diff --git a/server/e2e/gql_nlslayer_test.go b/server/e2e/gql_nlslayer_test.go
index b318b780f9..3c234744e4 100644
--- a/server/e2e/gql_nlslayer_test.go
+++ b/server/e2e/gql_nlslayer_test.go
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@ import (
 func addNLSLayerSimple(e *httpexpect.Expect, sId string) (GraphQLRequest, *httpexpect.Value, string) {
 	requestBody := GraphQLRequest{
 		OperationName: "AddNLSLayerSimple",
-		Query: `mutation AddNLSLayerSimple($layerType: String!, $sceneId: ID!, $config: JSON, $index: Int, $title: String!) {
-            addNLSLayerSimple(input: { layerType: $layerType, sceneId: $sceneId, config: $config, index: $index, title: $title}) {
+		Query: `mutation AddNLSLayerSimple($layerType: String!, $sceneId: ID!, $config: JSON, $index: Int, $title: String!, $schema: JSON) {
+            addNLSLayerSimple(input: { layerType: $layerType, sceneId: $sceneId, config: $config, index: $index, title: $title, schema: $schema}) {
                 layers {
                     id
 					sceneId
 					layerType
 					config
+					sketch {
+						customPropertySchema
+					}
                 }
             }
         }`,
@@ -58,6 +61,12 @@ func addNLSLayerSimple(e *httpexpect.Expect, sId string) (GraphQLRequest, *httpe
 				"events": "sampleEvents",
 			},
 			"index": 0,
+			"schema": map[string]any{
+				"id":             "schemaId1",
+				"type":           "marker",
+				"extrudedHeight": 1,
+				"positions":      []float64{1, 2, 3},
+			},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -321,6 +330,14 @@ func TestNLSLayerCRUD(t *testing.T) {
 		Value("newLayers").Array().
 		Length().Equal(1)
 
+	res2.Object().
+		Value("data").Object().
+		Value("node").Object().
+		Value("newLayers").Array().First().Object().
+		Value("sketch").Object().
+		Value("customPropertySchema").Object().
+		Value("extrudedHeight").Equal(1)
+
 	// Update NLSLayer
 	_, _ = updateNLSLayer(e, layerId)
 
@@ -768,7 +785,9 @@ func TestCustomProperties(t *testing.T) {
 		Value("data").Object().
 		Value("node").Object().
 		Value("newLayers").Array().First().Object().
-		Value("sketch").Equal(nil)
+		Value("sketch").Object().
+		Value("customPropertySchema").Object().
+		Value("extrudedHeight").Equal(1)
 
 	schema1 := map[string]any{
 		"id":             "schemaId1",
diff --git a/server/gql/featureCollection.graphql b/server/gql/featureCollection.graphql
index 48a94c7022..a0374c6c76 100644
--- a/server/gql/featureCollection.graphql
+++ b/server/gql/featureCollection.graphql
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type GeometryCollection {
 union Geometry = Point | LineString | Polygon | MultiPolygon | GeometryCollection
 
 type Feature {
-    type: String!
+    type: String! 
     geometry: Geometry!
     id: ID!
     properties: JSON
diff --git a/server/gql/newlayer.graphql b/server/gql/newlayer.graphql
index 34e1fd5e03..88ac08b328 100644
--- a/server/gql/newlayer.graphql
+++ b/server/gql/newlayer.graphql
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ input AddNLSLayerSimpleInput {
   config: JSON
   index: Int
   visible: Boolean
+  schema: JSON
 }
 
 input RemoveNLSLayerInput {
diff --git a/server/internal/adapter/gql/generated.go b/server/internal/adapter/gql/generated.go
index 3febe7f225..3b987d6f64 100644
--- a/server/internal/adapter/gql/generated.go
+++ b/server/internal/adapter/gql/generated.go
@@ -8727,7 +8727,7 @@ type GeometryCollection {
 union Geometry = Point | LineString | Polygon | MultiPolygon | GeometryCollection
 
 type Feature {
-    type: String!
+    type: String! 
     geometry: Geometry!
     id: ID!
     properties: JSON
@@ -9145,6 +9145,7 @@ input AddNLSLayerSimpleInput {
   config: JSON
   index: Int
   visible: Boolean
+  schema: JSON
 }
 
 input RemoveNLSLayerInput {
@@ -58364,7 +58365,7 @@ func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalInputAddNLSLayerSimpleInput(ctx context.Con
 		asMap[k] = v
 	}
 
