diff --git a/lib/types.ts b/lib/types.ts
index 1ad00af..e04ec90 100644
--- a/lib/types.ts
+++ b/lib/types.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ export interface Arrow {
   color?: string
   label?: string
   inlineLabel?: string
+  layer?: string
+  step?: number
 }
 
 export type NinePointAnchor =
diff --git a/site/components/InteractiveGraphics/InteractiveGraphics.tsx b/site/components/InteractiveGraphics/InteractiveGraphics.tsx
index de014e1..9f5f9ae 100644
--- a/site/components/InteractiveGraphics/InteractiveGraphics.tsx
+++ b/site/components/InteractiveGraphics/InteractiveGraphics.tsx
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ export const InteractiveGraphics = ({
   const filterArrows = useFilterArrows({
     isPointOnScreen,
     doesLineIntersectViewport,
+    filterLayerAndStep,
   })
   const filterPolygons = useFilterPolygons({
     isPointOnScreen,
diff --git a/site/components/InteractiveGraphics/hooks/useFilterArrows.ts b/site/components/InteractiveGraphics/hooks/useFilterArrows.ts
index 45ab73f..373c421 100644
--- a/site/components/InteractiveGraphics/hooks/useFilterArrows.ts
+++ b/site/components/InteractiveGraphics/hooks/useFilterArrows.ts
@@ -8,45 +8,67 @@ type LineCheck = (p1: Point, p2: Point) => boolean
 
 type PointCheck = (point: Point) => boolean
 
+type LayerAndStepCheck = (obj: { layer?: string; step?: number }) => boolean
+
 type UseFilterArrowsParams = {
   isPointOnScreen: PointCheck
   doesLineIntersectViewport: LineCheck
+  filterLayerAndStep: LayerAndStepCheck
+}
+
+export const isArrowVisible = (
+  arrow: Arrow,
+  {
+    isPointOnScreen,
+    doesLineIntersectViewport,
+    filterLayerAndStep,
+  }: UseFilterArrowsParams,
+) => {
+  if (!filterLayerAndStep(arrow)) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  const geometry = getArrowGeometry(arrow)
+  const { shaftStart, shaftEnd, heads } = geometry
+
+  if (
+    isPointOnScreen(shaftStart) ||
+    isPointOnScreen(shaftEnd) ||
+    heads.some(
+      (head) =>
+        isPointOnScreen(head.tip) ||
+        isPointOnScreen(head.leftWing) ||
+        isPointOnScreen(head.rightWing) ||
+        isPointOnScreen(head.base),
+    )
+  ) {
+    return true
+  }
+
+  const segments: Array<[Point, Point]> = [
+    [shaftStart, shaftEnd],
+    ...heads.flatMap((head) => [
+      [head.base, head.leftWing] as [Point, Point],
+      [head.leftWing, head.tip] as [Point, Point],
+      [head.tip, head.rightWing] as [Point, Point],
+      [head.rightWing, head.base] as [Point, Point],
+    ]),
+  ]
+
+  return segments.some(([p1, p2]) => doesLineIntersectViewport(p1, p2))
 }
 
 export const useFilterArrows = ({
   isPointOnScreen,
   doesLineIntersectViewport,
+  filterLayerAndStep,
 }: UseFilterArrowsParams) => {
   return useMemo(() => {
-    return (arrow: Arrow) => {
-      const geometry = getArrowGeometry(arrow)
-      const { shaftStart, shaftEnd, heads } = geometry
-
-      if (
-        isPointOnScreen(shaftStart) ||
-        isPointOnScreen(shaftEnd) ||
-        heads.some(
-          (head) =>
-            isPointOnScreen(head.tip) ||
-            isPointOnScreen(head.leftWing) ||
-            isPointOnScreen(head.rightWing) ||
-            isPointOnScreen(head.base),
-        )
-      ) {
-        return true
-      }
-
-      const segments: Array<[Point, Point]> = [
-        [shaftStart, shaftEnd],
-        ...heads.flatMap((head) => [
-          [head.base, head.leftWing] as [Point, Point],
-          [head.leftWing, head.tip] as [Point, Point],
-          [head.tip, head.rightWing] as [Point, Point],
-          [head.rightWing, head.base] as [Point, Point],
-        ]),
-      ]
-
-      return segments.some(([p1, p2]) => doesLineIntersectViewport(p1, p2))
-    }
-  }, [isPointOnScreen, doesLineIntersectViewport])
+    return (arrow: Arrow) =>
+      isArrowVisible(arrow, {
+        isPointOnScreen,
+        doesLineIntersectViewport,
+        filterLayerAndStep,
+      })
+  }, [isPointOnScreen, doesLineIntersectViewport, filterLayerAndStep])
 }
diff --git a/tests/use-filter-arrows.test.ts b/tests/use-filter-arrows.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c309332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/use-filter-arrows.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import type { Arrow } from "lib/types"
+import { isArrowVisible } from "site/components/InteractiveGraphics/hooks/useFilterArrows"
+
+const visibleArrow: Arrow = {
+  start: { x: 0, y: 0 },
+  end: { x: 10, y: 0 },
+  layer: "top",
+  step: 2,
+}
+
+test("isArrowVisible excludes arrows rejected by layer and step filters", () => {
+  const isVisible = isArrowVisible(visibleArrow, {
+    isPointOnScreen: () => true,
+    doesLineIntersectViewport: () => true,
+    filterLayerAndStep: () => false,
+  })
+
+  expect(isVisible).toBe(false)
+})
+
+test("isArrowVisible keeps arrows that pass layer and step filters", () => {
+  const isVisible = isArrowVisible(visibleArrow, {
+    isPointOnScreen: () => true,
+    doesLineIntersectViewport: () => false,
+    filterLayerAndStep: () => true,
+  })
+
+  expect(isVisible).toBe(true)
+})