layer name { rules }` (at most one name; anonymous if none).
+                var rule = new LayerRule(_parser)
+                {
+                    Name = names.Count > 0 ? names[0] : string.Empty
+                };
+                _nodes.Push(rule);
+                var end = FillRules(rule);
+                rule.StylesheetText = CreateView(start, end);
+                _nodes.Pop();
+                return rule;
+            }
+
+            // Statement form: `@layer a, b, c;` — declares layer order only, no rules. token is at ';'/EOF.
+            var statement = new LayerStatementRule(_parser);
+            statement.Names.AddRange(names);
+            statement.StylesheetText = CreateView(start, token.Position);
+            return statement;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reads a <c>@layer</c> prelude: zero or more comma-separated layer names, each a dotted
+        /// ident sequence (e.g. <c>framework.utilities</c>). Advances <paramref name="token"/> up to
+        /// (but not past) the terminating <c>{</c>, <c>;</c>, or end of file.
+        /// </summary>
+        private List<string> ReadLayerNames(ref Token token)
+        {
+            var names = new List<string>();
+            var current = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
+
+            void Flush()
+            {
+                if (current.Length <= 0) return;
+                names.Add(current.ToString());
+                current.Clear();
+            }
+
+            while (token.IsNot(TokenType.EndOfFile, TokenType.CurlyBracketOpen, TokenType.Semicolon))
+            {
+                switch (token.Type)
+                {
+                    case TokenType.Ident:
+                        current.Append(token.Data);
+                        break;
+                    case TokenType.Delim when token.Data == ".":
+                        current.Append('.');
+                        break;
+                    case TokenType.Comma:
+                        Flush();
+                        break;
+                    // Whitespace/comments and anything else separating names are ignored.
+                }
+
+                token = NextToken();
+                ParseComments(ref token);
+            }
+
+            Flush();
+            return names;
+        }
+
         public Rule CreateFontPaletteValues(Token current)
         {
             var rule = new FontPaletteValuesRule(_parser);
diff --git a/src/ExCSS/Rules/ILayerRule.cs b/src/ExCSS/Rules/ILayerRule.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af95b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ExCSS/Rules/ILayerRule.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+namespace ExCSS
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The block form of the <c>@layer</c> cascade-layer at-rule (<c>@layer name { … }</c>, or an
+    /// anonymous <c>@layer { … }</c>). Groups the style rules that belong to a named cascade layer,
+    /// per <see href="https://www.w3.org/TR/css-cascade-5/#layering">CSS Cascade 5</see>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ILayerRule : IGroupingRule
+    {
+        /// <summary>The layer's (optionally dotted) name; empty for an anonymous layer.</summary>
+        string Name { get; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ExCSS/Rules/LayerRule.cs b/src/ExCSS/Rules/LayerRule.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f838b3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ExCSS/Rules/LayerRule.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace ExCSS
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The block form of <c>@layer</c> (<c>@layer name { rules }</c> or anonymous <c>@layer { rules }</c>).
+    /// A grouping rule holding the style rules assigned to a cascade layer; cascade precedence between
+    /// layers is resolved by the consumer when the rules are indexed, not here.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal sealed class LayerRule : GroupingRule, ILayerRule
+    {
+        internal LayerRule(StylesheetParser parser)
+            : base(RuleType.Layer, parser)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+        public override void ToCss(TextWriter writer, IStyleFormatter formatter)
+        {
+            var rules = formatter.Block(Rules);
+            var name = string.IsNullOrEmpty(Name) ? "@layer" : $"@layer {Name}";
+            writer.Write(formatter.Rule(name, null, rules));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ExCSS/Rules/LayerStatementRule.cs b/src/ExCSS/Rules/LayerStatementRule.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4422d80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ExCSS/Rules/LayerStatementRule.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace ExCSS
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The statement form of <c>@layer</c> (<c>@layer a, b, c;</c>). It declares the relative order of
+    /// one or more named cascade layers without providing any rules; a later block-form
+    /// <see cref="LayerRule"/> attaches rules to a layer already ordered by this statement, per
+    /// <see href="https://www.w3.org/TR/css-cascade-5/#layer-empty">CSS Cascade 5</see>.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal sealed class LayerStatementRule : Rule
+    {
+        internal LayerStatementRule(StylesheetParser parser)
+            : base(RuleType.LayerStatement, parser)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public List<string> Names { get; } = new List<string>();
+
+        public override void ToCss(TextWriter writer, IStyleFormatter formatter)
+        {
+            writer.Write(formatter.Rule("@layer", string.Join(", ", Names)));
+        }
+    }
+}