diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
index 72f10429..068ec00f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
@@ -1905,7 +1905,7 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
                         None => start_rename(&ctx, layer.id.0, &layer.name),
                     }
                 }
-                layer_context_menu(&row_resp, &comp, layer, &selected, vector_footage_layer(&app.session.project, layer), &mut actions);
+                layer_context_menu(&row_resp, &comp, layer, &selected, LayerMenuCaps::of(&app.session.project, layer), &mut actions);
                 // Switches.
                 let sws: [(Icon, bool, &str, bool); 8] = [
                     (Icon::Shy, sw.shy, "shy", true),
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
                             set_anchor(&ctx, cid, layer.id);
                         }
                     }
-                    layer_context_menu(&body, &comp, layer, &selected, vector_footage_layer(&app.session.project, layer), &mut actions);
+                    layer_context_menu(&body, &comp, layer, &selected, LayerMenuCaps::of(&app.session.project, layer), &mut actions);
                     let drag_key = format!("bar-{}", layer.id.0);
                     for (resp, kind) in [(&body, "move"), (&lin, "in"), (&lout, "out")] {
                         if resp.dragged() {
@@ -3516,20 +3516,42 @@ fn collapse_applies(layer: &Layer, project: &effectcraft_engine::project::Projec
     }
 }
 
+/// Which Create ▸ conversions the layer context menu offers, from the targeted layer's kind.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Default)]
+pub(crate) struct LayerMenuCaps {
+    /// SVG / PDF / AI / EPS footage: Create Shapes from Vector Layer.
+    pub vector: bool,
+    /// A text layer: Create Shapes from Text / Create Masks from Text.
+    pub text: bool,
+}
+
+impl LayerMenuCaps {
+    pub(crate) fn of(project: &effectcraft_engine::project::Project, layer: &Layer) -> Self {
+        Self { vector: vector_footage_layer(project, layer), text: matches!(layer.source, LayerSource::Text) }
+    }
+}
+
 /// A layer row's or bar's context menu. As in After Effects, right-clicking a layer that is part
 /// of the selection keeps the selection and the menu acts on all of it; right-clicking an
 /// unselected layer selects only that layer.
-fn layer_context_menu(resp: &egui::Response, comp: &Comp, layer: &Layer, selected: &[LayerId], vector: bool, actions: &mut Vec<(String, serde_json::Value)>) {
+fn layer_context_menu(
+    resp: &egui::Response,
+    comp: &Comp,
+    layer: &Layer,
+    selected: &[LayerId],
+    caps: LayerMenuCaps,
+    actions: &mut Vec<(String, serde_json::Value)>,
+) {
     let in_selection = selected.contains(&layer.id);
     if resp.secondary_clicked() && !in_selection && !layer.switches.locked {
         actions.push(("layer.select".into(), json!({"layers": [layer.id.0]})));
     }
     let targets: Vec<u64> = if in_selection { comp.layers.iter().filter(|l| selected.contains(&l.id)).map(|l| l.id.0).collect() } else { vec![layer.id.0] };
-    crate::widgets::context_menu(resp, |ui| layer_menu(ui, &targets, vector, actions));
+    crate::widgets::context_menu(resp, |ui| layer_menu(ui, &targets, caps, actions));
 }
 
 /// Shared layer actions for Timeline rows and Composition context menus.
