diff --git a/src/ogr/featurelayer.jl b/src/ogr/featurelayer.jl
index cb94db29..bbb21268 100644
--- a/src/ogr/featurelayer.jl
+++ b/src/ogr/featurelayer.jl
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ function unsafe_createlayer(;
             geom,
             options,
         ),
+        ownedby = dataset,
+        spatialref = spatialref,
     )
 end
 
diff --git a/src/types.jl b/src/types.jl
index 75697ca8..63401407 100644
--- a/src/types.jl
+++ b/src/types.jl
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ end
 
 mutable struct FeatureLayer <: AbstractFeatureLayer
     ptr::GDAL.OGRLayerH
+    ownedby::AbstractDataset
+    spatialref::AbstractSpatialRef
+end
+
+function FeatureLayer(
+    ptr::GDAL.OGRLayerH = C_NULL;
+    ownedby::AbstractDataset = Dataset(),
+    spatialref::AbstractSpatialRef = SpatialRef(),
+)
+    return FeatureLayer(ptr, ownedby, spatialref)
 end
 
 mutable struct IFeatureLayer <: AbstractFeatureLayer