diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/timeline_manager.cpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/timeline_manager.cpp
index f0c95e53..0bcf4f68 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/timeline_manager.cpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/timeline_manager.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ public:
 TimelineManager::TimelineManager() : p(std::make_unique<Impl>(this)) {}
 TimelineManager::~TimelineManager() = default;
 
+std::chrono::system_clock::time_point TimelineManager::GetSelectedTime() const
+{
+   return p->selectedTime_;
+}
+
 void TimelineManager::SetMapCount(std::size_t mapCount)
 {
    p->mapCount_ = mapCount;
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/timeline_manager.hpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/timeline_manager.hpp
index 1a4154ac..bbff19f4 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/timeline_manager.hpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/manager/timeline_manager.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public:
 
    static std::shared_ptr<TimelineManager> Instance();
 
+   std::chrono::system_clock::time_point GetSelectedTime() const;
+
    void SetMapCount(std::size_t mapCount);
 
 public slots:
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/alert_layer.cpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/alert_layer.cpp
index b0dafcfc..e6d731be 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/alert_layer.cpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/alert_layer.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ void AlertLayer::Initialize()
 
    auto& alertLayerHandler = AlertLayerHandler::Instance();
 
+   p->selectedTime_ = manager::TimelineManager::Instance()->GetSelectedTime();
+
    // Take a shared lock to prevent handling additional alerts while populating
    // initial lists
    std::shared_lock lock {alertLayerHandler.alertMutex_};
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/placefile_layer.cpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/placefile_layer.cpp
index df9828eb..dcead2a1 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/placefile_layer.cpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/placefile_layer.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ void PlacefileLayer::Initialize()
    logger_->debug("Initialize()");
 
    DrawLayer::Initialize();
+
+   p->selectedTime_ = manager::TimelineManager::Instance()->GetSelectedTime();
 }
 
 void PlacefileLayer::Render(