-pub(crate) fn layer_menu(ui: &mut egui::Ui, layers: &[u64], vector: bool, actions: &mut Vec<(String, serde_json::Value)>) {
+pub(crate) fn layer_menu(ui: &mut egui::Ui, layers: &[u64], caps: LayerMenuCaps, actions: &mut Vec<(String, serde_json::Value)>) {
     let Some(&id) = layers.first() else { return };
     let mut item = |ui: &mut egui::Ui, label: &str, cmd: &str, params: serde_json::Value| {
         if ui.button(label).clicked() {
@@ -3548,9 +3570,13 @@ pub(crate) fn layer_menu(ui: &mut egui::Ui, layers: &[u64], vector: bool, action
         item(ui, "Adjustment Layer", "layer.newAdjustment", json!({}));
     });
     item(ui, "Layer Settings…", "layer.settings", json!({}));
-    if vector {
+    if caps.vector {
         item(ui, "Create Shapes from Vector Layer", "layer.create", json!({"op": "shapesFromVector", "layers": layers}));
     }
+    if caps.text {
+        item(ui, "Create Shapes from Text", "layer.create", json!({"op": "shapesFromText", "layers": layers}));
+        item(ui, "Create Masks from Text", "layer.create", json!({"op": "masksFromText", "layers": layers}));
+    }
     ui.separator();
     ui.menu_button(crate::i18n::tr("Masks"), |ui| {
         item(ui, "New Mask", "layer.addMask", json!({"layer": id}));
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer.rs
index cbb842d9..d7fffe59 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer.rs
@@ -1223,11 +1223,16 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
         if context_layers.is_empty() {
             ui.label(crate::i18n::tr("No unlocked layer selected"));
         } else {
-            let vector = context_layers
-                .iter()
-                .filter_map(|id| comp.layer(effectcraft_engine::project::LayerId(*id)))
-                .any(|layer| super::timeline::vector_footage_layer(&app.session.project, layer));
-            super::timeline::layer_menu(ui, &context_layers, vector, &mut context_actions);
+            let caps = context_layers.iter().filter_map(|id| comp.layer(effectcraft_engine::project::LayerId(*id))).fold(
+                super::timeline::LayerMenuCaps::default(),
+                |mut caps, layer| {
+                    let c = super::timeline::LayerMenuCaps::of(&app.session.project, layer);
+                    caps.vector |= c.vector;
+                    caps.text |= c.text;
+                    caps
+                },
+            );
+            super::timeline::layer_menu(ui, &context_layers, caps, &mut context_actions);
         }
         ui.separator();
         if ui.button(copy_frame).clicked() {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_workflow_selection.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_workflow_selection.rs
index 697ff2a2..93af3a35 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_workflow_selection.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_workflow_selection.rs
@@ -508,3 +508,47 @@ fn project_context_move_to_root_acts_on_the_whole_selection() {
         assert_eq!(project.item(effectcraft_engine::project::ItemId(*id)).unwrap().parent, None);
     }
 }
+
+/// A text layer's timeline context menu offers Create Shapes from Text and Create Masks from
+/// Text (After Effects), which convert the layer; a non-text layer does not show them (#872).
+#[test]
+fn timeline_context_menu_creates_shapes_and_masks_from_text() {
+    use effectcraft_engine::project::LayerSource;
+    let mut s = Session::default();
+    s.execute("comp.new", json!({"name":"Type","width":320,"height":180,"duration":4})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("layer.newText", json!({"text":"Abc"})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("layer.newSolid", json!({"name":"Plate","width":40,"height":40,"color":"#406080"})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("edit.deselectAll", json!({})).unwrap();
+    let text = s.active_comp().unwrap().layers.iter().find(|l| matches!(l.source, LayerSource::Text)).unwrap().id.0;
+    let plate = s.active_comp().unwrap().layers.iter().find(|l| l.name == "Plate").unwrap().id.0;
+    let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(vec2(1600.0, 1000.0)).build_eframe(|_| EffectcraftApp::new(s));
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let row = |h: &Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, id: u64| {
+        let r = rect(h, &format!("timeline.layer.{id}.row"));
+        pos2(r.min.x + 210.0, r.center().y)
+    };
+    let right_click = |h: &mut Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, p: Pos2| {
+        for pressed in [true, false] {
+            h.input_mut().events.push(Event::PointerMoved(p));
+            h.input_mut().events.push(Event::PointerButton { pos: p, button: PointerButton::Secondary, pressed, modifiers: Modifiers::NONE });
+            h.step();
+        }
+        h.run_steps(3);
+    };
+    // The text layer offers both conversions; Create Shapes from Text works.
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("layer.select", json!({"layers": [text]})).unwrap();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let at = row(&h, text);
+    right_click(&mut h, at);
+    h.get_by_label("Create Shapes from Text").click();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let shapes = h.state().session.active_comp().unwrap().layers.iter().filter(|l| matches!(l.source, LayerSource::Shape)).count();
+    assert_eq!(shapes, 1, "a shape layer was created from the text");
+    // A non-text layer does not show the text conversions.
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("layer.select", json!({"layers": [plate]})).unwrap();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let at = row(&h, plate);
+    right_click(&mut h, at);
+    assert!(h.query_by_label("Create Shapes from Text").is_none(), "no text conversion for a solid");
+    assert!(h.query_by_label("Create Masks from Text").is_none(), "no text conversion for a solid");
+}