-	fieldsInOrder := [...]string{"layerType", "title", "sceneId", "config", "index", "visible"}
+	fieldsInOrder := [...]string{"layerType", "title", "sceneId", "config", "index", "visible", "schema"}
 	for _, k := range fieldsInOrder {
 		v, ok := asMap[k]
 		if !ok {
@@ -58413,6 +58414,13 @@ func (ec *executionContext) unmarshalInputAddNLSLayerSimpleInput(ctx context.Con
 				return it, err
 			}
 			it.Visible = data
+		case "schema":
+			ctx := graphql.WithPathContext(ctx, graphql.NewPathWithField("schema"))
+			data, err := ec.unmarshalOJSON2githubᚗcomᚋreearthᚋreearthᚋserverᚋinternalᚋadapterᚋgqlᚋgqlmodelᚐJSON(ctx, v)
+			if err != nil {
+				return it, err
+			}
+			it.Schema = data
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/internal/adapter/gql/gqlmodel/models_gen.go b/server/internal/adapter/gql/gqlmodel/models_gen.go
index 244839bf7e..0b4e7f69e7 100644
--- a/server/internal/adapter/gql/gqlmodel/models_gen.go
+++ b/server/internal/adapter/gql/gqlmodel/models_gen.go
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ type AddNLSLayerSimpleInput struct {
 	Config    JSON   `json:"config,omitempty"`
 	Index     *int   `json:"index,omitempty"`
 	Visible   *bool  `json:"visible,omitempty"`
+	Schema    JSON   `json:"schema,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type AddNLSLayerSimplePayload struct {
diff --git a/server/internal/adapter/gql/resolver_mutation_nlslayer.go b/server/internal/adapter/gql/resolver_mutation_nlslayer.go
index 2c2cb44c06..07b57fdb51 100644
--- a/server/internal/adapter/gql/resolver_mutation_nlslayer.go
+++ b/server/internal/adapter/gql/resolver_mutation_nlslayer.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ func (r *mutationResolver) AddNLSLayerSimple(ctx context.Context, input gqlmodel
 		LayerType: gqlmodel.ToNLSLayerType(input.LayerType),
 		Config:    gqlmodel.ToNLSConfig(input.Config),
 		Visible:   input.Visible,
+		Schema:    gqlmodel.ToGoJsonRef(input.Schema),
 	}
 
 	layer, err := usecases(ctx).NLSLayer.AddLayerSimple(ctx, inp, getOperator(ctx))
diff --git a/server/internal/usecase/interactor/nlslayer.go b/server/internal/usecase/interactor/nlslayer.go
index 7ef6deaeba..56052d472c 100644
--- a/server/internal/usecase/interactor/nlslayer.go
+++ b/server/internal/usecase/interactor/nlslayer.go
@@ -83,6 +83,20 @@ func (i *NLSLayer) AddLayerSimple(ctx context.Context, inp interfaces.AddNLSLaye
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if inp.Schema != nil {
+		featureCollection := nlslayer.NewFeatureCollection(
+			"FeatureCollection",
+			[]nlslayer.Feature{},
+		)
+		sketchInfo := nlslayer.NewSketchInfo(
+			inp.Schema,
+			featureCollection,
+		)
+
+		layerSimple.SetIsSketch(true)
+		layerSimple.SetSketch(sketchInfo)
+	}
+
 	err = i.nlslayerRepo.Save(ctx, layerSimple)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -546,9 +560,13 @@ func (i *NLSLayer) AddCustomProperties(ctx context.Context, inp interfaces.AddCu
 	}
 
 	if layer.Sketch() == nil {
+		featureCollection := nlslayer.NewFeatureCollection(
+			"FeatureCollection",
+			[]nlslayer.Feature{},
+		)
 		sketchInfo := nlslayer.NewSketchInfo(
 			&inp.Schema,
-			nil,
+			featureCollection,
 		)
 
 		layer.SetIsSketch(true)
diff --git a/server/internal/usecase/interfaces/nlslayer.go b/server/internal/usecase/interfaces/nlslayer.go
index 3e7f981534..bde4af7537 100644
--- a/server/internal/usecase/interfaces/nlslayer.go
+++ b/server/internal/usecase/interfaces/nlslayer.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type AddNLSLayerSimpleInput struct {
 	LayerType     nlslayer.LayerType
 	Config        *nlslayer.Config
 	Visible       *bool
+	Schema        *map[string]any
 }
 
 type UpdateNLSLayerInput struct {
diff --git a/web/src/classic/gql/graphql-client-api.tsx b/web/src/classic/gql/graphql-client-api.tsx
index 21b7ab0fee..e91a9f41f5 100644
--- a/web/src/classic/gql/graphql-client-api.tsx
+++ b/web/src/classic/gql/graphql-client-api.tsx
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ export type AddNlsLayerSimpleInput = {
   index?: InputMaybe<Scalars['Int']['input']>;
   layerType: Scalars['String']['input'];
   sceneId: Scalars['ID']['input'];
+  schema?: InputMaybe<Scalars['JSON']['input']>;
   title: Scalars['String']['input'];
   visible?: InputMaybe<Scalars['Boolean']['input']>;
 };
diff --git a/web/src/classic/gql/graphql.schema.json b/web/src/classic/gql/graphql.schema.json
index 9b1a1b4d63..15124e3a3b 100644
--- a/web/src/classic/gql/graphql.schema.json
+++ b/web/src/classic/gql/graphql.schema.json
@@ -974,6 +974,18 @@
             "isDeprecated": false,
             "deprecationReason": null
           },
+          {
+            "name": "schema",
+            "description": null,
+            "type": {
+              "kind": "SCALAR",
+              "name": "JSON",
+              "ofType": null
+            },
+            "defaultValue": null,
+            "isDeprecated": false,
+            "deprecationReason": null
+          },
           {
             "name": "title",
             "description": null,
diff --git a/web/src/services/gql/__gen__/graphql.ts b/web/src/services/gql/__gen__/graphql.ts
index b9b4001af8..cbc34e8811 100644
--- a/web/src/services/gql/__gen__/graphql.ts
+++ b/web/src/services/gql/__gen__/graphql.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ export type AddNlsLayerSimpleInput = {
   index?: InputMaybe<Scalars['Int']['input']>;
   layerType: Scalars['String']['input'];
   sceneId: Scalars['ID']['input'];
+  schema?: InputMaybe<Scalars['JSON']['input']>;
   title: Scalars['String']['input'];
   visible?: InputMaybe<Scalars['Boolean']['input']>;
 };