--- kis_layer_box.cpp   2018-02-08 21:47:43.400083755 +0530
+++ kis_layer_box_my.cpp    2018-02-08 20:36:43.000000000 +0530
@@ -294,7 +296,9 @@
                           action);
     }

-    connectActionToButton(kisview, m_wdgLayerBox->bnAdd, "add_new_paint_layer");
+    connect(m_wdgLayerBox->bnAdd, SIGNAL(clicked()), SLOT(slotBnAddClicked(kisview)));
+
+    //connectActionToButton(kisview, m_wdgLayerBox->bnAdd, "add_new_paint_layer");
     connectActionToButton(kisview, m_wdgLayerBox->bnDuplicate, "duplicatelayer");

     KisActionManager *actionManager = kisview->actionManager();
@@ -882,6 +886,28 @@
     m_wdgLayerBox->listLayers->edit(m_wdgLayerBox->listLayers->currentIndex());
 }

+void KisLayerBox::slotBnAddClicked(KisViewManager* view)
+{
+    KisNodeList nodes = m_nodeManager->selectedNodes();
+
+    const bool singleLayer = nodes.size() == 1;
+
+    if(singleLayer)
+    {
+        KisActionManager *actionManager = view->actionManager();
+
+        KisAction *action = actionManager->createAction("add_new_paint_layer");
+        Q_ASSERT(action);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        KisActionManager *actionManager = view->actionManager();
+
+        KisAction *action = actionManager->createAction("create_quick_group");
+        Q_ASSERT(action);
+    }
+}
+
 void KisLayerBox::slotColorLabelChanged(int label)
 {
     KisNodeList nodes = m_nodeManager->selectedNodes();

--- kis_layer_box.h 2018-02-08 22:50:06.856307642 +0530
+++ kis_layer_box_my.h  2018-02-08 20:37:56.000000000 +0530
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
     void updateUI();
     void setCurrentNode(KisNodeSP node);
     void slotModelReset();
+    void slotBnAddClicked(KisViewManager* view);


     // from the layerbox to the node manager