diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 458750ba9dc..ac36dfd6405 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -4291,6 +4291,7 @@ src/mame/layout/atarifb4.lay svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/layout/avalnche.lay svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/layout/babydad.lay svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/layout/babypkr.lay svneol=native#text/plain
+src/mame/layout/barrier.lay svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/layout/beaminv.lay svneol=native#text/plain
 src/mame/layout/bfm_sc4.lay svneol=native#text/native
 src/mame/layout/bfmsys85.lay svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/cinemat.c b/src/mame/drivers/cinemat.c
index 7bcbb0049b3..ddee933c570 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/cinemat.c
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/cinemat.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "includes/cinemat.h"
 
 #include "armora.lh"
+#include "barrier.lh"
 #include "demon.lh"
 #include "starcas.lh"
 #include "solarq.lh"
@@ -1492,7 +1493,7 @@ DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(cinemat_state,qb3)
 
 GAME( 1977, spacewar, 0,       spacewar, spacewar, driver_device, 0,        ORIENTATION_FLIP_Y,   "Cinematronics", "Space Wars", GAME_IMPERFECT_SOUND | GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1978, spaceshp, spacewar,spacewar, spaceshp, driver_device, 0,        ORIENTATION_FLIP_Y,   "Cinematronics (Sega license)", "Space Ship", GAME_IMPERFECT_SOUND | GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
-GAME( 1979, barrier,  0,       barrier,  barrier, driver_device,  0,        ORIENTATION_FLIP_X ^ ROT270, "Vectorbeam", "Barrier", GAME_IMPERFECT_SOUND | GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
+GAMEL(1979, barrier,  0,       barrier,  barrier, driver_device,  0,        ORIENTATION_FLIP_X ^ ROT270, "Vectorbeam", "Barrier", GAME_IMPERFECT_SOUND | GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE, layout_barrier )
 GAME( 1979, speedfrk, 0,       speedfrk, speedfrk, cinemat_state, speedfrk, ORIENTATION_FLIP_Y,   "Vectorbeam", "Speed Freak", GAME_NO_SOUND | GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAME( 1979, starhawk, 0,       starhawk, starhawk, driver_device, 0,        ORIENTATION_FLIP_Y,   "Cinematronics", "Star Hawk", GAME_IMPERFECT_SOUND | GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE )
 GAMEL(1979, sundance, 0,       sundance, sundance, cinemat_state, sundance, ORIENTATION_FLIP_X ^ ROT270, "Cinematronics", "Sundance", GAME_IMPERFECT_SOUND | GAME_SUPPORTS_SAVE, layout_sundance )
diff --git a/src/mame/layout/barrier.lay b/src/mame/layout/barrier.lay
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff05f07947c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mame/layout/barrier.lay
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<mamelayout version="2">
+	<element name="overlay">
+		<rect>
+			<bounds left="0" top="0" right="1" bottom="1" />
+			<color red="0.25" green="0.4" blue="1.0" />
+		</rect>
+	</element>
+
+	<view name="Color Overlay">
+		<screen index="0">
+			<bounds left="0" top="0" right="3" bottom="4" />
+		</screen>
+		<overlay element="overlay">
+			<bounds left="0" top="0" right="3" bottom="4" />
+		</overlay>
+	</view>
+</mamelayout>
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.mak b/src/mame/mame.mak
index e97ef9c92ed..a8a12b3b2d6 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.mak
+++ b/src/mame/mame.mak
@@ -2035,6 +2035,7 @@ $(DRIVERS)/changela.o:	$(LAYOUT)/changela.lh
 $(DRIVERS)/chqflag.o:	$(LAYOUT)/chqflag.lh
 
 $(DRIVERS)/cinemat.o:	$(LAYOUT)/armora.lh \
+			$(LAYOUT)/barrier.lh \
 			$(LAYOUT)/demon.lh \
 			$(LAYOUT)/solarq.lh \
 			$(LAYOUT)/starcas.lh \